I'm a singer. This past 4th of July, I was asked to sing the national anthem at a scrimmage Youth Baseball Game. I was in this little outdoor stadium filled with 200 people. The city manager introduced me. I dressed up nicely. White shirt, tie, khaki pants. As I was introduced I had to walk from the dugout to center field. Halfway there I tripped and fell HARD flat on my face! Half the crowd said "OOHH" the other half was laughing. I got up and walked to center field to the mic. I had a HUGE dirt stain on my shirt. I had to sing the national anthem dressed up, but looking like "I slid onto home plate." The singing went OK. At the end I got a big ovation.-Not because of the singing, but because of patriotism and my foible.