Will halftime be family friendly this year?

[spurly]

Will the Superbowl halftime be family friendly this year?  I don't think it will, but right now I am taking a wait and see attitude.

[twd]

Let's see, Rolling Stones music is made by a group of superannuated druggies, and tends to focus on unhealthy sexuality.  Oh, yeah, sounds family friendly to me...  :rollingeyes:

[david johnson]

never :p

[twd]

A couple of years ago, with the Janet Jackson fiasco, I found it amazing that everyone focussed on the "wardrobe malfunction," but very few commented on the rape-oriented lyrics that lead up to it.  At least to me, the lyrics were far more disgusting than a brief flash of flesh.

But all the hand-wringing was about preventing any future view of nipples, while the real problem is much more fundamental, methinks.

[marc]

I think that anyone older than the performers will be offended this year.

Wait a minute...since Keith Richards is 127 years old now....

[janine]

hee hee

I loved his comment in Guitar World magazine last summer.  It's in my sig. now.

[extranos]

Wait a minute...since Keith Richards is 127 years old now....

Sure, he looks old, but he's only in his 60s.  The problem with Keith is that he died about 12 years ago, but his body has so many drugs still circulating that not all of his organs have figured it out yet.[/color]

[Mere Nick]

The list of those now in the grave yard because they thought they could do drugs like Keith Richards would be truly staggering.

Everyone's good at something.  Keith's good at doing drugs.

[kalen]

Everyone's good at something.  Keith's good at doing drugs.

Well then Keith's multi-talented because he's also really, really good at being ugly.

[James Rondon]

But all the hand-wringing was about preventing any future view of nipples, while the real problem is much more fundamental, methinks.

Agreed.

[Follower the Heaven Bound]

After-Pre-game vote, but yes.

[janine]

I managed to turn the radio on with about 5 minutes left of halftime -- totally missing the Stones.  Pooh.

Well, did Keith stalk over and rip Mick's shirt off?  Any interesting things tattooed on Mick's breast?

[Jimbob]

No, but that fatty flap under his upper arm that seemed to swing and keep the beat brought back memories of my grandmother.

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[marc]

The Stones made it through without anyone keeling over.

I'm amazed at Mick Jagger's energy at his age, but I do wish the producers would have shown Keith Richards a little more love.

[Cliftyman]

Whats sad is, a bunch of grandpas with leather and bandanas on, rockin on a stage is something like a scene out of an Adam Sandler movie.

People would be laughing their rears off at it... but the Stones do it in real life.

I really think all people have a point in life where they need to just hang up the clothes and check into that rocker on the front porch.

The Stones are waaaaaayyy overdue.

[Jimbob]

All I could think was that it'll be a race to see who parodies first, SNL, The Simpsons, etc.  You're right, Clifty, about it being like an Adam Sandler skit.  They should have had Mary Catherine Gallagher run up as a crazed fan! :D

[twd]

All I can say is, pathetic.

[Jimbob]

Yup.

[CDHealy]

No, but that fatty flap under his upper arm that seemed to swing and keep the beat brought back memories of my grandmother.

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The guests at the Healy household noticed this as well, unleashing some harsh humor at Mick's expense.

[spurly]

I think the Beach Boys would have been a better choice.

[Skip]

In Motown?

[twd]

A good jazz band would have been much better.  Somehow, a sixty-something jazz musician doesn't grate the way a sixty-something rock musician does.

[segell]

Spurly -

I respect your opinion:

I think the Beach Boys would have been a better choice.

but, I have to admit my reaction to it is best demonstrated by this emoticon:



Kevin, while the Stones are old (not that much older than me, ahem) they still rock.  And they all still play awesome.  The Beach Boys???  Yuk!!  Now they are old and their music as well.  IMHO.

