Bruce Springsteen - The Best Part of the Super Bowl?

Okay, no. Not really. But come on, seriously, Bru. How can you hate The Boss? "Born to Run?" Classic!
Look, you're not alone. There are plenty of you musically un-inclined out there ;-) And I applaud you for being one of the few people to point out how ridiculous that guitar toss was.
But that, THAT was a great half time show. I'm pretty sure he qualifies as a senior citizen, but doesn't rock like a dinosaur a-la the stones or a homeless hippie a-la our blessed Neil Young. The set was impressive, 2 out of 4 songs were classic and, to be honest, it was the most memorable portion of the first 4/7s of the whole damned bowl.
But this isn't a sports blog, so I won't go on about that. On the subject of The Boss, I must protest - he's a legend, and for good reason. I won't judge you for your hatred of U2, because I at least understand the logic behind it. And heck, I won't judge you for your lack of Boss appreciation, despite my earlier jab. To each their own...
But personally, I think the Boss rocked.

Bruce Springsteen Ruined My Super Bowl

The Boss came on stage and first he told us to stop eating our chicken fingers and - oh horror! - guacomole. Quite how appetizing it will be to dip bread-crumb-battered chicken fingers in the glorious guacamole is a thought I would rather not have, but how dare he say that? To add salt to the injury, he then throws his Telecaster up in the air as a groupie tries to catch it and nearly drops the damn thing. I'm not even going to indulge myself in the abhorrent song choices - though I can't think of anything I like by the man. Just when you think things cannot get any worse, he slides across the stage only to hit a poor camera with his crotch. Now, those things cost money. But also, how can I ever get the image of Bruce Springsteen's patriotic manlihood in tight black jeans careening towards me in Hi-Def out of my head? I felt like Serena Williams after she saw the streaker running across the court in Australian Open.

The game was fantastic - I'm not going to compare it to last year's, because that is very close to home, but the last 3 minutes were exhilerating stuff. It was a fitting finale to an unexpected year. We'll see what drama unfolds come September.

The Bru