Please be aware this thread may contain 'spoilers'.
If you do NOT wish to spoil any 'surprise element',
we advise you to venture any further...your call.


The Super Bowl, which will be televised by CBS, is annually television's highest rated show. An estimated 141 million
people watched last year's game between Pittsburgh and Seattle. Super Bowl XLI will be broadcast to a potential worldwide
audience of 1 billion in more than 230 countries and territories..."

....AND SO IT BEGINS! Excited much?

As you all know, the countdown has now well and truly begun, with the purple machine now kicking fully into gear in earnest.

To avoid flooding the main Prince forum, please use this as your designated space to discuss all things Super Bowl XLI-related.


WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR:
1) IT'S RAINING. HARD
2) The stage set is a huge symbol + FOOTAGE HERE (Source: Banks / CNNBREAKINGNEWS)
3) The FAMU Marching Band are involved (Source: TrueBeauty / Nuthinbutjoy)
4) Shelby Johnson to Perform with Prince (Source: dartluv5)
5) A medley is pretty much a forgone conclusion
6) Apparently, the halftime show has been filmed will air in the case of heavy rain. (Source: lovemachine)
7) There are big doves! A festoon of purple fireworks! Lot sof neon!

FYI - IMPORTANT LINKS OF RELATED INTEREST:
PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO FEED

PRESS CONFERENCE PIX

MIAMI HARD ROCK 31.01.07

MIAMI HARD ROCK 31.01.07 (alt thread)

MISC:
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/216082
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/216269
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/216245
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/216247
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/216231
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/216246
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/216055
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/216028
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/215946
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/215822


FURTHER (OFF-SITE) INFO:
http://cbs.sportsline.com
http://www.superbowl.com/...ry/9863556
http://www.accesshollywoo...3050.shtml
http://www.twincities.com...216934.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/20...ref=slogin

Please understand that the sticky feature will remain in use until Super Bowl XLI fever dies down! Relevant threads to this topic both pre-show and post-show will be redirected to the sticky. This is for your ease of use as much as our own. Help US to help YOU.

We're going to try and do this a little differently this time - wherever there is an update worthy of note, we will update this main post with that information, so that it is instantly accesible to those who do not wish to trawl through the thread proper. So as not to tread on anybodys toes or put any noses out of joint, we will credit the poster of that information wherever possible. However, we will NOT be drawn into any 'I posted that first on this thread' discourse. We apologise in advance, no offence meant, we'll spend next week in sackcloth and ashes, public floggings to be announced forthwith...etc etc but information is the currency we're dealing in here.

We will also try our very best to open a brand new sticky for the ravenous hoards who like to post: "omg he's playing Peach!" "omg now he's playing sott!! sqeeeee!" as the show is taking place. We're really going to try and cover all bases this time.

So, these things said, we all hope you will work with us to make the next few days an informative, hassle-free, and above all-else FUN time for all involved...Enjoy!
- The Mod Squad


FOOTNOTE - FOR ORGERS OUTSIDE OF THE USA:
United Kingdom:
ITV1 Sunday Feb 04 @ 10:45pm - 3:30am Monday
http://www.itv.com/page.asp?partid=7345
(Source: funkyhead)

Sky Sports 1 Sun Feb 04 @ 10pm
http://www.skysports.com/...63,FF.html
(Source: mattj)

Australia:
Monday 3rd Feb @ 10am (Eastern states) replay at 11pm.
Click HERE for further details.
(Source: toejam)

Germany:
It's airing live on Channel 1
(Source: Dewrede)

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Second

3rd

katt said:

5th!

Jakeasaurus said:

WRONG!!! cuz nobody said 4th

that makes me 7

woohoo!

If Prince opens with Let's go crazy , I will mail each of u a check

DanceWme said:

Threadjacker!

Illustrator said:

Iz I eleventh then?

...and people wonder why these threads get so long.

BananaCologne said:

Thanks for the hard work as always 'nana!


I think the second item on the "known" list is the marching band that's signed to play with him...or is that still in rumor status?

