If there's ever a day where all the weirdo's, nutso's, drunks, freaks and alleged "fans" come out to play, besides New Year's Eve, it would have to be the "Super Bowl". If I were to bet on a "sure thing", it's that the Chicago Bears will not be playing post-season football in an 80 degree climate anytime soon. Considering I don't really give a "rat's ass" about this years game, I will be rooting for the Arizona Cardinals who will likely lose however, anything is better than the Steelers!
Super Bowl Sunday is one football game where like all, is divided into four quarters each fifteen minutes long. Do the math...A one hour game! So why I ask, must this one particular game be stretched out to nearly five hours? It's simple..
- The Food - Mexico has already gotten it's fair share of PR within the first few weeks of 2009. For some reason or another, the "avacado" has risen in popularity and is predicted to enjoy the top honors at this year's Super Bowl parties. One can argue if this shaded dark green/black thing is a fruit or vegetable, but it IS the main ingredient for the beloved guacamole dip! Take the avacado out of the typical appetizer and what you have left is a bland fruit/vegetable with no purpose. Do you eat it like an apple? Do you slice it? Do you sprinkle the thing with salt or sugar? One thing is for sure: Things that are from America have an identity. Maybe if this thing had it's origins in the U.S. like a Ford or a Buick, we'd know what area of the produce aisle to find it?! Sure, you can make the same argument about the "tomato" however, after all these years of debate on what it is, we accept it as fruit and vegetable. Mexico may enjoy fifteen minutes of fame later today but, will be forgotten by tomorrow. Avacados have no connection to the NFL. As a matter of fact, linking it to football is plain silly because what Americans call "football", is actually "soccer" south of the border...
- The "1 second commercial" - Watch for Miller Brewing Company to "cash in" on a new idea here... TiVo the game to see their one second ad for beer. If you happen to yawn, burp, cough, sneeze, or fart, you will miss it. Regardless of how stupid a few spoken words may be, and even if you do happen to miss it, look for whatever is said today to appear on merchandise tomorrow. T-shirts, hats, and key chains to name a few. Brilliant idea? We'll find out soon enough.
- Half-Time Entertainment - When you talk "Patriotism", the first name you'll come across is Bruce Springsteen. I would imagine he'll be cheering for Pittsburgh due to it's hard working, hard living, "coal miner" population. He would have shown up sooner however, Borack Obama wasn't President yet and he didn't have anything worthwhile to promote. There will be lots of hype over his new release, "Working on a Dream". If you enjoy the tunes and wish to "kick it" with The Boss, pull out the charge card afterwards and shell out the ten bucks to download it off iTunes. You may also download this CD absolutely free from a certain website like I did and you'll realize that although he tries hard to get back to his "glory days", as long as his wife is around to contribute ideas for songs, he's just an "Average Joe" with a few radio friendly songs. Either before or after Bruce sings, you can enjoy yet another attempt by a studio to bring 3-D animation to a 2-D television screen. You can get the cheezy red and blue lenses for free at various places and use them again tomorrow for a special episode of "Ed". This will be typical of all previous attempts to make the TV come to life. When watching soething on television with blue and red glasses, you will not see 3-D. You will however, be viewing television with funky colors.
- A LONG game - Finally, let's see how long four quarters 15 minutes each will take to play. All things considered, this will clock in at about five hours from start to finish. It's a good thing that NBC has nothing noteworthy in their Sunday lineup that will be missed. I say again, although I am for an Arizona win, Steelers will end up with the game 20-17. Don't bet on it though!
