"Nashville"
POSTED BY MEGHAN
PHOTOS COPYRIGHT HEATHER BRAND
ON 06.03.08 7:03 PM

On Monday, we flew from D.C. to Nashville where Dad held a townhall at the historic Ryman Auditorium.  John Rich of the country duo "Big & Rich" opened up for Dad and energized the crowd by performing some of their greatest hits. It was one of the more memorable events of the campaign!  The girls and I explored Nashville's nightlife and enjoyed some live music at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a Nashville landmark. Nashville is such a fun city and I highly recommend it as a vacation destination.

Song of the Day: "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich

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My girls!

Duprey being... Duprey.

I was excited to go to Nashville.

Dad and Fred Thompson on the plane.

Talking with Senator Frist.

On the bus.

Brooke having fun as we arrived at Ryman Auditorium.

Dad's arrival.

Watching backstage with Charlie Black.

I was so obsessed with all the rock n' roll memorabilia here!

John Rich is a great performer.

Check out the guitars.

I decided to keep the "John McCain and the Straight Talk Express" banners.

Fred Thompson revs up the crowd.

Dad enjoys the give-and-take of town halls.

The crowd was fantastic.

Best backdrop ever!

I still can't believe we were in such a legendary place!!!

Shannon and I chatted with John Rich.

He was extremely nice.

We took a break to get caught up on our messages.

I spend way too much time on the bus.

Dad and Mark Salter.

Senator Frist and Shannon.

Dad on the phone with Mom.

Having some fun in Nashville.

This is Brad Bissell, a family friend of Heather's who lives in Nashville.

Brad and Heather.

The Gipper.

Shannon in western camo.

It was a great day!

Monday, June 2, 2008

"Double Post"
POSTED BY MEGHAN
PHOTOS COPYRIGHT HEATHER BRAND
ON 06.02.08 9:10 AM

Hey Everyone,

Our apologies for the brief lull between posts.  Over the past week, we've been busy collecting a lot of interesting material from Dad's town hall meetings and finance events in L.A., Milwaukee and D.C. and have packaged them in a double post. We've also had the pleasure of spending some time with E. A. Hanks, a journalist who hung out with us on the road for an upcoming profile in Glamour Magazine (currently scheduled for the August issue). Today, we head to Nashville where country music duo Big & Rich are scheduled to open up for Dad at a town hall meeting at the historic Ryman Auditorium!

Song of the Day: "In the Waiting Line" by Zero 7

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Driving to the airport in California.

Duprey's "Beverly Hills" hat.

Riding in the van.

John Lehman (former Secretary of the Navy) getting ready for take-off.

My mess on the plane.

Dad on the move.

Getting settled into our awesome hotel in Milwaukee.

Shannon filming.

We got to eat cheese curds.

Check out the new bumper stickers.

Showing freelance journalist E.A. Hanks some new campaign t-shirts.

Going to the next event.

Dad's town hall flyer was next to final grades!

Dad answering questions.

There were so many people, we had to have a crowd overflow room.

Cute kid!

It was an amazing town hall.

The crowd was huge.

Melissa, Shannon and I.

Dad always loves the interaction in town halls.

Shannon and Brooke.

Mingling with the crowd.

Hans from Bloomberg.

Walking with Dad and Charlie Black.

E.A. traveled with us for a day for an article in the August issue of Glamour magazine.

Shannon getting her veggies.

Reviewing Dad's reading material.

I'm always so nervous I'm going to fall down the stairs, live on CNN, while getting off the plane.

Yeah!

Lens cover fun.

Brooke, we love you girl!

Heading out.

Finally, end of the night.

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