They were practicing in a mostly empty arena, save for the crowd that gathered to watch a "Daily Show" correspondent film an interview.
Ms. Freeland recently scored a coup when she interviewed the investor George Soros, who said that for Wall Street, "there isn't all that much difference" between President Obama and Mitt Romney, save for "the crowd they bring with them".
It never came, save for a giggling crowd of fourth graders, who feasted on chicken nuggets and cheeseburgers a few feet from the voting booths.
After a brief flurry of arrests at the beginning of the 10 p.m. curfew, the streets surrounding Baltimore's City Hall emptied quickly save for a large crowd of police, National Guardsmen and media members.
"Most of the time, we played on weekdays, to non-existent crowds save for a few friends," Zul says.
The hushed, rapt crowd (save for some hubbub at the back and sides) remain mainly motionless throughout this off-kilter, bass-heavy (sometimes it's like listening to a chiffchaff warbling in a barrel) ceremony.
This is a game made by people who have played a lot of games and the gentle mockery will please gamers of all stripes, save for the easily offended crowd who should avoid this at all costs.
The equities business was crowded, and, save for the Nifty Fifty, equities were drooping.
There was no evidence any of it had ever happened, save for perhaps the police presence and crowds of angry demonstrators closing in on all sides.
One speech was followed by another before the crowd quieted down, save for the amateur cameramen egging on protesters for a good quote.
For the crowd, announced to be 23,183, there was not much to cheer, save for some flying T-shirts.
