lucifer91 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thought it was kind of an interesting read http://www.trentonian.com/sports/20140225/devils-anthem-singer-arlette-is-quite-the-hit The Trinidad native, who goes simply by “Arlette” while performing in Newark, was discovered by legendary New Jersey general manager Lou Lamoriello while the Hockey Hall of Famer was walking past a restaurant called “Vino” on the Upper East Side of New York City in the late 90s. After a few visits, Lamoriello somewhat coyly approached Arlette about performing before his team’s games. “One day, this gentleman said, ‘I’m involved with this team, and once and a while we need anthem singers,’” she recalled. She’d never been to a hockey game before, so she accepted the offer from the somewhat mysterious, yet friendly man. It wasn’t until after she stepped out of the limo a few days later and started to get acclimated with her surroundings that she realized just who she’d been dealing with. “We found out that he is ‘the man,’” she said with a laugh. “By that time, we’d become such good friends, so I joked with him: ‘I’m involved?’ But he’s such a great person. He’s been so kind to me and my husband, and he’s kind of adopted us.”" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'll just come out and say it, this article makes me suspect Lou had an affair with Arlette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'll just come out and say it, this article makes me suspect Lou had an affair with Arlette That's gross Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 It was actually a nice little article too...come on 7 I will say though I didn't like him at first the opera singer, Max whatever has grown on me as a #2 anthem singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devlin Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'll just come out and say it, this article makes me suspect Lou had an affair with Arlette O.o Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Lou needs to concentrate on getting better players not better singers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Arlette is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exit56 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 FOOOOOSE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Lou just has his ways, and because of the success he's had here, he gets away with it. There's a price we pays as fans for having such a principled GM, such as a lack of communication and a lot of the 'cool' things that other teams do, but the positives of having such a person in charge are far more rewarding; Lou makes us all a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxm262 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Lou needs to concentrate on getting better players not better singers. yeah, stop wasting time finding someone you already found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Love Arlette. Hope she sings at Sunday's game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Max is the solid pick for Canadian anthem games because he can do it in French.. But every team seems to have 1 legendary US anthem singer, and Arlette is ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Is it wrong of me to think Max D does a better job at singing the national anthem for both the US and Canada than Arlette? Arlette is always good, but I just think Max is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 FOOOOOSE This. I miss the rare Paul Sorvino anthem too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Is it wrong of me to think Max D does a better job at singing the national anthem for both the US and Canada than Arlette? Arlette is always good, but I just think Max is better. Different strokes for different folks. In the context of the Devils and Newark, etc. etc., I think Arlette has a lot more emotion and soul in her voice, while Max is more proper and classically trained (which may work for other venues/teams)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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