Bush, Koizumi and Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches for Everyone*
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 06.30.06 | 6:22 AM ET
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is such an Elvis fan he’s got to have a fried PB&J for lunch today, doesn’t he? It’s the day he and President George W. Bush say farewell to each other with a trip to Memphis to visit Graceland. Priscilla and Lisa Marie will be their guides. ABC News, among others, has details.
Update: They did serve fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but Koizumi didn’t bite. From the Washington Post:
“For breakfast, the King’s favorite fried peanut butter-and-banana sandwiches, with 36 grams of fat apiece, were served on the plane. Bush and Koizumi politely passed, although White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten gave it a try, reportedly to his regret.”
The Post has also posted some great video of the visit, including a few choice snippets from Koizumi channeling the King.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
TambourineMan 07.01.06 | 3:51 PM ET
The big story here is Priscilla and Lisa Marie being in the same room together. I thought ‘Scilla had disowned her after her marriage to Wacko Jacko and other assorted embarassments.
mike 07.01.06 | 7:04 PM ET
No, tambourine man. The real news is Koizumi is a ham. Check out the video at the Post.