Klarinet Archive - Posting 000260.txt from 2001/12

From: "Jennifer" <jen1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Thanksgiving Music
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 20:08:27 -0500

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Van Cott" <gary@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Thanksgiving Music

> Come on Bill. It was 1947. You know that!
>
> Gary
>
> At 09:22 AM 11/25/01, you wrote:
> >At 12:30 PM 11/25/2001 +0000, Tony Wakefield wrote:
> >>Bill Hausmann has corrected me.
> >>
> >> > I don't know where you got the idea it was "unofficial." It is very
much
> >> > the OFFICIAL US National Anthem!
> >>
> >>Bill, I do apologise for this unintentional error. It was my intention
to
> >>look up the date of pub. of my book source before I posted, but things
> >>overtook me. Arthur Acheson notes that is has been official since 1931.
I`ll
> >>now open my 'history' book - - - - and it says - - - - J. M. Dent &
Sons
> >>Ltd, 1937 - so the book must be wrong. It states that the Anthem has
never
> >>officially been adopted as the National Anthem, but is used by the Army
and
> >>Navy.
> >>
> >>DO YOU NOT HAVE AN AIR-FORCE THEN?
> >
> >As of 1937, no. The U S Air Force was created in 1949 as a separate
> >branch of the service. Prior to that it was part of the Army. I served
> >in the Air Force myself from 1973-1993, so I am pretty sure about
> >this. You'll have to forgive J. M. Dent & Sons for that error!
> >
> >
> >
> >Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
> >451 Old Orchard Drive
> >Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265
> >
> >If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
> >
> >
> >
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