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    Soldier Field National Anthem

    I know people are getting sick of the 911 hype...though I for one am not. BUT....did you see that anthem at the Bears game? I have heard this man sing the anthem two times, and both times I got chills. They should make it a law that only he can sing the song, until he is no longer able to. Forget the R&B 30 minute butcherings of our great song....that gentleman has it right.

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    I saw it as well. WOW! how great was that.

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    Unbelievable. Saw him do it last year as well, and I was impressed but kind of forgot about him. Once that voice started, and you heard the crowd go nuts it was unreal. My three year old and 10 month old both stopped being insanely loud, and just stared at the tv. Didnt make a peep.

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    Great moment.

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    that was awesome

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    that was great!

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    Just saw it on youtube, typical classless chicago fans who dont know your supposed to shut the fuk up during the anthem. Was a good version of the song.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ** PICKS View Post
    Just saw it on youtube, typical classless chicago fans who dont know your supposed to shut the fuk up during the anthem. Was a good version of the song.
    An Eagles fan calling another teams fan classless Now that's priceless. Eagles fans are generally considered the most classless bunch of goons around. And they're soft to boot. Anyhow, I like that the fans were into it.

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    Yea. The fans going nuts added to it, I think.

    Cheering the anthem is tradition there.

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    I just watched it

    amazing

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    Gives ya chills JJ. That's how it was intended to be sung. Powerfully.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ** PICKS View Post
    Just saw it on youtube, typical classless chicago fans who dont know your supposed to shut the fuk up during the anthem. Was a good version of the song.
    You sir are a douchebag. If you knew the man singing was Jim Cornelison, you would know he sings the national anthem before each Chicago Blackhawk home game since the Chicago stadium.was around and its a Chicago tradition to cheer him on during the song. That only adds to the emotion of the moment.

    Go throw some more batteries at Santa and scare your children like the rest of you trashball eagles fans.

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    I beleive he is an NHL anthem singer..could be wrong.......another good one is Lynden Slewage for the Ottawa Sens. Get goosebumps when they sing. First thing I thought of when I heard the gentleman from the Bears sing last season

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    Got to love the city of Chicago.

    Every now and then the Yankees have this Irish tenor (I forget his name) do the anthem to perfection too, but this guy in Chicago gets it right.

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    Cornelison is close, but Wayne Messmer was the best anthem singer I have ever seen. He used to do the anthem before the Blackhawks games and I could even tell as a kid how amazing he was. Pretty tragic that he ends up getting shot in the throat by a mugger and his voice never recovers to what it was.

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    I get pumped watching it

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    the crowd chearing was fukkin awesome...

    and then you changed the channel to CBS and the crowd was silent for that anthem...

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    The best one for me was Whitney Houston in the super bowl. Also I started crying at the start of the games cause I watched footage all morning. I was in downtown Dallas that day scared for my life I think ever major city got the **** outa dodge. When I heard they hit the pentagon it really ****** me cause I figured that place was protected by missles and shit.

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    This is exceptional. Thanks for posting WV and the vid JJ

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    we do the anthem like no one else. Thats our Blackhawk singer. Chicago is known for going nuts during the entire anthem. There is no place in the country to hear a better anthem. Players say its indescribable the way it fires you up. Ive been in attendance for a lot of them and its amazing.

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    I saw it too

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    He sings the national anthem for the blackhawks every home game

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    Quote Originally Posted by thejanitor View Post
    This is exceptional. Thanks for posting WV and the vid JJ

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