Prop Bets on The Boss’ Super Bowl XLIII Set

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Jan 312009
 

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Prop bets on The Boss’ Super Bowl XLIII halftime performance are now open. Thanks to Townsman Chickenfrank for kicking these off. I’m starting out by bringing his suggested bets to The Main Stage and throwing in a few of my own. Feel free to do likewise. Now, let’s get it on!

Over/under:

  • Number of bandanas on stage: 1 1/2.
  • Maximum number of singers crowded around one mic at any time (ie, Rock ‘n Roll Iwo Jima alignment): 3.
  • Number of different songs he touches on in his 12 minutes: 6.
  • Number of hats on stage: 3.
  • Total count of everyone in the band: 10.
  • Football related: how many times will we see Warner’s wife in the stands? 3.

Other:

  • In what football alignment (eg, 4-3, 3-4, Power I…) will the band take the stage?
  • Will any member of the E Street Band wear a football jersey on stage?
  • Will The Boss holster his guitar at any point?
  • What will be the most significant clothing/Look move (eg, Bono flashing the American flag in the lining of his leather jacket, Janet Jackson flashing her boob)?
  • Will The Boss tell a between-song story of any length?
  • Will The Boss introduce a special guest performer?

Remember, any gambling that goes on tomorrow is for amusement purposes only.

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Rock Rugs

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Jan 302009
 

Perkins!

What rockers are wearing a piece or otherwise fortifying what age and genetics have denied them? Elton John and Carl Perkins are givens. Paul Simon gave up trying, so he’s no longer under observation. I’ve long suspected something’s going on with Ron Wood (rug), Bill Wyman (rug), and Steven Tyler (weave), but I can’t be sure. I’d like to think something’s up with Gene Simmons, but they couldn’t sell a weave that looks that bad, could they?

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Born to Run: Springsteen to Perform at Super Bowl, Endure Live Halftime Blogging by Rock Town Hall

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Jan 302009
 

The moment we’ve been waiting for is nearly upon us: The Boss will descend on the Super Bowl halftime show to christen a new era and, more importantly, promote his new album. When news of The Boss’ appearance first hit, way back in September 2008, we had no way of knowing he’d have a new album to promote. Does he open with the new single or stick it in the middle of his set? As we began doing when this post first appeared, there’s time to predict his set list. Will halftime have to last 4 hours? Will The Boss tell a story of the time his dad gave him a hard time for playing rock ‘n roll rather than trying out for the football team?

This post initially appeared 9/29/08.

Rock ‘n Roll Iwo Jima

The Boss will be resurrecting his mighty Iwo Jima of rock at the 2009 NFL Super Bowl halftime show. Although the event is a few months and many concussions, blown pool picks, and overblown endzone celebrations away, feel free to start blogging on your predictions for this performance…NOW!

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The McCartney Report

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Jan 292009
 

I’m sure I’m not the only person who wonders what’s been going on in Macca’s noggin these last few years. The mystery deepens in this recent clip from The Colbert Report. Is this just the update of The Chris Farley Show sketch, taking into account the post-Gervais comedy landscape? Or is something else going on here? Who exactly is having the Last Laugh in this sketch?

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JAMuary, Days 18 and 19: Latin Jams!

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Jan 292009
 

Yesterday’s important Polarizing Platters discussion preempted our 18th day of JAMuary. My apologies. As a way of rewarding your patience, I bring you two Latin-tinged jams. The first is from the Latino rocker you’d most expect to celebrate JAMuary, Carlos Santana, from his Welcome album, which my good friend Townsman Hrrundivbakshi turned me onto. The second jam is from Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez‘s solo album, Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus. Word is the instrumentals that make up this album were originally intended for use on a Mars Volta record, but I guess they came up with other mind-blowing jams instead. If I knew how to say “Enjoy!” in Spanish I would, so pretend that’s how I leave you as you jam on in a Latin vein.

Santana, “Flame-Sky”

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, “Tied Prom Digs On the Docks”

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Rock Town Hall’s Bin of Polarizing Platters

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Jan 282009
 

Polarizing!

Recent reports that a Townsman scored a $2 used copy of Jellyfish’s Bellybutton album immediately brought to mind the image of the front desk of Rock Town Hall’s dream record store, where we would keep a bin of Polarizing Platters, records that cause Townspeople to immediately take sides, in even numbers, pro and con the music value of each album. We would keep this bin at the front counter because Rock Town Hall Records clerks and clientele are always up for a musical debate.

I think this Jellyfish album would qualify for the bin. People around here seem to either love it or hate it, and I sense the feelings for the album are split fairly evenly. An album like The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, on the other hand, has no business being in the bin. Although there are many advanced rock nerds to be found among us who might claim the album is “overrated,” who’s really going to make the argument that the album “sucks” or, more importantly, is somehow harmful to the rock landscape?

Am I being clear? Am I wrong in beginning the stocking of this important bin with this Jellyfish album? Are you really going to tell me that E. Pluribus Gergely and I are vastly outnumbered in our musical and moral objections to this album? More importantly, what Polarizing Platter would you add to the bin?

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