[SOC] Empire State

[Chris Redding]

Not being American, I had to look up the lyrics to 'Banner' on the
internet....sorry.

It doesn't sound like it's about a war to me, it is about a flag, and it
still being stood there defiantly after an overnight naval barrage from us
slimy double-crossing limeys who kept Mr Scott Key a prisoner, after he had
come (presumably under a flag of truce) on a humanitarian (?) mission.

As an outsider, I think old glory always looks its best when flown in
defiance - torn, dirty and scorched, such as from a piece of debris at
ground zero, or in that famous photo which was adapted for the Marines
memorial. (I saw that being unveilled on TV...wow!).

Chris GQ4PDJ

----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Matherly <kc0bom@arrl.net>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Empire State


> Speaking of America the Beautiful, am I the only one that gets SERIOUSLY
cheesed off
> when that gets sung before a sporting event in place of the national
anthem?  "Here
> to sing the 'national anthem', some whiny anti-war nut job who doesn't
like our real
> anthem because it's about a war and that's not something she agrees with
so she's
> going to sing a song she thinks is better!"
>