Vote for Pedro

I was just thinking today as I passed a kid in the mall wearing a Vote for Pedro T-shirt from Napoleon Dynomite how fabulous was it that Joe Nichols wore that shirt to the ACMs. Not only was it an unexpected move, it really was a man of the people kind of move. Number one, you don't expect a mainstream hottie like Mr. Nichols to relate to a nerd-fest indie film like Napoleon Dynomite. Two, when others were probably wearing designer "down home" wear -- he was wearing a T-shirt you can buy at the local mall. And did you notice the crowd applauded the T-shirt when he showed it off. I don't know why, but it just made me happy.

I was trying to think what other country star could perhaps have worn the Pedro shirt.... None of the women, obviously. Not the big dogs like Toby, Kenny or Tim. Maybe Dierks Bentley. I don't know -- he doesn't seem deep enough. Nor does Joe, frankly, but that's what was so delightfully unexpected. More likely Brad Paisley.

If you have a better suggestion of who in country music might wear the type of guy to wear the Vote for Pedro shirt to a major award show, post a comment, won't you?

UPDATE: as I was searching the web for a photo of Joe wearing the shirt, I read the following from his record label website:

Joe Nichols 'Vote For Pedro'
Yes, Joe Nichols was wearing a "Vote For Pedro" shirt at last night's awards. Seems the shirt was a dare from KUBL/Salt Lake City morning team Johnson & Johnson. Nichols' Tuesday-morning interview with the pair revealed him to be a big fan of the film Napoleon Dynamite, which inspired the dare. For putting his, uh, attire where his mouth is, Nichols gets to commandeer an hour of the show when he's in S.L.C. for a concert on Aug. 17. R&R Country Daily Email

Also this is how the local Nashville paper reported on the event:

• Joe Nichols got an ovation for his T-shirt, which read: "Vote for Pedro." It's the slogan for a senior class president candidate in the cult classic independent film Napoleon Dynamite.