For a moment, I thought I was having an acid flashback, as I sat glued to the TV watching the Super Bowl halftime show, while Saint fans from exotic environs such as the French Quarter in New Orleans partied and cheered their team on.
All the elements were there - a dazzling light show, the frenetic beat of rock 'n roll hits from yesteryear, and a gyrating lead singer for a legendary band by the name of - "The Who" - strutting his stuff around the stage as enthusiastic football fans ecstatically gazed on from the bleachers and inside chi chi private suites some paid a staggering $95,000.00 a pop for in order to par-tay in style and catch football history up close front-and-center.
What, the Who?
You betcha!
After thirty years or so on the road, one of the world's greatest rock bands, is still throbbing to the beat strong.
Well - at least that was the case with Pete Townsend and his fancy guitar-playing - that continues to wow the madding crowd.
The tricky hard-hitting drum rolls weren't half-bad either.
But, Daltrey - forgive me, Dudes - was (to put it politely) a bit long in the tooth.
I was inclined to call up security and make sure there was an ambulance at the ready - in the event the aging curly-haired Lothario - collapsed from too much frenzied excitement on stage.
Definitely past his prime, I trust this will be Daltery's farewell performance, so he can go out with a bang (and not a whimper).
In a post penned a couple of days ago, I reported that pollsters ranked Bruce Springsteen as their all-time favorite half-time Super Bowl show-stopper (with the Stones lagging ten thousand votes behind).
Post:: 05/02/10
http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2010/02/super-bowlbruce-springsteen-rolling.html
After what I witnessed tonight on the old boob tube, it is doubtful that the "Who" will ever make top ten in future polls on account of a lackluster over-the-hill stage presence that signaled Daltrey is clearly at the end of his once-glorious mesmerizing stage career.
To all things, there is a season, after all.
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