The Olympics - London 2012

[DuDe]

That cauldron is a masterful, technical achievement.

 

[Chinaspur]

I guess the 'cauldron' can't stay there... Will be complicated to move and keep alight!

 

[SugarRay]

I'm probably in the minority but I feel like they should stop pulling Ali out for stuff like this. Let the poor guy rest.

I agree. I think plenty agree too.

 

[DuDe]

Let's enjoy this moment again:

 

[Nocando]

Sadly I don't think we will see much more of Ali.

 

[DEFchenkOE]

I really enjoyed the ceremony, overall a great job imo.

 

[tippspur59]

Well done to you Brits,that was a great show,I thought it started off a bit dodgy but it all turned out excellent in the end.

 

[cockjol]

It's like they didn't want to offend any one of the great Olympians so bottled it! Chances are these kids will do nothing in the coming years. Ah well, all in all a good ceremony. Now to the real business

The cauldron is effing immense.

at least we were original I suppose...we were delivering on our message that this is to inspire the future generation, although I'm sure a degree of bottling picking one olympian over another came into it

 

[LSUY]

I was hoping they would have Steve Backley throw a flaming javelin at the cauldron only to fall a little short and then have to bring Jan Zelezny in to do it.

 

[antiloqus]

Massive fuck up there by Sir Paul and his band. The only cock up of the night really, and by the person who's been in showbiz the longest!

what happened? I must have stopped watching at that point.

 

[bomberH]

what happened? I must have stopped watching at that point.

Either he started too early or the band started too late. He had to cut 2 lines out of the first verse to catch up. You could hear someone else singing different words (I assume backing singer or backing tape).

 

[Misfit]

I was hoping they would have Steve Backley throw a flaming javelin at the cauldron only to fall a little short and then have to bring Jan Zelezny in to do it.

Hahahahahaaaa. Every fucking time. Every Worlds and Olympics it was the same story. Zelezny was a right character so the heart-break wasn't too bad.

At least old Steve got some European gold.

 

[nightgoat]

That cauldron is a masterful, technical achievement.

It's absolutely stunning, and incredibly original.

That opening ceremony was pretty bloody fantastic. Best bit was Mr. Bean.

 

[antiloqus]

Either he started too early or the band started too late. He had to cut 2 lines out of the first verse to catch up. You could hear someone else singing different words (I assume backing singer or backing tape).

ahh yeah I did hear that; I thought it was an echo/delay issue.

 

[gavspur]

Either he started too early or the band started too late. He had to cut 2 lines out of the first verse to catch up. You could hear someone else singing different words (I assume backing singer or backing tape).

I think you'll find it was a sound guy cock-up. in big gigs like that, theres a dealy of sound to people at the back, and it sounded like they were playing the delay through onto the stage, so it was a few seconds out. If so, Macca and his band covered it superbly.

 

[bomberH]

I think you'll find it was a sound guy cock-up. in big gigs like that, theres a dealy of sound to people at the back, and it sounded like they were playing the delay through onto the stage, so it was a few seconds out. If so, Macca and his band covered it superbly.

Actually I did think he recovered well. I've listened to it again and it sounds remarkably like a backing tape of him singing. Is he doing a Chezza Cole?

 

[gavspur]

I really had convinced myself that Becks was gonna boot a flaming ball into the pit to light it... Apart from that, and the athletes, it was pretty f-ing ace.

 

[gavspur]

Actually I did think he recovered well. I've listened to it again and it sounds remarkably like a backing tape of him singing. Is he doing a Chezza Cole?

Nah, i'm pretty sure the sound delay was pumped back thru onto the stage, causing obvious havoc.

And how dare you compare Macca to Chezza!!

 

[Misfit]

Indeed. Chezza: would bang. Macca: would not bang.

 

[Barmy_in_Palmy]

Macca's bit is dying on its arse.

It always does