Hi Eric, It's great that you have put this out there - and maybe it has spurred me on to be a more active member of the group - we'll have to see. But hey guys, you and the faithful few made a great job of sharing Olympic information and photo's and I am much indebted to you for that. So, as a proud Brit I would love to share some of my own musings with you...
Yes, it was a fabulous Olympics and, as I don't live close to London I feel I can speak reasonably impartially. The organisers and Gamesmakers did a fabulous job of making things go well for all visitors and we had no reported negative incidents - I actually think that the G4S Security fiasco that meant we had to draft in members of the army worked positively for the British Army, changing many peoples perception of them for the better. The TV coverage here was unbelievably good and we had great exposure to all events - I never did find where the wrestling was being televised - but that's another story LOL. You must realise that we Brits can be really parochial and it was great to see that put largely behind us and unite as a nation in sport - amazing when you consider we are smaller than most US states! As for the ceremonies, well, I have to admit to being a little non-plussed for the first 10 minutes of the opening ceremony and wondered what on earth must any foreigners think is going on! But it all came together incredibly well and I really loved the journey from ancient to modern Britain. Yes, there were definitely a few performers that could have been selected a little better - Paul McCartney for one - and I can very much understand that a lot of the athletes would have wondered who he is - I can't for the life of me understand why he keeps getting wheeled out but there were a few strange decisions there. I loved the closing ceremony too and, contrary to many of my friends on facebook, actually liked most of the musical choices:-) Yes, it was glittery and OTT, but hey, why not? I agree we could have done with a few more introductions - but our TV coverage did put up captions for most who performed, I thought they would have gone out to most networks, perhaps not? As for the medal hauls, well, they were truly amazing, the athletes all excelled and it was a joy to see them doing their stuff. Should Tom Daley have been allowed a second dive? Well, even as a Brit, I would say yes, he acted in accordance with the rules and I think that his second dive absolutely nailed and it proved his ability - he was beaten fair and square by an extremely impressive American though - let's see what Rio brings...;-) The only other thing I will add is that I found the whole two weeks extremely emotional - and am still trying to work out if it was because it was being staged here - perhaps it was pride, I dunno - all I can say is that I hope everyone else out there enjoyed them even half as much as I did. Cheers, Jon On 12 August 2012 21:36, Eric Rex <[email protected]> wrote: > The Olympics were fantastic. > > Here are a couple of random thoughts on the Olympics. > > Share yours: > > Could they have been better at highlighting or introducing the has been > British stars/singers at the Opening/Closing ceremonies? At the opening > they say when Paul McCartney popped up at the end many of athletes on the > field were texting each other with no idea who he was. > > Regarding these ceremonies: Wasn't it all so overtly glittery and showy > to be at the same time so consciously and painfully socially aware? GOSH, > NHS, STOMP and the Spice Girls? > > I am all for great athletes, but can the world ignore further the sweat > shop China operates, snatching possible athletes from their families at age > 6 and making them train in a sport, without asking if they want to, and not > providing them with even a basic rudimentary education in reading or math, > just in gymnastics or swimming their entire lives... > > Tom Daley is GREAT but would any other athlete have gotten a "do over" > having botched their first time attempt? > > Isn't it great to see WRs can be broken in swimming, even after the > banning of full body suits? > > Do you wonder what is hype and what is real at the Olympic Village? > Doesn't it make you want to become a Village domestic worker in 2016? > "here's your room service sir, and can I massage that for you?" > > These days have been wonderful, are we still in economic crisis? > > Did Spain actually almost beat the "Dream Team" in the BBall finals? > Isn't a shame they didn't? > > Just a few things I have been thinking about. What are yours? > As Always, ER > > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport > http://speedorex.blogspot.com/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Triathletepix/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
