Superbowl, The Who…What?? WHY??
Feb 8th, 2010 by maat45
Known fact...I'm not a sports fan; known fact...I LOVE music. With respect to the first, I did sit through the game tonight because we had friends over and, I admit...even knowing little to nothing about football, it was a good game. Well, anytime the underdog wins I'm over the moon and the Saints deserved to win. So when those occasions arise I look forward to the half-time show. Actually, that's not really accurate either...I'm very curious about it, howzat? Didn't know who it was to be tonight until our friends arrived and the husband said it was The Who. Okay...grooaaannn! "Oh, gawwd...well, I hope they don't do "Pinball Wizard" or "See me, Feel me"..not at their age!" Don't get me wrong...while The Who wasn't my favourite band (not like the Stones, Animals, Kinks etc.) I did love much of their music and those two cuts in particular. Even live...when we were ALL younger (considerably)! Now it's a major pet peeve to see old rockers still trying to kick it as they did back in the day. On disc I still love their music, remembering how they were back then...and then comes half-time (must admit the light display was terrific) and Daltrey comes on stage belting out "He's a pin-ball wizard...". That's after the first couple of seconds profiled Pete Townshend...complete with porky-pig hat, shades, sort of scruffy beard and a doo-rag, yet, under the lid. Yes, they still do play as well as ever but I'm thinking Townshend, if he keeps going like he was, will end up with rotator cuff problems in the near future. As I watched I could only think..."Please, God...do NOT let him pop any more buttons open on his shirt......" All but two were undone and it already was not pretty. I'm telling you, take of the hat, doo-rag, shades, sit him in a chair and he would look no different than some forty year old's grandpa. And yes...he IS old enough to fill that role (both he and Daltrey are pensioners...AND older than I am, though not by much I admit).
Mind you, I have to confess that I'm not sure which is sadder...watching them straining to perform as they did thirty-five years ago or thinking "Good grief...that long ago?" Some things are best left to our memories, the "oldies but goodies" on such as Cool 101.9 in Milford, DE and visual strictly in our mind's eye. We can go on listening for years more to come but I don't want to see it in action. KW was lauging at me, surprised that I was "so mad at them!! What would you rather have...Janet Jackson and her faux-pas??" Well, Beyonce? Leona Lewis? Green Day? Backstreet Boys? (lol...they are still young enough to pull it off...) and, yes...Janet Jackson!! While I'm here...question. I was wondering why Queen Latifah sang "America The Beautiful" instead of the national anthem. Ms. Underwood was okay but Queen Latifah could have done it more justice, I thought.
So...that was the Superbowl...the team I was rooting for won; the ads were a huge disappoinment...even the Bud Clydesdale ad was not as good as usual, cute..but lacking and the half-time show...well, I've probably said 'nuff on that. The food, though, was amazing so all was not lost. Hope next year's is better or, friends or not, I'll have to just go back to finding a quiet spot and lose myself in a book.
BRAVO! As usual, we are in sync.
Here is what Joy Behar tweeted about the half-time show.
JoyVBehar Loving The Who. The old guys still rock the room
Here is what I immediately tweeted to her!
Rubyslippers44 @JoyVBehar Oh, Joy, I thought the performance of Who was just plain sad. Why won’t our generation move over & make some room for the next?
Commercials weren’t up to par. You’re right. Have you ever seen so many ads catering to immature males in your life? The best one, in my opinion, was the Google Paris ad.
I didn’t think much of Underwood’s singing. Seems to me she skreeches. Looks, not singing talent, is what we have today. Where have all the Barbra Streisands gone?