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Superbowl 50: Broncos versus Panthers

I know that some of my readers don't really understand that the Superbowl has come and gone for another year until they read what I have to say on the subject. So this one's for you. The Broncos/Panthers matchup was widely anticipated. Neither of the two teams comes from a really huge consumer marker (no New York, Chicago, or southern California team was involved) but the comparisons were intriguing. A great offense, Carolina's, would be going head to head with a great defense, Denver's. Things went Denver's way, almost from the start, more consistently than anyone had expected. Another big item: the standout commercial in the first half was a Marilyn Monroe take on the Snickers bar series, "you're not you when you're hungry." The stand-out for the second half involved a herd of running hot dogs, and the tagline "Meet the Ketchups." The evolution of the game One much watched player: Michael Oher, the inspiration for the huma...

After the Super Bowl

I inscribe here my miscellaneous thoughts on this year's Super Bowl, a shockingly lopsided 43 to 8 Seahawks' victory.  Queen Latifah started things off vigorously with her take on America the Beautiful . Then Renée Fleming did an awesome job with the Star Spangled Banner.  Opera fans know her as a great diva. If you don't think you're likely to catch her performing in that capacity on stage, you might take a pick from this very partial discography. She is featured in each of the following CDs: Handel Arias Decca 2003/2004 Requiem (Verdi) Philips 2004 Haunted Heart Decca 2005 Sacred Songs Decca 2005 Homage – The Age of the Diva Decca 2006 Strauss: Daphne Decca Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss Decca 2008 Verismo – Arias of Puccini, Mascagni, Cilea, Giordano, Leoncavallo Decca 2009 Dark Hope Decca Records 2010 Poèmes – French songs, Decca 2012 But back to the game. The best thing you can say about the Denver Broncos is that they were rig...