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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lawdog who wrote (55829)	11/1/2000 12:15:14 PM
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Big party set for Bush By Leah Quin American-Statesman Staff Wednesday, November 1, 2000 The votes aren't counted -- most of them haven't even been cast -- but the presidential campaign of Gov. George W. Bush is already planning a post-election party over five blocks of downtown Austin. Starting Thursday, avenues south of the Capitol, from Colorado to Brazos streets, will be blocked off as workers begin constructing stages. After the party, which will start at 5 p.m. on Election Day, the area will open again gradually Nov. 8 and 9. "We are optimistic that this will be a victory party," Bush spokesman Ray Sullivan said. "It will go on rain or shine -- figuratively and literally." The entertainment lined up so far, which will start at 7 p.m., has a distinctly Texas flavor: country and western singer Pat Green, the South Austin Gospel Choir and Austin-based Mariachi Tejano, Sullivan said. Likewise, food booths will serve fajitas and barbecue -- as well as pizza and hamburgers -- and a few Texas labels in the lineup of beer and wine, said vendor Charles Wells of G&M Catering. A 15-minute fireworks display is scheduled for later in the evening, Sullivan said. However, until Bush and vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney make an appearance, the main attraction will likely be the three jumbo television screens set up around downtown so spectators can track election results. Polls on the West Coast close at 10 p.m. Austin time. The party plans have been months in the making, as the City of Austin and the Bush campaign hammered out details involving security and media access. About 10,000 spectators are expected to fill the streets, and a large stage at 10th Street and Congress Avenue will accommodate a crush of national and international media. "It's just a little more high priority because of the person who's going to be there," said Garry Silagi, the city's traffic control supervisor. The Bush campaign has asked for permission to play loud music, which the city granted, Silagi said. The last band is scheduled to finish at 11:30 p.m., he said, but the city probably won't get many noise complaints. After all, the nearest residence within earshot is the Governor's Mansion.