Don't ask Barbara Bush to share a stage with Sarah Palin anytime soon.
In an appearance set for broadcast on the Larry King show Monday night, the former first lady unleashed her trademark deadpan wit on the the possible 2012 presidential candidate.
When King asked Bush for her impressions of the former Alaska governor, Bush responded, "I sat next to her once. Thought she was beautiful. And I think she's very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there."
In the excerpt posted on CNN, King laughed. The video does not show any follow-up question.
King quizzed Bush and her husband, former president George H.W. Bush, as part of a series of interviews with notables he is doing before his show ends next month.
The former president also made some news of his own when he expressed ambivalence about the Tea Party movement.
"Well I don't know what [the Tea Party] really is," George H.W. Bush said. "Some of the ideas make a lot of sense. But how it fits in, I know it was in the paper today, they were talking about what the Tea Party would do to get the Republicans in Congress to do something. But these people have all been elected, whether they're Tea Partiers or not, so I'm confused by it frankly."
The full interview will be Monday at 8 p.m. on CNN.
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.