Jeff Baxter for president!!!!! WooHoo!!!!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: JR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 5:17 PM To: DoobFans Subject: [Fwd: Doobie Brother in Congress?] Rockin' down the political highway... Greg Glenn wrote: > Hey JR, it's me Dave. I'm in D.C. until the 17th. I came across > this article in the Capitol Hill newsletter: > > "Also running for Congress is the 'very cool, very mellow' (said > one Republican staffer) Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, a Republican who is > considering challenging two-term incumbent Rep. Brad Sherman > (D-Calif.). The former Doobie Brothers guitarist sports a goatee, a > signature black beret and pulls his long grayish-black hair into a > pony tail. > Asked why he may run, Baxter replied, 'I suppose because this > country has been awfully good to me -- not many places where you get > to play the guitar and make a living at it. Maybe it's time to give > something back.' > Baxter, keenly interested in national security issues, believes > the average citizen is disconnected from government. 'Maybe I could > show that it's possible for anyone who wants to get involved that it's > doable,' he said. > Baxter, who has played with Elton John, Steely Dan and Linda > Ronstadt, has won two Grammies. But some may not realize that he > wrote the them song to Beverly Hills 90210 and has top security > clearance -- giving him access to highly secured documents at the > Pentagon. > Baxter comes highly recommended by his good friend, Rep. Dana > Rohrabacher (R-Calif.). 'Skunk blew a lot of people's minds as a rock > and roll guitar player, and now he's blowing people's minds with his > understanding of highly sophisticated weapons technology,' said > Rohrbacher. 'Skunk would be different -- real different. Skunk is a > renaissance man with an electric guitar in his hand.'
