London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Mountainlad

Bring out Delia Smith.

"London, let's be avin you"

goodie2shoes

flyswatter wrote: »

Sound is pretty dodgy.

this is Landon
everything is dodgy mate.

Dr.Strange

It would ne great if that big Bell landed on Macca.

My name is URL

McCartney looks like a turtle having sex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZKVocW2dFk

...not the bottom turtle

Samich

The wiley old **** is stuck everywhere. Olympics, X Factor, comic relief.

goodie2shoes

let's have Maggie pleeeeease!

Mysteriouschic

This is still on. What time is this over at?
The online tv guide siad 12.30am but it's still on.
Just wondering wouldn't the olympians be wanting to sleep if they're up early to compete.

oppenheimer1

McCartneys voice is gone.

Mountainlad

My name is URL wrote: »

McCartney looks like a turtle having sex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZKVocW2dFk

Hahahahahhah thank you!

Mars Bar

The sound from the crowd is taking ages to travel!

starbelgrade

Ceremony needs a big "Knees Up, Mother Brown".

Thrill

Macca's past his sell-by date. Sounds rough.

Samich

Macca is sexist now! :pac:

Mr.Crinklewood

...now just those on drugs...

Hercule Poirot

He definitely shared a spliff with Danny Boyle...

efb

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_h2xKwiLoXBU/S1-7QR9SJhI/AAAAAAAACb4/lbIGdOMFjno/%2Bbarrefors_wp01.jpg

Sea Filly

Grand_Rajnah wrote: »

that is pretty special

awesome fireworks as well!

Yeah, and they didn't overdo the fireworks either.

Still, you just know Rio's opening ceremony will be class too.

oppenheimer1

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

This is still on. What time is this over at?
The online tv guide siad 12.30am but it's still on.
Just wondering wouldn't the olympians be wanting to sleep if they're up early to compete.

Any athlete that is competing tomorrow or the next day isn't there.

ascanbe

Samich wrote: »

Macca is a feeble old man, can't sing. He's comparable to Ali tonight :P

He's Paul Mc'****in' Cartney and this is one of the best known pop songs ever written, so his age or the fact he that this is far from how he would've performed this at his best doesn't really matter in this context.
Good-will is with him tonight, just as it was with Ali.

keith16

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

This is still on. What time is this over at?
The online tv guide siad 12.30am but it's still on.
Just wondering wouldn't the olympians be wanting to sleep if they're up early to compete.

I think whoever is competing tomorrow is not attending the ceremony, at least that's why I think Wawrinka was carrying the Swiss flag and not Fed (cos he is playing tomorrow).

.E_C_K_S.

When is the ceremony starting??

goodie2shoes

goodie2shoes wrote: »

let's have Maggie pleeeeease!

i so want to see her poop her pants for posterity.

"is that you Denis?"

Mars Bar

D'ya know, I think the reason Macca doesn't sound great is coz of autotuned ****e like the X-Factor.

jojofizzio

Mars Bar wrote: »

The sound from the crowd is taking ages to travel!

hence the old "getting the crowd to sing instead of you" trick:D

Scarinae

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

This is still on. What time is this over at?
The online tv guide siad 12.30am but it's still on.
Just wondering wouldn't the olympians be wanting to sleep if they're up early to compete.

Not all the athletes went, for the British team anyway they said only half of them are at the ceremony... Wouldn't you be raging if you were in an early event and couldn't go!

Mountainlad

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

...now just those on drugs...

Collective voice grows louder...

Namlub

Wow people will really piss and moan about anything

grindle

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

This is still on. What time is this over at?
The online tv guide siad 12.30am but it's still on.
Just wondering wouldn't the olympians be wanting to sleep if they're up early to compete.

Olympians competing within 48 hours aren't present, apparently.

So. I missed the whole thing. Worth a watch?

seamey beag84

Great show.. McCartney was a bit dodge but feck it.. Overall, waaayy better than expected

Dr.Strange

Quintasentially rubbish more like.

opinion guy

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Any athlete that is competing tomorrow or the next day isn't there.

That would SUCK

goodie2shoes

what was that?

keith16

grindle wrote: »

Olympians competing within 48 hours aren't present, apparently.

So. I missed the whole thing. Worth a watch?

I enjoyed it...really enjoyed it.

Capt'n Midnight

Scarinae wrote: »

Not all the athletes went, for the British team anyway they said only half of them are at the ceremony... Wouldn't you be raging if you were in an early event and couldn't go!

what about the ladies football ?

Wouldn't it be cool to win a gold on day one, put your feet up and watch the rest of it

jcf

So the flame stays there ? Weird

Mountainlad

"Thanks George, and I hope you have a goodnights sleep. That was 4 hours with an awful lot of talk and an AWFUL lot of listening"

Well said Bill

Sea Filly

My personal highlight: Emelie Sandé singing 'Abide with Me', very soothing and really matched the visuals.

Mars Bar

This thread was enjoyable. Good night everyone!

Cienciano

McCartney wasn't too bad, dodgy start but that was the sound engineers rather than his voice.
And of course his voice isn't like it was when he wrote that song almost 50 years ago. The guy is in his 70's ffs! What do you expect!

Dr.Strange

I just wasted 3 hours of my life watching that tripe?
WTF?

FanadMan

Just noticed.....I started following this thread just after the ceremony started and it was at page 30 something. Must be one of the fastest threads ever.

electrobanana

BRING OUT THE RAPPING GRANNYS

Redjeep!

keith16 wrote: »

I enjoyed it...really enjoyed it.

I agree. I thought it was great. It took a while to get into as it was so different to previous ones.

Namlub

goodie2shoes wrote: »

what was that?

Aww, did you miss it?

Mars Bar

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

what about the ladies football ?

Wouldn't it be cool to win a gold on day one, put your feet up and watch the rest of it

The U.S and Colombians Women's National Teams were watching on T.V in Scotland as they have matches in Scotland. I'd be fuming to be honest.

paconnors

i wonder how can they use the middle of the stadium for track and field events, if they leave cauldren there

grindle

keith16 wrote: »

grindle wrote: »

Olympians competing within 48 hours aren't present, apparently.

So. I missed the whole thing. Worth a watch?

I enjoyed it...really enjoyed it.

What times the repeat on? I'm on my phone, typing this at you, but I can't be arsed checking myself.
Seems like it might be slow by phone...checking... Ugh.

Mountainlad

Dr.Strange wrote: »

I just wasted 3 hours of my life watching that tripe?
WTF?

Why did you waste 3 hours of your ever exciting and important life watching it then?

goodie2shoes

i love the way during their rose tinted trip down memory lane, they conveniently air-brushed the empire's mass slaughter and terrorism of indigeneous peoples around the globe.

oops! did i say something i shouldn't 'ave?

oppenheimer1

jcf wrote: »

So the flame stays there ? Weird

It will be moved after the ceremony, probably out into the olympic park. That was the way they did it at the winter olympics