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A PAST SUPER BOWL MEMORY

Remember the Super Bowl halftime's 'Nipplegate'? We all owe Janet Jackson  an apology - Los Angeles Times
Janet Jackson at the halftime show of the Super Bowl in 2004.

The infamous “wardrobe malfunction” during the halftime show with Justin Timberlake.  

An Oral History of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl Halftime Wardrobe Malfunction  | The New Yorker

Janet Jackson Tickets, 2025 Tour Dates, and More
Janet Damita Jo Jackson will be 59 years young in May.

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STEAK MAY BE ADDED TO STATE SYMBOLS

Senate candidate Todd Nash to host campaign events in Pendleton, Stanfield  | Elections | eastoregonian.com

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) – Oregon, known for its state bird, nut,
and beverage, may soon add a state steak its state symbols smorgasbord.

State Republican Senator Todd Nash (above) is among the
sponsors of a resolution to designate the T-bone as Oregon’s
state steak.

In addition, Oregon’s state tree is the Douglas-fir, state flower
being
Oregon Grape, and square dancing as state dance.

Nash is the owner of a small cattle ranch in Enterprise, Oregon.

Grilled T-Bone Steaks with BBQ Rub
”WHAT’S AT STAKE?”

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Super Bowl Sunday Game Day | Dining

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The first Super Bowl game, then called the AFL-NFL
World Championship Game, was played at the Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 15, 1967.          

       
Broadcast on two television networks and played
before
less than a sellout crowd, the game saw
the NFL’s
Green Bay Packers defeat the AFL’s
Kansas City Chiefs, 35–10.         

The name “Super Bowl” first appeared in 1969, as
did the
use of Roman numerals.

   NFL 100 | NFL.com     

        
        
        
       

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VIOLIN SOLD WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED

Closeup of auctioned violin

(FOX NEWS) – A Stradivarius violin made at the "pinnacle" of
Antonio Stradivari’s career sold at auction for an eye-popping
price this week.

The musical instrument, crafted in 1714 by Stradivari, the luthier
most famously associated with the violin, sold for $11.3 million
at a Sotheby’s
auction in New York Friday.

The violin, known as the "Joachim-Ma Stradivarius," was made
during Stradivari’s "golden period" when he was at the height
of his acoustic mastery of the instrument.
  

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Antonio Stradivari (1644 – 1737)

It is estimated that Stradivari produced 1,116 instruments, of which
960 were violins.

Violinist playing the auctioned violin

Funds raised from the auction will benefit a Boston-based music conservatory’s student scholarship fund.

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BE READY FOR THE UPCOMING GAME

Nostalgic Vintage 1968 Print Ad Advertisement Sharp TV 1976 Superbowl NFL

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The Steelers defeated the Cowboys 21–17 in 1976 to become 
the third franchise to win consecutive Super Bowls.

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