I currently live in the south, but have lived around the world, and embrace diversity. But this I do know, I went to a highly acclaimed military college in the southern United States (which I would say tended center conservative...although today, based on FB posts, it seems my college friends are for the most part squarely very far right), and I played in the military marching band (I'm a trumpet player), but we also provided a pep band for our home basketball games. When our team scored, we would always play "Dixie". However, in my junior year (I was Bandmaster, so I directed the band), we were told in no uncertain terms from the school administration that we could no longer play that song, period. Since our team was the Saints (our mascot was the Saint Bernard), we started playing "When The Saints Go Marching In" (which I suspect today would be challenged for other reasons, but was acceptable at the time). That was 1980. I've not played that song, and have rarely heard it since. There is obviously historical context for the song and (my view) that's where it belongs. I've got almost 60,000 songs on my iPod. I'm not any lesser for not playing or listening to that one song, and while a zippy, upbeat sounding song (instrumentally), I certainly don't miss it. My $0.02 worth and losing value every day. smile

John

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