Hanging on a wall, somewhere, is a painting of something that once looked like Prince and now resembles beef jerky. I was wondering whether he'd come through, or ponce out because of the rain. I have to give him his props for being a pro and also for indulging his Hendrix side.

But come on. "Purple Rain" is not the number for massive guitar distortion.

prince has always been an under-rated guitarist. he really is amazing.

We've got HEB here, but we didn't get any Emmitt Smith spot.

that's strange about the emmitt smith commercial, because HEB's are rampant here in austin, but i didn't see it.

Well, whatever Kyle and I have in common, it's not Prince. I have checked out his (Kyle's) band's website though, and was impressed, if that's what you're talking about.

And yes, I grudgingly admit, Mr. Purple from Minneapolis can play a mean guitar. Now if only he could sing and write songs.

No HEB out here, which is why it was one of my first Midland stops!

Don't be offended if I go MIA for a bit. I'm working on inventing windshield wipers for TV cameras...

let it be known that i didn't say i enjoy prince, but only that he is an under-rated guitarist. the truth is, i don't mind prince but i was a little indifferent to his half-time performance.

I'm surprised that Foo and Kyle didn't get the HEB commercial. Must have been a locally-contracted spot, but I'm sure you'll see it sooner or later.

Jim, Kyle's an amazing guitarist. I'm sure he'll agree. ;-)

Eric, that e-trade ad looks... familiar.

And "I have a little head and big arms". Now I have to see Meet The Robinsons.

Love the "secret world inside a Coke machine" ad.

robert goulet on the ceiling just now made me laugh out loud, for the first time since the letterman/oprah ad.

eric, i'm about to blow your mind:

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/first-down-line.htm

this is probably more you wanted to know, but at least now you can know, if you still so desire.

Until you mentioned Nationwide, I thought that ad was for K-Fed.

Kyle, thanks! That's been bugging me for a long time.

Jim, even after seeing it several times, I couldn't remember the identity of the sponsor, and I worried this time that I had missed it at the beginning.

Okay - graneted, we were all talking and chomping, but we just didn't get the Robert Goulet commercail.....can someone please explain?

Nice work, Kyle. That's amazing!

surely it must be easier to cure cancer than to put that first down line on the field.

mom, the robert goulet commercial was mainly just random, like all emerald nuts commercials. the idea was that without emerald nuts, you don't have a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, you fall asleep, and robert goulet messes with your stuff.

Sorry, Toni, that would ruin the obscurity.

hey, they just played emmitt's HEB commercial here in austin. pretty good! it looked like it was filmed on a digital camera.

The King of Beers is apparently the King Crab, as well.

Thanks, guys......now that you mentioned it, we have seen a few Emerald Nuts commercials, and they are all .....nuts. We kept thinking that Robert Goulet had something to do with it, but now we "get it": he was just affordable.

Purple Rain in the driving rain, and never looking put out because of the rain gave me a new respect for Prince. Also, I was completely unaware of his guitar playing prowess. And no wardrobe malfunctions! Color me impressed. I still think they could have chosen better acts for both the opening Anthem and the half time show, but Prince wasn't all bad.

I was also impressed by K-Fed in his new role as fry cook.

Coke redeemed itself a little with the coke machine fantasy land.

The Bud Lite gorillas made me laugh. Hits a little too close to home maybe? ;-)

But the carne asada lions were hilarious!

And why haven't I heard of Emerald Nuts before? The Robert Goulet ad is a classic. Timeless. And very funny.