Another year, another Super Bowl in the city of champions. Some highlights from the big game:
- Alicia Keys singing a duet of "America the Beautiful" with a dead Ray Charles while a bunch of cock-eyed deaf and blind kids do sign language and make jazz hands... I'm sorry, but if you didn't find that uproariously funny, you're made of stronger stuff than me.
- Before the game, I wasn't all that concerned about the outcome. I assumed that the Pats would just roll over the Eagles to another easy victory. But when Philadelphia scored first, an old friend came back to visit: sports-related rage. I was yelling, cursing, trying to restrain myself from punching walls. I hadn't had anything to be upset about in almost five months. I remember thinking, "Ohhhhh - this is what I used to be like pretty much all the time." Luckily, roommie Dr. Spenco made some wonderful tacos and delicious apple crisp which calmed my angry little belly down.
- During the halftime show, 12-Gauge reminded me that Paul McCartney did the music for the 80's movie Spies Like Us. This launched a 20-minute bit about how funny it would be if instead of singing "Hey Jude" and "Live and Let Die," McCartney did a medley from the movie.
McCartney: "Welcome to the Super Bowl halftime show. Does everyone remember the movie Spies Like Us?"
Audience members: "Uh... yeah, I guess I sort of remember that movie."
McCartney: "Well, buckle up - it's the Spies Like Us halftime show! Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Dan Aykroyd and Mr. Chevy Chase!"
They come out in the fur-hooded coats from the movie and wave to the confused audience. The big screen shows clips from the movie. The paid extras in the "audience" start chanting "Spies like us! Spies like us!" Just a Spies Like Us-themed halftime show for no discernable reason.
Well, it was funny to us.
- Alicia Keys singing a duet of "America the Beautiful" with a dead Ray Charles while a bunch of cock-eyed deaf and blind kids do sign language and make jazz hands... I'm sorry, but if you didn't find that uproariously funny, you're made of stronger stuff than me.
- Before the game, I wasn't all that concerned about the outcome. I assumed that the Pats would just roll over the Eagles to another easy victory. But when Philadelphia scored first, an old friend came back to visit: sports-related rage. I was yelling, cursing, trying to restrain myself from punching walls. I hadn't had anything to be upset about in almost five months. I remember thinking, "Ohhhhh - this is what I used to be like pretty much all the time." Luckily, roommie Dr. Spenco made some wonderful tacos and delicious apple crisp which calmed my angry little belly down.
- During the halftime show, 12-Gauge reminded me that Paul McCartney did the music for the 80's movie Spies Like Us. This launched a 20-minute bit about how funny it would be if instead of singing "Hey Jude" and "Live and Let Die," McCartney did a medley from the movie.
McCartney: "Welcome to the Super Bowl halftime show. Does everyone remember the movie Spies Like Us?"
Audience members: "Uh... yeah, I guess I sort of remember that movie."
McCartney: "Well, buckle up - it's the Spies Like Us halftime show! Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Dan Aykroyd and Mr. Chevy Chase!"
They come out in the fur-hooded coats from the movie and wave to the confused audience. The big screen shows clips from the movie. The paid extras in the "audience" start chanting "Spies like us! Spies like us!" Just a Spies Like Us-themed halftime show for no discernable reason.
Well, it was funny to us.
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Oh, and by the way - fuck this guy:
http://www.slate.com/id/2113212/
And also - I thought Paul McCartney's tit looked awesome when it fell out during his dance number with Linda McCartney's reanimated corpse.
See? This is what happens when you don't comment, people.
Can I join this party you're having by yourself, or should I just let you keep on posting comments to your own journal? ;)
I'm not a football fan, but it's still nice to see Boston team win. Mmmmmm tacos...
paul mccartney is a reanimated corpse himself..
too bad he wasn't prancing around with his new wife's wooden leg..and let her hobble around without if for a while..oh man..THAT would've been worth watching..
or not..cause i honestly can't stand him..
did the pats win? cause that's cool..
It may be cliche, but Paul McCartney is the reason I picked up the bass. His bass lines are monstrous.
Maybe it's a sign that I'm getting old, but Paul McCartney is by far the best entertainment I've ever seen at these types of events. Sure beats Janet's boob and the nonsense they had before the game.
i dunno..i definitely don't care for the over the top britney/beyonce/christina skankfests..but i'm just not a fan of sir paul's..i would love to see billy joel and/or elton john, or paul revere and the raiders..i dunno..the beach boys..frankie valli & the four seasons..give me something like that..now i feel old..
i can tell you i don't like the combination of old and new..it's just weird and ruins the better old stuff..
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