I had no idea Melissa Etheridge was in the house until I looked up from my usual pre-National Anthem musings "Stand still respectfully, or try to grab a quick pic?" and saw her standing on Lambeau Field. "Hey," I said to my sister and Lambeau seat mate Kathy. "Is that Melissa Etheridge?" It was. She [...]
On four occasions a performance of the National Anthem genuinely, memorably moved me. The first happened in 1991, ten days after the Gulf War launched. A Black Hawk helicopter flew over us as my sisters, my Dad and I made our way into Tampa Stadium. The well publicized fact that this would be the first [...]