Sunday, February 06, 2005

Super Bowl Observations, Part One

Michael Douglas paying tribute to the D-Day survivors and the efforts of Charlie Company and The Band of Brothers...former Presidents Bush and Clinton...Paul McCartney for half-time?

And the game hasn't even started yet.

One slight thing to recommend: if the government wants to make sure they get their message across to the country and the world, broadcast the President's speeches prior to the Super Bowl...it's probably the only time when the entire nation is both available and willing to sit and stare at the TV for awhile...

I'm looking forward to a lot of prurient, base, sexist, chauvinistic ads and a wardrobe malfunction for John Madden. Madden's not covering this game, so that last one's a long shot. But one can hope.

The Giants aren't playing today, so this game -- and the next four hours -- are about food, entertainment, and commercialism.

Enjoy whatever part(s) of the game you can. Incidentally...my first commercial critique: that Bud Light/parachute ad. I wouldn't jump out of my seat, let alone a plane, for a six-pack of Bud Light.

It's gonna be a long night.

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