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Super Bowl Wants Only Young Dancers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060104/ap_en_tv/fbn_super_bowl_dancers;_ylt=AmjrqFPFZlLCDOuA4zMPnFqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3YXYwNDRrBHNlYwM3NjI- ^ | Wed Jan 4, 10:30 AM ET

Posted on 01/04/2006 11:32:48 AM PST by BenLurkin

DETROIT - Mick Jagger and his bandmates may be nearing senior citizenship, but Super Bowl planners only want people 45 and younger to take the field during the Rolling Stones' halftime show.

The NFL is offering 2,000 people a chance to watch the Stones play during the Feb. 5 extravaganza. They will be expected to dance, sing and cheer.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience the Super Bowl from a totally unique perspective," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told The Detroit News.

People are asked to apply in groups of 20 or more and be at least 18 years old and no older than 45. Signup is under way on the Web site of Star Flow Entertainment, the company organizing the volunteers.

The NFL says the reason for the age cutoff is that the job is physically challenging. Volunteers must enter and exit the field quickly and be on their feet for long periods. They will not have seats and will wait in a tunnel under Ford Field for most of the first half.

Participants also must attend up to five rehearsals that could last seven hours each.

"You have to attend rehearsal and be able to stand for long stretches of time," McCarthy told the Detroit Free Press. "And you have to run onto Ford Field with 2,000 other folks."


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To: gcruse; All
It shows you what an incredible grip the Baby Boomer culture has on America.

The music featured in so many TV commercials is evidence that Madison Avenue knows us baby boomers have a grip on the cash and the remote control.

At any rate, I might actually watch the halftime show this year. Last year? I and millions of other baby boomers tuned out.

"Gen-Xers" needn't fret too much; next year it'll be your turn again with your Justin Timberlakes, Britney Spearses, Christina Aguileras, etc. Maybe you'll get real lucky and have some rap and/or metal cr*p. Meanwhile, our TV will be switched to pretty much anything else, and I'll be over at the appetizer table. ;O)

61 posted on 01/04/2006 12:53:49 PM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: Huck

Hence, my post #17.


62 posted on 01/04/2006 1:12:30 PM PST by Hildy (Spielberg spends his spare time memorializing the last Holocaust while working to justify the next.)
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To: Semi Civil Servant
Now that's entertainment!
63 posted on 01/04/2006 1:18:40 PM PST by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: BenLurkin



Another crappy half time show. Can't they find entertainers from this century?


64 posted on 01/04/2006 1:37:30 PM PST by SouthernFreebird
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65 posted on 01/04/2006 4:28:55 PM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: BenLurkin

... but who's gonna wake up the Strolling Bones ???


66 posted on 01/04/2006 4:35:35 PM PST by Babu
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To: trisham

'"Let It Bleed" is one of the best albums ever made.'


I agree. I enjoyed the Stones way back then. They're 30 years overripe.


67 posted on 01/04/2006 4:36:18 PM PST by MoochPooch (A righteous person worries about his or her behavior, an extremist about everyone else's.)
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To: jwfiv

Stones ping.


68 posted on 01/04/2006 4:45:01 PM PST by Serb5150 (God has two dwellings: one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart -Izaak Walton)
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69 posted on 01/04/2006 4:45:22 PM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (The opposite of Progress is Congress)
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To: SouthernFreebird
How about . . .


70 posted on 01/04/2006 4:47:02 PM PST by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: BenLurkin

The fake cheering crowds are one of the most annoying things about Superbowl shows. If you gotta pay somebody to stand there and cheer, the band sux.

The Rolling Stones passed into suxtitude some time ago...


71 posted on 01/04/2006 4:47:55 PM PST by gridlock
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To: Serb5150

Guess I'm too old to rock'n roll ... )

Screw Mick and his anti-Bush rants ... I still love 'em ... it'll be a great halftime.


72 posted on 01/04/2006 4:48:28 PM PST by jwfiv
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To: BenLurkin

----DETROIT - Mick Jagger and his bandmates may be nearing senior citizenship, but Super Bowl planners only want people 45 and younger to take the field during the Rolling Stones' halftime show.----

The real news story here is that there are 46 year-olds who will sue the NFL for being expected to act their age.

-Dan

73 posted on 01/04/2006 4:56:47 PM PST by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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To: BenLurkin

ok, who is this?


74 posted on 01/04/2006 5:03:40 PM PST by Delta Dawn (The whole truth.)
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To: newgeezer

----"Gen-Xers" needn't fret too much; next year it'll be your turn again with your Justin Timberlakes, Britney Spearses, Christina Aguileras, etc. Maybe you'll get real lucky and have some rap and/or metal cr*p.----

They're Gen-Y, actually. Though it's telling that the Boomers are still hogging so much of the spotlight that you couldn't tell the difference. :)

-Dan

(P.S. Ozzy Osbourne, the metal godfather, is a Boomer.)

75 posted on 01/04/2006 5:04:38 PM PST by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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To: sure_fine
can they discriminate against Helen Thomas?

No. She's younger than Mick Jagger and nearly as ugly as Keith Richards. :)

76 posted on 01/04/2006 5:06:02 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Defeatism may have its partisan uses but it is not justified by the facts.")
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To: BenLurkin
I guess people under 45 are less susceptible to wardrobe malfunctions.
77 posted on 01/04/2006 5:07:45 PM PST by Always Right
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To: BenLurkin; All

I don't think anyone younger 30 would know who in the hell is the Rolling Stones. The only reason they would show up would be just to get a free ticket to the Super Bowl...


78 posted on 01/04/2006 5:33:39 PM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: savedbygrace; All

Naw bring back Up With People.. /s


79 posted on 01/04/2006 5:35:28 PM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

hilarious.


80 posted on 01/04/2006 6:00:03 PM PST by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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