1st with a real topic

http://www.nytimes.com/20...rince.html

New York Times article about today's performance and other stuff entitled "The Game, The Artist, The Halftime Show: It's Prince"...

Very organized...one suggestion: maybe add the time the Super Bowl begins (as well as indicate which time zone) and approximate time half time will be for those who don't normally watch the Super Bowl ?


I'm scared for the onslaught on Sunday and hoping my (bootlegged wireless) internet will not act up that evening!

thanks for this sticky mods! The need for thread jumping was beginning to get a bit crazy today.

Just saw a commerical for tonight's Late Night with Carson Daley---two white guys dresses as Prince circa Purple Rain with a poster of Prince from the <+)O days and Carson's voice over: Winner of the Super Bowl: Prince.




Carson is on too late for me (gotta work tomorrow) but maybe someone else wants to watch.


.
[Edited 2/1/07 22:06pm]

Sounds of silence: Prince singing, not talking about Super Bowl


at 18:45 on February 1, 2007, EST.
By TIM REYNOLDS

MIAMI (AP) - Prince barely spoke, and still stole the show.

It was billed as a news conference about the Super Bowl entertainment lineup, featuring pre-game performers Cirque de Soleil, national anthem singer Billy Joel and Prince, the halftime-show headliner. Typically, these events have been question-and-answer sessions.

Then again, there's little that's typical about Prince, the enigmatic six-time Grammy winner who once changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol and was best-known for racy lyrics and gyrations before toning his act down considerably in recent years.

"We are not taking questions at the end," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told a room packed with reporters and photographers, trying to give fair warning about a minute before Prince arrived, "but we think the trade-off will be pretty good."

The trade-off was a 10-minute concert with Prince and his 10-person entourage using that as their taste of what's coming at halftime on Sunday night.

His jacket, shirt, pants and shoes were orange - surprising since he is, after all, known as "The Purple One." Shielded from view moments before taking the stage, Prince came out, took a deep breath, grabbed his guitar and sauntered to the microphone.

"Thank you," he said, after finishing the quick set. "See you at the Super Bowl. Peace."

Then he was gone.

"I think he's brilliant," Joel said. "He's one of the most talented people in the industry today."

A six-time Grammy winner, Joel will become the first two-time performer of the national anthem in Super Bowl history. He also sang it before the 1989 game in Miami.

Sunday's game entertainment opens with Cirque de Soleil - touted as "a high-energy extravaganza of music, dance, gymnastics and circus arts" - pairing with well-known Miami artist, Romero Britto, for a pre-game show. Grammy winner Louie Vega will provide an original musical score for the show.


Some Cirque performers were present. They were dressed as football referees and sat atop eight-foot flamingo puppets who pranced around the room.


©The Canadian Press, 2007

luv4u said:

This made me laugh - and I'm unsure why.

BananaCologne said:

Fantastic!!! I thought i was gunna miss it cos i'm at uni and so don't have sky, didn't realise P was gunna be on ITV!!!!!

jone70 said:

YOU'RE SCARED? Imagine how we feel!

As for time schedules, yeah - if people can let us know (I live in England, so wouldn't even know where to start regarding international airtimes etc) then we'll definately place it at the foot of the main post for all to see.

So anybody who knows anything regarding this, please post it!

Glad the thread is helping you guys, that's the whole point.

its a CARTOON!!! of PRINCE...at the end...


http://www.youtube.com/wa...USz7gwEFtw
[Edited 2/2/07 1:25am]

BananaCologne said:

All times in Eastern Standard Time (USA):

Game Time: 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 4th
Kickoff: 6:25 p.m.
Halftime: 8:00 p.m. (Only an approximation; game length can vary quite a bit.)

Recording entire game: 6:00 p.m. EST to 11:00 p.m. EST.

Recording only half-time: Record from 7:30 p.m. EST to 9:00 p.m. EST and barring some kind of freak disruption to the proceedings you’ll likely catch the entire half-time performance.

