Whew! All 200 tickets are gone. No fear, though, you can still purchase tickets through the Springfield Cardinals.
I am getting a little anxious about Sunday’s performance. I know the words and practice everyday. The magnitude of this event is starting to become reality. Perhaps I should pray for rain. We do need a good ol’ fashioned gully washer.
Since I have been practicing, I figured you should practice, also. There are some expectations on your part. I expect for you to sing along with me. So hopefully you know the words and are ready to sing along. I am including some flag etiquette so you will know what to do during the National Anthem and when the flag is present.
“When the national anthem is played or sung, citizens should stand at attention and salute at the first note and hold the salute through the last note. The salute is directed to the flag, if displayed, otherwise to the music.”
You place your right hand over your heart and men remove their hats and hold it to their left shoulder.
You stand when a presented flag enters the field or room and remain standing until the presented flag exits. (A presented flag is one that is brought in and then is taken away. It is not already in place.)
You can find more flag etiquette at http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html.
Many who have sung the National Anthem have added their own style and rendition to make the song their own. The National Anthem belongs to the people of our country. My plan is to take lead from the United States Army Band. Click to hear THE version of the National Anthem (or at least so I think and therefore will sing it similar to this rendition).
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