Posted on 01/30/2009 10:29:09 PM PST by Steelfish
Springsteen promises high-energy halftime show
By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press January 30, 2009
TAMPA, Fla. -- Anybody who thinks it's tough playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl with 150 million people watching should try serenading Barack Obama with the majestic granite visage of Abraham Lincoln staring over your shoulder.
Bruce Springsteen did.
"It kind of was a good warm-up for this," Springsteen joked Thursday after arriving in Tampa with the E Street Band. "That takes some of the pressure off, you know."
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It's when you can see Homeboy Shopping Network and Men on Football.
Springsteen? Is that the best they could do?!
I promise not to watch.
That is when I put the steaks on the grill.
Looking for a brown bag big enough to put over he 60 inch HDTV at half time as we speak.
I wish there was someway to express extreme displeasure on the choice of Springsteen. Some way to send a clear message.
Springstink = Boring, monotone and uninspiring.
He sucked in the 1980’s and he sucks now.
Halftime, click. Bruce no. Have no idea why anyone likes his “music.”
Then again, I never suffer the halftime show.
I think he be dead.
Superbowl halftime “extravaganzas” always creeped me out. They’re tawdry, and make me think of Hieronymus Bosch paintings. Elton John, Micheal Jackson and now this hairball...ugh.
Personally, I’d rather see the Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band play the halftime show. :-)
(I do admit to really liking some of Springsteen’s early songs, btw - Born to Run is a classic).
I never liked that guy or his music.
That’s what I thought when I heard. There’s nobody else available? Was it Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers last year? Whichever year it was, they sucked!
serenading Barack Obama
I just finished serenading him a few minutes ago on the pot.
Speaking of pot, Obama’s half-brother was just arrested. Seriously.
clarence clemons is not dead
Halftime is when I will replenish my eats and drinks, make a pit stop, and get ready for the second half. I’ll be back in time for the second half kickoff.
Who needs TIVO? My TV has an on/off button.
Springsteen makes me think of a has-been prostitute
He was probably the highest bidder. The Super Bowl halftime show has probably become a paid infomercial. He's hawking a new album.
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