St. Petersburg Times October 6, 1990, Saturday, City Edition A health food store clerk in Beverly Hills, Calif., who sang the national anthem to Sinead O'Connor from behind the meat counter got the ax after the Irish pop singer complained. Ms. O'Connor refused to perform at a New Jersey concert this summer if the The Star-Spangled Banner was played. She has let it be known that she objects to any national anthems being played at her concerts, even the Irish anthem. Former meat clerk Mike Rechtien said that on Tuesday, Ms. O'Connor entered Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Market. When she approached the counter, he said he told her, "I have a song for you," and began singing the anthem. According to her publicist, Ms. O'Connor asked the store not to punish Rechtien. But store officials said Rechtien was fired from his job because "the store maintains a strict policy on harassment of any kind including verbal, physical or visual." He worked there six weeks.