Enough already

Yesterday, Sept. 11th, I had to endure various renditions of "God Bless America" and the National Anthem on KOIT(FM) about every thirty minutes throughout the day. Why? Was this really necessary? As for the National Anthem, it is an anthem, not a pop song or blues or rock song so why do we have to endure such bastardized accounts of it at sporting events? One would never do that to the National Anthems in other countries. There they are played and performed as written. I feel so sorry for servicemen and women who act as color guards at sporting events for these atrocious performances. They stand at attention with their flags while internally they must be squirming at the horrible sounds they are hearing which only occasionally resemble what Francis Scott Key wrote.

Temps will be up over 90F/30C today so I am seeking relief indoors or, if outdoors, in the shade and then only briefly.