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April 11, 2005
Worse. Halftime. Show. Ever.: Could it be? I can't tell. It may be The. Best. Ever.
Amazing.
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I love it.
posted by dusted at 10:09 PM on April 11, 2005
What dusted said. I spewed iced tea all over myself!
posted by gac at 10:28 PM on April 11, 2005
This just reeks of an advertisement. What's being sold here? Earplugs?
posted by chris2sy at 10:52 PM on April 11, 2005
What's being sold? Beer. If you'd drank more of the stuff in the first half, these kids'd sound like the Mormon Friggin' Tabernacle Choir.
posted by chicobangs at 11:28 PM on April 11, 2005
chicobangs, I agree about what's being sold, but I think you've got the angle wrong. Clearly, they're trying to sell more beer by driving people out of their seats and back to the concession stands, the bathrooms, anywhere with at least one wall between themselves and that abomination. God. That was so bad it was really, really funny. The audience seemed to think so too -- great crowd shots. I'm surprised they didn't get a shot of a stampe of retreating fans.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 07:32 AM on April 12, 2005
I think it was too knowingly bad, like they held an American Idol-style tryout and chose the seven entrants who most resembled William Hung. But the guy in white laid down some killer moves trying to hog the spotlight. For my tastes, Ashlee Simpson was a more entertaining halftime singer because she had no idea how bad she was.
posted by rcade at 07:45 AM on April 12, 2005
I remain unconvinced that this really happened. Those "singers" look like they were digitally placed on the field. Of course, it could be a result of the file compression, but it doesn't look right to me.
posted by NoMich at 08:59 AM on April 12, 2005
l_b_b, why would it not surprise me if we were both right? The next time they booked this "act," they could announce it a few days before so all the louts could empty out their bellies and get on the piss as early as possible, and then come the half they'd be ready to get to the beer line and the loo nice and early so they'd only miss the worst part of the day. Genius.
posted by chicobangs at 09:56 AM on April 12, 2005
I personally think it was cool and was MEANT to be bad. They were American Idol rejects. I can respect that they tried to do their best. But Ashlee Simpson reeked. She was forced on us by the record label and being sold as a professional singer, which she clearly showed she was NOT! Just becuase you have a famous hot sister who can sing marginally well, doesn't mean we have to listen to a sister who was as bad as those kids in this half-time show. Bless thier oversized hearts for trying. They are probably celebrities now because they were just ordinary people and not pretentious like Ashlee Simpson!
posted by bluekarma at 10:41 AM on April 12, 2005
[this is hilarious]
posted by mbd1 at 10:54 AM on April 12, 2005
Quick! Somebody call Jose Canseco! There IS life after baseball and steroids!
posted by volfire at 01:09 PM on April 12, 2005
I've probably watched this 15 times since it first came out. It makes me smile with delight every time. I don't know why it makes me so happy.
posted by bluesdog at 01:12 PM on April 12, 2005
I've probably watched this 15 times since it first came out. It makes me smile with delight every time. I don't know why it makes me so happy. Simple. It lets you know that there's hope for the world.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 01:30 PM on April 12, 2005
so very awesome.
posted by stofer71 at 03:17 PM on April 12, 2005
This just reeks of an advertisement. What's being sold here?