Notice Gladys Knight to sing SSB at Super Bowl !!!!

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  1. Hoopguru

    Hoopguru Well-Known Member

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    She is one of my very favorite singers going way back, with the PIP's. What a wonderful Lady!
    I appreciate her courage as I understand she's getting blasted pretty hard. Sad!

    Leaving on a Midnight Train to GEORGIA.

    Hearing her sing is going to bring back some good memories for sure!

    4:39Gladys Knight and The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia
     
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    They should have Kapernick rap at halftime.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Well...... she should sound better than Aretha at Obama's inauguration. She embarrassed herself. In all probability, she will lip sync like all the master parade float singers
     
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    yeah but this performance at the Kennedy Center honors for Obama was exquisite
     
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    I guess she had it that time. Maybe that large church lady hat knocked off her balance for Obama's event .
     
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    One of my favorite singers ever! Love that voice!!!



    And she sings one of my favorite songs ever... so good it's been recorded 3 times (so far) and I have all three versions on my iPod!





     
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    Trippy fun fact...

    She joined the Pips when she was 7 years old.
     
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    so just a pip squeak
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Groan
     
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    I suspect all those in the beer line will interrupt their purchases.

    I also suspect those sitting around their couches will stand, remove their headwear, and show respect.

    Myself, I'll be kneeling, cider in hand.
     
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    You'll be kneeling for Gladys?

    Why?
     
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    IDGAF who's singing it... :dunno:

    When Butt Fumble gets signed before Kaepernick the NFL has a problem.
     
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    I thought she was performing with Maroon 5.
     
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    It's the Anthem.

    I still don't stand for it and when it's played when I referee, I don't put my hand over my heart. I simply bow my head and think about the fact that neither the song nor that flag represent me.
     
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    I don't stand for the National Anthem either but it's because I have great difficulty standing because of my combat related disability. I don't even stand in church. The priest has to come back to my pew in the back of the room to offer the sacraments to me.
    Do I respect the flag. I've got two flags on my 20 ft. flag pole, the American flag and the U.S. Army flag just below.
    I believe the flag does represent you and I will do all in my power to make that happen. I believe our flag represents every American except traitors. This is why I believe the flag represents Kaepernick and not Trump.
    Does the flag represent those that would burn it? Yes, as long as they are not traitors. I'm not implying any individual or group when I say this, only those that would burn it.
     
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    MARIS61 Real American

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    Pelosi is now trying get the Superbowl postponed in a desperate attempt to blame her shutdown for it and somehow she thinks this is going to make Dems look good? :dunno:

    Dems need to take her gavel away before the demented old crook starts hitting people with it. :cheers:
     
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    A Tip of The Cap to a Real American Singer. :cheers:

    Gladys Knight, a freedom-loving patriot, takes a stand in defense of the national anthem


    By Todd Starnes | Fox News
    Gladys Knight said she's here to 'give the Anthem back its voice'

    I don’t know much about Gladys Knight’s politics, but I do know that she’s a freedom-loving patriot.

    The Motown legend generated headlines across the country when she announced that she would be performing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Atlanta.

    “I am here today and on Sunday, Feb. 3 to give the anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life,” she wrote in a statement to Variety.

    She also called out those who have been trying to score cheap political points by disgracing the "Star Spangled Banner."

    “It is unfortunate that our national anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the national anthem and fighting for justice should stand alone,” she wrote.

    She’s talking about you, Colin Kaepernick.

    GLADYS KNIGHT SAYS SHE'S HERE TO 'GIVE THE ANTHEM BACK ITS VOICE' AFTER ANNOUNCING SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE

    Kaepernick sparked national outrage in 2016 when he began taking a knee during the national anthem. The now former National Football League quarterback said he was blacklisted as a result of his protest.

    And many of Kaepernick’s supporters were furious over Ms. Knight’s decision to perform at the Super Bowl.

    AOL News compiled a list of angry and hateful comments directed at the legendary singer, accusing her of selling out.


    “Gladys Knight is now against Colin Kaepernick,” one angry person wrote on Twitter. “You’re too old not to know better. Why would you perform at the NFL? I’m disappointed in you.”

    “You know they only want a token to take the focus off their racism,” another Kaepernick fan raged.

    Ms. Knight’s decision to perform is especially bold considering that most high-profile musical artists are boycotting the big game to kneel in solidarity with Kaepernick.

    US magazine reports that singers do not want to be associated with the NFL until the disgraced quarterback gets a job. So far -- only Maroon 5 and a rapper I’m unfamiliar with have agreed to perform.

    Billboard Magazine says Adele, Jay-Z and Pink refused invitations. So did Rihanna, proving when it comes to supporting our military and saluting the flag - America's entertainment industry will always take a knee.

    Even Cardi-B - a self-described disciple of Senator Bernie Sanders - took a pass. To be honest, I’d rather sit through Nickelback concert before I’d listen to a tone-deaf, foul-mouthed socialist who once called Bernie Sanders daddy.

    OK, well maybe not Nickelback, but you get my point.

    Comedian Amy Schumer urged musicians to boycott the Atlanta Super Bowl -- writing on Instagram: “Stand up for your brothers and sisters of color...the hottest thing a guy can do is get down on one knee."

    Ms. Knight has dismissed her critics and stands firm on her decision.

    “I pray that this National Anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us,” she wrote.


    I reckon if anyone can accomplish that task, it’ll be Gladys Knight.

    And I suspect football fans will all enjoy the soulful sounds of an American patriot instead of a bunch of flag-hating, auto-tuned, lip-syncers.

    https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gla...kes-a-stand-in-defense-of-the-national-anthem
     
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    I don't know how you get that it's Speaker Pelosi's shutdown when Trump took credit for it and said he'd be proud to take the blame. Just how does that work? Wait a minute, could it be that you believe the greatest liar I've ever seen when he abruptly changes his mind and says he's not the one shutting down the government? Isn't that what lemmings do, follow a devious soul?
     

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