Streaker Dissapointed Janet "Stole the Friggin' Show"

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[GulliverSwift]

Sitting in a San Diego bar a year ago and pondering the idea of streaking Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Mark Roberts' emotions drifted to a place they don't often visit.

Fear.

"They'll kill me down there," said Roberts, a native of Liverpool, England. "That's Texas -- they'll execute me."

Yet there was Roberts Sunday night, using a Velcro officiating outfit to sneak his way onto the field at Reliant Stadium, then stripping the clothes off and parading around in a silver G-string.

So much for hesitance.

"I got it in my head that I had to streak the Super Bowl," Roberts told ESPN.com after being released from a Houston jail on Monday. "I made it my mission."

Roberts performed an Irish Jig in front of Carolina kicker John Kasay and was trying to elude security officials when New England Patriots linebacker Matt Chatham flattened him with an elbow. Roberts was carried off the field hogtied by security.

"He took me out," Roberts said. "But I was so pumped up, me [sic] didn't feel a thing. Today I feel great."

Roberts faces charges of criminal trespassing and public intoxication. Though it's possible he could spend the next two years in jail, in a foreign country no less, Roberts couldn't hide his excitement Monday.

CBS didn't air Roberts' antics on its worldwide television broadcast, instead focusing its cameras elsewhere. But the man who considers himself to be the world's most prolific streaker -- he's bared himself to crowds at championship soccer matches to morning talk shows -- considers Sunday's feat his greatest. By his account, he had streaked 285 events since 1993.

"The holy grail of streaking," he said. "It doesn't get any bigger than this."

Roberts said he spent much of his night in jail telling stories and signing autographs.

"I signed for every cop in the station," Roberts said. "Those guys were great. I didn't have one bad policeman in there."

Roberts said he had planned his Super Bowl streak for weeks. He purchased an authentic game official's outfit, complete with hat, socks, shoes, whistle and penalty flags, on the Internet. He then cut the uniform in pieces and had a seamstress put it back together with Velcro.

He purchased a front-row ticket to Sunday's game and hid his Velcro referee's outfit under his regular clothes.

"I was a little bit worried the authorities would be looking for me," Roberts said. "When I was getting frisked and patted down, the guy saw my clothes underneath and asked about a piece of Velcro hanging out. I told him it was me warm underclothes and he let me go."

Just before the second half was about to begin, when security looked away, Roberts ripped off his street clothes, scaled a wall and headed to the field.

"I was down there for like five minutes, walking around, saying hello to people," he said. "They didn't know who I was."

He said he casually walked to midfield, greeted a few players with a hello and then ripped off his suit, revealing nothing more than a tiny G-string. Painted on his back, he said, were the words "Super Bowel."

Roberts performed an Irish jig, then danced a moonwalk before security officials came after him from every corner of the stadium.

"The goal was to take the football and score a touchdown," Roberts said. "But when I got out there, I realized there was no way I was going to get past those football players."

The online gambling Web site sponsored the streak. For past pranks, the company has helped to pay Roberts' fines, though a company official would not confirm that it would pay any fines in Houston.

As for what sort of marketing boost the Web site would get from the stunt, the official wasn't sure.

"We would have gotten a bigger bang for our buck if Janet Jackson wouldn't have pushed out her [breasts]," Sebag said. "She stole the friggin' show."

Roberts had planned to streak during last year's Super Bowl in San Diego, but after flying from England he said his chances of obtaining game tickets fell through.

Released on a $500 bond, Roberts is scheduled to appear Feb. 9 in a Houston court, where he faces a charge of trespassing of property without forcible entry. He faces up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

But in Roberts' eyes, it was worth it.

"When I ran out there, the noise was deafening," Roberts said. "I blew the roof off that stadium -- it's not retractable anymore."

[GulliverSwift]

Leveled by a player. That must of been a fun hit to deliver.

Too bad he didn't break any bones.

Though it's possible he could spend the next two years in jail, in a foreign country no less,

I'm sure that's where he's dying to streak, in a Texas state prison.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

He should get some harsh jail time, and some heads should roll within whomever handles in-field security.

This guy could just as easily been a terrorist with a vial of some cruel bio-toxin.

[theDentist]

...Roberts couldn't hide his excitement Monday.

That'll change when he meets his weight-lifting cellmate: Bubba.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Roberts said: "It doesn't get any bigger than this."

That is a shame......

[Servant of the 9]

I'm sure that's where he's dying to streak, in a Texas state prison.

Maybe he can streak the Prison Rodeo, get taken out by a brahma bull.

So9

[GulliverSwift]

Hey, give him a break. He's a Brit, after all.

