Dressin' For the Grey Cup

[Claudia]

Edmonton Sun reports this morning that the black patch on Shania's hat was a Bob & Doug McKenzie Patch. Excellent!

Thus, Shania Twain came on big yesterday around burgertime at Commonwealth, as hundreds of red, white and black dancers spun around her centre-line stage in tight formations, a technicolour marriage of Triumph of the Will and Cirque de soleil. Big but so fleeting - eight minutes on the stopwatch. Hello goodbye, as the Beatles put it.

Her band of short, impossibly smiley tour musicians mugged for the Jumbotron cameras, leaning on each other and on the Timmins-to-Switzerland former McDonald's employee, now the best-selling female musician on the planet. Pretty as ever, Twain appeared, shaped like an ice-cream cone, an inflated yellow parka topping painted-on tights and, just so we don't forget the obvious, big furry mukluks. She also had a Canada toque with a Bob and Doug McKenzie patch, not that there was time to linger on such excellent details.

And more on what she wore:

Some Edmonton fans were equally upset that the Esks lost as they were that Shania Twain didn't appear in a sexy outfit during the halftime show, like she does in some of her steamy music videos.

The Canadian singing sensation performed two of her recent hits at the half in a yellow parka, black slacks and boots.

"I'm disappointed. They could have put heaters out for her so she could have worn something hot," said Phillip Rarog, one of the many men who used their binoculars for the Twain show more than they did for the game.

Federal Health Minister and Edmonton MP Anne McLellan - who handled the coin toss at the beginning of the game - heard some of the comments about Twain's choice of performance attire during interviews in the stands.

"She is a Canadian from Timmins (Ont.). She's not stupid. She knows how to dress," said McLellan, who was on her feet dancing to Twain's music like the majority of the crowd.

[kerawal]

I was really starting to get ticked when reading that article unitl I read what Anne McLellan had to say. At least someone in authority has sense! I mean Come On (Over), did they expect her to wear a bikini in arctic fridgid temperatures like that?

[AngelGuy]

It looks like she spoiled some people with her sexy CMA outfit. I guess they expect her to dress like that all the time now.

[canoilers]

I know I wasn't too happy about that either. This is what they had on Hix on six in the Edmonton Sun. " The game was the game. Sigh. But Shania Twain! Shania at halftime, with out much as a peep at her belly button! She had more coverage the the Eskimos defence. A yellow parka, black pants and a Canada toque. More clothes than a linesman. Not even colour co-ordinated, scoffed a few winter-fashion- conscious ladies at the game. Cold weather. s'mold weather. The men wanted a pep ever the breifest of peeps, at the famous middriff.
" She could have worn a Barbarella parka," said a disapointed fan Lee Weir. " YOu know ,a high cut parka that'd show her tummy. Big Saskatchewan farm boys play a whole game of below-Zero football with bare arms. Couldn't Shania just have flashed her belly button."

Or in my opinion she could've just sang like she did, I'm happy with that. She rocked the staduim and I'm a little more proud to be Canadian because of it.:)

[SHANIANUTS!]

Canadian men are just as bad as men everywhere or maybe even a little worse, eh, with their chauvinistic leanings and utterances!!!:) And some of those Canadian women's comments about color coordination, eh? If she wears a getup like she did on Letterman what did they think she would wear outside in Edmonton in their weather!?:)

[canoilers]

I now most Canadians won't feel that way. Most of us are proud and love the Dickens out of you Shania. Most of us love you and don't need the belly button.:)

[SHANIANUTS!]

.....or the butt shots or cleavage shots, eh?:)

[canoilers]

Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
.....or the butt shots or cleavage shots, eh?:) Oh you bet! Although the butt shots were nice at the grey cup.:p I wonder how she enjoyed it?

[SHANIANUTS!]

..butt shots..grey cup?

[canoilers]

Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
..butt shots..grey cup? Yeah those tight pants that she wore to the big game. the stretchys

[SHANIANUTS!]

How could you see through the parka?

[canoilers]

Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
How could you see through the parka? Didn't have to the jacket stopped below her waist and when she was spining and dancing you could see.

[canoilers]

But the imoprtant thing was she rocked, And the game was better for it. She made the show.:) She was loud and proud which made me loud and proud.

