"I haven't voted on anything in my entire life," said the 26-year-old from Denver.

Griboski ended up with a coveted ticket to Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) acceptance speech through work, and he didn't decide to go until the last minute after countless efforts to wrangle some friends.

"I tried to get some people to come out here with me and nobody wanted to come," he said.

He made the trek by himself, and once he arrived, he decided to climb some more: all the way to the top.

At a glance, he reminds you of the kid in class who always sat in the back, and in some ways, Griboski fits the mold.

That was about to change.

When Obama took the stage and the masses cheered, so did Griboski. I thought, maybe it was because he felt like it was the right thing to do, and then I realized, perhaps the seemingly apathetic 26-year-old was actually listening.

"Wooo, Yeah!" he yelled, standing up.

"I felt like there was definitely a sense of freedom," he told me when I asked about his reaction to Obama's speech.

Sitting in the back was also not an accident.

"Five and three are my lucky numbers so I looked up behind me and seen 535 and sat here in seat 5," he said.

Section 535, seat 5.

Maybe it was his lucky night. Judging by the sky that looked like a melted dreamsickle at sunset, the trip was already worth it.

Griboski admitted to me he showed up with few expectations, his main objective was to simply be present for the speech so many were excited about.

And then, just as the fireworks blasted overhead, confetti floated into the upper tier, Griboski smiled.

"Made me want to go put in my vote," he said.

It made me think, where you decide to sit doesn't always represent where you'll stand, but having the right view can make all the difference.