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Author Topic: National Anthem Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-14-2006 11:29 PM                        quote: Tonights 7 PM show was quite full, and as we were playing "America's Sweethearts" the audience was mostly over 40. Not only did everyone stand for the anthem, but they sang it as well. I haven't seen that in a long time. However, the 9 PM show was a much younger audience, and not only did they not sing, but they didn't stand either. That is the age group that has grown up without the anthem, the pledge or prayer in our schools, and they don't know what to do. Anyone surprised? Richard, it's all just customs and how people express themselves differently. Sure, the teens and 20s, 30s crowd don't stand and sing, but that shouldn't be interpreted to mean they don't have as much love for their country as the folks who do. Let's not forget when they run those names up on the memorial crawl each week on Face the Nation or Meet the Press or Night Line, the numbers after all those names are 19s, 20s, 21s, 25s....not a hellofa lot of 50s and 60s. It's our youngsters who are the ones sent off to war to be maimed and who die for our country, which, I submit, is a hellofalot more meaningful than standing for a song or waving a flag. Wanna show support for the those kids? Better than standing up for a national anthem, stand up and tell our government of monumental incompetence to BRING THEM HOME.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 02-15-2006 11:20 AM                        Small town Indiana in the '70s (Shelbyville, Connersville, and others) people stood and sang with the Anthem before every show. Louis  |  IP: Logged Josh Jones Redhat Posts: 1207 From: Plano, TX Registered: Apr 2000 posted 02-16-2006 01:00 PM                        Derek, What is your source material for your reprints? I recently came across some old IB tech sprite trailors and some coke stuff from the 60's/70's that are in almost virgin state. Josh  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 02-16-2006 01:51 PM                     www.drive-infilm.com We use it to open the trailer show before Atomic Midnights.  |  IP: Logged

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