Olympinonsense

[Flosshilde]

The Ethiopian flag bearer has taken the lead in outfits.

[Nick Armstrong]

The forging of the Olympic rings was the highlight for me.

That's true - spine-tingling moment whatever one's scepticism about the whole contemporary "Olympic" phenomenon. I think the spectacle will have done the country huge good around the world. A billion people were watching (they think)

[Anna]

Anyone seen the latest SpecSavers ad in the newspapers today?:
Two Korean Flags.
Underneath in Korean
"Should have gone to SpecSavers!

[Nick Armstrong]

... the rest of it was pretty close to how I dream most nights. Mythical England is a lot more palatable than the real thing.

Did you ever see Jez Butterworth's amazing play 'Jerusalem' with Mark Rylance, Lat?

It inhabits much of the same territory, dazzling, touching, funny.

http://www.jerusalemtheplay.com/

If not, and it's on again, I think you'd love it.

[Nick Armstrong]

I hope there is more to come after the parade of nations.

Incidentally what is to come is certainly Sir Paul McCartney at least, apparently singing Let It Be (a little bird tells me).

[antongould]

Incidentally what is to come is certainly Sir Paul McCartney at least, apparently singing Let It Be (a little bird tells me).

....and then he lights the torch?

[antongould]

Incidentally what is to come is certainly Sir Paul McCartney at least, apparently singing Let It Be (a little bird tells me).

Sir Paul has aged very well.........

[mercia]

way past her majesty's bedtime I would have thought
is it on at this hour because of the American television audience, he naively asked

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

That's true - spine-tingling moment whatever one's scepticism about the whole contemporary "Olympic" phenomenon. I think the spectacle will have done the country huge good around the world. A billion people were watching (they think)

Except that the cretinous GB team were such a crass embarrassment that I'm no longer proud to be one of them. They acted like a bunch of Year 9s on the rampage after school exams.

[antongould]

way past her majesty's bedtime I would have thought
is it on at this hour because of the American television audience, he naively asked

It was mentioned by Hazel Irvine that Danny Boyle had asked for it to be later?

[Nick Armstrong]

Sir Paul has aged very well.........

The following has just appeared:

Paul McCartney
tweets: "Minutes away now!"

He seems to cope with t'internet better than most of his ... seniority

[Nick Armstrong]

Long & busy night for Daniel Barenboim!!!

PS: what the heck is this turgid Olympic anthem?! Never heard it before. Sounds like John Williams channeling Liszt

[antongould]

.....and now Daniel fresh from the Proms another IMHO very nice "touch"

[antongould]

Sorry Rumpole crossed in t'post!

[Nick Armstrong]

Sorry Rumpole crossed in t'post!

The Gould family still huddled together round the box?