We closed up summer today by going to the Nationals game, an excellent 7-2 win, against the Dodgers. It's been a good summer for us at Nats Park; I think the Nats are 12-3 with a Manuel in the building. And we've witnesses some exciting games, including the epic win over the Phillies that ended with the Z-man's walk off, two-out, full-count, bases-loaded grand slam.
The half-smokes have been consistently good this year, too.
But some things at Nats Park have gotten worse to the point of unbearable. It culminated today with a video honoring convalescing troops to Toby Keith's jingoistic and stupid 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.' Perhaps Obama's recent caving in to the Rs fooled executives at Nats Park into thinking George Bush was still president and invading the wrong countries. 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' is so 2003.
Anyway, that video prompted me to send the following email to the Nationals. Let me know what you think.
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To whom it may concern:
I like the way the Nats honor veterans convalescing in area hospitals, but did you really have to play that horrible, jingoistic Toby Keith song today on Labor Day? Honoring our troops is one thing, but that song is offensive and Keith is a right-wing nut.
We love going to the games, usually 15 or so every season, but is seems that at times the franchise seems more like a Virginia team playing in the suburbs rather than a DC team playing in the District (whose government and taxpayers helped pay for your stadium, I might add). As a District resident, I urge you to play less bad country music. Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn is one thing, but I think most fans don't like the 'wash my truck' song played during the seventh inning stretch, for instance. What's wrong with simply playing Take Me Out to the Ball Game?
On the other hand, playing Bustin' Loose after a home run is fantastic. I'd play that song instead of AC/DC when the Nats take the field. DC has such a great musical legacy, from Duke Ellington to Marvin Gaye to Chuck Brown to Minor Threat/Fugazi to Patsy Cline to the Bad Brains to Shirley Horn to Seldom Scene - why play AC/DC or ugly Americans like Toby Keith?
Playing local music would help bond and brand the team to the region and to the District (at a time when baseball is working to increase appeal to African-Americans) AND get rid of some of the bad music currently played at Nats Park - win win!
Thank you for your consideration. One more thing - resign Livo!
Athan Manuel
Tenleytown
Washington, DC
The half-smokes have been consistently good this year, too.
But some things at Nats Park have gotten worse to the point of unbearable. It culminated today with a video honoring convalescing troops to Toby Keith's jingoistic and stupid 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.' Perhaps Obama's recent caving in to the Rs fooled executives at Nats Park into thinking George Bush was still president and invading the wrong countries. 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' is so 2003.
Anyway, that video prompted me to send the following email to the Nationals. Let me know what you think.
*************
To whom it may concern:
I like the way the Nats honor veterans convalescing in area hospitals, but did you really have to play that horrible, jingoistic Toby Keith song today on Labor Day? Honoring our troops is one thing, but that song is offensive and Keith is a right-wing nut.
We love going to the games, usually 15 or so every season, but is seems that at times the franchise seems more like a Virginia team playing in the suburbs rather than a DC team playing in the District (whose government and taxpayers helped pay for your stadium, I might add). As a District resident, I urge you to play less bad country music. Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn is one thing, but I think most fans don't like the 'wash my truck' song played during the seventh inning stretch, for instance. What's wrong with simply playing Take Me Out to the Ball Game?
On the other hand, playing Bustin' Loose after a home run is fantastic. I'd play that song instead of AC/DC when the Nats take the field. DC has such a great musical legacy, from Duke Ellington to Marvin Gaye to Chuck Brown to Minor Threat/Fugazi to Patsy Cline to the Bad Brains to Shirley Horn to Seldom Scene - why play AC/DC or ugly Americans like Toby Keith?
Playing local music would help bond and brand the team to the region and to the District (at a time when baseball is working to increase appeal to African-Americans) AND get rid of some of the bad music currently played at Nats Park - win win!
Thank you for your consideration. One more thing - resign Livo!
Athan Manuel
Tenleytown
Washington, DC
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