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I Figure If This Doesn't Pump You Up For Football--Nothing WillSince it doesn't look like SBG (or any other Citizen) had something lined up for the big tilt, I'll borrow FTLT's postscript to today's video and run with it. The voice of John Facenda gets me pumped up for football. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms? Not so much. Consider this your official Super Bowl 40-Something gamelog/dumping ground/ashtray. (If you need a little more Facenda before the big game, this one on Quarterbacks is HOF caliber.) 52 comments to I Figure If This Doesn’t Pump You Up For Football–Nothing WillYou must be logged in to post a comment. |
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Go Peyton Mannings!
I got myself pumped for the Super Bowl by looking at puppies. It was pretty intense.
My landlord/friend whose house I'm currently living still hasn't given me the ok to get one. And I'm pretty certain he's not going to let me.
On the grill (literally): Omaha steak, mashed potatos, sauted green beans, and some leftover cornbread, with a tall glass of milk
Neat seeing The Who, but the NFL is going to run out of Super Bowl halftime classic rock bands eventually. "My Generation" doesn't really mean the same thing as it used to.
gumbo z'herbes with shrimp and rockfish; chips, guacamole, salsa, veggies, and mojitos.
After the set the Who just put on forth I will be ashmed to tell young people how much I enjoy the Who.
I've never been a fan, and that performance did nothing for me
I'm a huge fan, but it was weird enough seeing them without Moon, let alone Entwistle. Even if they were all alive, this is too far past their prime anyway.
text from Runner daughter: "Not bad for a bunch of old farts. They were probably really good many years ago."
my reply: "Exactly."
Not a bunch of old farts. Two old farts and some random guys. Daltrey should have sung "Who Are You?" to his backing band.
The mannerisms of that drummer looked oddly familiar. I then read at the Repository that Ringo Starr's kid had been playing for them. Was that him?
No drop off from Keith Moon to Zak Starkey, for sure. 'Cause, you know, Keith Moon has been dead for over 30 years.
I do think that was Starkey, yes.
I realize he was Ringo's son, but he looked EXACTLY like Nigel Tufnel.
Pete sounded like Chris Berman. I don't think it was intentional.
He could. go. all. the. way?
I forget which song, and I'm afraid to go back and look, but 6 called it right.
"It's on. Ly. Teen. Age. Wasteland."
Right around the time my dad was gushing about how awesome they were when he saw them live back in the day, my brother was texting me: "The Who, ca. 1970 - awesome rock band. The Who, ca. 2010 - bad karaoke".
And then one day you find, 40 years have got behind you.
Oops. That's next year's band.
I figured that Paul McCartney and Billy Joel are coming. Maybe Billy Joel/Elton John?
For those shows, I'll stick to the puppy bowl.
Prince was a very inspired choice, but everything since has been okay at best. Anyone got better suggestions?
I'll throw out there "Permanently give it to Prince."
Mrs. Runner had some online poll or something where people chose best halftime performace of the last X years; she correctly chose Prince, and he was #1. I'm proud of her.
I also really enjoyed U2's performance. But I'm a bit bias. But no doubt that those two were head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. Bruce didn't do it for me last year.
Agreed. Except or the time I got to see Janet Jackson's breast for like 1/3 of a second, U2 and Prince were by far the best ever Super Bowl Halftime shows.
SI agrees with us.
There should be an unwritten rule that it needs to be an American act. It's an American event, fer cryin' out loud! Let the Brits play the World Cup!
I don't get the point of bringing in someone 20 years past their prime. The two best shows in the last ten years, Prince and U2, are acts that are still relevant. Why wouldn't they get an act that some people under the age of 30 might stick around to watch? I don't know who, but how about:
Jay-Z
Coldplay
Metallica
Heck, even The Killers, as much as I despise them.
Prince is still relevant?
Musicology was somewhat successful.
Metallica is still relevant?
I think the problem is that new music is so fragmented now without traditional top 40 radio. There aren't as many universally recognizable acts.
The Killers and Coldplay would be decent options. I'd be fine with Jay-Z, too, but they'd probably want to have a 5-second delay for him.
We could get a repeat of the awesome Lil Wayne, Drake, Eminem performance at the Emmy's!
I'm guessing next year will be a ladies show. Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, maybe someone old school like Aretha or Tina Turner. They may throw someone "edgy" like Pink or Avril Lavigne. Heck maybe they go E-6 on the bit and have a girl group bonanza headlined by Ronnie Spector.
Take out Taylor Swift, and I will watch that show! Even the inclusion of the Gaga would be worthwhile.
Green Day
Jay-Z and Beyonce
Kanye West
Leonard Cohen
Kings of Leon
Daft Punk
Madonna
Radiohead
Flaming Lips
Yes. Green Day. They could put on a nice 3 song set that would please many.
I was going to suggest Arcade Fire since it would appear to dovetail perfectly with the NFL/NFL Network's new ad campaign, but it sounds like that quirky combo got together to benefit Haiti relief efforts.
No kidding. How many times did we hear Wake Up last night? I've grown sick of it, since it was recently my alarm clock tone.
Yeah. I'm almost sick of it. While watching Reggie jump in slow mo for the fourth or fifth time, a friend, who doesn't watch a lot of football, asked, "Wait. Did that really happen?"
The first two or three times, I had a little thrill... after that, it started to become something like "just how badly do I want to associate this song with the NFL?"
Flaming Lips would be awesome. We'd be talking about that show for ages.
Agreed, that would be spectacular. At this point, I've got to think AC/DC will be one of the next couple of years.
NFL might not like using up all of the available confetti at halftime though.
I don't "get" their new album, but yeah, this should happen more than anything else on my list. They're the right band for the spectacle, they're just short on Top 40 singles.
Maybe the Flaming Lips could agree to an "all cover" halftime show. I've seen them do Pinball Wizard and right now they blow The Who away. It's not even close.
I know this is a really radical thought, but maybe they could think about not having a rock concert at halftime at all, and just get on with the game already.
But who will sponsor that?
I'm with Jeff A.
But when would we watch the Puppy Bowl? I actually missed the onside kick watching the little buggers.
The two most adorable hours in the year.
I've actually set my DVR for the Westminster Dog Show next week too. I'm a sucker.
cheaptoy being here makes me think...
Black Sabbath
Well, right now they're working as "Heaven and Hell" with Dio, so that idea probably wouldn't fly with anyone trying to make money.
Volkswagen goes to the top of the list for that ad. "How do you DO that?!"
They didn't make a fart joke. Clearly the can't be at the top.
I'm with you though. I'm in a room of 30 people and I'm the only one that found humor in that commercial.
who dat gonna beat dem Saints!