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MTROIS · 8 February 2016, 11:33 AM

Watching all these 'tough guys' commenting the Super Bowl and there is not one to save the next one: all wearing hockey puck sized watches, one more shiny and blingy than the next one... Can't the watch 'snob' educate these fellas?!?

Hopefully Coldplay will put up a great show...

WristEnvy · 8 February 2016, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MTROIS

Watching all these 'tough guys' commenting the Super Bowl and there is not one to save the next one: all wearing hockey puck sized watches, one more shiny and blingy than the next one... Can't the watch 'snob' educate these fellas?!?

Hopefully Coldplay will put up a great show...

Unless you are a Broncos fan, this Superbowl is painfully boring !

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swils8610 · 8 February 2016, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WristEnvy

Unless you are a Broncos fan, this Superbowl is painfully boring !

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Well said!

locutus49 · 8 February 2016, 12:35 PM

Most boring Super Bowl ever.

RHIII · 8 February 2016, 12:37 PM

the commercials are pretty sad!

makes me kinda miss the old Budweiser frogs!

subtona · 8 February 2016, 12:39 PM

You guys are making me feel less bummed that I missed it, I was flying, returning home from a little holiday, booked it a while back SB didn't occur to me at the time.

joeychitwood · 8 February 2016, 12:44 PM

The highlight of the event so far has been Lady Gaga's performance of the National Anthem. I don't know how one makes it memorable after it has been sung tens of thousands of times, but I thought she was spectacular.

brandrea · 8 February 2016, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by subtona

You guys are making me feel less bummed that I missed it, I was flying, returning home from a little holiday, booked it a while back SB didn't occur to me at the time.

You're not missing much

Hope you had a great holiday

seand442 · 8 February 2016, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

The highlight of the event so far has been Lady Gaga's performance of the National Anthem. I don't know how one makes it memorable after it has been sung tens of thousands of times, but I thought she was spectacular.

I'm not a big Gaga fan but she killed the anthem.

The rest of the game is making me question if I am pissing away 4 hours of my life.

Knappo 1307 · 8 February 2016, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

the highlight of the event so far has been lady gaga's performance of the national anthem. I don't know how one makes it memorable after it has been sung tens of thousands of times, but i thought she was spectacular.

x2

Boothroyd · 8 February 2016, 01:06 PM

This is like one of those awful Super Bowls from the early 1970's.

Abdullah71601 · 8 February 2016, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by seand442

I'm not a big Gaga fan but she killed the anthem.

The rest of the game is making me question if I am pissing away 4 hours of my life.

I got up at 3 AM for this...

carwash66 · 8 February 2016, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

I got up at 3 AM for this...

At least it gave you a great excuse to look at your watch every couple of minutes to keep track of how much time you were wasting!

Tri-Tip · 10 February 2016, 01:43 AM

I walked outside to enjoy the warm California afternoon during half time, no desire to see any of the acts that performed.

Interesting on a show that CBS broadcast a few days before the Superbowl, looking back on past half-time acts. Comments made that some shows were about the music (Springsteen, Stones, U2, Bon Jovi, etc.) and others were just theatrical performances.

I'd much rather see the musicians with staying power as mentioned above rather than pop acts that nobody will remember in 10 years.

Boothroyd · 10 February 2016, 02:52 AM

At least it wasn't a pigeon release and "Up With People" performance like the old Super Bowl halftime shows.

Matt C · 10 February 2016, 03:02 AM

The Metallica show the night before the Super Bowl was a better show IMHO, good for Peyton though: I'm a Pats fan too!

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gmh1013 · 10 February 2016, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

The highlight of the event so far has been Lady Gaga's performance of the National Anthem. I don't know how one makes it memorable after it has been sung tens of thousands of times, but I thought she was spectacular.

I dont care for her or her style music......but she sang the best N.A. in all off Superbowl History....and ive seen them all.

GradyPhilpott · 10 February 2016, 03:48 AM

I have never watched a Super Bowl halftime.

Also, this Super Bowl was not nearly as boring as many I've seen.

It really wasn't one-sided until the very end. It was just a defensive game.

I will say that it was sloppier than it should have been in terms of penalties.

Lion · 10 February 2016, 04:07 AM

I also do not watch the Halftime Show(never have) and instead took my son's dog for a long walk. Timed it perfectly and returned just in time for the start of the second half…..also I thought the commercials were so-so and glad I didn't have to pay 5 million a half minute of ad time!!!

As for the game itself…Offense may produce points but Defense wins the Super Bowl…..

Rondineli · 10 February 2016, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

I dont care for her or her style music......but she sang the best N.A. in all off Superbowl History....and ive seen them all.

well, I agree it was very well done.

