Yes, everything is stupid, but it was not always so.
On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key, while on board a British ship negotiating the release of a friend, witnessed the bombardment of Fort M’Henry. Despite a night-long assualt, come sunrise he witnessed a remarkable event, “And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.” After a day, the British were unable to destroy the fort and gave up. Key was relieved to see the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry and quickly penned a few lines in tribute to what he had witnessed.
The poem was later set to music and in 1931 became our national anthem.
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I made that allusion. I was on the ship at the time, and I said: “Damn, Scotty (he hated being called ‘Frank’), Look! Through the rockets red glare and those bursting bombs, we can still see the flag!”
The rest, as they say, is History!
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^ You and G̶e̶o̶r̶g̶e̶ C̶. S̶c̶o̶t̶t̶ I mean George S. Patton! 🙂
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If you ever get a chance you should visit Ft. McHenry. It’s quite a site.
You can avoid the nasty part of Baltimore by entering via the Key Highway exit off I95.
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@Rich
For me, the US National Anthem and flag are the best in the world. Nothing better.
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I just saw today why he wears the hoodies and covers his neck all the time. It looks like Stroke Shrek is about to hatch a homunculus out of the back of his neck. Seriously. What the heck IS that thing?
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Oz may not be the greatest, got to be
better than Lurch….
Yes, everything is stupid, but it was not always so.
On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key, while on board a British ship negotiating the release of a friend, witnessed the bombardment of Fort M’Henry. Despite a night-long assualt, come sunrise he witnessed a remarkable event, “And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.” After a day, the British were unable to destroy the fort and gave up. Key was relieved to see the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry and quickly penned a few lines in tribute to what he had witnessed.
The poem was later set to music and in 1931 became our national anthem.
I made that allusion. I was on the ship at the time, and I said: “Damn, Scotty (he hated being called ‘Frank’), Look! Through the rockets red glare and those bursting bombs, we can still see the flag!”
The rest, as they say, is History!
^ You and G̶e̶o̶r̶g̶e̶ C̶. S̶c̶o̶t̶t̶ I mean George S. Patton! 🙂
If you ever get a chance you should visit Ft. McHenry. It’s quite a site.
You can avoid the nasty part of Baltimore by entering via the Key Highway exit off I95.
@Rich
For me, the US National Anthem and flag are the best in the world. Nothing better.
I just saw today why he wears the hoodies and covers his neck all the time. It looks like Stroke Shrek is about to hatch a homunculus out of the back of his neck. Seriously. What the heck IS that thing?
Oz may not be the greatest, got to be
better than Lurch….
MONGO!!!