Last Friday at Celebrate Brooklyn, right before headliners Grace Potter
and The Nocturals went on, Park Slope's own Sen. Chuck Schumer appeared
on stage to, as he said, celebrate two phenomenal woman, Sonia
Sotomayor and Grace Potter.  We all know about Chuck and Sonia, but
Chuck and Grace?

Here's how I think Chuck learned about Grace.  Chuck is a member of the
Senate Judiciary Committee, whose chair is Senator Pat Leahy.  It's well
known that Leahy is a  Deadhead. But he knows other music as well.

Grace, talking about a benefit concert for Obama the band did last year, explained: 
"Sen. Pat Leahy introduced us via satellite, and said all these things
about us, and our song, “Ah Mary.” I thought it was so awesome, and I
was surprised he knew so much about us."

I'll bet that Leahy told Chuck not to miss Grace and the band when they
played Brooklyn.  And I'll wager that Chuck took his colleague's well
supported musical advice.

 –Eliot Wagner