The LuLac Edition #1927, February 1st, 2012

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National Anthem at the Super Bowl - an editorial:
Sunday is Super Bowl Day and we gather as a nation to eat, drink, cheer our favorite teams, celebrate the great sport of football and wait to see which performer f note will make an ass out of themselves trying to sing The Star Spangled Banner. The latest casualty was Stephen Tyler who warbled before the Patriots-Ravens game. Here's some words of advice tat came out of the e mail machine this week. But as long as I don't hear a 2012 Presidential candidate singing about amber waves of grain, I'm fine. But here's some good advice for the chosen one who will sing the anthem.
“So with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts. Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten — straight up, no styling. Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world. Don’t make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification. Sing it as if you are standing before a row of 86-year-old WWII vets wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love — not because you want them to think you are a superstar musician. They could see that from the costumes, the makeup and the entourages. Sing “The Star Spangled Banner” with the courtesy and humility that tells the audience that it is about America , not you.”