12 1/2 MINUTES OF SATISFACTION.Byline: - Compiled by Valerie Kuklenski The Rolling Stones will take a pause in their world tour to headline the halftime show of Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5 in Detroit. Don Mischer will produce for the second year in a row, having succeeded in taking our minds off Janet Jackson's 2004 wardrobe malfunction with last year's Paul McCartney extravaganza that concluded with a sing-along of ``Hey Jude.'' Mischer says he isn't really concerned about the Stones being overexposed o·ver·ex·pose tr.v. o·ver·ex·posed, o·ver·ex·pos·ing, o·ver·ex·pos·es 1. To expose too long or too much: Don't overexpose the children to television. 2. these days in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of the often sold-out ``A Bigger Bang'' tour. ``I think the fans would love to have more of the Stones. But I think the great majority of people who will be watching the halftime show will be people who have not attended a Stones concert.'' He said one way in which the 12 1/2-minute halftime show on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. will differ from the road production is that the band's concert scenery takes four days to assemble, while some 650 halftime volunteers at Detroit's Ford Field will have to put together 56 set components in 6 1/2 minutes. Although plans for the show still were being finalized Monday, it looks like the stage will belong to the Stones alone, sparing viewers any strange mismatches such as the teaming of N'Sync and Aerosmith a few years back. ``When it comes to what could be said is the greatest rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. band of all time, they're so strong and their repertoire is so strong, it's not an instance where you have to put two or three other performers with them,'' Mischer said. As for warding off any potential wardrobe malfunctions (no ``Sticky Fingers'' album cover re-enactments are expected), Mischer said the Jackson breast exposure incident has inspired the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga to be closely involved in every aspect of the show. DEATH ROW GUEST: ``The Tavis Smiley Show'' tonight features an interview from San Quentin Prison with Stanley ``Tookie'' Williams, who is facing execution next month for the slayings of four people in a convenience store robbery. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he will review the case of Williams, a founder of the Crips gang who has since renounced gang life in children's books he has written from prison. TAVIS SMILEY SHOW, 11 tonight, KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology . DONALD, REEGE 'N' DAVE A file sharing program from Thursby Software Systems, Inc., Arlington, TX (www.thursby.com) that allows a Macintosh to share files with a PC. Designed specifically for and needing installation only on the Mac, DAVE works with Microsoft's native SMB/CIFS file sharing protocols and uses : It appears his win in September's ``Emmy Idol'' competition has given Donald Trump the impression he has a future as a musical entertainer. The real-estate mogul and reality-show bully will join Regis Philbin tonight on David Letterman's talk show for a duet from ``The Regis Philbin Christmas Collection.'' THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN “Late Show” redirects here. For other uses, see The Late Show. The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. , 11:35 tonight, CBS (Channel 2). CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Keith Richards and the rest of the Rolling Stones will hold down halftime duties for February's Super Bowl XL. Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com |
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