Olympic Opening Ceremony

innerSpaceman · 08-09-2008, 09:27 AM

He didn't much look like he wanted to be there. The cameras caught him looking bored more than a few times. (Laura, to her credit, always looked poised and attentive when the same cameras caught her husband nodding off or looking at his watch.)

I hope I didn't come off too critical about the ceremonies. Though they didn't quite "gel" for me as very few of the very best did, they were nonetheless completely awesome and I enjoyed everything (except whatsherface, the singer more vacant than the men's room at Lilith Fair).

But, yeah, great pyrotechnics from China? Yes, but expected. Hoards of lockstep-unison-human performers in, oh, China??? Yeah, fantastic, but ... ya know, China.

And don't get me wrong. I LOVED the elements that screamed CHINA. As many of them did. That they screamed China and were also madly entertaining was fantastic.

08-09-2008, 09:27 AM	#11
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	He didn't much look like he wanted to be there. The cameras caught him looking bored more than a few times. (Laura, to her credit, always looked poised and attentive when the same cameras caught her husband nodding off or looking at his watch.) I hope I didn't come off too critical about the ceremonies. Though they didn't quite "gel" for me as very few of the very best did, they were nonetheless completely awesome and I enjoyed everything (except whatsherface, the singer more vacant than the men's room at Lilith Fair). But, yeah, great pyrotechnics from China? Yes, but expected. Hoards of lockstep-unison-human performers in, oh, China??? Yeah, fantastic, but ... ya know, China. And don't get me wrong. I LOVED the elements that screamed CHINA. As many of them did. That they screamed China and were also madly entertaining was fantastic.
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