The 200-year-old old crystal flute, which is considered a national treasure, was escorted to the crass performer\u2019s DC concert by the Capitol Police.<\/p>\n
Last night our officers helped safely escort President James Madison\u2019s 1813 crystal flute to the @lizzo<\/a> concert for the @librarycongress<\/a>. #NationalTreasures<\/a><\/p>\n You never know what you\u2019re going to see with the U.S. Capitol Police! pic.twitter.com\/Nd0XQPdgSO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) September 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n \u201cBitch, I just twerked and played James Madison\u2019s flute from the 1800s!\u201d Lizzo told the crowd after playing it. \u201cWe just made history tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD THIS FAMOUS CRYSTAL FLUTE BEFORE<\/p>\n NOW YOU HAVE<\/p>\n IM THE FIRST & ONLY PERSON TO EVER PLAY THIS PRESIDENTIAL 200-YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL FLUTE\u2014 THANK YOU @librarycongress<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VgXjpC49sO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) September 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n In a tweet with a video of her playing the flute, Lizzo wrote that \u201cNOBODY HAS EVER HEARD THIS FAMOUS CRYSTAL FLUTE BEFORE.\u201d She added, \u201cNOW YOU HAVE,\u201d and boasted about being the only one allowed to play it.<\/p>\n Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress, had invited Lizzo to play it in a tweet earlier this month.<\/p>\n The @librarycongress<\/a> has the largest flute collection in the world with more than 1,800. It incl Pres James Madison\u2019s 1813 crystal flute. @lizzo<\/a> we would love for you to come see it and even play a couple when you are in DC next week. Like your song they are \u201cGood as hell.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/2FkUFZfIYh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Carla Hayden (@LibnOfCongress) September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Hayden wrote, \u201cwe would love for you to come see it and even play a couple when you are in DC next week. Like your song they are \u2018Good as hell.’\u201d<\/p>\n The Libary of Congress tweeted that Lizzo visited earlier this week and also played other famous flutes from their collection.<\/p>\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t think @lizzo played that antique flute on stage without practicing first, did you? She visited the Library Monday & played several of the flutes in our collection, which is the largest in the world,\u201d the tweet said.<\/p>\n A flute @lizzo<\/a> played in the Main Reading Room Monday (with permission from some lucky researchers who were there!) looks similar to the crystal one she had at her concert, but is actually plexiglass. It is also very rare & was manufactured when the material was first invented. pic.twitter.com\/3i33D9NdQV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Library of Congress (@librarycongress) September 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n \u201cA flute @lizzo played in the Main Reading Room Monday (with permission from some lucky researchers who were there!) looks similar to the crystal one she had at her concert, but is actually plexiglass. It is also very rare & was manufactured when the material was first invented,\u201d a subsequent tweet said, with a video of her playing the instrument.<\/p>\n For those concerned about the flute: Music Division curators made sure it could be played without damage. This sort of thing is not all that unusual, in fact. Some of the Library\u2019s priceless instruments were donated with the stipulation that they remain functional & be played. pic.twitter.com\/9F7SASQcvP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Library of Congress (@librarycongress) September 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Addressing concerns about potential damage to the flute, the Library of Congress tweeted, \u201cFor those concerned about the flute: Music Division curators made sure it could be played without damage. This sort of thing is not all that unusual, in fact. Some of the Library\u2019s priceless instruments were donated with the stipulation that they remain functional & be played.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Lizzo Plays James Madison\u2019s Flute Loaned to Her By Library Of Congress, \u2018B-tch, I Just Twerked and Played James Madison\u2019s Flute\u2019<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lizzo has become the only person to ever be allowed to play the flute owned by James Madison,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n