Super Bowl: B- Game and A- Halftime
Great job by The Who last night. I had harbored many doubts about the aged duo and how they'd hold up but instead the band kicked some serious ass in their roughly twelve minute show. The mix of grandeur and humility was moving. Long live Daltrey and Townsend. The songs they sang mean so much to folks of my age and older, as the band, along with Zeppelin, was the biggest force in rock back in its 1970s heyday.
A great show, second in my mind only to U2's moving 2002 performance.
And the game wasn't too bad either. No last minute miracle finish for seemingly the first time in a while, but both teams played so damn hard, and pretty well, too.
Before the game I couldn't decide who I would root for: Peyton getting his second ring or the city of New Orleans. But once the hitting started it was a clear choice: pull for the perennial underdog. And of course they came through. Sean Payton didn't make a false move all night, from the onsides kick to start the second half to the replay review which gave them a two point conversion and seven point lead in the fourth quarter. Awesome job by him and his staff. And it was Peyton Manning's pick with about three minutes left that sealed the deal. Strange for a guy who had the reputation early in his career of choking, then later developed a penchant for coming through in big moments, to throw such a bad ball to Porter. But Peyton has big shoulders and will take it like a man, I'm sure. He's already got his ring and spot in the pantheon of all time greats.
Good for the Saints and New Orleans. They certainly deserve to have something special to celebrate.
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And if I never see another idiotic Doritos ad, it will be too soon. But I guess the obnoxiousness of their spots was precisely the point, in order to make them "memorable." And am I the only one that thought the reliance on slap stick humor as opposed to wit was a downer in so many of the spots?
The Betty White Snickers spot was hilarious, though. Best Super Bowl ad in quite some time.
A great show, second in my mind only to U2's moving 2002 performance.
And the game wasn't too bad either. No last minute miracle finish for seemingly the first time in a while, but both teams played so damn hard, and pretty well, too.
Before the game I couldn't decide who I would root for: Peyton getting his second ring or the city of New Orleans. But once the hitting started it was a clear choice: pull for the perennial underdog. And of course they came through. Sean Payton didn't make a false move all night, from the onsides kick to start the second half to the replay review which gave them a two point conversion and seven point lead in the fourth quarter. Awesome job by him and his staff. And it was Peyton Manning's pick with about three minutes left that sealed the deal. Strange for a guy who had the reputation early in his career of choking, then later developed a penchant for coming through in big moments, to throw such a bad ball to Porter. But Peyton has big shoulders and will take it like a man, I'm sure. He's already got his ring and spot in the pantheon of all time greats.
Good for the Saints and New Orleans. They certainly deserve to have something special to celebrate.
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And if I never see another idiotic Doritos ad, it will be too soon. But I guess the obnoxiousness of their spots was precisely the point, in order to make them "memorable." And am I the only one that thought the reliance on slap stick humor as opposed to wit was a downer in so many of the spots?
The Betty White Snickers spot was hilarious, though. Best Super Bowl ad in quite some time.
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