Chief Exec Likes Cut Of Bakers' Jib
By Faith Popcorn, Bakers PR
NASHVILLE -- It's official. President Barack Obama likes the Bakers' chances in 2009. The commander-in-chief spent Monday's draft night in the war room with head coach Snoop Dogg and owner QCurl Sharif — a notable donor to the Obama campaign. And, he may have had a hand in a few of the Baker picks.
"He had already told us he was high on Ricky Williams," Sharif said Wednesday from the Cherry Bomb Cafe. "And he really seemed to get nervous as the rounds went by and we hadn't brought him back. Obama felt Ricky had been an important cog in a couple of Treehouse productions, and had chipped in on the field as well.
"After the draft was over, and Michelle and Amy dropped in, he said he thought we were the team to beat this year -- though he acknowledged what the Black Dogs had done last season. Then Snoop dropped the sack and it got wet in there."
The Bakers are coming off their first playoff season ever, and are riding a wave of enthusiasm that has been evident in season-ticket sales. Also, Sharif stated that they were expecting an overflow crowd at Steve McNair's much-delayed memorial celebration to take place at the Cherry Bomb September 11.
"Obama implied that he might make it back down for that," Sharif said. "He said he missed his post-election party at the Treehouse and thought this one might even top that. He even indicated that he has a commemorative drink idea for the season — Country Madness No.9"
Ironically, it was a party at the Cherry Bomb three years ago celebrating the goddess Artemis, in which McNair suffered a serious sternum injury when the roof of the club collapsed and he fell two stories onto the main bar.
