American Idol Tori Kelly Started at Angels Stadium

I dont understand why 90% of the anthem singers are young/underage girls with mediocre voices. That having been said, I don’t really care who sings the national anthem. What really bugs me is when I’m at the game and a family decides it’s necessary during the anthem to say “excuse me” and force their way around me to get to their seats. Or the dude behind me that needs to talk on the phone during the anthem. I’ll put up with crappy singing of the anthem all season long, but I really don’t appreciate the disrespect people show my country during the anthem.

I’d rather listen to Roseanne sing the anthem a million times than listen to Kenny G hold that freaking note forever. You don’t realize how good you have it until something reminds you.

and leaders of a long-established and well-respected collective moment to celebrate the sum of all of us assembled for a few hours of pleasurable distraction from the outside reality, to be an egregiously indulgent abuse of civic responsibility.

i’m not sure i agree with any of it. I work for the clippers and the majority of our anthem singers are minors. I think it has more to do with it being cute than creepy.

Way to deconstruct and pervert something that is in all likelihood entirely harmless. If/when I have a young daughter I’d be proud to have her sing in front of a stadium if that’s what she enjoyed doing.

Was she on American Idol this week? Last year? Should I be tuning in?

Last season, 4th of july, some american idol dude sang. Not too bad.

I don’t really give a shit who sings it, as long as they can do a better job at it than me.

This girl is from my hometown, the Lake Elsinore/Canyon Lake area. She probably would have been in the low grades of elementary school when I was in high school, so I don’t know her. Plus I effin’ hate American Idol and all similar shows.

Suggestion:

Let me play the “Star Spangled Banner” on my electric guitar before Opening Day, the ASG and any potential clinching games!

 I play it all the time and I’m kinda amazing at it, not gonna lie. I got a Fender with two Seymour Duncan humbuckers in it. Just hook me up to the PA!!!!

You’re all pervs.

(Nevermind how I voted)

Kings games at the Forum. He had chunks of “American Idols” in his stool.

F you, Fox, and F you, RIAA.

It is out of context and inappropriate.

Best Angel anthem singer ever. In addition to other qualities, he’d actually enunciate the ye-olde contractions (“over” instead of “o’er”), which makes all the sense in the world, if you think about it.

Seriously, though, I’m all in favor of lambasting the vacuity that is American Idolatry, but aren’t we assigning blame or perversity where none likely exists?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but outside of special occasions aren’t the National Anthem singers largely just anyone that writes in with a tape? I recall reading somewhere on the official site that anyone could perform it, they simply have to mail in an audition recording. And isn’t it likely that generally it’s only starry-eyed little tarts that want that much attention so they can role play the chippies on their favorite show? And isn’t it likely they’re aided by their tone-deaf parents who want to help meal ticket realize her dreams?

Not that any of this excuses the fact that thanks to Angels baseball I have twice – TWICE – in my life actually had to hear Kenny G live without any prior warning.