All hangin with us because it was like sitting in the back of the school bus.
Our centerpiece on our table was my very elegant Elvis purse. Everyone who came over had to compliment us.
Of course I re-imbursed Buster for his time:
And the poor Governor, Jan Brewer, had to play along with me because it's an election year:
But really I was doing her a favor because I'm not allowed to be walking around with a button or sticker in support of one candidate over another. And here I am in a picture with her, wearing her sticker. Please don't print that picture out and use it against me.....
Have you seen the Intel commercial with the homely looking nerdy guy walking thru an office with everyone around him reacting as if he were Mick Jagger? The caption said, "Ajay Bhatt, inventor of the USB." And then shortly after it said, "Our rock stars are different from your rock stars."
I can relate.
When I have a chance to pose with Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, it's like one of the members of the Beatles just walked in the room.
What's even funnier, is there were people who I didn't know taking a picture of ME with HIM. AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! Clearly they'd had too much of the overpriced wine that evening.
Even better of an example, was when I spotted Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce walking down the hallway.
I was so excited I didn't get a picture. So I lifted this one from his website. He's with his wife Sherry, getting sworn in to the Corporation Commission.
What does a Corporation Commissioner do? Well they have all the power you could imagine. They decide if our electricity rates will increase.
So let's all be nice to Gary. He's more powerful than the Governor.
And he's a nice son-of-a-gun.
So here's Legislature Representative Doris Goodale talking with Ray Cullison. Do you think he was letting her know here that he's decided to run against her this year?
hee hee heee......
After the Governor's reception we attended the Chairman's Banquet, which is a function of the State G.O.P. My Republican Women's club was nominated for an award but instead of just our club getting something---our whole COUNTY got one! And all the work that they cited was the work of members of my Republican Women's club. But I suppose we'll let Buster hold the trophy....
The next day was the REEEEEALLY long meeting of the G.O.P. That's Grand Ol' Party, to you laymen.
I sat with our Senator, Ron Gould and his wife Janice who is my Avon lady.
We didn't smile much. It was a tedious meeting.
And just when I thought it was going to be a long boring day, HE walked in.
Who?
HE.
No, not John Belushi. HIM.
But he was onstage and not even close enough for a photo with me.
I videotaped his speech and played it back for Steve when I got home. We used our life-size reproduction of McCain to make it seem more of a realistic experience.
I called my little McCainiac Shay later to tell him there'd been a sighting. I mentioned that McCain left too quickly for me to get a good photo. Shay suggested that perhaps McCain knew that his stalker was out there in the audience.
Aaaahhh, toooshay.....
