A hilarious clip from the Akron Beacon-Journal, February 1, 1999, with two names you might recognize:
BRAINWASHED & BLURRY
FOR NEARLY 12 HOURS, IT WAS ENDLESS HYPE, EXCESSES AND, OH YEAH, THE SUPER BOWL
By Michael Weinreb and Chuck Klosterman, Beacon Journal staff writers
Call it a post-modern social experiment. Call it a celebration of all that is American and commercial. Call it the stupidest idea you've ever heard. All we can tell you is, don't try this at home (unless, of course, you already have).
For almost 12 hours now, we've sat here watching television coverage of Super Bowl Sunday. We've seen Terry Bradshaw prattle and John Madden gesticulate and James Brown chuckle and enough FOX…
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