My wife Kathy and I have a new pastime. Pretending we can speak Cherman…I mean German. We spent last week in Frankfurt and surrounding areas, listening to and enjoying the way German people speak. We had a wonderful…Vonderbar time. Ve dit a Rhrine Rifer cruise and vent Kastle lookink.OK, enough of that.

We learned a great deal about that old country. Did you know for example, that wiener schnitzel has no sausage, no weenies of any kind? It's veal! Who knew?  

The purpose of our trip was to perform for the USAREUR, which is the United States Army in Europe, stationed in Germany. We had the privilege of entertaining at Landstuhl hospital, which is the largest US military hospital in the world outside of the United States. What an honor to go and to encourage the brave men and women who are giving their all for the cause of freedom. Also very surreal.

Because I truly do bring the sense of the presence of The President of the United States of America with me when I appear, it freaks people out. When I'm with military folks, it freaks ME out. I always want to keep a clear line of demarkation between myself as an entertainer, and the real deal. But when I'm in public, especially with soldiers, well, it's just surreal. Hard to explain.

So far, every time I visit another foreign country I am a little more impressed with how friendly most of the world is. Of course I know it’s not that way everywhere, but the news media never seems to share stories about the great experiences to be enjoyed around the world.

Our flights were very inexpensive too. Under three hundred dollars! And what amazing scenery! It was an experience I would recommend to anyone. There is so much more I want to see.

But the most amazing thing that happened on this trip was meeting Dr. John Gray. He  spoke at the event where I performed. Dr.Gray wrote the book, “Men are from Mars, Women Are From Venus,” to highlight the differences psychologically and physiologically between men and women. He teaches about how men and women differ in how they cope with stress, and deal with the various difficulties of life. It also turns out Dr. Gray has a wellness clinic in Northern California, and he has helped a lot of folks with varying illnesses.

We picked him up from the airport in Frankfort and drove together for two hours to the event site. He and my wife Kathy and I talked together the entire way, and learned a great deal from him. 

Of course I worked my new friendship with Dr. Gray into the act.  “The President” in his presentation exclaimed, “Ladies and Gentlemen I just received intel of a disturbing nature. My very sense of reality was challenged as I was just told that…Men are from Mars…and Women are from Venus! You don’t Even want to know who's from Uranus! (heh heh heh)

We are now on the airliner on the way back home after a fantastic trip, and we can’t wait to try out some of the new health tips from Dr. Gray.

If you are wondering if it’s fun to walk around Europe looking like President Bush, you bet!

I'll never tire of the funny way people react when they get that sense. I know it’s an unpredictable world out there, and perhaps I should use a little more caution...but really, I enjoy looking like GDub, and I enjoy bringing smiles to the faces of other people.

In a way, I sort of give folks access to the President. I consider it a responsibility. Even if everyone knows it’s an illusion, it's a strong illusion, a fun illusion. I get to "illustrate" the lighter side of GW. I get to imitate the leader of the free world, a great man, one I deeply admire. (Yeah, I’m a proud twenty five percenter) And people get the feeling that they're really meeting an important "Someone" , even though they’re actually really meeting someone else.