Just finished wating the opening ceremony during which I took many coffee breaks. Hung on for the GB team to enter and could not believe the getup; they looked a cross between Fat Gypsy Wedding and a chorus line for an Elvis tribute. From my ex-pat view the show and uniform was a shot in the foot. Will only cancel the memory with a boatload of medals.
The ceremony was out of this world, but the Great Britain costumes looked to me as if they had been nicked from Graham Norton's wardrobe!
No problems with the Olympic ceremony just the pre-ceremony entertainment presumably based on English contribution historically to literature and the arts etc. The inclusion of Muhammed Ali by the Olympic committee was standout. The flame lighting was totally memorable and the best yet.
I kept looking at the tracksuits, the only thing missing was Ali G!! surely it was part of a big wind up and we will all be let in on the joke later.
The worst part of the opening of the games was, an over the hill bassist who was once a Beatle. and DID his daughter, not have a serious imput on the design of the clothing, worn by the athletes. In any case both were ****e. **** your ego trips, Mc Cartneys, please piss off back to Scotland. The Mull becons.