By the way, folks - I haven't seen too many 60 year olds in better shape than Jagger.   However, I have seem plenty of 60 year olds a lot more handsome.   :D[/color]

[rick6886]

I guess I am just one of those people who actually wants to see football. The Super Bowl halftime show is the most overated useless thing in the world of Sports. I had to work so I taped the game and watched it after work.  I couldn't fast forward the halftime fast enough, if I wanted to watch MTV I would change the channel. Instead these halftime shows drag the Super Bowl into an almost 4 hour game.

I am also amazed that in order to perform for the NFL you have to have certain political leanings. To open the season we had to endure Kanye West, and now to end the season we get the Strolling Bones, two of the most outspoken critics of the Bush administration pop culture has to offer...

coming off my  

my humble 2 cents

Rick

[marc]

Spurly -

I respect your opinion:

I think the Beach Boys would have been a better choice.

but, I have to admit my reaction to it is best demonstrated by this emoticon:



Kevin, while the Stones are old (not that much older than me, ahem) they still rock.  And they all still play awesome.  The Beach Boys???  Yuk!!  Now they are old and their music as well.  IMHO.

By the way, folks - I haven't seen too many 60 year olds in better shape than Jagger.   However, I have seem plenty of 60 year olds a lot more handsome.   :D[/color]

I saw the supposed Beach Boys perform after a Reds game a few years back.  The band consisted of Mike Love, one other sometime member (Al Jardine, maybe?  I don't remember), and a bunch of kids.

They actually played very few Beach Boys songs.  The show consisted mostly of fifties and early sixties hits by other people.  And they weren't very good (might have been the sound, which was lousy at Riverfront).

And I'm a Beach Boys fan. Endless Summer was the first tape I ever bought with my own money.  The Stones, such as they are, are a better representation of the original than those Beach Boys were.

[Jimbob]

I guess I am just one of those people who actually wants to see football. The Super Bowl halftime show is the most overated useless thing in the world of Sports.

As are the new "dance team" half time shows in West Texas stadiums.

[boringoldguy]

Do they have those out there now?

We have them here -  they're stupid.    I figured they didn't do it out yonder because all the girls were Baptist or CofC.

[rick6886]

I guess I am just one of those people who actually wants to see football. The Super Bowl halftime show is the most overated useless thing in the world of Sports.

As are the new "dance team" half time shows in West Texas stadiums.[/color]

We even have them in Alaska, I was the P.A announcer for the Fairbanks Youth Sports Football Finals, Some lady brings a boom box into the press box and tells me that her dance team will be performing at halftime.....

of course your dance teams are probably a little warmer, it was like 25 degrees the day of the Football Finals here...

my humble 2 cents

Rick

[Jimbob]

Do they have those out there now?

We have them here -  they're stupid.    I figured they didn't do it out yonder because all the girls were Baptist or CofC.

Baptist & CofC just means they wear panty hose with their short skirts, apparently.

[Jimbob]

I guess I am just one of those people who actually wants to see football. The Super Bowl halftime show is the most overated useless thing in the world of Sports.

As are the new "dance team" half time shows in West Texas stadiums.

We even have them in Alaska, I was the P.A announcer for the Fairbanks Youth Sports Football Finals, Some lady brings a boom box into the press box and tells me that her dance team will be performing at halftime.....

of course your dance teams are probably a little warmer, it was like 25 degrees the day of the Football Finals here...

my humble 2 cents

Rick[/color]

Moments like that make me keenly aware that more of "Hank Hill" abides in me than I realize.

[rick6886]

I guess I am just one of those people who actually wants to see football. The Super Bowl halftime show is the most overated useless thing in the world of Sports.

As are the new "dance team" half time shows in West Texas stadiums.

We even have them in Alaska, I was the P.A announcer for the Fairbanks Youth Sports Football Finals, Some lady brings a boom box into the press box and tells me that her dance team will be performing at halftime.....

of course your dance teams are probably a little warmer, it was like 25 degrees the day of the Football Finals here...

my humble 2 cents

Rick

Moments like that make me keenly aware that more of "Hank Hill" abides in me than I realize.[/color]

you lost me, I have no idea who Hank Hill is...