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Tom Wopat is no John Schneider and Shirley Jones lost her verbratto.PBS and WETA broadcast what was called "A Presidential Picnic" tonight after the very moving Memorial Day Musical Tribute from the Capitol.The "Picnic" was set in a tent on the South lawn of the White House and should have been something to watch but the band they hired sounded like one that had been just fired by the local Holiday Inn. The piano player clunked out the toons as if he had just finished his first piano lesson and the "Brass" was exactly that. Tom Wopat the other half of the Dukes of Hazard used to be able to sing but he could not in this painful picnic. It was odd too that he followed John Schneider who sang live in the earlier Capitol Memorial Day tribute. Schneider was in great voice. Maybe Wopat just had a bad night. Shirley Jones on the other hand looks great but he voice cannot handle the register and range it could when she was younger. She really needs a good voice coach to bring her voice in line with her age and ability.Finally, it was almost insulting that they dragged out this 15year old kid who did tap dancing in the style of "Step & Fetch It". Every worse stereotype was played out. He is no Seveon Glover who is an original.Can't blame President Bush for this one. The Pres and Laura did their best to put on a happy face but WETA should have hired people who can actually sing.