Opening Ceremony

[Wise old Bee]

I'm in favour of a London celebration full of pearly kings and queens singing "My old Man Said Follow the Van..." and "Boiled Beef and Carrotts" etc. Then a load of capering cockney stereotypes giving it the full Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins style. There will be a recreation of the blitz with German bombers, a load of Soho's finest brasses parading their wares, Chas and Dave will be playing as Danny Baker lights the olympic flame. Can't wait.

 

[Wouldbee]

I shall give you feedback if this prediction is correct once I've attended tonights dress rehearsal. My predictions for 'opening ceremnoy bingo' are:

-Pearly Kings and Queens
-Elton John
-The Blitz/ WWII
-Magna Carta
-Rolling Stones
-Nelson/ Our Maritime heritage
-Battle of Hastings
-Celebration of 'diversity' possibly some bangra and steel bands
-Paul McCartney- I hope Hey Jude!!!
-We gave football to the world don't ya know
-And the Horse drawn Zeppelin
-Tea
-Cricket
-The Great fire of London
-PUNK
-the 'English sense of humour' e.g. Monty Python.
-Curry
-Harry Potter
-Halcyon days of Albion type imagery
-Jedward
-And finally.................. David Bowie singing 'Heroes'.

Done.

 

[GEOFFBEE]

Someone I highly respect tells me he has seen a rehearsal.
And has implored all to watch it.
Aparently it is terrific...

 

[ice]

Friend went last night and said is spectacular and any doubters that we won't put on a good show will have to eat their words.

 

[Ronan]

It will be worth watching - that is all

 

[UBee5]

About as bothered for the opening ceremony as I am Team GB

 

[absenteebee]

Wouldbee is Danny Boyle. Itk.

 

[Wouldbee]

Last night was fantastic. I've always been fairly cynical about these things and it may well be that on Tv perhaps some of the effect is lost but if you are in the Stadium on Friday night you are in for quite a show. There were some bits last night I was still playing in my head this morning and I hope work as well on the TV coverage.
Yes. I AM Danny Boyle.

 

[GP200]

................nearly..............

 

[GP200]

......................now..................

 

[B2B]

Proud to be a Londoner

 

[shipps]

I don't think they'll be having scene with the Iraq War... Kick in the teeth to Cameron with the the NHS though. Great ceremony.

 

[B2B]

I don't think they'll be having scene with the Iraq War... Kick in the teeth to Cameron with the the NHS though. Great ceremony.

Bore off you bell end

 

[Les Beeavinu]

I am loving this. So different, so imaginative, so British.

 

[Banana]

I am loving this. So different, so imaginative, so British.

Her Maj was very cool

 

[wanderer paul]

I am loving this. So different, so imaginative, so British.

It's Britain at its most diverse and best.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Love it!! The rest of the world must think we are mental. AND WE ARE. We're London2012, we do what we like! Poor old olympics moaners, you've had a bad day. :kingkev:

 

[WarrenBee]

F***ing loving it.

:bound:

 

[marvelous007]

Love it!! The rest of the world must think we are mental. AND WE ARE. We're London2012, we do what we like! Poor old olympics moaners, you've had a bad day. :kingkev:

i just turned it off, found it rather boring after one hour.

 

[JTofBFC]

I am loving this. So different, so imaginative, so British.

Yep it's superb. If they could just get the athletes to run round to speed this bit up a bit and get Hazel Irvine to draw breath it would be even better

 

[B2B]

Love it!! The rest of the world must think we are mental. AND WE ARE. We're London2012, we do what we like! Poor old olympics moaners, you've had a bad day. :kingkev:

totally mental and obscure love it

 

[RoyBee]

Bloody amazing show! Makes you very proud. From rural to industrial was brilliant. Take a bow Mr Boyle.

Only low(ish) point for me so far was parts of the music/dance bit with that ridiculous text boy/girl bit and some mediocre Britain music.

 

[Sunbury Bee]

Brilliant & loving it. Danny Boyle has done us proud!! :bound:

 

[Banana]

Still a lot of Union Jacks in these flags!

 

[RoyBee]

Yeah, they got the Pet Shop Boys in there - it's a bloody triumph!

 

[absenteebee]

Bloody amazing show! Makes you very proud. From rural to industrial was brilliant. Take a bow Mr Boyle.

Only low(ish) point for me so far was parts of the music/dance bit with that ridiculous text boy/girl bit and some mediocre Britain music.

Thought it was great to have Dizzee!
Whole thing was superb but I wish I had a pound for everyone up and down the country saying, "they're still only on C"...

 

[Tom the bee]

Thought the boy at the beginning was impressive. Imagine the pressure of 3-4billion watching you.

 

[JBN]

Very good, very different and very very politically correct.

 

[Hullbee]

Thought the boy at the beginning was impressive. Imagine the pressure of 3-4billion watching you.

It was only a billion people let's not get carried away

 

[B2B]

Gotta say that we are the only nation on earth who pioneered as much as we did and Boyle has captured the progress from runts to leaders very well. Makes me even more aware of our heritage and how good we are and of course how ignorant the likes of slats are when he exposes his ignorance and lack of tact so easily

 

[KD]

Very good. Very London. Glad we didn't try to out Beijiing the Chinese. Favourite part was the raising of our flag and seeing it fluttering in the breeze. And the blond dancer in the blue dress.

Hope we are in proper suits and none of this track suit or shorts nonsense. #savillerow

 

[RoyBee]

Very good, very different and very very politically correct.

Wait til you see Paul McCartney's dreadlocks!

 

[RitchBee]

Who's just seen the German bloke given the Nazi salute as the German team went through with Boris and Camilla laughing their heads off behind him.

Old habits die hard obviously

 

[GP200]

Who's just seen the German bloke given the Nazi salute as the German team went through with Boris and Camilla laughing their heads off

.............yep...........thought he was swatting a fly.............

 

[GP200]

...............Hazel has swallowed Motsons book of facts............

 

[KD]

Trevor Nelson you knob. He was born in Hackney - so lets get him to be inane for four hours. Bring back Terry.

 

[B2B]

Good soundtrack going on

 

[KD]

Oh no we are in hoodies.

 

[B2B]

By the way just how cool was wiggo?

 

[WarrenBee]

By the way just how cool was wiggo?

The Mod man did well.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

i just turned it off, found it rather boring after one hour.

even with your username??? you must have loved that bit at least????????

 

[bexleyheap]

Curate's egg so far. Stunning metamorphosis of Olympic rings from Industrial Revolution. Can' t believe HM was persuaded to get involved. Chris Hoy carries the flag one handed - hero!

 

[GP200]

Hope we are in proper suits and none of this track suit or shorts nonsense. #savillerow

...............oh dear...........

 

[PLE]

Queen was asleep when team GB came out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[difford]

Why are our team acting like they have been rounded up from various bus shelters and shopping malls of South East London - look like a bunch of chavs. No wonder Liz looks glum.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Arctic Monkeys rounding it off ....... yep - saw that coming.

 

[JBN]

Wait til you see Paul McCartney's dreadlocks!

It was missing a cycling vegetarian gay whale single mother with one fin who is against the bomb.

Apart from that it was good.

 

[bees66]

Queen was asleep when team GB came out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol

 

[absenteebee]

Arctic Monkeys rounding it off ....... yep - saw that coming.

i enjoyed them... this has been so much better than the godawful queen 60 years 'celebration'. so glad we didnt have the likes of Barlow et al...

#wellimpressed

 

[UBee5]

Why are our team acting like they have been rounded up from various bus shelters and shopping malls of South East London - look like a bunch of chavs. No wonder Liz looks glum.

Chavs how exactly?