Hey sports fans, don’t expect too much stage-sweeping pelvic activity from the Purple One on Sunday. This report filed by ESPN, going above and beyond and giving us the health condition of the halftime entertainment:
Reports surfaced about a year ago that decades of dancing in those high heels the ladies love caused serious damage to one of his hips and that he needs a replacement. That’s a pretty big deal considering that Prince’s stage show has long been a James Brown-styled affair, full of spins, splits and bumping and grinding against pianos, microphone stands, and other inanimate objects. It’s pretty tough to do those things with a bad wheel.…
However, it’s not known whether Prince actually had or will have the replacement. Prince became a Jehovah’s Witness in the mid-90s, and that religion does not permit blood transfusions, which are sometimes necessary for a hip replacement surgery. The faith also prohibits dancing that mimics sexual acts, but not dancing in general.
A representative for the William Morris Agency, which handles Prince’s affairs, said he was “not privy” to whether the surgery actually took place.
ESPN goes on to quote a physical therapist, saying “If [Prince] has had the replacement, [dancing is] very unsafe.” So FCC, take note: During this year’s halftime show, you may wanna keep your eyes peeled for a greater trochanter malfunction.
And in Chicago, Common and Kanye got together to celebrate the Bears’ first Super Bowl appearance in over twenty years with “Southside Superbowl,” taking it from the “Super Bowl Shuffle to the Super Bowl hustle,” “reppin’ with Urlacher, Briggs, and Thomas Jones,” and “bringin’ the pain to Reggie Wayne.” We’re hoping for an Indy rock rebuttal. (Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s?) Grab it at Spine (via GvsB).
Happy overeating.
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Here’s hoping Prince scares the crap out of network censors with a teaser from “Darling Nikki.” Or sneaking Morris Day onstage? Apollonia? Wendy & Lisa? Mmm and Vanity too…
What’s Sheena Easton doing Sunday?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvvrRCqMREw
More Prince Info:
(1) He’s bringing the Florida A&M band to play with him at Halftime.
(2) He released a cover mash-up of “All Along the Watchtower” and “Best of You” (Foo) to Howard Stern, who played it yesterday.
(3) He released a new song, “Guitar,” which you can download at http://www.3121.com.
(4) He performed three songs, including “Johnny B. Goode,” at a press conference for SuperBowl performers on Thursday. He answered no questions.
(5) He routinely promises fans at his Vegas show that he will tear the place down in Miami.
“What’s Sheena Easton doing Sunday?”
Same as every Sunday — taking her pension to the bingo parlour, buying tins of meat for her 24 cats, and screaming at the neighbour kids to turn their music down.
Elephant Micah is from Indiana, I bet he could break out some pretty mean rhymes.
what about the new power generation?
he’ll bring it.
that cover of “best of you” scorches the face of everything.
that cover was really good
here’s his superbowl “press conference”: http://www.detnow.com/cr/cda/player/1,1272,WXYZ_49640_320_240,00.html
I hope he’s this good tomorrow- I’m sure he will be
Go Bears
Ian, thanks for the clip! Man do I love Prince. Guy is awesome. He’s the biggest reason I’m watching the Superbowl. Go Colts!
I pray that he does well and feels well. Prince is the best. Dancing or not he’s an “Artist”
Do your thing Prince!
luv ya
he made “best of you” sound like a good song. a feat i believed to be impossible. he is currently living up to his promise to tear the place down.
holy shit. not just the best halftime I have ever seen, a pretty moving performance as well. he wrote so much material, it hardly sounded like a medley of tunes.
amazing
prince can shred a guitar.
even in the pouring rain!
Prince tore it up at halftime. I didn’t care that the other guys in the dorm were looking at me strangely as I cheered for Prince. He can tear up the guitar and did a sweet cover of “Best of You”.
I’m not exactly a Prince fan but I was impressed with his performance. Nobody else I was watching the game were willing to admit they liked it too.
Prince owned that Superbowl. Clearly the best halfshow time since U2…
The 15 minute concert performed by Prince was breathtaking! Imagine how he performs in concert!
The man is badddddd!