Willie Style

Paul McCartney was great in his own right during the SB Halftime, but there's something to be said for wanting, almost expecting, over-the-top performances from washed-up superstar singers, performances where we don't know what's coming and then - boom! - IT pops out at you on live TV and you gasp to no end until the show is over. It makes you feel good to singalong 'na na na na' with Paul, but I sure won't be talking about it the next day. An overly-exposed singer? YES!

Who do we have to blame for this? Well my gut liberal reaction is to say Republican Christian right-winger hypocrites who want control, a stereotype that I think is fair to perpetuate in this instance. Flame me if you will, but I thought that we Americans just loved tits-n-ass but I guess when our kids are watching, it's bad taste? Aren't these the same parents that take their kids to movies with tits-and-ass and guns and blood and guts?? Or let them watch HBO when they choose, let alone FOX? Probably the only kids who haven't been exposed to anything scandalous are little Mormon kids whose mommies-n-daddies keep them in a bubble. And I love the idea that most other countries laugh at us at how silly we are trying to control the airwaves and the boobtube. Maybe that's why Howard Stern found satellite so attractive. I'm there with ya.