I thought Mudcatters might like to meet a musician and farmer who is going to the Senate to represent Montana. The New York Times has an interesting article about him. I knew he taught music as well as farming his family's homestead place, but didn't know he lost three fingers in a meat grinder when he was a child. Still plays the trumpet.
Article here:

Fresh Off the Farm in Montana, a Senator-to-Be
Nov 13, 2006
www.nytimes.com