[laconic]

His "entertainment" was at least a step up from the salacious dirt of the halftime show, which Tagliabue now piously (and unbelievably) denies the NFL had any advance notice of. Questions for Mr. Tagliabue: 1) what kind of an organization did you think MTV was?: 2) do you deny that the WS Journal reported Friday that the key demographic of 18-34 male viewers have been way down for the NFL and that MTV was a way to attract them?; 3) that your staff must review each and every Super Bowl commercial in advance? The halftime, like most shows on a timed basis, must be scripted for each six seconds. Do you mean to tell me that the NFL didn't have an advance review of what was goihng to occur at the halftime show? Or are you and your staff far more gullible than the top-end corporate lawyers you are?

[Servant of the 9]

..Roberts couldn't hide his excitement Monday.

That'll change when he meets his weight-lifting cellmate: Bubba.

No, it's Bubba who will be playing 'Hide the Excitement'.

So9

[weegee]

The same police refused to arrest anyone for Janet Jackson's actions with Justin Timberlake.

Then again I hear that guys in the Aerosmith entourage got busted with cocaine in a NASA bathroom and didn't go to jail.

If Nelly had done this, would there have been an arrest?

This man would have been arrested for being down there even if he was fully clothed.

[mhking]

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

I can see why he would be upset by an over the hill Jackson with a career that's in the toilet.This just goes to show you there's more than one kind of prostitute(jackson).To expose herself for fame,money and misplaced vanity,i see no difference!

[isthisnickcool]

Then again I hear that guys in the Aerosmith entourage got busted with cocaine in a NASA bathroom and didn't go to jail.

That's true.

[CyberCowboy777]

I want to see a pic of him getting leveled.

[Rad_J]

Whatever happenned to Morgana? Why didn't she ever pull off this type of stunt?

Janet would have been small news compared to a Morgana streak.

[GulliverSwift]

I know, I wasn't dissapointed, too. This is the only picture (and another just like it) that they had at Yahoo News.

Maybe some else found one.

[GulliverSwift]

oops, I meant to say I was diasspointed.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Golden Palace.com sponsors streaker

[Recovering_Democrat]

I got a pic.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Hey, give him a break. He's a Brit, after all.

LOL, didn't mean to slam the Brits. I coulda used that line to describe what slick willy klintoon said to monica.

[mewzilla]

Icky poo.

[tiamat]

Servant of the 9 wrote:

No, it's Bubba who will be playing 'Hide the Excitement'.

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LOL! Kudos! Well done!

;-)

Tia

[RoseofTexas]

I want to see a pic of him getting leveled.

Me too! This shows our players won't take any CRAP from anyone! Cheerios! :)

[GulliverSwift]

A pic of him getting hit? or just another unpleasant picture?

[Ann Archy]

ONLY an 18 year old with a low IQ would think that entertainment in streaking and breast-xposing was a good. It made us look like HEATHENS and DEPRAVED humans to the rest of the world.

[Xenalyte]

But the man who considers himself to be the world's most prolific streaker -- he's bared himself to crowds at championship soccer matches to morning talk shows -- considers Sunday's feat his greatest. By his account, he had streaked 285 events since 1993.

Boy howdy. I thought changing in the Renfest performer parking lot (which I do, you salacious beotches) was the height of immodesty.

I swear, I used to be modest before I took that job. I almost wouldn't change in front of Xena's Guy. Now, nothing deters me . . . if I must be in that costume and the Queen's Ladies have monopolized the women's room, it's off with the civvies and on with the garb right next to the Saturn, and I have not one care who might be watching. (And if someone should be watching, I'm sure they've seen better shows elsewhere.)

[luvbach1]

Yes, just a flat-arsed brit.

[fso301]

I want to see a picture of the linebacker hitting him.

[Weimdog]

The video is at goldenpalace.com

[george wythe]

His "entertainment" was at least a step up from the salacious dirt of the halftime show,

I missed the half-time show, since I have the habit of joining my relatives outside during the half-time to throw a football.

Nevertheless, you make a good point. If all the accounts about JJ strip dance are correct, the haft-time show was tacky.

Can you imagine having your mother or your grandmother watching that trash during at a family gathering?

I don't care if MTV wants to broadcast trashy videos... I know that my grandma or my daughter will never watch MTV.

The Super Bowl is a different story, since it's usually a family affair or church affair, where large groups of families get together to celebrate.

It seems that the breast bearing was the straw the broke the camel's back, since the whole show was tawdry, going by the Freepers' description of the event.

[don-o]

He should get some harsh jail time, and some heads should roll within whomever handles in-field security. This guy could just as easily been a terrorist with a vial of some cruel bio-toxin.

"Just as easily"?

