[Dixielandjazz] National Anthem

[Robert Ringwald]

OK, the bad arpeggios must have been to dramatize the military flyover and the parachutists.  The announcers mentioned the flyover at the end but didn't say anything about the parachutists.  

It was still a bad playing of the Anthem.  
  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janie McCue Lynch" <janie39 at socal.rr.com>
To: "'Robert Ringwald'" <rsr at ringwald.com>
Cc: "'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List'" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 9:58 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] National Anthem


>I found this link to the game, Bob & Harry....limited audibility on the
> keyboard player, and couldn't find out who he was, but the wild cheering of
> the crowd actually appeared to be for a military flyover that was occurring.
> During the  playing of the anthem it also looked like there were patriotic
> parachutists over the stadium, prior to the flyover. 
> 
> Janie
> janie39 at socal.rr.com
> janiemc39 at yahoo.com
> 
> 
> 
>> On 10/7/10, I wrote:
> 
>>> ON the Giants, Braves game.  Anyone hear that piece of crap?
> 
> 
> Harry Callaghan replied:
> 
>> No, I didn't hear it, Bob............but let me take a wild stab in
>> the dark.....
>> 
>> What country singer performed it?............or was it some former
>> "American Idol" contestant?
> 
> 
> It was some piano player.  I suppose he was someone popular or well-known.
> He hit several grace notes that weren't supposed to be there, (In other
> words, mistakes) and then several times played a lot of very sloppy
> arpeggios that sounded as if he ran his elbows up and down the keyboard.
> Then, he really didn't even finish the song.  
> 
> I couldn't believe it.  And of course the multitudes applauded as if it was
> the greatest thing they had ever heard.  
> 
> I was listening to the Giants broadcast on radio.  I don't know if it got on
> the national radio or TV broadcast.  
> 
> As far as I am concerned, it was painful and embarrassing...  
> 
> Great game though.  
> 
> 
> 
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