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He shouted to them there: It's a long way to bloody Casey It's a long way to go. It's a long way to bloody Casey To the sweetest dees I know! Goodbye Sandringham Farewell Federation Square! It's a long long way to bloody Casey But my heart's right there.

Total load of rot junior- the lot of it. In fact rot doesn't come close. It's one thing not liking an artist, it's something completely different to make up a pack of lies about them. And to be honest, i'm shocked. I'm hoping you somehow got your wires crossed, because your post is straight up disinformation, not to mention defamatory. Bad Bunny has a history of burning the American flag? That's simply not true. I don't recall him burning the American flag once, let alone having a 'history' of doing so. Bad Bunny hates America? You have to be joking. One that's absolute rubbish, two did you watch his performance? It was a total celebration of America for god's sake - he could hardly have been more patriotic. During "Café Con Ron," near the end of his performance, he spoke his first and only English words of the entire show: "God bless America." He closed his performance by showing the camera the words the words written on the gridiron ball he carried for most of his performance - "Together We Are America” And what on earth are you talking about that his lyrics were 'disgusting' and that you would get banned if you were to post them? A serious question - how did you come to that conclusion? I'm guessing you are referring to his song Safaera, the recorded version of which has sexual, though certainly not 'disgusting', lyrics. In any case the version he sung at the superbowl had different lyrics, with all explicit lyrics removed or muted to ensure it complied with the very strict American Federal Communications Commission standards and NFL broadcast rules. These were the other songs he sang: "El Apagón" (The Blackout) - about Puerto Rico's power crisis and government corruption "I don't want to leave here / Let them leave. Puerto Rico is incredible / From the tip of the island to Ponce. Now everyone wants to be Latino / But they lack the seasoning. Damn blackout / Power goes out every day. They are staying with what belongs to us / But the street is ours." "NUEVAYOL" - about the Puerto Rican diaspora in New York "From the sun of the island to the cold of the Bronx / Looking for the dollar that doesn't buy happiness. The 'guagua' (bus) takes a long time / The A-train is full of dreams and fatigue. I remember the neighborhood while walking through Times Square / Everything is bright but it feels dark. Puerto Rico is in the heart / Even if the physical body is in 'Nuevayol'." "DtMF" (Debí Tirar Más Fotos) - about cherishing moments before they're gone "The phone stayed in the pocket / While life passed us by. Now I look at the gallery and there is nothing / Only the echo of your laughter in my mind. Time is a thief that doesn't return what it takes / I should have taken more photos. To see your face when the sun hit you / To remember that we were happy for a second." "BAILE INOLVIDABLE" (Unforgettable Dance) - about lost love "That dance was the beginning of the end / Between the smoke and the reggaeton. You moved like you knew / That tomorrow you would be a memory. The club is full but it feels empty / Seeking your silhouette in every corner. An unforgettable dance / A scar that doesn't want to heal." "Café Con Ron" - the closing celebration "The sun is rising and the party hasn't ended / Bitter coffee and sweet rum. To forget the sorrows / To celebrate that we are still standing. If the world ends tomorrow / Let it find us dancing. From the mountain to the coast / This is the island that never sleeps."

45 million Americans speak Spanish as their first language - another 15 million speak Spanish as a second language. So, minimum 60 million Americans, aprox 20 percent of the population speak Spanish. And that doesn't include the millions who live in cities and regions that have big Latino communities that have basic grasp of Spanish (i spent a bit of time in New Mexico and heaps of non-Latinos i met could understand, and speak a little, Spanish). Hell, Bosch speaks Spanish!

The NFL does not push a woke agenda, that was my point. The idea they do is a result of the how effectively the alt right control narrative, and therefore the framing of discourse. The closest the NFL had ever got to being woke was their flaccid response to the George Floyd murder. Even then they ran Kapernick out of the game for daring to protest. There was nothing woke about their decision to engage Roc Nation to produce the half time show, or ticking off Kendrick Lamar or Bad Bunny, two of the biggest artists in the last 20 years. Those decisions were all about the bottom line. And besides, much to the chagrin of the alt-right chattering class (who desperately wanted to see Bad Bunny come out in a dress and make anti ICE statements) there was nothing woke about Bad Bunny's performance, nor for that matter of Green Days pregame performance. In many ways it was as American as Apple pie. Just not white America.

