Just got back from Wheatley where I was watching the Grey Cup. It was one hell of a game, with everything a football fan could want.
I only had two complaints, and they both had nothing to do with football, but rather with music.
First, Jully Black "performed" the National Anthem. And I chose the word performed intentionally to raise this point: Anthems should not be performed, they should be sung. It was nowhere near as bad as some anthem performances I've heard, but why do people feel the need to overkill it?
The second complaint was the half time show. I was impressed that the CFL was able to get the Black Eyed Peas to perform live, but maybe you should actually watch these bands perform live before hiring them, because they absolutely sucked. I used to respect them as a band, but in the last month any interest I might have had in them is gone. They've written some good music, but if you can't perform live then there's no point as far as I'm concerned. I even caught the girl in the band lip synching. Here's a tip. If you're going to lip synch, then maybe the track you're lip synching to should sound good. That "My Humps" song was almost enough to make me hate them, but this "performance" pushed it over the top.
Fortunately, a great game kept the focus on the field.
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I don't know which I would have preferred. They're both memories I'd love to forget.
Like I said to my folks during the game, Paul McCartney should do every half-time show for every major sporting event. Now that guy can put on a show.
I can't wait to see what Detroit's got cooked up for the Super Bowl.
Yeah, I've always kind of liked the Black Eyed Peas over the generic R&B / Rap crap (note, it's not all crap, it's just my opinion that most of it is.)
However, putting the Black Eyed Peas on any pedestal above their peers has been impossible since the song, and especially the music video of, "My Humps". She's not bad to look at, don't get me wrong, but the song makes me want to bash my head into the wall.
Nothing good ever came from Alberta
With that song it's almost like they took one of the random video girls and let them write a song.
It did provide some entertainment though, the line "Whatcha gonna do with all that ass, all that ass inside them jeans?" provoked the response "Did he just say what I think he said?" from my mother.
That line doesn't even make sense to me. I know I'm not up with slang, but what the hell does that even mean? If I walked up to a girl and said "What are you going to do with your ass?", I'd get sprayed with mace and be carried away in a squad car.
But you said it best Matt, any standing I gave them above the rest of the hip-hop world is now gone based on that song and that performance.
My hump. My hump my hump my hump. My hump my hump my hump. My hump my hump my hump. My hump my hump my hump. My hump my hump my hump. My hump my hump my hump.
Now that's deep.
Get your love junk off my hump.
What the hell is that about?
For the record, the Rolling Stones are playing Superbowl XL.
Yeah, I saw that today. I suppose that's a smart/safe call. A proven band with a massive fanbase that's known for putting on good shows. I guess I'll have to stick to bad mouthing Detroit's football team. I'd be willing to bet money that the Eskimos would beat Detroit right now.
Hell, I think a combination of Detroit sports athletes could do it. The Wings offence, the Pistons defence. Big Ben could make a hell of a corner...and Darko could be a great waterboy (why break from what he does so well with the Pistons).
Just to add a little, I found an opinion article that has a bit of a humourous take on the show if anyone's interested:
Link
My favourite excerpt:
"The Grey Cup is one of few national traditions Canadians have left, along with doing poorly in the Olympics and voting for idiots."
I know I watch because it's train wreck television. A few years back when they almost went the whole season without a win I groaned when they won their first game. I wanted to see them go 0-16, but they wouldn't oblige.
Male brain might be an oxymoron Elaine.
The jury is still out.
Now hang on, just because you don't understand something doesn't mean you can dismiss it off hand. Most men don't understand the female brain, but that doesn't mean we think women are stupid.
I don't understand why this double standard exists. Any time a family is portrayed on television the father is always the idiot, and the mother always fixes his mistakes. The entire sitcom genre is based on this principle. Yet if I made a tv show about some woman who's an idiot and a man who fixes her mistakes, not only would it not sell, I'd probably get hate mail from women's groups.
I'm beginning to wonder what the term "equality" means anymore.
Hahaha James,
Sorry if I offended you... I was totally just kidding. I understand that many men, like many women, have brains. There are also many of each sex who fall into the "have not" category.
And frankly, women are ALSO portrayed as stupid on TV. Married With Children's Kelly Bundy, the typical dumb blond, as a prime example.
And Elaine is right (gasp! I've said it yet again!) about the double stereotypes that abound in our society... seriously if a woman gets angry she's called "hysterical"... or "bitchy" or "whiny". It definitely goes both ways, except that the female stereotype tends to be more embedded in social constructs, and really society itself.... which is probably more sinister than sitcoms (which, often do portray men AND women as idiots).
Anyway, for the record I don't think men are idiots... I just thought I'd throw the jab in and sorry if I offended you. Watch all the train wreck games you want and I still will definitely concede you have a brain.
You didn't offend me, Sara, don't worry...I know I'm smart :)
I know you were kidding, and I meant my comment to be taken kind of tounge-in-cheek. I'd rather have to deal with the "men are stupid" stereotype than all the crap women tend to get.
You actually brought back memories of a sociology type class I had in Waterloo. We were talking about things like this, about how men and women are discriminated. Then one of the girls said "men can't be discriminated against". Her logic was, and I quote, "women are discriminated against more than men, so men aren't discriminated against". We spent the next half hour of the class lambasting her for what she said. It got heated, but it was quite entertaining.
And I wasn't allowed to watch married with children, so that's why it didn't come to mind. :)
But enough about this. It's my birthday and I shouldn't have to think this much!
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