Bruuuuuuce

**Dave Lap** · 02-03-2009, 04:20 PM

So who is the next mega group or superstar from the rock and roll era they are going to tap for next year?

It's funny how rock n roll has become associated with mom and apple pie when it's roots are so anti-establishment.

I think that actually says good things about our country.

**Mista T** · 02-04-2009, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by Dave Lap

So who is the next mega group or superstar from the rock and roll era they are going to tap for next year?

It's funny how rock n roll has become associated with mom and apple pie when it's roots are so anti-establishment.

The NFL will want to avoid being perceived as anti-establishment, so I expect to see more of groups with more universal appeal, i.e. the big-name rock groups and individuals from the 70s/80s/90s with a sprinkling of contemporary and classic country. As rock has become more splintered, I don't think that it's likely that there will be contemporary rock groups. Since the Janet Jackson fiasco, the choices have been fairly conservative:
Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Springsteen.

I'd like to see Sugarland: Jennifer Nettles puts on a highly energetic performance in the high-energy league of Aretha Franklin.

**Khaine** · 02-04-2009, 09:23 AM

I've never been a bis Bruce fan but he put on a better, more energetic show at halftime than I've seen in a while.

I'd rather see Brad Paisley or Toby Keith myself ... that or Dropkick Murphys

**ravenmaniac** · 02-04-2009, 10:31 AM

Its anti-establishment but he is blaming the govt not the soldiers. He is defending the soldiers.

**Dunk** · 02-04-2009, 10:33 AM

I will watch the half time show when the band is the

SEX PISTOLS

and they rock out on "God Save the Queen."

Until then, it's all nachos and beer for me.

**RAVENOUS52** · 02-04-2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Mista T

The NFL will want to avoid being perceived as anti-establishment, so I expect to see more of groups with more universal appeal, i.e. the big-name rock groups and individuals from the 70s/80s/90s with a sprinkling of contemporary and classic country. As rock has become more splintered, I don't think that it's likely that there will be contemporary rock groups. Since the Janet Jackson fiasco, the choices have been fairly conservative:
Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Springsteen.

I'd like to see Sugarland: Jennifer Nettles puts on a highly energetic performance in the high-energy league of Aretha Franklin.

T, you think Prince was a conservative pick?

Wow. Your sex life must be AWESOME!! Teach me, sensei!!

**POPSinPA** · 02-04-2009, 12:52 PM

Gee Trap, you should go easy on the Boss. After all you and him have a lot in common. You both avoided the draft in similar manor.

**Mista T** · 02-04-2009, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by RAVENOUS52

T, you think Prince was a conservative pick?

Wow. Your sex life must be AWESOME!! Teach me, sensei!!

Conservative ... in that he didn't show his nipples!

**RAVENOUS52** · 02-04-2009, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Mista T

Conservative ... in that he didn't show his nipples!

**Khaine** · 02-04-2009, 04:03 PM

Can't we all just get along?

... guess not...

**RAVENOUS52** · 02-04-2009, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by TRAP

Cant you read, I was drafted.

At least I showed up.

You must still have grenade fragments in the brain cause you're brain dead.

You're a grouchy old man.

Wait a minute. TRAP, don't you work for the military aboard a military installation?

That's as patriotic as serving in the armed forces, IMHO. Not everyone is actually qualified to serve in the military, so that shouldn't be seen as dishonorable in any way, shape, or form.

**Rochardrik** · 02-05-2009, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by POPSinPA

Gee Trap, you should go easy on the Boss. After all you and him have a lot in common. You both avoided the draft in similar manor.

Ill tell you how I avoided the draft. I turned 18 in 1972. I did not register. After 6 months, I got a letter with an appointment time to explain why I did not register. It was 2 or 3 months away. In the meantime the war ended, and the draft was abolished.. Never had my appointment. Never heard another word. I guess the timing was just right. I'd do it again... unless there was a REAL war on. Many people revile those who avoided serving during the VeetNam war. They Compare them to traitors, referring to WWII, as if they were comparable. That's a farce. VEET Nam was just another in the long list of farcical blunders made by our government, and to be upset at those who refused to be a part of senseless killing of our boys, and wasting our natural resources, is just WRONG!!!!

**RAVENOUS52** · 02-05-2009, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by TRAP

52 - You're right. I supported the troops for 25 years at APG.

Most vets appreciate that and the fact that I didnt run and showed up when I was drafted.

I was in College Park when PoPs went over.

Back then, the guys who couldnt get into college ended up in the jungle, which is why he was over there while I was over here.

Case in point is my next door neighbor who was the smallest kid in the hood. He flunked out of hi school and went over and was there during the TeT Offensive. He was stationed in Saigon which was just as dangerous as the jungle. He said you never knew when some dude would ride by on a scooter and throw a grenade at you.

I got into college right out of hi school and was accepted by May and took courses in the summer and had advanced credits before the rest of the class got there.

During the Iraqi War, my agency had a unit in Bagdad before the rest of the Army got there. They were testing the drinking water to ensure its safety for the troops.

The Iraqi Army never knew they were in the neighborhood.

They needed a report from a survey my agency published decades before to complete their survey.

It took about 2 hours to find it siphing through millions of old reports in a dirty warehouse. Then I automated it and emailed it within minutes.

That was my contribution to the war effort as a civilian. They couldnt do their job over there until I did mine here. Thats how I helped you.

Thanks for the appreciation.

And you can rub it in PoPs nose because you served longer in the combat zone and have more combat badges. You were chasing the bad guys in the desert and in house to house fighting in Bagdad. There was no draft, yet you still served admirably.

Too bad PoPs isnt like you. For nearly a decade he's been sticking his nose up at guys that didnt go.

I am lucky to be serving in an era where the American public supports the troops as well as you guys do.

I would never look down on anyone for not joining the armed forces-- It is a lifestyle that takes a lot of getting used to and requires lots of sacrifice and a certain level of physical and mental stamina and discipline.

I know each person has their own circumstances to consider before deciding whether or not to join and I since I hadn't even been born when Nam ended, I can't really guess what the personal or social variables were at the time for any of you elderstatesmen

.

Rest assured, my platoon and all my fellow Marines appreciate everything you do to support us.

Semper Fidelis

Oh yeah, and without the veterans who came before us, we would be nothing. Thank you for serving. We can never fully repay you for your efforts.