Infamous Saints fan gets more exposure

MIAMI - Our friend, the woman who got on TV wearing a "[Bleep] Da Eagles'' T-shirt during the Birds' season-ending loss in New Orleans, has indeed done her photo shoot with maximonline.com, which started looking for her in the wake of the much-publicized incident.

Turns out she's Heather Rothstein, a singer in a New Orleans club, and, after reading the accompanying Q-and-A (without looking at any of the pictures, in case the wife is reading this), it seems impossible not to relate. Who among us is worthy of casting the first vodka bottle, after all?

Here is Heather's take on what happened the night of Jan. 13.

"I sit in the same seats, every game, 30-yard line. So the one day I'm wasted and half-undressed, I make it on national television with '[Bleep]' on my shirt. Just insane. Usually I don't get drunk at the games because I need to pay attention to what's going on.''

Heather then agrees with her questioner's inference that she might have had too much to drink.

"Yeah, just to give you a little insight into how my day was going, before the game I was drinking Red Bull and vodka and pouring Pop Rocks into my mouth, letting it foam out.''

Yummy.

She also explained her famous T-shirt.

"Nobody thought anything of it when they saw it in the Quarter,'' she said. "Of course, they freaked out when I got on TV. But if I ever thought in a million years I would've been on TV for that game I would have gone with 'Hi Mom,' ya know? Just like everyone else.''

Asked about posing for titillating photos, Heather said: "I finally figured out that the least comfortable positions are the ones that look the best in photos. Only took me all day to figure it out.''

Gee, she could have just called us. We learned that long ago.

Donovan McNabb was out and about again yesterday, making appearances with his family on behalf of diabetes research.

McNabb was asked whether he thought he got his message across in Wednesday's series of interviews, his first since suffering a season-ending knee injury Nov. 19. "I hope so. We'll see how it goes,'' McNabb said.

Did it feel good to set the record straight on rumors about his supposed unhappiness with the Eagles, with fans' embracing of Jeff Garcia, and with the pace of his knee rehab?

"I wasn't, like, looking forward to it. We'll see,'' McNabb said, sounding like his coach. "We'll see how it goes.''

Was media reaction to his statements what he had hoped?

"I don't know,'' he said. "I wasn't really paying attention.''

Best Super Bowl halftime advance news conference ever yesterday. Usually, a bleary-eyed performer sits and thanks sponsors and such. But Prince, who will headline the Super Bowl XLI extravaganza, apparently did not want to talk. So he sang and played instead.

After some yada yada from Pepsi officials, Prince and his entire band, including backup singers, took the stage for three songs. Prince faked out reporters, walking to the mike and saying that contrary to rumor, he was going to answer questions. Then, when somebody tried to ask one, he launched into "Johnny B. Goode.''

That was followed by "Anotherloverholenyohead'' and "Get on the Boat.''

It was an unusual scene. Usually, reporters don't stand up and dance at news conferences, unless, of course, Andy Reid is laying down the groove. *