I thought the bit in the halftime show where he back-to-backed it with Katy Perry, and her ponytail swung like right into his face? Which was right after she had twerked her booty right up his guitar? encapsulated that exactly. It was theatre, and he's cool with that. He's got a little Bowie / Freddie Mercury in him. Can you imagine Katy Perry grinding up on Duane Allman like that? Well, if he were alive. Because, if she did that now it would just be gross. And, probably illegal.
Oh please don't remind me Duane Allman is dead. It's painful knowing the greatest slide guitarist in history was taken away so early. Ditto for SRV. Why God Why? Why couldn't you have taken Sha-Na-Na instead?!?!?!
Doot doo doot doo doo That prayer / plea reminds me of my visit to Graceland about twenty years ago. There is graffiti all on the wall by the street, and someone had scawled "Dear God, Elvis for Billy Ray Cyrus, will trade." Heh. Rush is getting ready to go out on their 40th Anniversary Tour. 40 Years ago, in one of their early gigs, they opened for Sha Na Na, who was the headliner, and got boo'd.
Please tell me I somehow did not read that right. Please tell me that Sha-Na-Na has never headlined ANYTHING. This is the "band" that got laughed off the stage at Woodstock. I'm not even a Rush fan but I am blown away how talented, toned and crisp they are live. They are as close to sounding like a recording as a band gets. Lifeson is a guitar god, and I'll always consider Moving Pictures one of the greatest Canadian albums ever made.
The saxophonist for Sha Na Na criticized them for being too loud. Spoiler The next night Rush opened for Blue Oyster Cult & Kiss.
Agreed about the quality of Rush live, however, I would place Tool or A Perfect Circle up there with extremely high quality live performance sound as well.
Since this is the Superbowl WDT and the Patriots aren't the only ones around here that can boast a Superbowl championship I thought you all might want to see the TiB Superbowl trophy. Thank you PoppedCherries. I have a feeling this trophy will make several appearances this year in random places. In a place of honor and on display
I'm not posting this in the GOT thread because I don't want to see any spoilers, but I have question for you folks. Would you watch Game of Thrones with your 17 and 18 year old daughters? I'm curious to hear your opinions, particularly the dads on the board.
If you are concerned, I can watch it with them. Ya know, in case they have questions or something. Spoiler
A buddy of mine told me, during the Superbowl, that he watches it with his two teenage daughters. I'm not particularly conservative, and nudity and sex are fine in the right context, but I can't envision a circumstance were I would willingly sit down with my daughters and watch soft core dragon porn.
Nope. Noooope. I don't have kids but I have seen GOT and that scenario just wouldn't happen. Now, if I had an 18 year old daughter who wanted to watch it privately to jill off to dragon porn in the privacy of her own weird brain in her own room, then she can go for it. Parents wear many hats but BffCoolMom isn't really on my agenda.
Valentine's Day is just around the corner. If anyone is looking for that perfect gift to give their special someone: Edible Anuses. Yes, it is a real thing. You can also get a butthole cast in bronze from this company. Somewhere in the netherworld Rodin shed a tear. Heh, nether. I wonder if any come with peanuts.
Tool is probably the best live act there is. If there is one band that will blow your mind from every perspective of a live act it is them. For the most fun live, I'd say AC/DC or Blue Man Group.
I second Tool being great live. These people want to die, right? That ain't good for your health, man.
Uhm, as a former teenage girl, I cannot fathom wanting to watch GOT within a mile of my dad. It's weird enough watching GOT with my boyfriend's family, who are way more laid-back hippie types than my own parents, and also not my own parents, which is inherently less awkward. One time, after that extended girl on girl scene with Littlefinger in the brothel (you all know which one I'm talking about), Boyfriend's dad turns around and says "Well, nothing like watching a little porn with the family!" and we all just about died.