I heard there’s a big game going on today

[AndyD]

God I miss Whitney.

The usual understated brouhaha does little for me, but by God you have a truly great national anthem.

[Mik]

Apparently they did not broadcast the most exciting part of the game.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/streaker-brings-super-bowl-to-a-halt-with-cryptic-message-on-his-back/ar-AA1VXag5

[Mik]

@AndyD said in I heard there’s a big game going on today:

God I miss Whitney.

The usual understated brouhaha does little for me, but by God you have a truly great national anthem.

Thank you. We swiped yours for another popular patriotic song as well.

[taiwan_girl]

I wonder what the arrest charge was and how much he was paid by the company. Obviously, he thought it was worth it, but since it wasn't on TV, I wonder if the company will pay him less.

[Renauda]

@AndyD said in I heard there’s a big game going on today:

God I miss Whitney.

The usual understated brouhaha does little for me, but by God you have a truly great national anthem.

If they do, they stole the melody from the British. From Google:

It took 117 years for "The Star-Spangled Banner" to become the ...
The melody for "The Star-Spangled Banner" originated from "To Anacreon in Heaven" (also known as "The Anacreontic Song"), composed around 1775 by British composer John Stafford Smith. It served as the official constitutional anthem for the Anacreontic Society, a London-based gentlemen's music club.
Wikipedia

Key details regarding the melody's origins:
Original Purpose: The song was created for amateur musicians to perform at social meetings, celebrating music, wine, and the Greek poet Anacreon.

In other words it was originally an English gentlemen’s drinking song.

I’ll take La Marseillaise any day over any other anthem. A true rabble rowser to the barricades if there ever was one.

[Mik]

I had to admit I was not familiar with the French anthem, so I gave it a listen. I like it!

Also fun to know that Key stole a good drinking song for ours. I was referring to God save The King for Our Country Tis Of Thee.

There is nothing new under the sun.

[AndyD]

Casablanca (film with Bogart) has a version that shows the effect of the French anthem.

Why does the superbowl flyover vary?

1991 with Whitney I think was missing man. This year 7 planes and then another 1?

[Renauda]

I like Berlioz’s version for voice, chorus and full orchestra. Liszt also made an inspiring and crowd thumper of a piano transcription of it as well - there’s a recording out there with a young Cyprien Katsaris playing it.

[Doctor Phibes]

@AndyD said in I heard there’s a big game going on today:

Casablanca (film with Bogart) has a version that shows the effect of the French anthem.

Why does the superbowl flyover vary?

1991 with Whitney I think was missing man. This year 7 planes and then another 1?

I think they changed it at the last minute this year as some of the F22's were needed elsewhere.

Where was used to live we were right underneath the flightpath for when they prepared the flyover for certain games at Gillette. The planes used to vary - my favourite was 3 tankbusters flying quite low right over our house, and one year we had a B2 bomber. The dog was not as big a fan.

[AndyD]

A B2 must be deafening.

I used to work on an industrial estate in Essex. Every now and then a big Chinook would slowly rumble over and we'd all go watch(first floor modern offices with loads of south facing glass).
Probably from Lakenheath. Also got the odd jet, whoosh and its gone.

Then one day there was a different rumble, grew to a thunderous noise.
Avro Lancaster!
That sound the old props make, directly overhead then suddenly in sight over the windows and very low on its way to a London display.
I thought it was crashing, it was maybe only 200ft up.
Why would it fly so low?