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Post by minx on Feb 11, 2024 16:06:18 GMT -5
The spouse and I are going to a Super Bowl party at Jubilation (the big and expensive Silver 'active adult' complex by Wegmans).
We do know several of the people at the party, but what I want is FOOD. Lots of delicious tasting decadent food. Like brownies, wings, pizza and chips and dip.
I also want to leave the meatball sliders we're making here and just snatch a cheap bag o chips and a jar of salsa as our 'contribution'.
Is this wrong? Should it be? No!
We are bringing a cake - I won it in an auction at WTR this weekend.
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Post by minx on Feb 12, 2024 8:56:35 GMT -5
Food sadness!
The spouse dropped the cake in the parking lot!!! And of course it landed icing first.
The food was very lackluster. Very. Our little meatball sliders came out okay, but I think they needed a tad more sauce. Not the greatest.
And the room we were in was SMALL. Very loud, yet the maximum occupancy was listed at 47. WTF? We had about 12 and the place was hot, loud and crowded.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Feb 12, 2024 12:11:12 GMT -5
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Post by minx on Feb 12, 2024 13:14:57 GMT -5
It was in a fake tupperware container.
Told him not to pick it up by the handle - that thing looked sketchy AF.
Did he listen? Nooooooooo.
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Post by k9krap on Feb 12, 2024 16:53:01 GMT -5
I’m Uber unsociable anyway but I always hated parties around a sporting event. I’m interested in the sport so am not into idle chatting, etc.
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Post by minx on Feb 13, 2024 12:24:50 GMT -5
Oh man, I thought I was going to walk out before the game even started.
On couple started out by wondering why they played the Black national anthem. Wasn't our anthem 'good enough'? Oh wait. It's Black History Month, so they clearly are being forced to play it. And then of course, the moment the camera was on Kelce at all, they'd start asking where Taylor was. When he came off the field and was dropping the F-bomb in Reid's face it was 'Oh-oh Kelce, Taylor won't like that!"
Get over your damn selves and watch the fucking game. Although I was thinking "How to say your MAGA without saying your MAGA" every time they opened their mouth.
For the record, she was on screen less than 30 seconds total - about 5 shots. And one of them was really focusing of Brittany Mahomes after the first touchdown.
But it was a great ad for the place and why you don't want to buy there!
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Feb 13, 2024 12:52:10 GMT -5
The black national anthem would've got me to cussing too tbh. One America. One flag. One anthem. Uncomplicated. Just like the civil war memorials are/were used to divide, so is this nonsense.
As for the rest, I've seen just as many on the other side bitching about the Kelsey and Swift thing. On that we agree, people need to gtf over it and themselves.
By the way, have you ever heard the George Carlin bit about when you get more than two or three people together? That is EXACTLY how I feel about society these days. Viral isn't just for video anymore.
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Post by minx on Feb 14, 2024 10:19:47 GMT -5
Truth.
I think they refer to it as the Black National Anthem, but really the writer of it wanted it to be the National Hymn. It was written to celebrate the promises of freedom for all and was actually more popular than the national anthem and was much more popular in the early 1900's than the Star Spangled Banner, which wasn't designated the national anthem until 1931.
So referring to it as the Black National Anthem is more than a bit misleading. But it 100% makes a better one.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Feb 14, 2024 11:35:21 GMT -5
Not my fault that progressives can't get out of their own way with stupidly inventing/naming/renaming things/agendas like "Defund the Police", "Mpox", etc and wind up creating more division with *their incessant intolerance for everything and anything that is otherwise pretty straightforward. Not saying some of the things aren't worthy of change, but having a national anthem for one race group, and a national anthem for everybody else, looks a lot like segregation to me no matter what you call it.
Anyway, I didn't see it and just like with the standard, officially adopted, current version, I'm usually in the bathroom or getting my nachos during it.... or if at home turn on the tv right at the announced kick-off, first pitch, and face off time.
*I see just as much intolerance on the far left as I see on the far right.
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Post by minx on Feb 15, 2024 15:07:41 GMT -5
I won't disagree.
I don't have any problem whatsoever with them playing it. Just treat it the same way as America the Beautiful - and now here to sing Lift Every Voice and Sing is xxx.
Speaking of America the Beautiful - Jelly Roll's rendition just didn't do it for me at all.
And Reba did a good job of the anthem, but I still say to just do an instrumental and pan the crowd - see how many of the 'Patriots' actually know the words or will sing them aloud. And invite everyone watching at home to sing along as well.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Feb 15, 2024 16:01:30 GMT -5
I don't know how they presented it but like you, would have no problem if it was part of pre-game medley prior to the one, and the only, National anthem. IIRC, there's an official protocol that is coordinated by the Honor Guard. Don't remember the exact procedure but we followed it to the tee on LL Opening Day. I'll bet you $100 I would've lost my shit if anyone deviated from that protocol. I'm not even a big fan of embellishing the Anthem or deviating from it musically. Weird that I care so much about something I really don't care about right?
Like I said, I turned on the game right in time for the coin flip and tuned it off the moment the Chiefs scored to end it. Will probably see the video of it on the yootoobs at some point.
I know I've told this story but for posterity; At one of the tournaments I was working the sound for, I waited on the asshat that insisted I play a recording of the Army Band doing the N/A (he is or was in the Presidents Fife and Drum Corp at Ft. Meyer) and hands me the CD literally at the moment the Honor Guard is entering the field. I press play and "File Not Recognized". I consider myself a professional and should have had my backup that I had on MP3 ready to go but didn't. Fuck me right? Anyway, everybody started singing it and it was in a word, special. If we ever decide to do it right, that's my suggestion. Play the music and let the people sing or just let them sing, but having the music helps cue.
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Post by k9krap on Feb 15, 2024 18:05:50 GMT -5
Hmmm. I am pretty sure Post Malone sang America the Beautiful before the Super Bowl. I saw a video (only because it was posted in an Howard Stern group) and thought it was fine. Didn’t see Jelly Roll’s, though. I could be wrong.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Feb 16, 2024 12:26:40 GMT -5
Only difference is about 300 pounds.
Joking aside- I think they were both there to perform but like you, don't know for tru.
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Post by minx on Feb 16, 2024 13:28:49 GMT -5
Sorry - it was Post Malone - Jelly Roll was in one of the commercials.
One of the most moving scenes concerning the anthem I saw was at an Olympic ceremony. Sound went out and the Americans in the crowd (there was a huge number of them, so maybe the ones in Vancouver) started singing it. Athlete had tears running down their face.
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