tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post8244134071700310819..comments2023-08-24T06:08:41.201-05:00Comments on Scouring Monk: #767. 200th anniversary of "The Star-Spangled Banner"Tony Laplumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-707079381458011082014-09-20T13:39:04.650-05:002014-09-20T13:39:04.650-05:00You are officially a good, nay GREAT! father.You are officially a good, nay GREAT! father.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-57259738396258315462014-09-19T22:15:40.915-05:002014-09-19T22:15:40.915-05:00Speaking of headless Yankees, my daughter and I ha...Speaking of headless Yankees, my daughter and I had a funny conversation tonight. As you probably know, the Orioles and Red Sox have a series at Camden this weekend so the game was on NESN tonight. Living with me and living with New England, she's torn between the two teams (inasmuch as she cares at all). I explained that either way, she just had to remember the Yankees are evil.<br /><br The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-44418158809358185642014-09-17T02:18:55.965-05:002014-09-17T02:18:55.965-05:00How about Edgar Allen Ruth, the home run hitting n...How about Edgar Allen Ruth, the home run hitting novelist who played for the Headless Yankees while brainstorming stories?<br /><br />Herb, according to my research there was even a verse added during the Civil War. It's funny, because we all ought to know there are, in fact, other verses, but they're so much less known (there are people who think the song ought to be played as fast as Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-26145365006140092572014-09-16T07:30:15.904-05:002014-09-16T07:30:15.904-05:00Not everyone knows that there are actually four ve...Not everyone knows that there are actually four verses to the song. Even back in the early 70's, the 3 television stations signed off the air (Yes, the TV and most radio stations were off the air at a certain time) around 11 or 12 o'clock, giving all their call signs and technical info, then playing the National Anthem. One night one of the Green Bay stations played a recording of a Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-62644617673323376472014-09-15T22:20:59.246-05:002014-09-15T22:20:59.246-05:00Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were the oth...Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were the other big stars. Edgar Allen Poe (born in Boston but died in Baltimore) and Babe Ruth? Never mentioned.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-12792394604137327872014-09-15T14:43:15.790-05:002014-09-15T14:43:15.790-05:00Squid, that's why we Mainers study Joshua Cham...Squid, that's why we Mainers study Joshua Chamberlain, too. Or maybe because Jeff Daniels was so awesome in <i>Gettysburg</i>.<br /><br />Maurice, good point.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-19052483003534888642014-09-15T09:45:15.927-05:002014-09-15T09:45:15.927-05:00The guy was a lyrical genius, but it does suck tha...The guy was a lyrical genius, but it does suck that he was a supporter of slavery. Of course most people were, so he wasn't unusual.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-87568100499774068082014-09-14T21:46:36.666-05:002014-09-14T21:46:36.666-05:00Key was a Marylander and, of course, Fort McHenry&...Key was a Marylander and, of course, Fort McHenry's in Baltimore so this was a central piece of the Maryland history curriculum back when I was a young lad. Probably still is.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.com