OT: Upcoming Broadway musical has "Mo Cheeks" scene

[KingSpeed]

The ballpark scene centers on the national anthem. Theater patrons spontaneously stand, as if in the crowd at the game. A pop singer tortures the anthem with dreadfully hilarious vocal affectations. As she loses her way, and her lines, Dave steps up and helps her recover. And when she does, the audience sings along.

The feel-good moment echoes the time in 2003 when Mo Cheeks, then coach of the Portland Trailblazers, famously stepped in to help a 13-year-old girl who lost her place as she sang the anthem. Cheeks put his arm around her and helped her remember the words. Natalie Gilbert regained her footing and her voice. She’d later call Cheeks her guardian angel.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...oment-and-national-anthem-remember/851311002/

 

[Reep]

Good example of how to step up and help people.

My large company hired a new senior Vice President. At one of his first department meetings one of the newish junior employees was asked to present, in front of the 100 person department. On his first slide he totally blanked and froze up. The new VP walked out on stage and said something like "you know, when this happens to me, I just start reading the slide and then it usually comes back to me" and remained on the stage with the young man as he did just that. On the second slide the young man finally got back on track and the VP sat down. That's how you show true leadership.

 

[Reep]

Just to be clear, nothing in this thread should be read to encourage HCP to come along side new board members to "help them" when they get off track.

 

[PDXFonz]

I went to school with Natalie Gilbert. She was always a kind person when I knew her.

 

[KingSpeed]

I went to school with Natalie Gilbert. She was always a kind person when I knew her.

That's awesome.