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From: parnass@ihuxf.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: National Anthem at Sporting Events
Message-ID: <574@ihuxf.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 15:13:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihuxf.574
Posted: Fri Jul  8 15:13:55 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 9-Jul-83 17:10:53 EDT
Organization: BTL Naperville, Il.
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       Does anyone else	out there agree	with me	 that  it  cheapens
       the  National Anthem to sing it at every	damn sporting event
       we attend?  I seem to recall  reading  somewhere	 that  many
       years ago, it was only sung at pro baseball games on opening
       day and at the World Series.   At  some	point,	they  began
       using  it  at every game, and I don't think there's anything
       above local Kiwanis games where you won't find  it  (not	 to
       mention all football, basketball	and probably jai-lai events
       by now!)	 This sort of excessive	 use  is  bound	 to  reduce
       impact eventually, or so	it seems to me.	 Anyone	else agree?
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		 The national anthem is	for  all  Americans.   It's
		 not something that can	be "worn out" by overuse.

			 Robert	S. Parnass
			 Bell Laboratories
			 Naperville, Illinois

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