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| Mon, 02-02-2004 - 11:32am |
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Although the incident during the Super Bowl half-time show didn't phase me as much as it seems to have so many of the viewers, the continuing deterioration in the qualty and content of the half-time program does disappoint and disgust me. I've never considered myself a prude, but I guess my reaction to this one puts me in the category of "fogie". As a proud fogie, I'm sure my opinion would be totally discounted and ridiculed at MTV. No doubt the "artists" who performed would consider me out of touch and a dinosaur. Thus, I present my opinion to you.
NFL, Inc. cannot pass the buck on this one and blame MTV for the production. You bought their product and you approved it, and you should be embarrassed by what resulted. There was no attempt to present "talent" in that program. Lip-synching, gyrating, and crotch-grabbing doesn't take talent - it only takes a lack of artistic ability, class and civility. It's a display I prefer not to watch; thankfully, I had chores to attend to and, after viewing the first minute or two of the show, I decided to do them during the break so I could enjoy the rest of what was an outstanding football game, perhaps the best ever. Too bad it was tainted by the mess you allowed on the field at half-time.
The best things about the whole "non-football" part of the game were the performances by Beyonce and Josh Groban. I strongly suggest that you consider having Mr. Groban be your National Anthem singer next year, and in some way work his wonderful talent into the half-time show. You know, give the 40-and-older segment of your audience (and we're out there, believe me, and some of us are female) something to look forward to and enjoy.
You have a faithful football viewer and follower here. If I continue to watch football, both the NFL and I will be happy campers. If prefer not to have to endure a half-time program again that was so completely awful and so disrespectful of a significant part of your audience, of the hard behind-the-scenes work that goes into a successful football game, and finally the players and their coaches and ownership. They should be the stars, not a bunch of minimal talents whose can only "reach" the audience through crassness and shlock.

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You wrote much better than I did.
Right on, Donna and Deb! Well put. I also got an email from somewho with the information that the last line of that song is "I'm gonna' have you naked by the end of this song!" Coincidence? I think not.
I saw a picture of them afteward, and he didn't look shocked. They both have that sort of grimace or scowl that she and Michael have made so popular.
Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
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Would you both please post the email addresses you used in case anyone else wants to write too?
Thanks,
Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
~~Rhonda~~
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I wasn't pleased with Kid Rock using an American Flag as a poncho either. Wouldn't have bothered me if he had wrapped it around his shoulders, but to cut a hole in the center and stick your head thru it...just not respectful of our flag.
What did you all think of the tribute to the Columbia? I thought it was hokey and they could have/should have done a much better job.
If I was Ms. Jackson, I would have been mortified to have my 38 yo breast flapping in the wind like hers was. And I mean flapping. There was nothing sexy about it.
I was kind of disappointed with the ads this year, too.
I'm getting old (or I need more chocolate cake).
Sassy
Good for you.
C
Deb
Debbie
Live With Passion!
Phyllis
OK - Old, I'm getting there. Harpy - No way. Just aware, like all of us here, of a level of decency that used to exist and wasn't ridiculed.
Most of the tributes on these things end up being hokey; the attempts at impressionistic art to represent "something" are amateurish, at best. For all the pageantry at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, sometimes I find myself shaking my head.
I was too involved with Josh Groban's singing to pay attention to the rest of the tribute. The 9/11 tributes were exceptional - nothing more was needed than the flag and representatives of public safety officers - but that was an exceptional event in our history. Up here, we were all impressed and touched by that tribute like everyone else was, but there was an added dimension: one of our players has 2 brothers who are NYC firemen and both were at the scene of the towers. We were reminded not only of what these people do for us everyday, but also of the personal story of how one player was reminded of how close he could have come to being the last remaining son.
You have to go to the frequently asked questions part of the NFLInc. help page. You send your post on a form. Hope you get to it.
Gee. The Grammys are next week. Can't wait to catch that...
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