January 31, 2004
Paging Hank Williams Jr.
I've seen most of the Super Bowls, other than time out of the country in 1973-1978. Most of the time the games have disappointed. Tomorrow's game, I suspect, will also disappoint the majority of viewers who care about offense, exciting pass plays, and lots of points. Both these defenses are dynamite. Thus, much of the attention may be diverted to the commercials. I have to admit, there are very few of those I remember, other than the Macintosh intro in 1984 and the EDS ad featuring cowboys herding cats a few years ago. I have an advantage, though; one of the guys who attends the annual party I go to is an ad agency exec, so we get the inside scoop about who bought, who didn't, and why the advertiser thinks paying up to $2.3 million for 30 seconds is worth it.
Snopes has a whole page of legends which have grown up around the game; one of the more amusing is the idea that all over America, water pressure drops dramatically during halftime and at the conclusion of the game. Not so.
Posted by Linkmeister at January 31, 2004 12:50 PMLove the legends. Thanks.
What I like best about the Super Bowl (unless my team is playing) is the party - and the food.
This year I'm not bothered by caring who wins. I've lived in New England and I've lived in South Carolina, but even at that, I can't get up enought enthusiasm to choose a team. Maybe later today.
Have a nice day. Go team go.
Posted by: cassie-b at February 1, 2004 05:21 AM