SOMEONE, PLEASE, someone had to have seen that weak ass performance of JA Rules during halftime of the Bucs/Eagles game just now. They boo’d him, haha.
Couldn’t have been any worse than what Jessica Simpson did to the national anthem. That was truly awful.
Both were pathetic. I thought Jessica Simpson was going to sound half decent, but after the “Oh say can you see” it went straight to hell.
It Sucked ASS!
Why even have a Halftime Show, Who knows this guy anyway?
Imagine how the marching band felt, being relegated to playing backup to that!
You mean you didn’t change the channel after you found out Ja Rule was doing the halftime show? :dubious:
The penultimate car crash of half-time shows. I have no idea who Ja-Rule is (or WTF his name means either, but I digress) however, it was the FUNNIEST half-time show in recent memory. The Philly crowd booing this stiff off the stage (along with his hot but equally as untalented female sidekick) was priceless.
Seems like a SNL skit in the making:
“Ja-Rule vs. Philly - The Revenge”
This time - its musical.
They booed him?! Awesome!
I put the tv on mute and went out to stretch. Oh, well. Better to hear after that he was booed than to listen to him before he was booed.
I don’t remember the last halftime show of a football game that I actually liked so I flipped it to 7th Heaven or something. I’m glad I didn’t miss anything.
I’d wager that most pop culture literate people under 25 would recognize, though not necessarily be fans of, Ja Rule’s music. “Ja” is an acronym of his real name, Jeff Atkins. The Rule, if you can believe it, stands for “Represents Unconditional Love’s Existence.” But I’m assuming this was, if not an after-the-fact creation, a flagrant tribute to/ripoff of LL Cool J (which, as fans know, stands for Ladies Love Cool James).
That said, I’m not surprised the Philly crowd booed him; that’s a damn tough audience. And, of course, hip hop translates horribly to big stadium performances.
The fact that the Eagles were down by seven at halftime probably did a lot of good as well. Before he went on I figured the crowd would be out of it, but the awful performance got them rowdy…
I watched part of it w/ closed captioning. Was there something in the song about having sex in a Yukon? I was stripping wallpaper at the time, didn’t get a real good look.
Among others, Philly fans have booed:
Santa Claus
Their own cheeleaders
Special Olympic particpants
May I also remind you all that the notoriously mean Philly fans also booed Destiny’s Child during the half-time show of the NBA finals a couple years ago, because one of them was wearing a Lakers jersey (the team the 76ers were playing in the finals).
Jesus, what would your city’s fans do if someone showed up at your arena for the half-time show wearing the opponent’s jersey?
seal_clubber, a cite, if you please, for the booing of the Special Olympics participants. Being in Cafe Society does not get you an exemption. BTW, even if you find one, I will acknowledge you only by booing zestfully.
I will close by saying that half-time shows everywhere have sucked royally since “Up With People” disbanded. Man, they rocked.
My brother’s college roomate was in the stands. I guess that does qualify for UL status. Go ahead and boo, you don’t frighten me!
Much 
Twenty bucks say we see this within the next two new SNLs.
This was when they were in their current line up of three members.
One wore a Lakers jersey. One wore a 76ers jersey. One wore an NBA generic jersey. They were being diplomatic.
The Philly fans were just being morons as usual (wink)
Ha! You think that qualifies you for a boo? BTW, my sister’s college roomate went to a game at the Vet and afterward, when they went out to the car, they found a hook wedged in the car door! Oh! And her boyfriend’s body was hanging from a tree above the car! It’s true, I tells ya…
What did Simpson do to the national anthem?