Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site philabs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!dpb From: dpb@philabs.UUCP (Paul Benjamin) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Re: New YUCH vs Canada Message-ID: <452@philabs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 15:30:41 EDT Article-I.D.: philabs.452 Posted: Mon Sep 23 15:30:41 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Sep-85 10:33:21 EDT References: <541@drutx.UUCP> <326@ltuxa.UUCP> Organization: Philips Labs, Briarcliff Manor, NY Lines: 15 > 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.