The Old Songs

(CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) July 29, 2005. The Grand Rapids Chapter Great Lakes Chorus and about 4 members from the Battle Creek Chapter Cereal City Chorus (3 wearing purple, a 4th in blue far left is their director and also a GLC member, Mike O'Donnell) teamed up to sing at the baseball game between the Grand Rapids' West Michigan Whitecaps vs Battle Creek's Southwest Michigan Devil Rays. Before the game started we sang to the fans entering the stadium out beside the front steps, see the audio clips below.

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GLC/CCC Heart Of My Heart


GLC/CCC My Wild Irish Rose


GLC/CCC I'm Sitting On Top Of The World


GLC/CCC Sweet & Lovely


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The game was at the Grand Rapids Fifth Third Ball Park at 7pm. We also sang our national anthem The Star Spangled Banner on the field at home plate about center of the photo. What a rush to be singing to a record crowd of 12,171 !

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(CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) In this photo we're getting ready to sing to the crowd. The camera man's images were projected on the scoreboard's large screen.

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Here's a shot through one of the holes of the home plate fence. Our GLC President Lynwood "Bud" Kraft directed, also behind us you can see the Devil Rays with their hats over their hearts.

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GLC/CCC The Star Spangled Banner


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Here I am with my 4 year old son Lee (he played in the aisles mostly:). The chorus had great seats for the game behind home plate.

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The Whitecaps won in extra innings 4 to 3!

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After the game there was an opportunity for the kids to hit a T-ball on the Whitecaps' minor league field. There were several hundred bags scattered onto the field and you would get the bag of small gifts your ball landed closest too which required an army of assistants running around the field (parents got to take a swing too:) For those of us at the back of the line it was an hour wait but worth the photo op:)