Plan next year's Superbowl Half time entertainment! (Vanity)

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[Dutchgirl]

Next year's Superbowl will be held here in Jacksonville, FL. We are a very big small town, much more conservative than Houston.

Last night, representatives from Jacksonville were on hand in Houston to see what works and what doesn't in a host city.

Jacksonville's most famous musicans are "Lynyrd Skynyrd" who are mostly dead.

In the spirit of learning from someone else's ghastly mistake, please offer Freeper suggestions for the kind of entertainment that will increase enjoyment of the game.

[Elliott Jackalope]

I have a similar thought. Why not invite Kid Rock, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake to sit on top of dunking tanks, and allow fans to throw footballs at the dunk targets for $10 a toss? Have five or six cameras on each dunk tank, and every time someone hits the target replay the dunking over and over in slow motion.

Oh, and to make it interesting, have the dunk target be about ten feet in diameter, and set about ten feet away from the spot where people throw the ball at the target. Make it so 80 year old grandmas can hit the target without too much effort. That way we'll get LOTS of dunks during halftime!

[Dutchgirl]

Janets from Florida exposing themselves.

I had to read your post twice. The first glance left me with an awful image of this Janet.

[Johnny_Cipher]

Two words:

Norah Jones.

She is fabulous.

[AngryJawa]

My suggestion is no big halftime "extravagazna" at all...

Hear hear! Less is more.

Sadly, what we'll probably get will be a lavishly-choreographed gang rape.

[Sockdologer]

The French Army

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Don't worry, Jacksonville, the NFL is firing MTV from overseeing the halftime activities next year.

They're being replaced by Vivid Video.

[subterfuge]

"Here's my theory: hollywood mtv types are so emotionally and sexually dead inside that only the most outrageous can turn them on. They do the extreme because they've lost the ability to feel - and shocking acts become their inadequate substitute."

Quite right.

As Tom Petty wrote: "You run from innocence, you run from joy. Suddenly evil's all that you enjoy."

[IndyTiger]

Why not the marching band of the NCAA Division I college football national champion? Of course, this year would have had two bands, USC and LSU. (Not trying to start a BCS-bashing thread).

[Atlas Sneezed]

[leprechaun9]

Since I believe that the prime emphasis of the broadcast should be the football game (and not the several hours of pre and post game discussions), You might have the local high school bands play medleys of patriotic songs in honor of all the members of the armed forces!

[dawn53]

I'd love to see the FAMU marching band. They're fun to watch.

Please, please, no Aerosmith. They've been there two of the last three years.

[AngryJawa]

Two words: Norah Jones.

I'm not sure that the Superbowl halftime powers-that-be would know what to do with someone as talented as she is.

[Exit148]

Whatever they come up with, make it the same amount of time that a normal half-time is.

And no props on the field, no stages, no fireworks, no pop-slop.

[CougarGA7]

How about a half-time tribute to our troops that culminates with a fly-over of both the Blue Angles and the Thunderbirds. And no Hollywood leftists under the guise of entertainment.

[P.O.E.]

Stan Freberg rules! "Wunnerful-ah, wunnerful-ah"

[princess leah]

How about they go worldwide during half-time and have our military give personal greetings on the overhead! Finish with the military band and remove the entire half-time exercise out of Hollyweird's control! Oh, and by the way - BOYCOTT THE EMMYS THIS SUNDAY NIGHT!

[Johnny_Cipher]

Sad but true.

The college bowl games all seem to have some sort of contest where some dweeb tries to hit a giant inflated cell phone with a football for a million bucks. Why not have the Super Bowl halftime be the drawing for a national lottery where the prize is a billion dollars or something?

[r9etb]

Marching bands, flag corps, baton twirlers, etc.

Let's be specific: U.S. Marine Corps Band. The winning marching/drill team from one of the service academies (or all of them, together). And as many of the veteran outfits from Iraq and Afghanistan than can be marched across the field in 20 minutes.

[Physicist]

A couple years ago, they had the neo-swing band "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy" as the halftime entertainment. Bring them back.

[January24th]

Another vote for FAMU! And L.S. is still a kick-ass band.

Or give in and do the whole "Florida" schtick with Buffet and parrot-heads, et al. Yawn.