http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROCKIN_CONGRESSMEN?SITE=DEWIL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTCongressional band to entertain the troops By SAM HANANEL
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) --
They may be politicians, but they're also a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' roll.
An all-congressional band known as the Second Amendments will perform for U.S. troops over the holidays during a trip to the Middle East and Europe.
The bipartisan rock and country band features Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., on guitar and lead vocals; Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., on lead guitar; Dave Weldon, R-Fla., on bass; Jon Porter, R-Nev., on keyboards; and Kenny Hulshof, R-Mo., on drums.
While the name sounds political - the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms - it's actually the second incarnation of an earlier band Peterson formed a few years ago called the Amendments.
"It's always nice to have a double meaning," Peterson said. "We are all in favor of the Second Amendment."
The five-city tour is part of an official congressional fact-finding trip between Christmas and New Year's Eve that will take the band to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Pakistan and Ramstein Air Base in Germany.BTW, here's the band:
I wonder if they know Freebird?