Great piece, Chris. And congrats on having one of Substack’s best selling newsletters! As a longtime anthem singer for the Mets, I concur that The Star-Spangled Banner is not an easy song to sing (especially with a 2 second delay!) In 1989, I was scheduled to sing the anthem the day after Irving Berlin passed away, and instead of singing…
Great piece, Chris. And congrats on having one of Substack’s best selling newsletters! As a longtime anthem singer for the Mets, I concur that The Star-Spangled Banner is not an easy song to sing (especially with a 2 second delay!) In 1989, I was scheduled to sing the anthem the day after Irving Berlin passed away, and instead of singing The Star-Spangled Banner, the Mets asked me to sing God Bless America in his honor. It was pretty special.
Great piece, Chris. And congrats on having one of Substack’s best selling newsletters! As a longtime anthem singer for the Mets, I concur that The Star-Spangled Banner is not an easy song to sing (especially with a 2 second delay!) In 1989, I was scheduled to sing the anthem the day after Irving Berlin passed away, and instead of singing The Star-Spangled Banner, the Mets asked me to sing God Bless America in his honor. It was pretty special.
That’s incredible. I feel like you’re one of the few who can actually pull it off.
Thanks, Chris!