So you do not believe that HomeSec had sniffers out for biotoxin? I await some expertise on the effectiveness of biotoxin release in a stadium.

I take my hat off to a guy who pulled off a pretty impressive prank.

[weegee]

Morgana was a kissing bandit, not a streaker and I think that she only did that at baseball games. She did run around in loose cotton shirts without a bra.

I think that Edy Williams stripped at a big boxing match at the Superdome one time but I don't know if that was seen on tv (this was back in the 1970s, when some events were still seen on closed circuit broadcasts).

What's the world coming to when even streakers have sponsors? I say prosecute the conspirators: they gave him financial reward for comitting a crime.

[HighWheeler]

Here he is in hog-tie mode:

[weegee]

It does reflect Houston's role in both the development of breast implants and modern strip joints.

[Feiny]

I think the video is hilarious. Those dance moves are great. His body is very nasty. Is he the same guy who does those nike commercials or perhaps just the inspiration for them?

[laconic]

The "music" was awful, the dance steps were only suggestive and not overly difficult, and what attire there was, was basically, underwear.

[Feiny]

I was just on his website and found this:

The Streaker Meets Colonel Gadaffi
- World champion streaker lucky to be alive
- British man's Libyan stunt goes awry

by Tyrone Cowley

Prolific streaker Mark Roberts was today discharged from the Gadaffi Hospital in Libya, almost a week after his latest stunt went horribly wrong.
Roberts, 38, was seriously injured when the crowd turned against him as he ran naked at a military parade in Tripoli.

Roberts was in Tripoli to further bolster his reputation as "World Champion Streaker" by going stark-bollock jogging during the National Islamic Unity Day parade in Tripoli. The event was attended by Libya's top clerics and leader Colonel Gadaffi. Unfortunately, the stunt immediately turned to tragedy as a horde of more than 80,000 people set upon the naked Englishman. He was eventually rescued by government soldiers.

The hilarious exhibitionist - who was punched, kicked and buggered unconscious by the angry mob - made light of the situation as he left the hospital, asking reporters "How did Everton do at the weekend?" Doctors shook their heads in disbelief as he hobbled into a taxi for Gadaffi Airport, saying Roberts is "lucky to be alive".

Roberts is Britain's most notorious streaker. He has made over 150 side-splitting performances at public events, including the Wimbledon Finals and the European Champions League final. His sponsors include Marlboro and Channel Four Racing.

Speaking on his arrival back at Heathrow, Roberts said: "I don't think I'll return to Libya for some time. This experience has made me realise that British audiences really are the best in the world."

[Bush Cheney]

If you want to download it, here it is.

Right click on choose Save Target As.

8.4mb download.

[Riley]

The hilarious exhibitionist - who was punched, kicked and buggered unconscious...

Uh....does this mean what I think it means? Yikes!

[TexasRepublic]

In the words of another Brit, "We are not amused". We should put him on the rockpile for two years and then send his silly a$$ home.

[Mudcat]

"ONLY an 18 year old with a low IQ would think that entertainment in streaking and breast-xposing was a good. It made us look like HEATHENS and DEPRAVED humans to the rest of the world.

You know the streaker is a Brit, right?

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

In the words of another Brit, "We are not amused". We should put him on the rockpile for two years and then send his silly a$$ home.

Lighten up, Francis...

[Ann Archy]

Yes, I do know he's a Brit. I was actually talking about Nipplegate and those horrid, idiotic commercials. Embarrassing!!

[Dog Gone]

I'm just glad he wasn't really naked. But I think his butt has seen better years.

[skyhntr]

Baaah he won't get jail time... it was obvious to everyone, he'd been practicing his routine all week long (to just run the football clothed into the end zone. no nudity planned)
Alls he has to say is :
"I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl,It was not intentional and is regrettable."
Oh wait.. My Bad, this excuse has already been used!!*lol*

[mlbford2]

This guy could just as easily been a terrorist with a vial of some cruel bio-toxin.

Spread those butt cheeks and you might just have your 'cruel bio-toxin'.

[freekitty]

Yeah, why weren't Jackson, Timberlake and Aerosmith arrested?

What makes them better than this guy?

[Feiny]

hee hee

[Slings and Arrows]

The Streaker Meets Colonel Gadaffi

Sheeeeeee-*bleep*!

A donut gets you a dollar this bozo ends his life as a Darwin Award candidate!

[Coto]

" ... using a Velcro officiating outfit to sneak his way onto the field at Reliant Stadium ... "

So much for our 'hightened' Security ?? !! ?? !!

[nepdap]

Painted on his back, he said, were the words "Super Bowel."

Uh, Super BOWEL? What's up with that? Either he's a really bad speller, or he's revealing too much information that I'd rather not hear.