What a long, strange trip it’ll be
By Josh Richman
Thursday, December 21st, 2006 at 10:11 am in General, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced the entertainment line-up for its $1,000-a-head, Jan. 4 celebration in honor of incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco: Tony Bennett, Carole King, Wyclef Jean (of the Fugees) and “Your House Band,” featuring former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir, as well as Bruce Hornsby, Warren Haynes (of the Allman Brothers), Mike Gordon (of Phish), and unnamed special guests. Oh, and special (read as: random) appearances by Amy Brenneman (“Judging Amy”) and Richard Gere (“Pretty Woman,” “Chicago”).
Because, who wouldn’t pay $1,000 for a Wyclef Jean/Tony Bennett duet? Alas, it’ll cost you airfare as well; it’ll be in D.C.
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January 2nd, 2007 at 5:00 pm
[...] She’ll attend a prayer service Thursday morning before being sworn in as Speaker of the House for the 110th Congress; Thursday night brings a star-studded celebration. On Friday she and Democratic leaders will host an “Open House for the People’s House” reception before she hies up to her hometown of Baltimore to visit some statues of her dad, the late former Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro Jr., and watch a street be named for her: Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi Via. [...]
January 5th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
If I can smoke doobies with Pelosi, Wyclef, Gordon, Weir, Hart & Kreutzmann…I’m f’in in!!!