Stinkbomb first half, which is just the way the Giants wanted it.
Having not listened to Tom Petty in many, many years, I must say that his halftime show wasn’t half bad. Medley-free made it even better. We’re guessing some of the Heartbreakers received promotional consideration from Just For Men.
Why did they feel the need to stuff the fake, overexcited crowd on the field? Petty is weed smoking chill music, the Cameron Crazies in front of him made no sense.
Quick observation: Notice how many times electronic media members said how “relaxed” and “cheerful” Bill Belichick was before the game (and this week)? Sounds like he might consider going back his his normally glowerful sideline self.
And wake me when Troy Aikman says something interesting.
UPDATE: After reading through a few blogs, apparently not many people agree with our complimentary assessment of Petty. Example.
2:34 am on February 4th, 2008
I enjoyed the halftime show for what it was, though I’m pretty sure that I could go back to any point in time before last year and not be able to convince my past self that I’d ever _watch_, much less enjoy, a Super Bowl halftime. It all feels kind of rushed, though, in compressing four songs, stage move-in/move-out, and crowd control into that tiny gap between halves.
Something we’re still not able to figure out, though. Where are all the fake overexcited on-field youth coming from? Are they somewhere in the stands during the game itself? Were they actually able to afford tickets, or are they some sort of cheering package who gets their admission paid for being easily excitable? The mind boggles.