Bruce Springsteen Suspended for Crotch Slide

An otherwise magnificent Super Bowl was marred by an ugly incident in the half time show as rocker Bruce Springsteen slid crotch-first into a cameraman. After assaulting the innocent cameraman, the malicious Springsteen can be seen, on video, laughing maniacally. Take a look

Shortly after the shameful incident, the Commissioner of Rock held a press conference denouncing Springsteen's actions. Take a look.

As you heard in the video, the Commissioner has rightly suspended Springsteen for what was clearly an unsportsman-like crotch slide. And we, as Americans, should support his decision.

Now I do not have any children, but, I can only imagine the horror and confusion any that an impressionable young child must be going through after having Mr. Springsteen's pelvis slammed into their television screen.

First it was Janet Jackson's nipple, and now this! I'm beginning to think that maybe we should just cancel the Super Bowl all together.

Comments

[NTL]

Please everyone read the title underneath the authors name before you comment, that is all.

[elizlucinda]

Yup ...There is a Commissioner of Rock......and I also believe in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and a Rush and Elizabeth free zone!

[Bodie P]

Sheesh, the guy slid into the camera. From a purely visual point of view nothing could be less erotic. He slides. Screen goes black. He stands up. He laughs. Was the cameraman wounded or something? Scarred? Will he require therapy? Now if he had dropped trou before doing his slide we could compare it to Ms. Jackson's "wardrobe malfuncion." This os normal concert behavior. Doesn't matter if you like Springsteen or not, or if he's washed up or not. You gotta admire the guy's energy--and as the mother of a kid I can tell you that any kid worth his salt would point and laugh and say, "Cool," or "Look, he slid into the camera." We are just getting entirely too prissy here.

[Matthew Filipowicz - Huffpost Blogger]

You know there is no such thing as the Commissioner of Rock, right?

[GreekMusicMama]

i agree. he's just sliding...we seem to be living in an increasingly more prudish society than i had thought, while growing up. hm.

[PoliticalAmazon]

It was a "slide," a routinely performed maneuver at rock concerts. The term "crotch" was added by someone wanting to manipulate a non-event into a Big Deal.

The production and camera crew have control of which cameras are feeding to broadcast.

I find it hypocritical that at a football game, where many of the cheerleaders look, dress, and dance like strip-club pole-dancers, they get their underdrawers in a bunch over a routiney performed concert maneuver.

I was actually impressed that, at his age, Springsteen could do a slide like that. It has to be misery for the knees, hips and back.

[LeftCoastLarry]

You've been had.

[JonShank]

by a crotch

[4evryoung]

Okay I'll bite what is a "Commissioner of Rock" and what was Springteen suspended from doing?

[Matthew Filipowicz - Huffpost Blogger]

Watch the video, my friend.

[Vixter]

Obviously that camera man had never been to a BRUCE concert before or he would have known what to expect. The steeler bowl was the opening act for Bruce, so I wonder if the same camera man worked the 1st half. If so, did he stand right behind the goal post as a player came running through? Wold he complain about it if that were the case? Anytime that camera man decides that filming a Bruce concert is too dangerous, I would bet there would be a line of folks (behind me) for the job.

[killswitch667]

Is it just me, or does the Boss look more and more like Tom Jones every day?

[Drumbum2112]

No, it's you.

[festry548]

No, it isn't just you. I said the same thing on Sunday.

[didntvote4him]

I was getting sick of the NFL network pimping this washed up singer all week as the greatest thing to happen at a superbowl halftime show.

[Vixter]

It was. I have never watched a super bowl in my life, & only watched the half time show for this one. Janet Jackson's ta-ta's perked up at the sight of Bruce's slide - without the wardrobe malfunction.

[JonShank]

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

[Drumbum2112]

So you don't like the president, don't like the NFL, don't like Bruce. Bet you love Limbaugh though!

Republicans hate America !

[Chansmom]

The folks at the SuperBowl should get a grip. It looked mis-timed and really isn't a big deal.

[saraswati11]

Hilarious. But really, the camera guy (or gal) could have tilted up as Bruce was sliding into the lens...

[Matthew Filipowicz - Huffpost Blogger]

Thanks, sara.

[iamvalid]

No No, Don't cancel the Steeler Bowl.

[jimmyod]

Please !!!!!!!!! The Steelers were opening up for Springsteen. I'm sure it was unintended. Come on ! This is rock and roll, get over it. I wish could do that too !!!!!!!

[deecee22]

All I could say was. Man, I wish i could do that. Bruce and I are the same age.

[PoliticalAmazon]

Thank you. I was amazed, as well.

[957]

Singing must be painful for Springsteen judging by his facial expressions, Guy looks like he's in pain and sounds like he's puking while singing .

[JonShank]

Wow... hate much?

[Ramonne]

Exactly why I do not watch the super bowl half time. These
hollywood folks have no respect for anyone. What they
think is funny or cute, a student in one of our public high
schools would be supended, and rightly so.
There is more to life than this.

[highflag]

Ummm...either I've completely misread your intent here, or you are in dire need of a satire filter...

[Levittown]

I watched the show and did not see or hear anything about this so called incident. Too much media
input only makes it a big story although the fault may be with the camearman. We know that they can be very into what they are working on.

[PoliticalAmazon]

Have you seen the half-time? If not, then you are making a comment based on a highly spun and propagandized account of what is a routine maneuver by performers at rock concerts.

Really, don't let yourself be used like a tool so easily.

[DarleenMB]

Well, this isn't high school. This is adult LIFE aka the super bowl. Maybe you should attend a pep rally instead.

[JonShank]

You are NOT serious.... right??? You know this is a joke, yes?