But, what about Whitney Houston in 1991? I still think W.Houston sang slightly better than L.Gaga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs

Tri-Tip · 10 February 2016, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

I dont care for her or her style music......but she sang the best N.A. in all off Superbowl History....and ive seen them all.

I thought she was too overdramatic.

GradyPhilpott · 10 February 2016, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tri-Tip

I thought she was too overdramatic.

I was at Furr's cafeteria when the national anthem come on, so I didn't get a chance to pay much attention to it.

I'll say this for Gaga. I hate her name and her shtick, but her work with Tony Bennett has been very good and on that level it's clear that she is extremely talented.

As for over-dramatic, the Super Bowl is over-dramatic. The pre-game shows are over dramatic. The halftimes are over dramatic. The commercials are over-dramatic.

It's amazing that they manage to wedge a football game in there somewhere.

rod727 · 10 February 2016, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I was at Furr's cafeteria when the national anthem come on, so I didn't get a chance to pay much attention to it.

I'll say this for Gaga. I hate her name and her shtick, but her work with Tony Bennett has been very good and on that level it's clear that she is extremely talented.

As for over-dramatic, the Super Bowl is over-dramatic. The pre-game shows are over dramatic. The halftimes are over dramatic. The commercials are over-dramatic.

It's amazing that they manage to wedge a football game in there somewhere.

I'm a football fan and I'm glad it's over.....so yeah it's a a bit much

GradyPhilpott · 10 February 2016, 05:29 AM

I just watched Gaga's national anthem.

I thought it was excellent.

There'll never be another Kate Smith, I'm afraid.

TheVTCGuy · 10 February 2016, 05:35 AM

You guys are making me glad I didn't wake up at 2AM (Europe) to watch this thing...

joeychitwood · 10 February 2016, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Rondineli

well, I agree it was very well done.

But, what about Whitney Houston in 1991? I still think W.Houston sang slightly better than L.Gaga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs

Certainly Whitney Houston's performance is the gold standard to which every anthem singer is compared, but she lip-synced the anthem. She had chances in the studio to sing it over and over agin until she was happy with it, and engineers then reworked the recording to optimize it. Lady Gaga sang the song live, accompanied by only a piano. She timed the ending exactly to the flyover of the Blue Angels. All in all, I'd say it was the best live performance I've heard.

Rondineli · 11 February 2016, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

Certainly Whitney Houston's performance is the gold standard to which every anthem singer is compared, but she lip-synced the anthem. She had chances in the studio to sing it over and over agin until she was happy with it, and engineers then reworked the recording to optimize it. Lady Gaga sang the song live, accompanied by only a piano. She timed the ending exactly to the flyover of the Blue Angels. All in all, I'd say it was the best live performance I've heard.

Well, i did not know that, i thought it was a live performance. Thanks for the insight.

rebel_1 · 11 February 2016, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

Certainly Whitney Houston's performance is the gold standard to which every anthem singer is compared, but she lip-synced the anthem. She had chances in the studio to sing it over and over agin until she was happy with it, and engineers then reworked the recording to optimize it. Lady Gaga sang the song live, accompanied by only a piano. She timed the ending exactly to the flyover of the Blue Angels. All in all, I'd say it was the best live performance I've heard.

She did a great job, no doubt; however I'm sure the Blue Angles should get the credit for the timing.

joeychitwood · 11 February 2016, 05:37 AM

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She did a great job, no doubt; however I'm sure the Blue Angles should get the credit for the timing.

On the video, you can see her look to the left and delay the last note a few seconds until the Blue Angels arrived overhead.

8 February 2016, 11:33 AM	#1
MTROIS Banned Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: USA Posts: 479	SuperBowl half time: painful for watch geezers... Watching all these 'tough guys' commenting the Super Bowl and there is not one to save the next one: all wearing hockey puck sized watches, one more shiny and blingy than the next one... Can't the watch 'snob' educate these fellas?!? Hopefully Coldplay will put up a great show...

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joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	The highlight of the event so far has been Lady Gaga's performance of the National Anthem. I don't know how one makes it memorable after it has been sung tens of thousands of times, but I thought she was spectacular.

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Tri-Tip "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CA, USA Watch: Out!!! Posts: 6,407	I walked outside to enjoy the warm California afternoon during half time, no desire to see any of the acts that performed. Interesting on a show that CBS broadcast a few days before the Superbowl, looking back on past half-time acts. Comments made that some shows were about the music (Springsteen, Stones, U2, Bon Jovi, etc.) and others were just theatrical performances. I'd much rather see the musicians with staying power as mentioned above rather than pop acts that nobody will remember in 10 years.

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GradyPhilpott 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: 116710 BLNR Posts: 34,347	I just watched Gaga's national anthem. I thought it was excellent. There'll never be another Kate Smith, I'm afraid. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

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