The Speedway Gig.

For 9 years I sang the National Anthem at a not so local speedway ... that and designed, produced and directed the track webpage. I’d rather not say where any more than Tennessee. East Tennessee. My wife and I attended, took pictures ... but mostly I sang.

Every once in a while, I’d find a fish and had the fish sing. I seldom got a repeat. They usually sang it as a furneral dirge ... slow walkling.

My country is NOT dead, thank you very much. The Anthem is supposed to be brisk and alive. The Army band doesn’t play it slow. The Navy band doesn’t either. I sang it like a march ... stepping out.

I paid attention when NASCAR on FOX explained HOW to drive a short track race ... hug the bottom of the track in the turns,,, slide out to the wall on the straights ... gently off the throttle going in to the turn and gently on coming out. Jamming the pedal to the metal is the way to find your car facing on-coming traffic. Sudden acceleration will have the rear end stepping out.