BS: Olympics opening ceremony

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: theleveller
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 08:19 AM

Well, that's another gold and a bronze for god's own country.

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: Allan Conn
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 08:28 AM

And it was a very well deserved gold. wouldn't fancy that triathlon lark myself :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: Big Phil
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 01:48 PM

Amazing show from start to end.

Well done them that designed it, well done them that acted it out.

Phil*

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 12:01 PM

Just saw highlights of the Eisteddfod 2012, and kept hearing the phrase "unique to Wales"...wouldn't it be great to have more of what is culturally "unique to England" in the closing ceremony - given the lack of in in the opening one...

E.g: http://davidfranks.blogspot.co.uk/p/some-english-dances-instruments.html

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: Musket
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 12:04 PM

We do have something quintessentially English;

McDonalds, Heineken.......

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 12:37 PM

And God knows how many times BBC Olympics presenters started a sentence with "You know what?". They might as well go the whole hog: "You know what? I'm like so Americanised I copy whatever they do - I get it!...it's the future, stupid!"

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: akenaton
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 03:58 PM

I was thinking exactly the same WV.

Glad I'm not the only one who finds all the hype and egomania disturbing.

Whatever happened to good conduct and respect for opponents in sport?

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 04:04 PM

...the ceremony has started not with one our great English folk songs but American soul...

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 04:15 PM

...closely followed by American pop.

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 05:08 PM

#BBC2012 We can experience Sikh dhol drummers but not English Morris dancers at the #London2012 closing ceremony!

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: GUEST,Peter
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 05:09 PM

At least two morris sides were participating. Just not dancing morris by the look of it.

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 06:11 PM

...they just hot a minute or two - sharing the stage with catwalk models!

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: Allan Conn
Date: 12 Aug 12 - 07:14 PM

"the ceremony has started not with one our great English folk songs but American soul..."

Emile Sande. She's Scottish! It was celebrating British popular music of the past few decades which of course is heavily influenced by American music. At least when she was singing her own song it was in the right key for here and performed well. In the opening ceremony Abide With Me seemed to be far too low for her voice.

Subject: RE: BS: Olympics opening ceremony
From: Musket
Date: 13 Aug 12 - 03:27 AM

Eyup dozy buggers!

There's a thread set up for the closing ceremony...