[Rhodes22-list] Political - National Anthem -

[Steven Alm]

Brad,

I watched/listened to it several times because it's so good and I
enthusiastically passed it along to others  This is what happens when you
combine great talent and hard work with great instruction.  Yes, we must
also take our hats off to their teacher!  If those were my students, I'd be
mighty proud of them and quietly proud of myself as well.  Maybe Cora will
have such a chance some day.  Has she started those piano lessons yet?

I never heard how/if Obama responded to that but I'm pretty sure he was
thinking, "I hate this country and I hate this song.  If I'm elected I'm
going to secretly let thousands of Muslim terrorists into the country so
they can blow up these damned infidels and my hand not-on-heart will send a
secret message to my brothers alerting them of my master plan."  Seriously,
I agree it was a gaff--and he has not by any means cornered the market on
gaffs--but in all fairness have you never seen baseball players lined up
during the SSB and not really paying attention?  Have you never seen some
one in church not folding their hands or bowing their head during a prayer?
That means...what?

Here's a little anecdote of my own:  There was one time in my band directing
years when I had to hold a conversation with somebody concerning an
emergency WHILE I was conducting the SSB in front of a thousand people.  I
finished the number but I did speed it up a little toward the end.  I
couldn't have cared less about the music at that moment.  I needed to get it
over with so I could deal with the problem.  Does that make me somehow less
patriotic?

You ask who's voting for him?  Um...Brad, I know you follow the news so you
already know the answer to that.  I know he wasn't a distracted band leader
or baseball player or in church but please tell me this is not where you're
hanging your hat.

Slim

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ed,
>
> That brought tears to my eyes.  I'd love to be at a medal presentation in
> Beijing while the Stars and Stripes are being honored, and sing the
> National
> Anthem with Cora at the top of our lungs.  Too much hassle - we're going
> in
> May.  Who's voting for the candidate who can't be bothered with putting
> his
> hand over his heart?
>
> Brad
>
> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > Now on UTube:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=QKCVS57j284
> >
> > Big Al, I hope you have high speed access.
> >
> > Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
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