[Dixielandjazz] The National Anthem

[david richoux]

Bob,
You probably won't be able to scan this into any music software (mine
failed,) so you will have to have somebody describe it...
but it is quite funny and on topic!  *http://tinyurl.com/luktpgb*
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*Dave Richoux*


On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:

> What we all have wanted to say . . .
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> With the start of the NFL season, perhaps all team owners (and NASCAR)
> should be sent the following:
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> From a Marine Corps Colonel in Afghanistan…
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> "So with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to
> the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting
> event:
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> save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts.
> Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten -
> straight up, no styling.
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> "Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors,
> airmen and Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world.
> Don't make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification. Sing it
> as if you are standing before a row of 86-year-old WWII vets wearing their
> Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want
> them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love - not
> because you want them to think you are a superstar musician. They could see
> that from your costume, makeup and your entourage.
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> Sing 'The Star Spangled Banner' with the courtesy and humility that tells
> the audience that it is about America, not you. And please remember, not
> everything has to be sung as a Negro spiritual. We're getting a little
> weary of that.
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> Francis Scott Key does not need any help."
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> Semper Fi
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> -Bob Ringwald K6YBV
> www.ringwald.com
> 916/ 806-9551
>
> "We made too many wrong mistakes." - Lawrence Peter (Yogi) Berra
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