[Rhodes22-list] Half Time was STATUS

[Steve]

Slim
Well, I must say; with today music the way it is, I
like country music more than any of this new rock
stuff that out.  Unless we're taking about Jimmy
Buffett - That my bourbon & 7 sailing music there:-)
Steve


--- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> I agree with Rummy that it was the worst HT show in
> memory.  The whole
> presentation seemed like one big overblown sex show.
>  The content of every
> song was nothing but sex.  I'm certainly not a prude
> (as some of you already
> know) but I like to think of the HT show as a
> thumb-on-the-pulse of American
> popular culture.  I also agree with Rik that there
> are big sales at hand
> here, but I'm surprised at the
> lowest-common-denominator approach to this
> presentation.  Not only that, but there was really
> nothing for the "older"
> viewers to like--musically speaking.  I don't mean
> to sound like a snob but
> if you're older than 22, you probably don't buy
> Nelly or Kid Rock CD's.  I
> confess, I DO like some rap and I've always
> appreciated the rebellious
> nature of young performers, but still I have to give
> it a thumbs down for
> not providing what I expect in a HT show--universal
> appeal.  Note:  during
> the Kid Rock segment, the broadcast went black for a
> couple seconds.  Was it
> just my area or was that a censor?
> 
> And then came JJ's boob.  At first I thought, No
> Way!  That's not really her
> bare breast is it?  That's gotta be a mock-up or
> prosthetic or some kind of
> "theater thing."  I wasn't sure until I saw Rummy's
> post of the picture--and
> keep the porn coming, Rummy!  8-)  I thought of Mick
> Jagger when he tore off
> Tina Turner's skirt during a live performance on
> stage revealing a scant
> pair of panties.  Pretty tame by today's standards
> but at the time it was
> scandalous.  Both Jagger and Turner acknowledged
> that the stunt was NOT
> planned, but who really knows?  Both JJ and JT had
> the same story--that it
> was a case of "costume failure." Judging by the look
> on her face, my guess
> is that it truly was an accident, but who really
> knows?  After all, she IS
> an actress.  Then again, if her boob was supposed to
> flop out, it might as
> well be decorated with a fancy (and
> dangerous/painful) looking piece of
> hardware.  And besides, we all know that even bad
> press is sometimes good
> press.  I can't help but question the timing, what
> with her brother's
> troubles right now.  It'll be very interesting to
> see how this plays out.
> 
> Slim
> 
> On 2/3/04 3:39 PM, "Rik Sandberg"
> <sanderico at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > Rummy,
> > 
> > Not sure I agree with you. Jackson/Timberlake will
> probably be selling CDs/
> > videos, etc. for months over this.....Millions of
> them. I think they expected
> > to be in deep shit over this and added up the
> costs (fines, whatever) and
> > figured they'd still knock down a cool few
> million.
> > 
> > All this uproar over this is exactly what they
> wanted. If the Gov't was smart,
> > the fine would be a LARGE percentage of the
> profits of future sales, not a
> > flat sum.
> > 
> > Rik
> > 
> > 
> > On 02/03/2004 03:14 pm, R22RumRunner at aol.com
> wrote:
> >> Mark,
> >> I don't think it worked for them. The e-mails to
> the NFL, CBS and the
> >> Federal Communications Commission have not been
> positive. I think there
> >> will be punishment for that little fiasco. Aside
> from the nudity, it was a
> >> really shitty show.
> >> 
> >> Rummy
> >>
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