Olympics winding down

[neadods]

The opening ceremonies were very much about "the UK's place in world culture." As far as I can tell from the pictures and clips coming out of London, the closing ceremonies are about "the weird shit someone's been smoking." Arising from "newsprint rubbish trucks?" Heck - is the printed news really anything to be celebrated over there right now?

On a brighter note, congratulations to the UK for its many medals and overcoming the initial teething troubles to pull off a safe and excellent Olympics.

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[wendymr.livejournal.com]

I missed the first half-hour or so, and came in not long before the lightbulb people - which was during the parade of athletes, incidentally - so I no doubt missed what he was talking about.

However, the bits I did see before the parade included some musical performances with models of notable London architecture as scene-dressing. It was quite nicely done.

Edit: parts of the stage are painted with fake 'newspaper stories', including quotes from famous writers about Britain or London. And the later musical performances include David Bowie, the Spice Girls and a hilarious performance by Eric Idle singing 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'.

If you have access to a proxy server, you'll be able to see the entire closing ceremony on the BBC's site for at least the next week or so.