Last year’s Super Bowl Halftime: The Rolling Stones; played 2 classics and one new song. Entire set was an uninterrupted 13 and a half minutes.

If the Super Bowl is to be carried live in your country, just add the appropriate number below to the Eastern Standard Times listed above to know when to tune in or begin your recording.

San Juan: + 1
Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo: +3
London/Dublin/Morocco/Reykjavik/Lisbon: +5
Paris/Vienna/Bern/Brussels/Copenhagen/Berlin/Amersterdam/Rome/Budapest/Warsaw/Madrid/Stockholm/Oslo: +6
Helsinki/Athens/Jerusalem/Cairo: +7
Baghdad: +8
Kabul: +9.5
Hong Kong: +13
Tokyo: + 14
Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane: + 16
Auckland/Wellington: +18

Montreal/Toronto/Miami/New York (EST): +0
Chicago/Minneapolis/Houston/Winnipeg/Mexico City (CST): - 1
Denver/Phoenix/Calgary (MST): -2
Los Angels/San Francisco/Vancouver (PST): -3
Honolulu: -5

A city in your region not listed? Go to the following site and enter your city and then Miami and note the time difference.

http://www.worldtimezone.com/

Or better yet, check your local television listings.

Not sure if this has been posted, but for us Australian fans the Superbowl will be broadcast live Monday 3rd Feb at 10am (Eastern states) with a replay at 11pm. See http://www.sbs.com.au/wha...05:02:2007 for details.

Washington Post article about yesterday's press conference entitled, "Best. Presser. Ever."

http://www.washingtonpost...01864.html

BananaCologne said:

Maybe you should just delete the first 11.....
Sawry Orgers, but sometimes the thread jacking gets to be a little much,
especially on the stickies.....

Anyway, I appreciate your organization on this one BC and rest of mods as well.
It does get crazy with so many threads on the same subject...

Thanks.....

Okay, gambling fans. Here are the sport’s book odds for Prince's performance on Sunday.

Prince will impress the world, once again, with his awesome guitar playing. (1:10)

The Prince/FAMU marching band pairing will be universally praised as beyond awesome. (1:5)

Prince will announce a tour within a week of the Super Bowl performance. (10:1)

Prince will miss the performance due to traffic, having Hugh Grant come in once again and save his ass by performing a monologue from “Four Weddings and a Funeral”. (200,000:1)

Prince will play “Let’s Go Crazy” or “Purple Rain” (3:1)

Prince will play a new, original song. (5:1)

Prince will play a Hendrix cover. (7:1)

Prince will play a Foo Fighters cover. (20:1)

Prince will play “Jughead”. (10,000,000: 1)

Prince will perform with Billy Joel on at least one song. (2:1)

Prince will perform with Beyonce on at least one song. (5:1)

Prince will propose to Beyonce on stage, causing a nasty altercation with Jay Z. (1,000,000:1)

The Twins will dance spasmodically and without rhythm, ruining what is otherwise a flawless performance. (1:20)

Prince will re-unite with the Revolution. (20:1)

Prince will re-unite with Tony M., TC Ellis, or Scrappy D. (100,000,000:1)

Justin Timberlake will be a surprise guest, ripping off Prince’s shirt at the end of a highly charged “U Got the Look”. (1,000,000:1)

Prince will stop playing mid-song, introducing Larry Graham who will come out and ramble on for about 20 minutes about the Greek origin of something. (500,000:1)

Chatboards on multiple Prince and non-Prince sites will positively glow about the performance. (2:1)

“The Very Best of Prince” will move into the Top 100 on Amazon’s charts, from its current spot of #472. (2:1)

Prince will mention or display the number “3121” in some way. (3:1)

>>>>well as the looks of that chopper veiw from the rehearsal with those chessy white doves swirling around in the air on sticks....that he might be singing When Doves Cry ...
[Edited 2/2/07 8:06am]

My guess at the performance - we know it is a 5 part medley....

Let's Go Crazy
When Doves Cry
Kiss
Get up offa that thing (James Brown, you know what I'm talking about w/FAMU band)
Purple Rain