Hoppers Question
Reader Jon Plank emailed me this question:
Hi Daniel,
I was doing some reading on WIkipedia and ran across this line on a page about the Hoppers…
“They appeared at the inauguration ceremony for Ronald Reagan in 1981.”
Have you ever heard of this? Did they perform or just attend? That seems a bit ambiguous. Thought you might know something about it…
Jon Plank
I didn’t know the answer, but I thought I’d post it here in case any of you did.
Blame it on whatever you like! Fact is, my reason is simple enough: I have no interest in any secular music. 
(jealous pout)
Comment by Mark (February 14, 2009, 10:28 am)
I have heard or read that somewhere also, I am pretty sure it is true
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Comment by Mark (February 14, 2009, 10:33 am)
Also mention of it on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/The-Hoppers/dp/B000QK5T5K
this site: http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/hoppers/artist.jhtml
and here: http://www.answers.com/topic/the-hoppers
If you google it, several results come up, so I would guess it is for real
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Comment by Sony (February 15, 2009, 11:05 am)
I think I heard years ago that they sang “This is My Country, This is My Flag” but not sure what else.
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Comment by Zoe Bleeker (March 15, 2009, 8:33 pm)
It’s most definitely true. Like Mark said it’s on the internet. Just google it. I’m pretty sure there’s a video on youtube also.
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Comment by Scott (March 16, 2009, 7:24 pm)
“This is My Country, This is My Flag” was recited by Claude and sung by the rest… But I think that’s all that was done…
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