[ShaniaLookAlike]

What is she. . . .just a peice of @ss! :mad:

. . . . . .people can be so insulting. Let's just ignore the fact that she's an incredible artist and entertainer! All they wanted to see was her belly? :mad:

Why don't they go buy a poster! :mad: :rolleyes:

She's more than just a pretty face! :mad:

[Raider]

Originally posted by ShaniaLookAlike
What is she. . . .just a peice of @ss! :mad:

. . . . . .people can be so insulting. Let's just ignore the fact that she's an incredible artist and entertainer! All they wanted to see was her belly? :mad:

Why don't they go buy a poster! :mad: :rolleyes:

She's more than just a pretty face! :mad:

Hits close to home, eh? ;)

[ShaniaLookAlike]

Originally posted by Raider
Hits close to home, eh? ;)

:p

[canoilers]

I know it hits home for me everytime I preform at the half time show people always complain about my mid-driff as well as the rest of me as I go streaking across the feild.:p

[canoilers]

I just had to say that if its possibble I'm a bigger shania fan today, than I was yesterday. I loved the show and thought she looked to cute in the outfit. Wow, I am impressed more and more each day for the woman we all love so much.:) Nothing better than being a shania fan. Even if I won the 6 million and the Eskies won, the high light of the night was Shania.:)

[Shaniabomber99]

I think fans should be happy for Shania wether she wear sexy outfits or not, It was freaken cold what do they expect, Shania to freez to death? So Shania dressed up warm well that's fine. Shania knows what the weather is like in Canada so fans don't like what Shania wore tough luck:p :rolleyes:

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
I think fans should be happy for Shania wether she wear sexy outfits or not, It was freaken cold what do they expect, Shania to freez to death? So Shania dressed up warm well that's fine. Shania knows what the weather is like in Canada so fans don't like what Shania wore tough luck:p :rolleyes:

Carley I still think she looked as cute as a button.:) The only thing I didn't like was she never stopped over at my house for a visit.:p Besides most people at the game where cheering for Shania and you could hear it. I think most people were happy at her preformance. I know I was. She has every right to be proud of the preformance and Edmonton loves that woman, most of us anyways.

[canoilers]

We love you Shania, Forever and for always! Thank you for comming to Edmonton. YOu da bestest Shania no bones about it.

[razorbac]

Shania looked great :D

[canoilers]

From what the reporters are saying in this town. The pictures don't do her justice she's way more pretty that what the pics show.

[Shaniabomber99]

AUSSIE LOVE YOU SHANIA:)

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
AUSSIE LOVE YOU SHANIA:)

Carley I'm sure she loves you back, all of us for that matter.:)

[Shaniabomber99]

Originally posted by canoilers
I'm sure she loves you back, all of us for that matter.:)

I'm sure about that, Cuz next Feb will mark the 4th anniversary since I have been a fan of Shania:)

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
I'm sure about that, Cuz next Feb will mark the 4th anniversary since I have been a fan of Shania:)

Carley Happy Anniversary! You're one of the top ones there my freind. I'm sure she loves having you as a fan. :)

[Shaniabomber99]

Originally posted by canoilers
Happy Anniversary! You're one of the top ones there my freind. I'm sure she loves having you as a fan. :)

Thank you:) How do you know I'm one of the Top ones? do you think Shania would love having me as a fan? since I gnored her for the first 4 years?:)

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
Thank you:) How do you know I'm one of the Top ones? do you think Shania would love having me as a fan? since I gnored her for the first 4 years?:)

Carley I see it when you come here, If see comes here how could she not miss out on you. I bet she does its because of people like you she gets to eat and live by doing what she does. I am sure If she could she would tell you herself what you as a fan really means to her. :)

[Shaniabomber99]

Originally posted by canoilers
I see it when you come here, If she comes here how could she not miss out on you. I bet she does its because of people like you she gets to eat and live by doing what she does. I am sure If she could she would tell you herself what you as a fan really means to her. :)

You're right there, I do come here alot, If it weren't for Shania I'm not sure what I'd be doing right now, Shania is everything, So I do thank Shania for guding me here:)

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
You're right there, I do come here alot, If it weren't for Shania I'm not sure what I'd be doing right now, Shania is everything, So I do thank Shania for guding me here:)

Carley Well then I have to thank shania for letting me in on the oppurtunity to meet such a lovelly Aussie. :) and the chance to make a good freind.

[Shaniabomber99]

Originally posted by canoilers
Well then I have to thank shania for letting me in on the oppurtunity to meet such a lovelly Aussie. :) and the chance to make a good freind.

