From work, school and home, Obama supporters lined up, rocking briefcases, backpacks, heels and sneakers as they filed into the Mezzanine in San Francisco on Nov. 4, for a viewing party of the 2008 presidential election.

Drinks and music accompanied the crowd as they peered up at three giant screens anticipating the hourly countdown as voting polls closed on the East Coast, announcing the electoral vote tallies for each state. Couples kissed, men high-fived and the women chatted excitedly as they clinked their "Obamapolitans" and "Barackatinis" as the majority of receding gray states turned blue.

Eddie, a street artist from Oakland, featured his work throughout the club with banners and posters hanging on walls and balconies. The Obama artwork was originally for the February primaries, but Eddie went on to create artwork incorporating his political beliefs with street art, like the "No on Prop 8" piece, a reproduction of an Obama face stenciled into Shepard Fairey's Andre the Giant "OBEY" logo and numerous versions of Obama designs for t-shirts, posters and buttons. Eddie's t-shirts and artworks have sold throughout the Bay Area and in Denver, for the Democratic National Convention—some patrons came wearing his clothing, supporting the edgy design and appeal to street art.

The announcement of Obama's election to the presidency ignited a deafening uproar as Mezzanine patrons wiped away tears, embraced or just stood silently, in shock, falling silent for the acceptance speech. Chaos subsided as the music started back up—the night had just begun.