Football, or NFL-apalooza?
OK, we've gotten used to the ridiculous Super Bowl halftime shows, which had featured overhyped, embarrassingly bad pop-music acts long before last year's "wardrobe malfunction."
But, do we have to be subjected to these horrible mini-concerts on opening night, too? Talk about an unwanted distraction from what should be a great game between Indianapolis and New England. I'll be kind and call this an "eclectic" mix: Elton John, Lenny Kravitz, Destiny's Child (better known as Beyonce and a couple of no-names) and Jessica Simpson.
Maybe it'll help the NFL make inroads into the all-important 15- to 17-year-old female demographic. At least we can assume that's what their marketing consultants have told them.
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Actually, thinking this could begin a new trend in which the tail wags the dog. Rather than having concerts held as inducements to watch football games, let's have sporting events held as inducements to go to bad concerts. I would be perfectly willing to go to, say, a David Hasselhoff concert, if it included a Panthers-Falcons game on the back end.
You could even have a has-been group like the Scorpions schedule a nationwide tour, linking up with a baseball team on its road trip. See the Scorpions and the Atlanta Braves for three nights in St. Louis, followed by three nights in Milwaukee, three nights in Chicago ...
Posted on September 9, 2004 12:01 PM