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It’s been a rough week for America, what with that stuff that we won’t talk about right now (Duke losing, of course) and it always helps to have something inspirational fall into our laps. And while my greatest inspiration, Rachel Bilson, has yet to fall into my lap, we were lucky enough to stumble across this video of 8-year old Elizabeth Hughes performing the National Anthem at a Norfolk Admirals hockey game on January 7.
As Elizabeth was nailing it – just crushing that Star Spangled Banner – her mic cut out, leaving her tiny-yet-powerful voice without the benefit of amplification. That’s when the crowd collectively shouted, “To heck with your faulty sound system! To heck, we say!” and they lifted Elizabeth up with their voices and gave a giant middle finger to this country’s enemies.
Strap a cassette player to your leg and fly a jet into your heart, video after the jump…
Side note: The video’s uploader posted that this took place on January 7, 2010, but since I’ve already written three checks (non-bouncy, thankyouverynmuch) this year with 2010 on them, I’m going to assume it was from last week. And if Norfolk ever gets Internet access maybe we can verify this.
And for those of you not inconvenienced by the arduous task of clicking a mouse, I’ve added some more great moments in sports National Anthems…
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Is it too much to hope that the bitch who laughed when the girl’s mic cut out was later struck in the head by an errant puck?
Otto, I wish I could star that comment.
…followed by a beatboxing Dave Coulier doing ‘Oh, Canada.’
Lobster Dog has saltwater tears.
Worst. Lip synch. Ever.
America, fuck yeah!
Norfolk is a big military town and a nice city. Admirals games are a very great place to drunkenly heckle.
–Your Hampton Roads area expert
The bald guy at the end? She manages not to end up in the trunk of his car?
if there is a more patriotic image then the banner pic, I haven’t seen it.
where’s mo cheeks when you need him? [youtu.be]
@Ryan Walsh
I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 8 years. Ghent is nice, Downtown is okay, Highland Park is alright for being so close to a college, and everything else is a dump.
I hope someone identifies the stupid hag who cackles once the mic cuts out …. stay classy you whore
I hope that witch that cackled when the mike went out gets an STD.
Lobster Dog took a chunk out of her ass.