Jimmy Buffett occupies the No. 1 spot on Rep. John Hall's campaign playlist, as the second-term New York Democrat -- the onetime frontman for the band Orleans -- has scheduled a fundraiser for Buffett's Sept. 5 concert at the Nissan Pavilion in Northern Virginia.

But Buffett, who has given money in the past to Democratic candidates and causes -- including Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee -- hasn't ponied up for Hall in the past, according to a review of CQ MoneyLine records.

Perhaps Hall's fundraiser will spark a change in attitude.

Thanks to the Sunlight Foundation's indispensable "party time" Web site for info on the event.

With new Minnesota Sen. Al Franken's swearing in (not swearing at) slated for just past noon on Tuesday (h/t CQ's Kate Hunter), Notepad wondered whether there were any silly solons in the past who could give Franken advice on the transition from smart-alecky stand-up to Senate soliloquist.

Not in the Senate, says Betty Koed, the chamber's assistant historian.