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From: dpb@philabs.UUCP (Paul Benjamin)
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Subject: Re: Re: New YUCH vs Canada
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Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 15:30:41 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 23 15:30:41 1985
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> I have to agree with Dave Van Handle (and others) that the
> booing of the National Anthem of Canada was inexcusable.  I 
> would never THINK of such a thing for ANY country, let alone
> our neighbors to the north.  Besides the Canadian National anthem
> is such a beautiful song (I always sing along whenever the Cubs
> play the  Expos or the Brewers play the Jays) that you should be
> happy to hear it played.

I agree completely, too. The thing that really galls me is that
the singer botched it all up so badly. As someone with a music
degree, who has sung at various events, I can easily testify to
the fact that your mind can go blank. But a professional singer
prepares for this (cheat sheet, etc.), and New York certainly
has thousands of professional singers. So there was no excuse
for bungling it like that.