[Dixielandjazz] National Anthem

[Harry Callaghan]

Well, Don, since the pianist at the 4th of July concert appeared to be
Chinese,
he might very well have been named after the panda.

HC


On 10/8/10, Don Robertson <jdrobertson at att.net> wrote:
>
> I thought Lang Lang was a panda.
>
> N D
>
> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] National
> Anthem Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:22:22 -0500 From: Harry Callaghan
> <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com> <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com> To: Don Robertson
> <jdrobertson at att.net> <jdrobertson at att.net> CC: Dixieland Jazz Mailing
> List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
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> I doubt very much if it was Lang Lang.  He was on the "Capitol Fourth"
> program hosted by Jimmy Smits and delivered a beautiful rendition of
> Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini",or at least that
> segment of it that has always been known as "Story of Three Loves" or
> more recently, the theme from "Somewhere in Time"
>
> It has been my favorite piano composition ever since I was knee high
> to an armadilla.
>
> I thought Lang Lang to be an outstanding pianist and don't think he
> would be capable of lousing up our national anthem.even if he tried..
>
> Tides,
> HC
>
> On 10/8/10, Janie McCue Lynch <janie39 at socal.rr.com> <janie39 at socal.rr.com> wrote:
> > 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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