Opening Ceremony Chatter
by nikki on Aug 8, 2008 7:47 PM EDT
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The drum think was incredible.
The play on lighting and precision… I’m in awe.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
I should be ashamed to admit
I spent a lot of the morning following the opening ceremony live with friends who were watching it in Europe and searching for pics on Getty pics
Why ashamed?
If you get to watch this twice? So far I’m just in awe of the beauty they’ve put on and were just getting started.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
And heck
I’ve had almost two weeks of productivity at work in the mornings since the TDF ended, I don’t want it to get out of hand!
Tee hee hee... I had the day away from work
but it’s been a steady 11-13 hours a day since I returned after the appendicitis thing. A day away was awesome.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
nah, this is fantastic
I am the most olympic-cynical MF’er you will meet, and I’m glued to it. I know how hard each one of these people out there have worked to be there. There’s no bad in that.
This 9 year old little girl has a beautiful voice.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
But I may quit watching soon
to take a nap before the road race starts. I have to drive my parents to an event tomorrow and can’t really afford to stay up all night.
And so far that commercial just took the lead. Way to go Hank. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
...lead for commercials that is. This ceremony is just incredible.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
I didn't see that coming. I thought it was computers.
Again… very impressed but all this.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
And I can't spell or type for crap today.
That is BY this, not but.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Wow... that's two Charlton Heston Sci-Fi references...
... in one day… and not from the usual suspects either. First person to realistically work in an Omega Man reference wins the right to pry this gun from my cold dead fingers.
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
The Huge LED screen on the stadium floor in amazing
And the upper screen that wraps around the stadium.
Who is hosting the next games? Gonna be hard to top this
Bad news Steph...
... with Paul and Morgan out, no competitors from Ninja Warrior are at the 2008 Olympics. Not Shunsuke Nagasaki (Trampoline: came in 13th in qualifying), not Bunpei Shiratori (Triple Jump: guy’s 40 years old), not Paul Anthony Terek (Decathlon: torn meniscus) and not Daisuke Nakata (Trampoline: can’t recover from hit-and-run accident).
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
Oh and...
Makoto Nagano is a bad ass. Just sayin’
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
Nagano is definitely a bad ass!!!
Bummer about our wonderful Ninja Warriors gang…hey does this mean there is a G4 curse now? Oooohhhh nooooooo…...
No, I think he crunched his ankle today.
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
Damn.
Just looked. He pulled out Thursday. That stinks. I was hoping he could have a good Olympics.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
He will... only it's going to be a more cultural event for him...
... lots of Apres Ski sympathy from the Amanda Beards on the US team…
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
The footprints on the scroll
from the opening, is very very cool.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
So when does the RR strart?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
*start
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
8PM PST / 11PM EST...
... some debate as to when online NBC coverage will actually start.
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
gosh, I hope
that the online coverage will include ads from the wrinkly old grey-haired guy, just like the broadcast!
so it's 11EST
and not 11PST… that sounds good
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Teh announcer just said
that the Chinese alphabet was “nonsensical” is that offensive to the Chinese?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
German TV has the coolest graphic for their coverage...
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
My local NBC affiliate
is showing some show about horses in Hong Kong, and the now the lady is shopping….
Serious... no Olympic coverage - or is that event going on?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Wait... are you seeing something about BMX shit right now?
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
As in dude in Red Bull cap who needs to go to the dentist?
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
Is it just me, or
did a certain American elected official get what looks to be Hu Jintao’s third cousin’s seats? :D
Did you catch our fearless leeder
checking his watch… classic.
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Every time I hear or see the phrase "our great leader"...
... I always think of this skit from the Kid’s in the Hall…
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
Is it just me
or did the poor women in the Hungary delegation look like they were wearing the design from a Kotex box?
So do you two share computers or both sit on opposite sides of the couch
and text here and to each other?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Ahh... a sort of...
... MiniMega…
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
Oh no... an image I was not prepared to picture. ha ha ha!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
he was only a few seats from Putin
seating the political bigwigs must be worse than planning wedding seats
When do I start my coffee?
Get things going now or wait for commercials in the midnight hour and hope I make it too the wee hours of the morning?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
The arm waving by the girls in white
surrounding the athletes is starting to slow down a bit. I wonder how many hours a day they trained?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
I noticed that too.
And, wondered when the “water brigade” was going to come in and help those poor girls.
Luxembourg just passed over
I suppose the fact that 1/4 of their athletes are male cyclists is part of that one.
I was bummed. I even did a rewind to see if I could pick out our 3 guys.
Any idea who was the flag bearer?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Could you see them?
I kinda figured they might have sat it out since they go to the RR the next morning.
I was hoping for shots of our Spanish guys too.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Tennis.
They spent waaaay too much time on the tennis guy. Nice eye candy but they could have moved on…
I just did a rewind to make sure I got that one!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
That little Daley guy from GB - wow - just 14 and there for diving. Holy wow.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Ok... traffic's probably died down a bit...
... and since the west coast doesn’t get graced with actual coverage for another few minutes (right now it’s allll Kobe Bryant)... I’m going to go out and get my evening’s provisions… anyone need anythin’?
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
That was close to a twilight zone moment...
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
What is it this week? Do we have a full moon soon or something?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Will you deliver a girlie coffee drink for me? Some Chinese dinner would be good too.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
How bad is it that a mojito sounds pretty damn good about now?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
It's Friday night!
That’s about the only time when there’s no way at all it can be bad!
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
streaming video is amazing
there are probably millions of people watching this.
It’s enough to make a cycling fan cry tears of jealousy.
No shit!
Paging C.TV web developers!!!!!!!!
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
I think buckets of money are involved
make that semi trucks of money
I was at a 2016 meeting and I was surprised by some events
and the ones for the para-olympics really floored me.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Everyone in miniskirts and bustiers?
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
okay just made it home from work, got my gloabl fare (no chocolates tho)
am ready, the tivo is recording the opening ceremonies (stupid NBC I will now fast forward through all the ads) and am ready for the road race
bring it on!
were any of the cyclists involved in the opening ceremony?
I didn’t see a one. No Carlos. No Valverde, and they spent a lot of time on the Spanish team.
I thought for sure we would see at least some of the track guys.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
11 PM
east coast time. You need to install software, etc… go to nbcolympics.com
seriously, it was
an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle?
Cool.
more cleveland connections
the house has been converted into a museum.
I have not been there.
if they shot at each other...
THAT would be worthy of an olympic sport.
it's not very exciting
I think some of the women are falling asleep on the spot.
I think it's over.
The Ukrainian chick did a mock fist pump and they both walked away from the…the, uh, badminton field of play.
What software do I need to view at nbc?
thx
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
thx
I found it
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Well, you know what they say about handball players?
...ok I got nothing. There’s gotta be a joke there, though.
Where is a feed?
I don’t see anything up yet anywhere.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
i bet there is no trash talking in air rifle
it could end badly.
Bruce time shift
in full effect :-)
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Our great commentators
show once again why they are worthless, they pic Contador for the win…..........
Here we go!!!!!!!!
U.S. LINK?!?
Help! Nothing on cyclingfans.com, cbc locked out for u.s., and nbcolympics.com doesn’t have it up….!!!
HELP!!
:)
-Greg
Well darn it Bruce, set up a video on your TV and put it on the net already!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
don't mess with me here! CBS still shows live at 11pm Pacific.
Greg, I think Bruce is messing around.
I just set up a thread for the RR.
HEAD OVER! :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
pretty amazing
it is a little jerky. not perfectly smooth.
olympics RR is a strange mix
of a training crit and Euro pro peloton.
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