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Super Bowl a Paradox of American Culture
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 2/04/05 | Gene Collier

Posted on 02/04/2005 4:19:38 AM PST by beyond the sea

Yesterday the league scheduled a news conference to announce the most complex halftime show ever attempted ,then, in a moment so genuine it barely belonged to this week or any other in the Super Bowl's manic history, someone introduced Paul McCartney.

Bounding on stage in a faded red sweatshirt and jeans, Sir Paul offered a respectful salute and took questions. A thousand crabby, jaded journalists looked transported.

"Questions for Paul?"

What? Questions for Paul McCartney?

"Paul, what band will you be performing with?"

"My band."

"No, what band?"

"I have a band; it's called 'my band.' "

McCartney allowed a certain conceit that he's probably here as the anti-Janet, promised to keep the show mammary free, and acknowledged, "I don't have a wardrobe to malfunction, so no worries on that score."

A young woman asked, since he was wearing red and blue, was he a Patriots fan.

"This is just slung on, honey."

With the same breezy manner that was just as infectious yesterday as it was in 1964, McCartney figured that even though we're here hyping this thing eight days a week, he might be here to put a global audience totaling close to 1 billion back in touch with something grandly simple.

"The message of my music is generally peace, love and come together," he said, "and that's as good a message as I can deliver. It's the same old one, but I can't think of anything better."

This is probably just me, but shouldn't there be a Paul McCartney news conference before every game? Not just every Super Bowl, every single game. That'd make next year's Pitt-Youngstown State fray a little more palatable, wouldn't it?

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KEYWORDS: football; mccartney; superbowl
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To: beyond the sea
I'd love to see her and Toby do a concert together.

I'd pay real money for that one..but, anyway, back to football.

Any good prognosticating threads going on? It's Friday already!!

21 posted on 02/04/2005 5:05:43 AM PST by evad
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To: beyond the sea
At least Paul M. is a step up from last year.

My favorite, Phil Keaggy, sounds a lot like Paul M. but Phil has virtually no name recognition----even though he has recorded more than 40 albums over the years.

In my opinion they should just stick with football at the superbowl.

22 posted on 02/04/2005 5:07:58 AM PST by Tom Bombadil
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To: evad

I would like to see it all American. Shania is a canuck, and that wasn't even good enough for her, so she bailed to Switzerland with Mutt.


23 posted on 02/04/2005 5:08:19 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (Prepare for Fierce Allegiance day, Feb 9th.)
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To: OldFriend
I'm a 58 year old guy and I'm not ashamed to say that some music brings me to tears. That song, I can't get past the first few seconds. That song is incredibly beautiful.

Since I'm not too swift with computers, does anyone know a site I can go to to hear it?

24 posted on 02/04/2005 5:08:31 AM PST by beyond the sea (Barbara Boxer is Barbra Streisand on peyote ......and is the north end of a south bound mule.)
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To: beyond the sea
Pitt-Youngstown State fray

In which sports does Pitt play YSU? i realize since Penn State fled the Big East, that rivalry is no more, but when i was at Pitt, granted, many moons ago, we never played Youngstahn in anything!

25 posted on 02/04/2005 5:09:08 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: evad
Any good prognosticating threads going on? It's Friday already!!

Who needs prognosticating threads? Everyone knows that it is going to be a Corey Dillon Day.

26 posted on 02/04/2005 5:09:48 AM PST by Tom Bombadil
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To: mainepatsfan
I didn't even know about Janet Jackson until after the game.

I didn't hear about it until about five hours later myself.

27 posted on 02/04/2005 5:10:05 AM PST by beyond the sea (Barbara Boxer is Barbra Streisand on peyote ......and is the north end of a south bound mule.)
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To: beyond the sea

dang, you are making my makeup run!


28 posted on 02/04/2005 5:10:41 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: beyond the sea

I was listening to a post game show on the radio and one of the hosts said that the NFL and CBS were issuing an apology for the "incident". I didn't know what the heck they were talking about.

The entertainment at the Super Bowl has changed over the years.

http://www.superbowl.com/features/entertainment/entertainment-honorroll


29 posted on 02/04/2005 5:14:17 AM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: beyond the sea
I'm with you. Not tech savvy at all and couldn't figure out how to print just that one post so I could keep those words.

67 year old grannie here.

30 posted on 02/04/2005 5:14:49 AM PST by OldFriend (America's glory is not dominion, but liberty.)
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To: solitas; Route101; OldFriend; TonyRo76
Any ONE of the five you mentioned are better than ALL the 'performers' quoted in this thread.

Who crapped in your Wheaties this morning? Or is your deck short just a few cards?

What about Kristy Jackson (post # 7), Toby Keith and George Strait?

31 posted on 02/04/2005 5:18:33 AM PST by beyond the sea (Barbara Boxer is Barbra Streisand on peyote ......and is the north end of a south bound mule.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance
Shania is a canuck

Since I'm not anti-canuck that doesn't bother me.

I just look at her talent and all those cute little parts.

32 posted on 02/04/2005 5:19:41 AM PST by evad
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To: beyond the sea

When did the network fagots and lesbians get a hold of the halftime show? This is football's finest moment - or at least it used to be...


33 posted on 02/04/2005 5:20:05 AM PST by odoso (Millions for charity, but not one penny for tribute!)
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To: SamAdams76

And.............. the pro players hate the extended, longer halftime. Stiffen up, come back on the field and there's so much smoke you can't breathe.


34 posted on 02/04/2005 5:20:48 AM PST by beyond the sea (Barbara Boxer is Barbra Streisand on peyote ......and is the north end of a south bound mule.)
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To: evad
Any good prognosticating threads going on? It's Friday already

I guess you saw this one yesterday......

The Official "I can't stand any more hype, let's play the freakin' Game" Superbowl Thread

36 posted on 02/04/2005 5:24:03 AM PST by beyond the sea (Barbara Boxer is Barbra Streisand on peyote ......and is the north end of a south bound mule.)
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To: Tom Bombadil
In my opinion they should just stick with football at the superbowl.

Yep.

37 posted on 02/04/2005 5:25:55 AM PST by beyond the sea (Barbara Boxer is Barbra Streisand on peyote ......and is the north end of a south bound mule.)
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To: beyond the sea
All halftime shows suck. Doesn't matter who is performing. The sound is terrible, the thousands of dancing idiots twisting on the field...ugh. I'd rather watch that British streaker guy running around the 50yrd. line in his plastic thong while trying to dodge security. Now that's entertainment!

And for what it's worth, I love ZZTop, but when they did a halftime show several years ago...it sucked as bad as the rest do.

38 posted on 02/04/2005 5:26:47 AM PST by Dissident Aggressor
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To: GodBlessRonaldReagan

You bet!.....it would be a screamin half time show!....


39 posted on 02/04/2005 5:27:33 AM PST by Route101
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To: beyond the sea

bump


40 posted on 02/04/2005 5:27:52 AM PST by foreverfree
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