At 09:40 AM 10/6/01, John D. Giorgis wrote: >At 06:58 PM 10/6/01 +1000 Brett Coster wrote: > >The only time the National Anthem is played at Australian Rules games is in > >the Finals series. It's never played (that I can recall) for an ordinary > >season game. And in the Finals, not too many people sing along, although > >most of us stand. And you never hear the last bar, either, cos that's when > >the ROOAARRRR!!! starts. > >Actually, the same thing occurs in the United States. It has become >common practice at sporting events to begin cheering when the song hits >"o'er the land of the free", making it very difficult to hear "and the home >of the brave."
Which some of us do find very disrespectful . . . -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
