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Were the "pinkos" an issue in the '50s or was it the '60s?
Ah, ok!My bad.
Were the "pinkos" an issue in the '50s or was it the '60s?
I always stand for the National Anthem.
On a slightly different point than Manny's, there are fans of certain sports teams who take a word in the National Anthem and emphasize it or change it to plural during the singing of it.
Examples: Atlanta Braves fans, at the end of the song at Turner Field will sing..."o'er the land of the free, and the home of the BRAVES."
Houston: "ROCKETs red glare"
Dallas: "Oh say does that STARS spangled banner yet wave".
Fans seem to get away with it, without much consternation or criticism, although some people verbally disapprove. I've never heard a team publish a policy or make an announcement to discourage people from doing it.
I'm fundamentally against screwing around with the National Anthem. I respect art, but I wish people who sing the Anthem would stop with the American Idol wannabe schtick and just sing the damned song -- and bother to get the words right. By most reports, Jose Feliciano started the whole arted-up rendition thing, but did so as a form of protest during the 1968 World Series in the social tinderbox that was late-60's Detroit. Marvin Gaye took it up a notch at the 83 NBA All-Star game, and since then, many who sing the National Anthem before sporting events sings as though a talent scout is surely in the audience. It's ridiculous. In my mind, the National Anthem is not (and should not be) a vehicle for entertaining a crowd.
D-Rob showed true pride by always standing at attention during the anthem...just another act of true class by the legend....
I do that too...GO NAVY!!!
After being in the military for a while...it just becomes an ingrained habit. Hear the music, come to attention, turn towards the flag (or the music) and salute appropriately.
User constantly es about people *pimping* the National Anthem...as in, it's not a hip-hop song.
The worst is sitting through 70-80 of them a year when some people try to make it their demo CD.
When I was covering the Missions, we used to plead that somebody would finish it in under 2:00 and would welcome those who would. I think the longest we had was approaching 3:30-3:45.
What exactly does the national anthem have to do with basketball games anyway? I respect the anthem, but it's over-played.
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