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Archive for September 2010
Phil sings the National Anthem
26 September 2010 by ben.
Today, Phil sung in front of his largest live audience ever — 70,000 rabid fans of the Seattle Seahawks football team. We arrived about three hours early for a sound check on the field, and then after a few photo ops, headed to the “green room” for some food and relaxation time. We shared this room with the honor guard who would be carrying the US, State, and MIA flags onto the field. This group included personnel from every branch of military service.
At 12:30, we headed back to the field where the players were going through their pregame drills — just a few feet from us at times! Kim and I stood just off the field at the 50 yard line while Phil went out among the players and the military color guard and waited for his cue from the production director. The he belted out a terrific rendition of the anthem to an appreciative audience.
When he finished and handed over the wireless microphone, a couple of the coaches came up to shake his hand including Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. We then looped around the field and walked along the Seahawk endzone as they lined up for the opening kickoff. We were allowed to say on the sidelines for the opening kickoff before we headed down the tunnel and up to our complimentary seats above the south end zone. The seats were great, the air was reasonably warm (and mostly dry) and the Seahawks won the game partly on the strength of their star kickoff returner who ran back two kickoffs for touchdowns, a 101-yard and a 99-yard play.
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Phil singing the National Anthem.
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Rachel Lake Hike
6 September 2010 by ben.
Labor Day weekend has rolled around once again; summer’s almost over. Kim worked Saturday and Sunday, and the Weather Service issued a bleak forecast for the Seattle area. So Bonnie and I packed lunches and trail mix, grabbed our boots and our cameras, and headed to the east side of the mountains for a hike! Read the rest of this entry »
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