Super Sunday

... I just downed two chili dogs, got a Mountain Dew in front of me, watched the Prince halftime show and I'm ready to go for the second half ...

... Actually, the Prince show wasn't too bad. I had low expectations going in, but he showed up ... Having a marching band join him on the field was pretty great, and how appropriate/cool was his performance of "Purple Rain"!?

If the second half of this game is anything like the first, we're in for a heckuva finish ...

I was bursting with glee -- as was all of Chicagoland -- watching Devin Hester run back that opening kickoff for a touchdown ... (... holy cow!, I just logged into Wikipedia for Hester's link and someone's already posted this: "He holds the distinction of being the only player to return the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl for a touchdown, beating the Indianapolis Colts defense for a 92 yard score for the Chicago Bears, just 14 seconds into Super Bowl XLI on February 4th 2007..." )

... Then the Bears got it back on an interception. There were back-to-back fumbles -- twice! The Colts got on the board with the help of Peyton's bomb to Reggie Wayne but couldn't tie it at seven because of a botched PAT. And Thomas Jones tore out for that 52-yard run which helped the Bears get back in the end zone ... and pretty soon we've got the Colts leading 16-14 at the half ...

As for the commercials, here's my faves so far ...

...First, the honorable mentions: ... any of the Coke commercials, the Sierra Mist spot featuring Jim Gaffigan and his beard comb-over, the Snickers ad where two car mechanics kissed while eating a Snickers, Garmin's map-osaurus, Budweiser's parade dogs (a white dog gets splashed with mud spots, allowing him to hop on a parade cart with a Dalmatian) and Chevy's hot guy car wash ...

...From there:
4. Bud Light's rock, paper, scissors: It was the first to air after the game started. Two men decide who gets the Bud Light with a game of rock, paper, scissors ... one of the guys picks rock and literally throws a rock at his opponent, thus knocking him out and taking the Bud Light ...

3. The Late Show with David Letterman: Letterman is sitting on a couch in a Colts jersey and stuffing his face with popcorn. He says, 'You're cheering for the Bears, I'm cheering for the Colts ...' And a woman interrupts and says, 'Honey don't eat with your mouth full... The camera pulls out and it's Oprah in a Bears jersey. Classic!

2. Bud Light's fast wedding: Two guys at a wedding are worried the ceremony will last too long, and one guy says, 'Don't worry, I got it covered.' In steps an auctioneer who rattles off the vows, etc. so fast the young couple barely has time to think and then he caps the quick ceremonial kiss with a slap of a gavel ...

1. Bud Light's congratulatory slap: A couple of businessmen walk out of a meeting and one of them reaches out with a fist to congratulate him in his presentation. The other guy says, "No dude, the fist bump is out." To which the other guy replies, "Really? So what's in now?" The other guy pauses for a second, and then slaps him hard ... the rest of the commercial is a montage of guys slapping the wits out of each other in congratulatory situations ...