Super Bowl Media Party
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- January
- 30
LAVEEN, ARIZ—The Gin Blossoms were a hot band in the 1990s with big hits like ” Hey Jealousy” and others. So it must have seemed like a major come-down for the boys who played at a private party last night for a bunch of nerdy journalists covering the Super Bowl.
Hundreds of press were attendance at the Super Bowl XLII Media Party which was held at the Corona Ranch. There was Mexican rodeo, mechanical bull riding, pistol shooting and a Jack Daniels tasting session. Girls in cowboy hats danced on an outdoor bar.
By the time the Gin Blossoms came out to play, the temperature had plummeted; it was so cold you could see your breath. Only a few dozen party goers bothered to get close to the stage, and they didn’t exactly rock out to the Gin Blossoms sound.
Lead singer Robin Wilson, who hails from nearby Tempe, quickly sensed the deadness in the air.
At one point, he said, “I just want to thank the William Morris Agency for booking this gig for us.”
Towards the end of the set, they played “Hey Jealousy,” a song, Wilson said, usually inspired drunk women to jump onto the stage. Clearly, he hoped the magic would continue last night.
It did not.
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Phil Reisman is a veteran journalist and native of Westchester County. He began his career in 1977 as the head copy boy of a startup New York City newspaper that quickly went belly up. Reisman was not to blame for the newspaper's failure, or so he claims.
Old writers’ joke: “Who is your agent?” Writer responds: “I have no representation. I’m with William Morris.” The joke is old, the writer not necessarily so.
I’ve heard that one before,
I should add, incidentally, that the Gin Blossoms were very good, despite the less than thrilling venue.