Did you go AshMac? I didn't obviously, but that's exactly what i thought watching - ie it would have been horrible watching it live. You wouldn't have been able to see anything with all the sugar cane and the rest of the palaver. It's so obviously not for the crowd at the game, but rather for people watching on TV, Youtube etc etc.

By the by, the idea that the NFL is some woke collective is both hilarious and absurd. Each team, except the Green Bay Packers, is owned by billionaires, many of whom are big GOP donors. It's the most exclusive club in the world. A club that cares about one thing amd one thing only - making money The owners control the NFL, an organisation that is notorious for it systematic racism and treatment of its black players.

Its about 15 minutes long.

Agree with much of the above. One quibble - Bad Bunny IS mainstream. He's not some obscure; niche woke artist that the NFL put on as some sort of statement. As i have noted he is the BIGGEST ARTIST IN THE WORLD. As RPFC noted the NFL are a massive, massive business. The biggest sporting organization in the world, they generate more than $23 BILLION every year. It is untouchable. The silly MAGA boycotts and alternative half time shows are water off a duck's back - in fact as i noted the NFL would love all ythe faux outrage because it's free publicity. As they could care less about losing the MAGA crowd, which for all the pathetic snowflake bleating, they won't anyway. The NFL is aggressively looking to expand into foreign markets and make NFL an international sport. Next season they are playing nine regular season games, for points, internationally, including one at the MCG. Another is in Brazil. They are looking at having a team permanently based in Mexico City. The NFL choose Bad Bunny solely because it was a very smart business decision - who better to penetrate international markets and drive brand recognition than the world most popular, most streamed musician? As i predicted yesterday, the Bad Bunny (and Lady Gaga and Ricky martin) half time show had more viewers (140 million views and still climbing) than any previous show - just shading last year's artist that caused such angst among the MAGA snowflakes, Kendrick Lamar. In a world where attention is currency that's very good business. As for the show being in Spanish? More than 60 million Americans (including Bad Bunny) speak Spanish as either their first or second language - nearly a fifth of the American population.

Spot on. Just look at the key trading decisions King and the club have just made: Out: Tracc and Clazz In: Steele and Miochek Out: two players with questionable impact on culture In: two players widely considered to be solid citizens that positively contribute to culture. Viney is the very definition of such a player.

They didn't choose Bad Bunny because they thought it would increase their Hispanic audience. They chose Big Bunny because he is the biggest, most popular artist in the world that has enormous appeal, particularly among young people. And the Super Bowl half time show has very little, if anything, to do with attracting new fans to the NFL. It's all about the insane advertising revenue (aprox $8 - $10 million for a 30 second slot), which in turns drives the broadcasting rights. The hilarious thing is MAGA, as was the case with Kendrick Lamar, made Bad Bunny the easiest of easy choices as with all their pathetic bleating and x posts they predictably ensured the decision would get ongoing blanket coverage. And their confected controversy ensured the NFL got millions and millions of dollars of free publicity - and above all, eyeballs tuning into the half time show to see what all the fuss was all about. In a similar vein, it's also hilarious that Trump slammed the NFL for choosing Bad Bunny and said he would be watching the TPSUA alternative half time show featuring a mid-fifties pervert (poorly) lip syncing to stale old hits rather than Bad Bunny. Yet he comes out today with a Truth Social post slamming the performance, having clearly watched it in its entirety (i 'couldn't understand what he was saying' - yeah dude, it was in Spanish). Even the haters couldn't turn away.

Goody would have loved the Seahawk's defence. Incredible

The only musician that can compete with Bad Bunny for popularity is Taylor Swift. No one else comes anywhere close to his streaming numbers, record sales and ticket sales.

