SSP…I’ll be in the Bullpen on 850 The Buzz in Durham from 12-1 today.  Check it out if you get the chance.
I’m sure I’ll be talking about yesterday’s underwhelming Super Bowl.  I suppose the rain will affect the quality of a game, but it was pretty blah.
Except for Prince, of course.  The song selection was on point, and he and his band played very well.  Bonus points to the dancers for not bustin’ their asses dancing in heels in the ran, also.  The coolest thing of Prince’s set, by my math, was the decision to use “All Along the Watchtower” as a bridge between songs.  Great move, especially since it gave me that strange feeling of hearing something I like, but not being able to place it immediately.  For some reason, I enjoy sifting through my memory–which just isn’t what it was in college–and figuring that sorta stuff out.  Kinda like guessing samples.
Anyway, great show.  More on it later, maybe, when I have time to watch it a second time.
I must say I was disappointed, though.  I was really looking forward to the possibility of Prince playing an extra five minutes because he doesn’t give a flip about the Super Bowl.  Imagine him ending “Purple Rain” and saying, “y’all ain’t ready for me to leave?  Y’all want one more?”
And then ripping into the 12 minute version of “Computer Blue.”  Only that would have topped his press conference/jam session.
Okay, on the grind I go.  Happy Monday.