Tony Snow's Band, Beats Workin', to Battle Honky Tonk Confidential, with Bob Schieffer on 14 May.

Slate.com ^ | 11 May, 2007 | Kim Masters

[FOXFANVOX]

Hollywoodland: Inside the big picture show.

Tony Snow Plays the Flute Will that be enough to win a battle of the bands at the National Press Club? By Kim Masters Updated Friday, May 11, 2007, at 12:06 PM ET Friday, May 11, 2007

Tony Snow Rocking the Boat: A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times said it would pull out of events such as the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the Gridiron Club comedy night to avoid the appearance that the press is the administration's drooling lap dog.

Many in the press said that the Times policy was just foolishness. And now there's another temptation for the members of the fourth estate in the form of an invitation from the National Press Club in D.C.:

Please ... reserve your tickets for our May 14 'battle of the bands' between Bob Schieffer and Honky Tonk Confidential and Tony Snow and his band, Beats Workin.'

[FOXFANVOX]

I just learned of this musical competition to be held at the National Press Club tomorrow. [Monday]

[FOXFANVOX]

Hey, you too. Don’t know if you want to run with this or not. I am still amazed I managed to get it posted.

[Bahbah]

How delightful.

Any doubt Tony’s band will win. Didn’t think so.

And congrats to you, FOXY. Nicely done!

[OKIEDOC]

Why would anyone care if the Times or any news group shows up.

Personally I don't trust anyone in the MSN to tell me the truth.

[cmsgop]

Whats Schieffer gonna play ??

The Catheter?

[LUV W]

You did good! I hope I can watch it or at least see video of him playing somewhere!

Thanks for letting us know. :D

((((hugs))))....shhhhhh.....

[FOXFANVOX]

Hey, thanks, Bah. I have been working on a second post on Tony...Doctor Tony Snow. Take a look.

[FOXFANVOX]

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[FOXFANVOX]

Hi, Luv. Check out the even newer post on Tony’s commencement address at the Catholic University of America.

((((?))))

8)

[LUV W]

Thank you....where’s the link to it?

I look forward to seeing it.

[GOP_Proud]

Doesn’t C-span cover the Press Club events sometimes. Any chance?

[angrymarine]

“What’s Bob Schieffer gonna play ??”

The colostomy bag.

[FOXFANVOX]

Good thought. I’ll check it out tomorrow.

[defconw]

Of course Tony’s band will win.

[Bahbah]

deffie! How are you guys doing?

Do you like the frozen north?

[FOXFANVOX]

OK, Def, have you had enuff of marriage? Is it time to return to the SnowFlake fold? [It’s been over two weeks after all...a lifetime in Hollywood terms.]

BTW: There are rumors Cibco is an old fashioned Mormon and has several other wives. Any truth to that rumor?

8)

[FOXFANVOX]

Hi, Bah. Got a nice note from Defcon. She is beyond happy. One small snag: she is unable to wrestle the TV remote from Cibco’s iron grip. Other than that, she is ecstatic.

[Bahbah]

Thanks for the update, FOXY.

I am so happy for the both of them.

[saveliberty]

Thanks for the Thread and the ping!

Bonjour from Frantz— ooops Frants-— oh no— France

[saveliberty]

:-) Hi deffie! It’s so great to see you after your wedding! FOX tells us that you are very happy and I couldn’t be more pleased.

[Bahbah]

Are you in France????

[FOXFANVOX]

"Hi" Save. So you made it to Paris. [France, not Kentucky.] Mercy me. Or Merci moi?

Should have figured you would find a way to check Free Republic, even from France.

Have you checked out the Left Bank of Paris yet? Oh, wait, I forgot you are conservative. Have you checked out the Right Bank?

[FOXFANVOX]

You were right, Def, he did win. See below:

Washington, DC (NBC) - White House spokesman Tony Snow has claimed victory in a battle of beltway bands.

Snow and his band “Beats Workin’” faced off against “Honky Tonk Confidential”, a retro-country band fronted by CBS anchor Bob Schieffer at the National Press Club Ballroom.[On Monday 14 May.]

Schieffer sang the semi-autobiographical tune “TV Anchorman”, while Snow played an intricate flute melody on a Jethro Tull cover.

The multi-talented White House spokesman rotated through several other instruments including rhythm guitar and saxophone during the competition.

After an audience vote, Snow and “Beats Workin’” were declared the winners and presented with the “Crawling Kingsnake Trophy”.

“Beats Workin’” and “Honky Tonk Confidential” were the only two bands in the competition.

[FOXFANVOX]

Save, take lots of pictures. [I know you are better at that than I am!] And drop us a picture postcard, er...e-mail, when you get a chance.

Adieu 2 U.

8)

[Puddleglum]

I hope Snow got some last-minute pointers from “Anchorman” Will Farrell aka Ron Burgundy - he played a mean “yazz flute.”

[saveliberty]

Yes, I am finishing up on a project in the south of France.

[saveliberty]

LOL

I stayed in Rive Gauche for the short time that I was in Paris. I got in as much sightseeing as possible and then arrived at the office before 9am on Monday.

[saveliberty]

A full camera of shots of Paris. I will get them online as soon as possible, although when I get back, top priority is studying for the test a week from today.

[Bahbah]

Dripping with envy.

[saveliberty]

Don’t be too envious— the weather is cold and wet and I have been doing a lot of heavy lifting— literally and figuratively. I am very happy to be here, but it would be sad to pay for a vacation here and have this type of weather (LOL and have to lift lots of heavy items).

[Bahbah]

Don’t be too envious

Can't help it :(

Don't hurt yourself.

[saveliberty]

LOL. Any time you want to renew your experience with unreasonable (internal) customers, I invite you to spend a day in IT.

Thanks, I will take it easy. I think that the hard part is over and now it’s just time for quality control. We will find out how well we did when the workers come in tomorrow (it’s a holiday in Frants today, which gives us extra time to prepare).

[FOXFANVOX]

Thanx for the update. Your timing was not the best. If the Socialist had won the election, she had talked of reducing the absurdly short [35 hours?] work week to 30+/- hours. Instead, you arrive when the guy elected wants to extend the number of hours in the work week.

That said, I still find it hard to muster any sympathy for someone lucky enuff to be in Paris!

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[saveliberty]

LOL

Sunday was Paris. Monday thru Friday is south of France.

I think it’s better that people are out of the office right now so that we can resolve any issues before they come in, so that they will have a good experience with the new environment.

[FOXFANVOX]

Poor baby. Forced to go from Paris to [only] south of France! Throw me in that briar patch. 8)

Isn't Monaco south of France?!

[saveliberty]

LOL

Je ne suis pas en Monaco

[FOXFANVOX]

Let’s see. My translation is:

a) You are not, in fact, in Monaco, or

b) You got a free pass to ride the Metro in Paris.

?

[saveliberty]

LOL

Je ne comprends rien

[FOXFANVOX]

Non comprendo France. [Comprende French fries?]

Adios amigo.

Juan

[saveliberty]

Non soy amigo; soy amiga

[FOXFANVOX]

Yes, my bad, amiga. Though you must admit that it is not always easy to tell amigas from amigos in France.

And viva la difference!

[saveliberty]

LOL

I can’t think of one person I’ve seen and/or met about whom I’d had any confusion.

[FOXFANVOX]

Now, I remember. It wasn’t a difficulty created by my eyes, it was a difficulty created by the wine.

Beware the vin!