Leavell and Politicos Sitting in a Tree

March 31, 2011 — admin
Mar 31 2012

The Washington Examiner
By Katy Adams, Nikki Schwab and Caitlin Byrnes

What do a Rolling Stone and politicians have in common? Apparently a love of trees.

Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell joined The Second Amendments, a band made up of Reps. Thad McCotter, R-Mich., Kenny Hulshof, R-Mo., Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Dave Weldon, R-Fla., on stage at the Washington Plaza Hotel for a celebration of the International Year of Forests on Wednesday night.

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  • The official U.S. celebration of IYOF, “Celebrate Forests. Celebrate Life.” launched on March 1, 2011 in DC.
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