Honestly, I am still recovering from the emotionally charged events during and after this year’s Super Bowl.
Travis Kelce’s sideline testosterone rage almost resulted in the physical takedown of senior citizen and esteemed coach, Andy Reid. The intense game itself where the Silicon Valley 49ers lost to the Chiefs. I work in the high-tech sector, so it always makes me happy when my more annoying Bay Area colleagues can stop bragging about their NFL team for at least 15 minutes. The unknown reason why Ice Spice is popular. The awesomeness of the DunKings. And finally, the tragedy of yet another senseless mass shooting during the celebration parade in Kansas City.
Let’s talk Super Bowl Halftime Shows.
I am old enough to remember the days when high school marching bands and the kiddos from ‘Up with People’ would be the prancing on the field to perform during the biggest game of the year. If you are unfamiliar with the teenage rascals from ‘Up with People,’ here they are from the 1982 Super Bowl – rocking it with their version of the song, Monster Mash. This video is real, and audiences put down the guacamole to watch this….
Usher’s Super Bowl Halftime Show was as hyped up as the game itself. Usher’s performance? Sweaty and meh, even though he was trying hard – thus the sweaty. He tried to channel Michael Jackson with the one-sequined glove! There were circus performers! Special guest stars sang, ‘Yeah’ looking at you, Lil Wayne and Ludacris! So much dancing…with roller skates, without roller skates!
There is one Super Bowl Halftime to rule them all. It was the 2007 game between my beloved Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts. Sure, from a quarterback standpoint, Rex Grossman is not on par with NFL Hall-of-Hamer and ubiquitous TV spokesman Peyton Manning. It was played outdoors in Miami…in the pouring rain. One man appears on stage to begin the halftime event.
It's PRINCE!
Nothing compares to Prince (get it, he wrote the song) when it comes to bringing it during Super Bowl Halftime shows. Not even close. Prince took the stage with his ‘artist formerly known as Prince’ funky-shaped electric guitar, perfect hair, and a suit. Two female backup dancers, wearing high-heeled shoes, start grooving on the wet stage. Prince could have gotten electrocuted during his performance! The backup dancers could have fallen, breaking a few bones. None of them cared! It was twelve minutes and 18 seconds of sheer joy. I could talk about the show for days, but better to show it to you. Please enjoy a few moments from the show…