Prince at the SuperBowl
Admit it. You were wondering if Prince was going to get electrocuted performing in a driving rainstorm during Sunday's SuperBowl halftime show.
But the Minnesota marvel survived--wireless electric guitars make electrocution far less likely these days, although that mike stand, if it had a ground wire, was definitely dangerous. Prince, who is 48, looked not a day older than during his glorious Purple Reign in the early 1980s.
And what a performance! Despite the rainstorm, he and his band and dancers put on one of the best halftime shows in my memory. Opening with "Let's Go Crazy" and closing with "Purple Rain," he gave not an inch to the weather, unlike the fumblin' Bears and Colts. Picking him to do the show was an inspired choice by the NFL.
And how loud will the demands in Miami be tomorrow to build a domed stadium?