Yesterday was definitely the most exciting day so far here in Super Bowl land. For the first time the band came and rehearsed inside the halftime tent with full sound, lights, and cameras. As you may know there is a lot of secrecy surrounding the halftime show. They don’t want anyone to know in advance what the stage will look like, or what songs are going to be played, so that it will all be a big surprise on game day. But I’m pretty sure, what with the rehearsal being so loud as to be audible to everyone within a quarter-mile radius, that the songs aren’t secret anymore.
They rehearsed for a good four hours. I watched for a couple of them. They kept turning the air conditioning off in the tent, since it was so loud, then turning it back on again in between run-throughs so we wouldn’t all bake. But it was pretty steamy in there.
We saw the security guards really crack down on one guy who had his phone out taking pictures. They honed right in the instant they saw him and took his phone away. I think they gave it back, but I’m sure they deleted the pictures.
I’d never seen Bruce Springsteen before, nor any of his band, so it was neat to get to see them. He rehearsed all-out, and it will be a very good show. Someone reminded me that one of the guitar players was on the Sopranos, which I had forgotten. I’ll have to pay more attention today and see if I recognize him.
We had a volunteer rehearsal last night and it was the first one for which the stage carts were loaded down with all the band gear, so they were considerably heavier than previously, especially the one with the grand piano. I think we put eight extra people on that one to help push. Some of the volunteers somehow knew that the band would be rehearsing that day, so they came four or five hours early and sat outside the security perimeter, listening to whatever music wafted to them through the air. Hard core fans, these.
Today is basically just like yesterday, and then dress rehearsal is tomorrow. Stay tuned!
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