[Dixielandjazz] National Anthem

[Stan Brager]

The cheering was probably because the game would finally be getting started.

Stan
Stan Brager

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Ringwald [mailto:rsr at ringwald.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 11:01 AM
> To: DJML
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] National Anthem
> 
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>