wave that Flag

 wave it high and wide (Hunter-Garcia)

28 years ago today i stood at the statue of George Washington outside Federal Hall and sipped a pint of Budweiser as i watched the annual Flag Day parade go by.( i don't think they do that anymore)

As the Bagpipers piped and the majorettes twirled their batons i contemplated what awaited my later that evening.......another date that would live forever in my memory....for the rest of my life i would either cherish FLAG DAY ....OR....it would be a painful reminder of what could have been.

Thankfully the Blueshirts would win the Stanley Cup on this day in 1994...and as i smiled down from Row F , seat 18, section 419....i knew i would forever celebrate FLAG Day........2 years later on this date i became engaged to wife......and i now have 3 strong reasons to raise a glass this evening........who am i kidding....i am blessed with hundreds of reasons to enjoy a beer.....

You're a grand old flag

You're a high-flying flag

And forever in peace may you wave

You're the emblem of

The land I love

The home of the free and the brave

Ev'ry heart beats true

Under red, white and blue

Where there's never a boast or brag

But should old acquaintance be forgot

Keep your eye on the grand old flag