Evening gown required.Pretty sure the guys behind me were big-time security.
Why? When I quickly reached down to get another music book,
they were suddenly very, very, very, very attentive.
I'd played for dignitaries in the past — Mikhail Gorbachev for one — but was always just the girl in the corner with the harp and the sparkly dress, sitting very still, waiting for security to check my harp once, twice, three times (I must look dangerous). One time I got bored and actually tipped the harp over to show the guys how a harp was made. They didn't know harps were hollow. I'll bet they all do now...
This time I was set up right in the front. There were cameras flashing in my face the whole time. My friend was one of the photographers, which is why I got photos of the event in the first place. And there were people vying loudly for Mr. Bush's attention.
Well, he brushed right past them and headed straight toward...me. Gulp. He was very friendly, very gentlemanly, very kind. He told me that he and Mrs. Bush love harp music and asked if I had any recordings.
Do I have any recordings? Of course I do.
This time I was set up right in the front. There were cameras flashing in my face the whole time. My friend was one of the photographers, which is why I got photos of the event in the first place. And there were people vying loudly for Mr. Bush's attention.
Well, he brushed right past them and headed straight toward...me. Gulp. He was very friendly, very gentlemanly, very kind. He told me that he and Mrs. Bush love harp music and asked if I had any recordings.
Do I have any recordings? Of course I do.We visited for several minutes. He told me Mrs. Bush wasn't feeling well and that he'd give her the CD to play before she went to sleep to help her relax. It was so touching.
And then came the best part. He asked me — he actually asked me — if I was a college student studying harp.
I laughed out loud (I laugh loudly), then leaned in to whisper my real age to him. The room hushed. Security agents also leaned in to hear what secrets of national importance I might be telling him.
Notice how surprised Mr. Bush looks.
"But you look so young!" he said.
Guess who would get my vote if he were running for office again,
though it would be my first-ever Republican vote?
photos by Rick Apitz
And then came the best part. He asked me — he actually asked me — if I was a college student studying harp.
I laughed out loud (I laugh loudly), then leaned in to whisper my real age to him. The room hushed. Security agents also leaned in to hear what secrets of national importance I might be telling him.
Notice how surprised Mr. Bush looks."But you look so young!" he said.
Guess who would get my vote if he were running for office again,though it would be my first-ever Republican vote?
photos by Rick Apitz
Love it! Not too many of us have photos of ourselves having a chat with a president! Glad you posted this. Beautifully done hair...check. Sparkly dress...check. What about the shoes?
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