The Phallic Bowl
By Michael Alan Goldberg in Aesthetic
Sunday, Feb. 3 2008 @ 5:21PM
So during last year's Super Bowl halftime show, Prince unleashed his much-talked-about phallic display:
Which prompted one blogger to post recently, Tom Petty, begin plotting your subtle phallic symbol now.
And if you saw the opening to Tom Petty's halftime performance this evening, you know he succeeded — the headstock of a huge, lit-up Flying-V guitar gliding purposefully toward a big, red, waiting heart ... sorry to say I don't have any photos handy, but I'm sure one will make the rounds soon enough.
UPDATE — See what I'm sayin'??:
11 comment(s)
christopher k says:
running down a dream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted On: Sunday, Feb. 3 2008 @ 8:30PM
Brian says:
Oh my god. Hide the children! Sanction the NFL! Sanction Fox! Saction Tom Petty! Saction anyone who makes guitars or heart shaped anything! We must NOT stand for this kind of smut being forced upon us!
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 9:28AM
Barry says:
It\'s a flying V guitar. That\'s what it looks like. If it\'s phallic, it\'s not Tom Petty\'s fault. Furthermore, why is it suggestive because of the heart? Is there some kind of artery sex I\'m not aware of?
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 9:52AM
draven says:
Christ people. It\'s not even a guitar. It\'s an arrow flying through a heart. And by \"arrow\" and \"heart\" I mean \"penis\" and \"vagina\".
Obviously.....
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 10:15AM
stupid says:
its tom petty and the HEARTBREAKERS. get it? get it?
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 10:18AM
Mark says:
Pointed this out to my wife as it was going down, priceless!
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 10:40AM
Scum Water says:
So Cupid doesn\'t shoot arrows into hearts - he shoots penises into vaginas? It\'s not really love we feel deep inside - it\'s just raw need for hot, sweaty sex?
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 10:41AM
Luther says:
You don\'t get out much, do you , Mike?
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 11:22AM
Buddy says:
Mine is bigger
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 11:38AM
marc says:
you know, i saw this go down last night and i said to my girlfriend, \"oh my god, someone is going to claim this was a phalic reference,\" and here we are, some muppet did it. bravo.
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 11:47AM
Jeff says:
Grow up.
Posted On: Monday, Feb. 4 2008 @ 12:11PM