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"The Best Little Ball In D.C."
Thursday, January 18th, 2001

Featuring "That Little Ol' Band From Texas" - ZZ TOP

The "Best Little Ball in DC" kicked off the inaugural celebrations for President George W. Bush.
Distinguish guests at the event were top Bush/Cheney presidential campaign team members Don Evans,
Karl Rove, Karen Hughes and Joe Allbaugh. Midway through their performance the band took a break
to surprise each of the guests with the presentation of an autographed guitar, framed and bearing a
personalized inscribed plaque. Mark McKinnon, campaign media director, also received a guitar. The
band sent signed congratulatory guitars to President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

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1. The band showing actress Bo Derek one of the autographed guitars.

2. Congressman and Mrs. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) greeting the band.

3. Congressman Dick Armey (R-Texas) greets the band prior to performance.

4. The band presented guitars to Texas State Representatives Tommy Merritt (R-Longview)
and Ron Wilson (D-Houston).

5. Presentation of autographed guitars to the Distinguished Guests. State Representative
Tommy Merrit (far right) emceed the presentation.

6. and 7. Organizer and Chairman of the event State Representative Tommy Merritt

8. Click the images for more live performance photos.