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Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-02-01 13:25:01 +0000

Maddy Nigs / Lil Middle Ladew pregame?

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-02-01 18:05:53 +0000

Totally. Bring it!

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-02-01 18:09:35 +0000

I can't wait to see Mick Jagger's nipple piercing.

Posted by cdubrocker on 2006-02-03 15:55:05 +0000

The Stones are keeping their set list a secret. I'm hoping to stop by and witness some half-time controversy/scandal!

Posted by pamsterdam on 2006-02-03 16:03:38 +0000

Mick Jagger has a nipple piercing? Hm.... ...nah, I still prefer Keef! Mmmmmmmmmm!

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-02-06 15:47:01 +0000

Fell asleep after the 3rd, No memorable commercials, Stones got censored, XL zzz.

Posted by tgl on 2006-02-06 15:50:57 +0000

Is a 6 sec. delay really censorship if no content was removed? Or is the threat of removal censorship enough? I was hoping for a good Prophet Muhammed joke.

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-02-06 16:01:19 +0000

Didn't "you make a dead man cum/come" get totally deleted?

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-02-06 16:33:19 +0000

After reading a bit about it, I can't tell if the Stones didn't say it, or if the stations edited.

Posted by tgl on 2006-02-06 17:19:36 +0000

I had no idea. Bart says it all: The Stones probably didn't mind, either. It brought a little rock 'n' roll danger to the ultimate "safe" gig and _ if they're lucky _ it distracted attention from their mediocre show. At the end of the day, this is the sort of little-c censorship that I don't care that much about. Yeah, it's silly, what's the main theme of "Satisfaction" other than ejaculation? It's not like the lack of this information is detrimental to our society. Here's Censorship.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-02-06 17:38:02 +0000

Imagine what the censors woulda done to Eminem. Yow!

Posted by pamsterdam on 2006-02-06 19:13:35 +0000

Did you ever see the Stones on the Ed Sullivan Show, performing "Let's Spend the Night Together"? The show had them change the line to "Let's Spend Some Time Together" instead, and every time Mick got to the "the Night"/"Some Time" switcheroo in the lyrics, the entire band rolled their eyes. Cheeky - yes. Dirty - only when permitted to be. I reckon they didn't sing the line. "You make a dead man drum," perhaps? A reference to Charlie Watts' skeletal features?

Posted by tgl on 2006-02-06 19:42:39 +0000

Charlie Watts was the healthiest looking one of the bunch.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-02-06 19:50:32 +0000

Mick was danicng up a storm, but was so out of breath that he couldn't sing. Ah well.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2006-02-06 20:22:43 +0000

...and Keith? Did he mouth the words "I love you, Pam" into the camera? Did he? Did he?

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-02-06 21:24:03 +0000

The Whole R. Stones 'censorship' thing is bullshit. Can you really call something censorship if you are a performer that agrees to what changes are to be made and then you go along with the plan? Reuters posted this am that Jagger/Richards et. al went into the deal totally wide-eyed and agreed to change the lyrics to fit the "family" atmosphere of the Superbowl. If they didnt take the Superbowl Money,didnt perform at all, or had not discussed any lyrical points w/ Superbowl folk, then I can see how people could get upset about some type of suppression of speech, but caucasian, please: the Stones agreed to the deal and performed just as they were told to get the big $$$$. Why does that surprise anyone?

Posted by tgl on 2006-02-06 22:12:06 +0000

The claim of "Censorship" is bullshit, but they most certainly altered their art in order to get it broadcast. That's censorship in some form. ABC does not own the eletromagnetic spectrum, they license the privilege to use them from the government. Our society values personal freedom, and freedom of expression; it's not abhorrent that we stipulate to the corporations that use our public airwaves that they also value these same freedoms. It's also not abhorrent to expect the corporations that use these public airwaves to respect the values of the community they are broadcasting too. It's hard to say what the values of our community is at a national level. I'd have to say I was more offended by the Stones performance than Jackson's nipple.

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-02-07 00:51:14 +0000

"Our society values personal freedom, and freedom of expression; it's not abhorrent that we stipulate to the corporations that use our public airwaves that they also value these same freedoms." If the Rolling Stones felt that way, they should have given ABC the finger and took a sail in the Carribean on one of their yachts. If we the people hate it, we should hit the 'off' button on the TV and read a book, podcast, teach our Ferret to yodel, or some other constructive activity that doesn't involve Mickey Mouse's favorite broadcasting channel - I cant believe people are surprised and/or offended about this chain of events - its the f-ing Superbowl people...

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-02-07 00:59:44 +0000

Not surprised, just offended. Again, did the Stones get sound edited by the stations?

Posted by tgl on 2006-02-07 03:38:17 +0000

I was neither offended nor surprised by this year's halftime show or previous years. Scratch that, Kid Rock in a Star Spangled Poncho has been the most offensive thing on broadcast TV in recent memory. The quip about being offended by the Stones was not about the slight censorship, but that American popular culture is still enthralled by a gaggle of 60-year-old Blues afficionadoes. Obviously, the Stones did not feel that the imposition of the restrictions required by the NFL/ABC/et al. were not great enough to dissuade them from taking the money. The Price Is Right(tm). But that wasn't my point. Private corporations using public resources should not lightly trample on the freedoms the public expects. If the majority thinks that singing "cum" during the Super Bowl is not a freedom worth protecting (as opposed to singing about cum, RE: Satisfaction) then that's fine by me as well.

Posted by lrf on 2006-02-08 20:27:33 +0000

rolling stones are awesome

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-02-09 13:28:26 +0000

now that Im thinking about this whole thing, I'm thinking the MUCH better story than boo hoo censorship is the fact that if the Rolling Stones were able to clone themselves and were lucky enough to have tickets to the Deee-troit 'bowl, they would have been denied entrance to the "french kiss pit" due to their age
Ed.: Removed offending language

Posted by tgl on 2006-02-09 14:02:15 +0000

The proposed age limit is the more absurd story. I believe they dropped that restriction before the event.

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-02-09 16:02:07 +0000

Let the Ed. Hitler comparisons begin...