"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our panelists reflect on their favorite Super Bowl halftime shows, pick this year's best commercials and share their go-to karaoke song.
- Univision Exec VP & Chief Communications Officer Rosemary Mercedes
– Her interest in "pop" culture: Coke and Pepsi!
- Timbers Dir of Business Development Jack Jewsbury
– Devoted fan of "Big Brother."
- TLA Worldwide Senior VP/Talent Marketing John Tobias
– Reads US Weekly during flights.
- Rockets Dir of E-Sports Development Sebastian Park
– A big fan of stand-up comedy, improv and late-night talk shows.
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Favorite Super Bowl halftime show |
Oddest place you've made a business call
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Thoughts on NASCAR's new points system
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Favorite Super Bowl LI commercial
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Go-to karaoke song
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Mercedes |
Bruno Mars in '14...a gyrating dream!
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Under the hair dryer at a Dominican hair salon |
What's the point? |
Honda: "Yearbooks" |
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper |
Jewsbury |
Michael Jackson in '93
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Golf course on speaker phone while taking a shot
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Points usually = success |
Audi: "Daughters" |
"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice |
Tobias |
Michael Jackson in '93
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Bathroom stall
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No idea. Don't follow NASCAR |
Budweiser: "Born the Hard Way" |
Anything from Lionel Richie |
Park |
Toss-up: Prince in '07 & Black Eyed Peas in '11
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A barn's outhouse in the rural outskirts of Jönköping, Sweden
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Change is good |
Budweiser: "Born the Hard Way" |
"Back At One" by Brian McKnight
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