Pink Martini plays "Brazil"... band leader Thomas Lauderdale, sat next to Ted Nugent at SOTU

[Katashi_itto]

Here's Ted looking pretty unhappy
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Here's Pink Martini looking very happy

Pink Martini - Jazz Open Stuttgart 2010

Brazil

Pink Martini:
Thomas Lauderdale - piano
China Forbes - vocals
Robert Taylor - trombone
Gavin Bondy - trumpet
Martin Zarzar - drums, percussion
Brian Davis - drums, percussion
Derek Rieth - percussion
Phil Baker - bass
Timothy Nishimoto - vocals, percussion
Daniel Faehnle - guitar
Nicholas Crosa - violin
Pancy Chang - cello

[me b zola]

1. Pink Martini always makes me happy

[Bjorn Against]

2. They certainly appear to be very talented

I am not a huge fan of their style but that is just my personal opinion, I can still recognize talent when I hear it and this band is very talented.

I feel sorry for Lauderdale, I would not be too happy if I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend the State of the Union and I had to sit next to a guy who doesn't use the toilet.

[Island Deac]

3. PM my favorite for years....

Terd Nugent my most unfavorite for years. He wasn't even much in the 70's. Not to the music icons in Hollywood and around the world.

[Katashi_itto]

4. Nugent has never been much of anything...he plays only now to an ever narrowing base.

I am really looking forward to watching him end up playing 5th tier county-fairs in the middle of nowhere.

[Towlie]

5. Ah ha! So THAT'S why that Terry Gilliam movie was called "Brazil."