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From: Champ on 27 Jul 2010 15:56
I just got round to watching the podium ceremony from Laguna Seca,
where whoever was in charge of playing the winner's national antherm
started playing the Italian anthem instead of the Spanish one. It
played for 5~10 seconds or so, stopped and then the correct one was
played.

On the one hand, this was a simple mistake that could have been made
by anyone, anywhere. On the other, I can't imagine another country in
the world where such a mistake so closely matches its national
sterotype.

<this space left for Mark to flame me to death>
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From: Julian Bond on 27 Jul 2010 16:56
Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:56:08
>I just got round to watching the podium ceremony from Laguna Seca,
>where whoever was in charge of playing the winner's national antherm
>started playing the Italian anthem instead of the Spanish one. It
>played for 5~10 seconds or so, stopped and then the correct one was
>played.
>
>On the one hand, this was a simple mistake that could have been made
>by anyone, anywhere. On the other, I can't imagine another country in
>the world where such a mistake so closely matches its national
>sterotype.
>
><this space left for Mark to flame me to death>

It's not like it's the first time.
ISTR Laguna Seca playing "Waltzing Matilda" for Corser at a WSB meeting.

On the other hand it was good to see a decent TV feed for a change.
Although the producer seemed to have been at the marching powder as he
couldn't stay on one shot for more than about 3 seconds.

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From: Champ on 27 Jul 2010 17:16
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:56:49 +0100, Julian Bond
<julian_bond(a)voidstar.com> wrote:

>Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:56:08
>>I just got round to watching the podium ceremony from Laguna Seca,
>>where whoever was in charge of playing the winner's national antherm
>>started playing the Italian anthem instead of the Spanish one. It
>>played for 5~10 seconds or so, stopped and then the correct one was
>>played.
>>
>>On the one hand, this was a simple mistake that could have been made
>>by anyone, anywhere. On the other, I can't imagine another country in
>>the world where such a mistake so closely matches its national
>>sterotype.
>>
>><this space left for Mark to flame me to death>
>
>It's not like it's the first time.
>ISTR Laguna Seca playing "Waltzing Matilda" for Corser at a WSB meeting.

FFS! Really? <googles> Christ yes - amazing!
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From: Champ on 28 Jul 2010 16:14
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:50:30 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me(a)privacy.net>
wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:56:08 GMT, Champ wrote:
>
>> I just got round to watching the podium ceremony from Laguna Seca,
>> where whoever was in charge of playing the winner's national antherm
>> started playing the Italian anthem instead of the Spanish one. It
>> played for 5~10 seconds or so, stopped and then the correct one was
>> played.

>I couldn't work out if Lorenzo was pissed off or just embarrassed.

Bit of both, I think.
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From: flook on 30 Jul 2010 17:25
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:56:08 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote:

>I just got round to watching the podium ceremony from Laguna Seca,
>where whoever was in charge of playing the winner's national antherm
>started playing the Italian anthem instead of the Spanish one. It
>played for 5~10 seconds or so, stopped and then the correct one was
>played.

This is a great photo of that happening. :-) Rossi's expression is
good.

http://superbikeplanet.com/image/2010/motogp/laguna/3fan/v.jpg

flook
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