National Anthems at Sporting Events

Factual Questions
1

Mrs. Rastahomie can sing the pants off the woman who sang the National Anthem at Wrigley Field last Sunday. So much so, in fact, that I’m trying to convince her to give it a try.

I had always assumed that the honor of singing the National Anthem at Wrigley went to, in descending order:

  1. Wayne Messmer
  2. Choirs of schoolchildren, college choirs, etc.
  3. Washed-up musicians
  4. Relatives of city bigwigs, Cubs executives, or Cubs advertisers.

…and thus figured that Mrs. Rastahomie was out.

What’s the secret to singing the National Anthem at a Cubs (or any) baseball game? Is it as simple as making a demo tape of Mrs. Rastahomie and sending it to 1060 W. Addison? Or does she have to have connections?

2

If this is ms. rastahomie’s lifelong dream, she can probably swing it for $4000 at a Reading Phillies game.

3

Well, I think its pretty unofficial, knowing someone at the Tribune Company, or working for the Cubs is a big first step. You can always begin sending them weekly requests and be generally a bug in their ear. That always works nicely. Have you considered checking the Tribune and Cubs websites thoroughly and e-mailing the contact person?

Tough question. Start at the top and work your way down. Maybe a letter to Andy McPhail?