February 2012
Let me be frank: there are only a few balls that I’m adept at handling, and none of them are made of pigskin.
I’m much better suited to donning a marabou-accented red velvet robe and making silly faces.
Stay tuned for more Superbowl madness – coming up next are the promised jockstrap shots. The things I do when Madonna is in the game…
Tim Tebow will be playing in today’s Superbowl game. I knew little to nothing about him, including this particular pose, for which he is apparently renowned. My brother taught me how to do it yesterday, so here’s my virgin Tebowing effort. PS – Turns out it’s nothing like Teabagging.
This year’s Superbowl may be the gayest one ever, with its attendant line up of Madonna, Tom Brady, and even an underwear commercial by David Beckham. To commemorate the occasion, I will be Tebowing and squeezing into a jockstrap for your viewing pleasure. Stay tuned… we tee off in a few short hours.
“If I was a drink I’d be a lemon drop.†~ Madonna, ‘SuperPop’
There’s really only one way I’m getting through the entire Superbowl, and that’s with the help of a little drinking game. I scouted around for good words to use – something that would be said with some frequency, but not so much that by the half-time show I’d be passed out. My friend Jen came up with ‘Blitz’ – which was perfect on a number of levels, and so it shall be. If you want to play along, take a sip of your beverage every time the word “Blitz†is used.
Contingency plan: should there not be enough blitzing after the first… half? quarter? How in the hell is this game divided again? – we will switch to the word “coverageâ€. Should that fail to ease the pain, we will drink every time the word “the†is used. And if that’s still not enough then get some help.
The libation of choice is, in honor of our half-time girl, the lemon drop – one of Madonna’s favorite cocktails. Here are the ingredients for one:
– 1 ½ ounces vodka (preferably citrus)
– ½ ounce triple sec (or preferably Limoncello)
– 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
– ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
– Lemon twist (for garnish)
Since it’s the Superbowl (a rough and tumble event if ever there was one), we’re not going to be all FussyLittleBlog about this, so mix it up with some ice and simply strain into a cocktail glass of your choosing. Most lemon drops have a sugar rim to them, but there’s nothing I despise more than a sugar rim, hand to God.
So start your engines, because once the Superbowl begins we’re going on a tear, and there’s no telling where this game may take us.
Tom Brady will be on hand for tomorrow’s Superbowl, and because of that, so will I. (Okay, I’ll really only be there for Madonna, and will shut off the television promptly after the half-time show.) Check back here for special Superbowl treats tomorrow… and try some of Tom Brady’s water!
Aside from my pet-peeve for intentionally-misspelled and supposedly-cute versions of “words†~ i.e. “luvin†– I was initially otherwise unimpressed with the demo version of the new Madonna single that leaked a few months back. While not quite ready for a “comeback†(her career has never suffered the sort of post-Sex backlash of the early 90’s), she is due for a grand return (this new album will mark the first since 2008’s Hard Candy – a relatively lengthy stretch between new Madonna studio albums). As such, it is being hyped by fans as a big deal. As for the lead-off single, I’m not sure ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’’(GMAYL) delivers.
It certainly doesn’t come close to the majesty and pomp of ‘Like A Prayer’ or ‘Frozen’ – two lead-off singles from now-iconic musical moments in her career – but we’re living in a different world now, and quick flashes of catchy-if-empty tunes seem to be where all the radio-play and chart action is. Still, this is Madonna, and I was hoping for something a little less… trifling. GMAYL is almost a throwaway track – fun and instantly likable, but almost as instantly forgettable – and if there’s one thing Madonna does best, it’s the unforgettable.
The final version, however, has grown on me some. She certainly knows her way around a verse, and if the chorus doesn’t quite live up to her legend, it still manages to thrill in its own way. The cover art is nice, in a casual, fun, carefree way – we don’t often get unabashed and abandoned fun from her. While I love it when she goes serious and introspective, I can also appreciate that the world is not going to embrace a ballad a la ‘Frozen’. Once again, Madonna knows what she’s doing – and whether or not the song is a huge hit for her, she’s put herself in our collective consciousness almost three decades after she first entered it.
The new chapter has begun…
