Hi -
 
On Sat, 14 Feb 1998, Mark Lewin wrote:
> A pre-game note: The US and Canadian national anthems were sung a-capella
> (sp?) by a school sponsored group at the start of the game. As has been
> posted before, the RPI crowd erupts on RED when "the rocket's RED glare"
> is sung. Likewise, the Clarkson crowd reacts to Knight when the line "gave
> proof through the night" is sung.  One gentleman with a very loud voice on
> the opposite side of the Field House (perhaps from Ohio???) chimed in with
> a VERY LOUD "O" when the line "Oh say does that star spangled banner...."
> was sung (much to the delight of both the RPI and Clarkson crowds).
 
  Ohio ?!?  More likely he was from here in Maryland, as the behaviour you
describe is a ritual at Baltimore Orioles (O's, don't you know :-) baseball
games, first at Memorial Stadium, and now Camden Yards ....
 
  Cheers from Maryland - Jim
 
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