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« Reply #105 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 10:13:23 » |
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Paul Mccartney was nearly a fuck up looked like he was singing different words to what i was hearing at one point.
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Posh Red
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« Reply #106 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 10:22:45 » |
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So the opening ceremony was good then.
Was going to watch it, but we had a power cut at 8:45, so missed it.
Off to Coventry tomorrow to watch Football (Mexico v Gabon & South Korea v Switzerland)
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Berniman
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« Reply #108 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 10:44:39 » |
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Also reading that, as well as showing it delayed by an hour, NBC cut the 7/7 tribute in favour of a michael phelps interview. Classy
http://deadspin.com/5929778/heres-the-opening-ceremony-tribute-to-terrorism-victims-nbc-doesnt-want-you-to-see |
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“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” ― Marcus Aurelius
When somebody shouts STOP! I never know if it's in the name of love, if it's HAMMER TIME, or if I should collaborate and listen...
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« Reply #109 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 11:14:14 » |
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Watched it in Hyde Park. Brilliant stuff, it's very easy to be cynical (and fuck knows I usually am) but somehow it all worked, absolutely brilliant bits throughout, but Bond, Bean and more poignantly Ali were excellent.
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« Reply #110 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 11:15:21 » |
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Paul Mccartney was nearly a fuck up looked like he was singing different words to what i was hearing at one point.
Certainly did on the HD channel. Thought he was lip synching at first, but his performance was definitely live or he wouldn't have been out of tune! |
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« Reply #111 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 11:18:10 » |
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Mr Bean was there for the kids only. Don't underestimate the popularity of Mr Bean outside of the UK. I missed the first 15 minutes but thought the whole thing was perfectly pitched - not too pretentious, not much pomp and circumstance and a diverse range of performances. The end was a damp squib with a seemingly never-ending rendition of Hey Jude. Watched it on NRK (the Norwegian equivalent to BBC) and their commentators did their best to ruin the whole thing, particularly by chatting away during the moment's silence. |
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« Reply #112 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 11:22:28 » |
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Don't underestimate the popularity of Mr Bean outside of the UK.
One of the most instantly recognisable faces in this neck of the woods, Mr Bean is a massive export. |
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« Reply #113 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 11:43:22 » |
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The stadium looked very impressive last night
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« Reply #114 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 13:40:58 » |
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Call me a moaner but cant help thinking the money spent on the NHS "tribute" would have been better spent on the ..er,NHS.
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quot;Molten memories splashing down
upon the rooves of Swindon Town"
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« Reply #115 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 13:44:05 » |
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Call me a moaner but cant help thinking the money spent on the NHS "tribute" would have been better spent on the ..er,NHS.
So just leave it out altogether then? |
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« Reply #116 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 13:49:21 » |
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It was brilliant, loved it.
Rather off-beat highlight for me was when the Bee Gees started playing just as Fiji were read out in the competitors entrance. I laughed but was probably the only one.
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« Reply #117 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 14:03:54 » |
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The bbc coverage of the events themselves is superb.
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carbonwhite
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« Reply #118 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 14:49:33 » |
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All that talking from Wiggins the other day about the road race and not 1 bloody medal.
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« Reply #119 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 14:54:58 » |
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yay Norway
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