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London Olympics - News & Views
Sheriff Roland:
The Games are gettin' started today so I thought a new thread might be in order.
I've been without a T.V. for the past 4 years plus - that is to say I cancelled by cable nearly 5 years ago and haven't watched any T.V. except for DVDs and what I've been able to streamline on my computer in all that time. However, about a month ago I splurged on a 46" wide LED T.V. and had an antenna installed on my roof so I will now be able to watch (probably far too) many hours of coverage of the London Games.
Sheriff Roland:
I'm sure there are going to be daily google doodles during these games, as there were during the Vancouver 2010 games. Here's the first, for Opening Ceremony day ...
reposted from the 'google doodle' thread.
Sheriff Roland:
Oops - I missed it by one day.
Apparently the 'Are you planning to watch the Olympics' thread, from 2008, has been reactivated.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,21888.0/topicseen.html
Now there's a new 2012 London Olympics thread in Chez Tremblay merging a post from this thread to those posted recently in that reactivated 2008 Olypics' thread - should you prefer not to post in my blog.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,50063.msg635912.html#new
I'll be posting on this thread as before.
Sheriff Roland:
The opening ceremonies ended a little more than half an hour ago and they're now broadcasting a 'Reader's Digest' version.
I enjoyed the show. Highlights for me included the James Bond bit with the Queen, the Mr Bean segment (and I'm not a fan of either characters), the grandiosity (Is that even a word?) of the show, especially the beginning. I loved the drums - thoughout the proceedings; the cultural influence of Great Britain in the past half century (party in a house); the flame cauldrum.
This is the first games to have both male and female athletes from every single participating country.(although far more felt the need to have one of the women be flag bearer.)
Some (slight) negatives ... What the hell is Muhammed Ali doing there? Why was the cauldrum lit by seven 'aspiring' British athletes? (after all, Roger Banister, the first man to break the four minute mile is still around), and why did Paul McCartney get to sing only one song?
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on July 27, 2012, 08:47:55 pm ---Why was the cauldrum lit by seven 'aspiring' British athletes? (after all, Roger Banister, the first man to break the four minute mile is still around).
--- End quote ---
Why indeed. I just learned yesterday that Roger Banister is still living. I was "betting myself" this evening that he would be "the one."
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