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07 February 2010
Watching The Superbowl Thread This is where we talk about Sports, Commercials, and other Things.
I'm listening to it on the radio, and at the top of the broadcast, some dude talking about an injured player said as part of his therapy he's been "sleeping in a hyperbolic chamber." Must be the bestest most awesomest supercool wonderful chamber ever. In the history of chambers. Period.
Oh and speaking of sports, how bout them Caps! Hat trick for Ovechkin! And them Terps! Wonderful to see the forces of evil destroyed so handily.
From Wikipedia (I wasn't sure myself, so I looked it up):
Originally the game took place in early to mid-January, following a 14-game regular season and playoffs. Over the years, the date of the Super Bowl has progressed from the second Sunday in January, to the third, then the fourth Sunday in January; the game is now played on the first Sunday in February, given the current 17-week (16 games and one bye week) regular season and three rounds of playoffs. This progression of the date of the Super Bowl has been caused by the following: the expansion of the NFL regular season in 1978 from 14 games to 16, the expansion of the pre-Super Bowl playoff field from eight to twelve teams, necessitating the addition of a third round of playoffs (also in 1978), the addition of the regular season bye-week in the 1990s, and the decision prior to the 2001 season to start the regular season the week after Labor Day, moving the start of the season to a week later than it had been
Thanks. I really know nothing about pro football except that a friend of mine used to be very happy that the Superbowl always occurred within a few days of his birthday. This is the first year I've noticed that it isn't doing that anymore...
I just remembered that my cousin is at the Super Bowl. He works for the NE Patriots and gets free tickets every year no matter who is playing. Sweet perk.
Jon's down at the corner bar's $40 all you can eat, all you can drink. It gave him a chance to get away from his pukey, poopy, unshowered wife for a few hours. Poor fellow. He's been very kind, bringing me tea and juice and ordering me soup the last three days. Between the two of us we're ready to check into a nursing home. At least at the nursing home, there is pudding.
Why do the Bud Light ad people try to make it seem like their beer is so damn good, that people are willing to risk life and limb to drink it? Baffling.
Budweiser must get some sort of sponsor discount, but it just seems like overkill to air so many ads for all their different flavors during the Super Bowl. They're clearly not living the High Life(TM).
I was just going to mention that. I believe his defense was that he was researching child pornography. Posing a question because he's writing a novel, as it were.
Apparently he was added to some list even though he wasn't convicted.
Even my parents feel this is a really boring halftime show. who exactly is this trying to appeal to? Obviously not the same people (dudes in their 20s with nagging girlfriends trying to keep them down) the advertisers are. I guess it's a Don't fine Me, Dude appeal to the FCC...
I wasn't even going to watch this thing. I didn't go to a Super Bowl party because I told myself I had better things to do. How did I get sucked in? Oh well, I'm ditching it at 9 to watch Big Love.
(Also, yeah, word--these commercials about how being a man means being insensitive and boorish. Who's the target audience for this stuff? Is it, like, every man in the world? Because, if so, geez, Louise.)
It's no hardship for me to give up Dodge Chargers and that mobile TV thing; I gave up Doritos last year because their commercial pissed me off so much. But they don't learn. Or care.
The Who were epic in their day...not so much any more I suppose. I dunno - part of me feels embarrassed for them, part of me figures, well, their whole adult lives, this has been their job. No reason to quit is there? They are still able to get work, it would seem. No one seemed to mind when the old blues men kept it up til they dropped, so...maybe it's something to get used to?
Of course, it's hard to swallow, especially from the guys who gave us "My Generation" right?
Really, isn't there anyone under sixty who can do the Superbowl halftime show? The Stones, McCartney, Springsteen, The Who? All great artists but years and years beyond their sell-by dates. Isn't there anyone in their twenties or thirties who can play halftime?
My only real connection with the Super Bowl is that the Super Bowl number every year exactly matches my age.
Also, I think the NFL should consider researching music from the current century for their halftime shows. They may find some real gems out there, like 3 Doors Down.
I was vaguely pro-Saints, but not really caring one way or another. I thought it was a great game, and don't usually love football unless my team is playing. (unlike baseball, which I can watch wherever, whoever)
I watched The Who's performance on youtube. That's about as good as they have performed since 1990, and it was one helluva lot better than when The Rolling Stones played halftime.
How about a duet? John Cougar Mellencamp and Miley Cyrus? Aretha Franklin and the Jonas Brothers?
I'm only kind of kidding. A good combo might be neat, if it was done well (I heard that a Stevie Nicks/Taylor Swift duet at the Grammys was pretty awful).
As you can imagine, it's absolute bedlam down here in Louisiana. Fireworks are STILL going off, hours later. Tomorrow, I'm driving down to New Orleans, but unfortunately it's not to celebrate. I'm going to help out a friend whose husband was killed in a wreck last night. Tonight's victory was bittersweet for her...he was a huge fan. I assured her that he probably had the best seats in the house.
I'll post some pics and videos from the party soon.
ColdChef, do you have a bouncy castle in your backyard?? Damn, you are like the coolest dad ever.
Heh. I WISH that was my backyard. We were at a friend's house. They really were the coolest. Bouncy castle thing (which I regrettably tried), Wii for the kids upstairs, fridge for beer only in the garage, puzzles for the kids downstairs, and food food food food. There were, like, seven king cakes, fried shrimp poboys, burgers, wieners, chips, dips, redbeans and rice...no one went hungry.
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