Last year the right in America went absolutely ballistic about Kendrick Lamar's half time show - it was the most watched Super Bowl halftime show ever, with a TV audience of more than 133.5 million viewers. I'll bet my bottom dollar that is no longer the case (ie: i reckon this year's will now hold the record).

Agree you can't compare the two in terms of budget, and for that reason there's no way the AFL half time show could ever be as spectacular. But there's plenty of things the AFL could learn from the NFL to improve our routinely woeful half time without increasing the current funding envelope. For a start they could contract an artist to create and produce an actual show (instead of the glorified Rock Eisteddfod Challenge the AFL puts on) - Jay-Z's Roc Nation has produced the Superbowl half time show since 2019 and are contracted for another few years. That means that unlike the AFL's halftime show, each show has a distinct theme - and performances and staging are structured around that theme. This year's theme was love, unity and an expression of Bad Bunny's pride in Puerto Rico and his heritage (by the by, it is shocking how many Americans appear not to know that Puerto Rico is territory of the United States and Bad Bunny, like all other Puerto Ricans, is an American citizen). A notable thing about the Super bowl headliners is they are usually homegrown (the exceptions in the last 15 years are The Weeknd, Shakira, Rhianna and Coldplay) whereas our headliners are always B grade artist from overseas that are past their prime. The other big difference is, as you correctly note, the NFL do not pay their headliners - much, if not all of the $20 million budget goes to the production company (Roc Nation atm). The AFL, on the other hand, spend almost all of its $5 million budget on washed up B graders from overseas, usually America. We have plenty of uber talented artist/festival organisers/theatre producers etc etc that could produce an awesome show with a $5 million dollar budget, particularly if done in collaboration with the performing artist as Roc nation has done since they started producing the Superbowl half time show in 2019. With a $5 million dollar budget and a focus on using Australian musicians and performers, a top notch producer collaborating with an artist like Flume, Kevin Parker (ie Tame Impala) or Amy Taylor would put on a killer show.

Why?

At least the games aren't on at the same time!

Love it - Saturday 21 March wil be a banner footy day for me. Catch the dees v dog at Whitten Oval (when not windy an awesome ground to watch footy at i reckon), a 20 minute drive from my place. A saturday arvo game at Whitten Oval starting at 2:10pm is just perfect - real old school vibes Home by 5:30. Rustle up a quick BBQ dinner and then settle in to watch us knock off Freo in Perth, triggering a discussion about where the dockers are at. Life doesn't get much better.

Yep, awesome, awesome lineup. It's been a bit hit and miss for the last few years, but they've got it spot on this year. Djrum won't be everyone's cup of tea, too experimental, but right up my aural alley and is one of the acts I'm most looking forward to seeing. Assuming we get our normal spot, we'll be on couches under a gum tree on the slope to the left of the mixing desk (not far from the right corner of Eric's bar). Here's a recent picture of me:

I can promise you i won't - despite my very best efforts I will stick with Latrelle

I thought so, but perhaps I'm imagining it

I think its part of the agreement with fox and 7 to protect their investment. Not that VFL games would be a deal breaker for somone umming and aahimg about getting a Kayo subscription, but if for example you could cast the coverage of vfl games (or the preseason games) you don't need Kayo to watch it on a TV.

See below (crazy to think this song, one of my favourite who tracks) was released 61 years ago in December 1964.

That's weird. Two of my comments were combined - first para was supposed to be against in response to your comment that 2 of your posts had disappeared. Wasn't funny so didn't post. Second was a reply to Brownie. But on new music ive been loving cali band upchuck (think combo of the minutemen, early chilli peppers, circle jerks and black flag - would not look out of place in the film repo man). And also loving Chicag/new york ban Water from your eyes. Not sure of a comparison but they remind me, more sensibility wise than sound, of erudite late 70s new wave bands like Talking Heads. The Gnomes are a young Frankston band playing early sixties, Beatles style power pop. Great fun. All three are playing at Golden Plains on Labor day weekend so probably playing gigs in Melbourne.