Sunday, January 12, 2014

Star Spangled Banner The Way It Should Be

Memo to all those so-called 'celebrities' and 'entertainers' who think performing the national Anthem is an excuse to wail and caterwaul for several long agonizing minutes: watch this video.*


*  Sorry I couldn't figure out how to embed it in this post. There's a couple of homemade versions already floating around on YouTube, but the one I linked to is the best in terms of clarity and quality.

It reminded me of Tommy Loy, the trumpeter who for 22 years played the National Anthem before Dallas Cowboy football games.

4 comments:

Old NFO said...

Yep, plain and simple works best... And I remember Loy!!! :-)

CenTexTim said...

We're both showing our age if we remember Tommy Loy...

Toejam said...

Heck talk about showing your ages, I remember this trumpeter playing the Nathional Anthem:

Giovanni Martino born in Italy and served in the United States Army as a trumpeter under George Armstrong Custer.

He is best known as the only survivor from Custer's company in the Battle of Little Big Horn.


CenTexTim said...

Okay, Toejam, you win!