That's our Shania here is my top 10 Thank You Shania list:)

1. I Thank Shania for finding her fans for me
2. Making me be friends with her fans.
3. Finding other Shania websites
4. Being able to stay contact and make good frinds with them
5. For giving me a special online family
6. for her music
7. For pulling me through a rough time I had
8. for making feel comfortable of meeting famouse people:)
9. for getting me into country music
10 For letting me like other music:)

:love::angel::kiss:

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
That's our Shania here is my top 10 Thank You Shania list:)

1. I Thank Shania for finding her fans for me
2. Making me be friends with her fans.
3. Finding other Shania websites
4. Being able to stay contact and make good frinds with them
5. For giving me a special online family
6. for her music
7. For pulling me through a rough time I had
8. for making feel comfortable of meeting famouse people:)
9. for getting me into country music
10 For letting me like other music:)

:love::angel::kiss:

Carley And I have to thank you for being so sweet and such a great person to know. I love you Carley, you are a great freind.:)

[Shaniabomber99]

Originally posted by canoilers
And I have to thank you for being so sweet and such a great person to know. I love you Carley, you are a great freind.:)

Aww thanks sweetie, I'm glad to see that a Shania fan and many others here can see that:) Sorry to do this but Unlike Mariah fans.

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
Aww thanks sweetie, I'm glad to see that a Shania fan and many others here can see that:) Sorry to do this but Unlike Mariah fans.

Carley That didn't hurt me none, I'm not a die hard like with Shania. I don't think you need to be a shania fan to see what you have to offer as a freind or as a person, you just have to have a heart.:) But the shania thing doesn't hurt.:p

[Shaniabomber99]

Originally posted by canoilers
That didn't hurt me none, I'm not a die hard like with Shania. I don't think you need to be a shania fan to see what you have to offer as a freind or as a person, you just have to have a heart.:)

Understandable:)

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
Understandable:)

Carley Good, glad things are perfectly clear.:D

[Shaniabomber99]

Originally posted by canoilers
Good, glad things are perfectly clear.:D

:D

Moving up up up...hehehe

Carley

[canoilers]

Originally posted by Shaniabomber99
:D

Moving up up up...hehehe

Carley Can only go up from here. UP- UP- UP- UP Where the clouds gonna clear. UP- UP- UP- UP There no way but up from here.:)

[Shaniabomber99]

Originally posted by canoilers
Can only go up from here. UP- UP- UP- UP Where the clouds gonna clear. UP- UP- UP- UP There no way but up from here.:)

:) Going Up Going Up:)

Carley

[Claudia]

From Edmonton Sun Columnist Kerry Diotte:

HIT AND MISS: A woman who built her career on talent and sex appeal shouldn't have shown up at Commonwealth Stadium dressed like the Michelin man. Surely my fellow born-and-bred northern Ontarian could have survived six minutes in the cold wearing something sexier and more flattering.

You might want to drop him a line:

kdiotte@edm.sunpub.com

http://www.canoe.ca/Columnists/diotte_nov26.html

[Claudia]

And more: From Edmonton Sun Columnist Graham Hicks:

MORE COVERAGE THAN THE DEFENCE

The game was the game was the game. Sigh.

But Shania Twain! Shania at halftime, without so much as a peep at her belly button!

She had more coverage than the Eskimo defence.

A yellow parka, black pants and a Canada toque. More clothes than the linesmen. Not even colour co-ordinated, scoffed a few winter-fashion-conscious ladies at the game.

Cold weather, s'mold weather. The men wanted a peep, even the briefest of peeps, at that famous midriff.

"She could have worn a Barbarella parka," said a disappointed fan Lee Weir. "You know, a high-cut parka that'd show her tummy."

Big Saskatchewan farm boys play a whole game of below-zero football with bare arms. Couldn't Shania just have flashed her belly button?

http://www.canoe.ca/Columnists/hicks.html

[Cheyenne55]

Originally posted by Claudia
And more: From Edmonton Sun Columnist Graham Hicks:

MORE COVERAGE THAN THE DEFENCE

The game was the game was the game. Sigh.

But Shania Twain! Shania at halftime, without so much as a peep at her belly button!

She had more coverage than the Eskimo defence.

A yellow parka, black pants and a Canada toque. More clothes than the linesmen. Not even colour co-ordinated, scoffed a few winter-fashion-conscious ladies at the game.

Cold weather, s'mold weather. The men wanted a peep, even the briefest of peeps, at that famous midriff.

Big Saskatchewan farm boys play a whole game of below-zero football with bare arms. Couldn't Shania just have flashed her belly button?

http://www.canoe.ca/Columnists/hicks.html

To some people it's just not about the music is it? It's ok for male stars to wear tight clothes (Mr. Yokem), or no shirt, whatever, to look sexy and thay don't get bashed for it do they? Nope, Geeez. Sometimes the way men treat woman, I feel embarrased to be a man. :)