Olympics opening ceremony - no spoilers please!

[Arch]

Yes, I want some wings too!

I thought it was fab. Even Macca, but I have a soft spot for him. Although I can think of songs I'd rather sing along to. The speeches were too long, but you take the rough with the smooth.

 

[Nihal]

Paul's touch was nice,the whole thing was unbelivable

 

[Arch]

Paul's touch was nice,the whole thing was unbelivable

Did you 'get it'? As an outsider, so to speak? Or did it matter. A spectacle like that, sometimes you don't have to understand it. Like watching Opera sung in foreign.

 

[Nihal]

Did you 'get it'? As an outsider, so to speak? Or did it matter. A spectacle like that, sometimes you don't have to understand it. Like watching Opera sung in foreign.

Yes,especially the sheep,cows and chicken part

 

[Arch]

Yes,especislly the sheep,cows and chicken part

 

[2PedalsTez]

Surprised at how good it was. We should be proud.
Sure, the team procession took ages, but reading Ned Boulting's tweets kept me entertained.
Macca at the end.. hmm.. it felt like people had got a bit bored with the 'join in' bit. I'd have done one of his more exciting songs to finish with a bang, rather than fading 'na na na nahs'

 

[Nihal]

I'd have done one of his more exciting songs to finish with a bang, rather than fading 'na na na nahs'

'na na na nahs' were good,compared to some other pop singer singing some pointless things

And yes,you should be proud,Rocky did'nt fart so nothing untoward happened

 

[Theseus]

Have to admit we walked out after the flame was lit.

Apart from Macca, did anything else happen?

 

[yello]

Out of interest, did anybody NOT watch it (out of choice)?

I didn't, not out of bah-humbug-ism either. I knew it was on but simply preferred to do something else.

 

[tug benson]

loved last nights show

 

[Night Train]

Out of interest, did anybody NOT watch it (out of choice)?

I didn't, not out of bah-humbug-ism either. I knew it was on but simply preferred to do something else.

If Arch hadn't been here I probably would have watched something else and just dipped in and out not really getting any useful effect.
However, I am glad I did watch it.

 

[Arch]

If Arch hadn't been here I probably would have watched something else and just dipped in and out not really getting any useful effect.
However, I am glad I did watch it.

I'm glad we did too. I wasn't too bothered, and might not have suggested it until I heard people who'd been to rehearsals raving about it, and then saw the preview clip of the winged cyclists. At that point, I was intrigued!

 

[PaulB]

I like to think of David Beckham spending the rest of his life travelling around the world in that boat, solving crimes.

 

[Arch]

Do we think he was actually driving it? I assumed there was a hidden pilot, but then NT pointed out, he might have a speedboat of his own....

 

[Night Train]

I like to think of David Beckham spending the rest of his life travelling around the world in that boat, solving crimes.

He did look the part.