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Mike Pound: Royals game a ‘Banner’ event for music lover If there was a drawback to the whole experience, it was that Larry didn’t have a chance to grab any autographs while he was on the field Monday night.
“Although after I sang and was walking off, Dave Owen (the Royals bench coach) said ‘good job’ to me,” Larry said. Singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” is tough. There is no doubt about that. And singing it in front of sports fans can be even tougher. Mess up the anthem and you’ll know it pretty quickly, because sports fans aren’t exactly shy when it comes to expressing their feelings. Larry, who said he probably goes to more than 20 baseball games a year, was aware of that but said he wasn’t too worried. The key is the key to singing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Larry said. If you start at a key low enough yet comfortable enough for you, it makes it much easier, he said, to hit that “land of the free” high note. “I just made sure I found my range so the high note wouldn’t break,” he said. Apparently, the high note didn’t break. Larry got rave reviews from the large contingent of family and friends who drove up to Kansas City to watch him sing. He even got accolades from strangers in the stands. “After I sang, I got to my seat and just relaxed for a minute,” he said. “Then I went and got something to eat.” And then, Larry said, he sat back and watched the game. With, I’m guessing, a big grin on his face. 
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