Tonight I was making dinner for my family while my boys turned on the NBA playoff game. I'm not really an NBA fan, but will go along with what others in the family want to watch. Before the game was the Star Spangled Banner, performed instrumentally by Carlos Santana. No doubt he is an incredible musician and played it "well". But there was no singing. It just rubbed me the wrong way, and seemed to be just entertainment and nothing more. The crowd seemed to take it that way too, but I think they were dazzled by the star power of Santana, and that was good enough for them.

Maybe I'm the only one watching that was bothered, but I feel sad. Maybe I should wait to be bothered when they no longer even attempt the Star Spangled Banner before games? Doesn't feel like that can be too far away...