Showing posts with label American gothic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American gothic. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

One way to enjoy that National Anthem

THE MOST MEMORABLE moment from the Bears-Seahawks playoff game in Chicago on Sunday occurred as the TV camera panned the stands during the National Anthem. There, rising in grinning ecstasy, was a heavy-set, bald fan with one hand placed over his heart and the other holding out a big glass of beer. For a pro football patriot, it was a sort of heartland American gothic that can't get much better, although the fellow might not know how the game turned out. (Clue: the Bears won)