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Looking forward to Tuesday 22nd, when the torch will pass through the village where I live.
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Looking forward to Tuesday 22nd, when the torch will pass through the village where I live.
The torch will come by my way on the 25th july!
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I watch the Olympics and enjoy many of the events, but it seems to me that they are moving further and further away from their purpose of sportsmanship and competition bringing the world together.
Like professional sports in general, the games have succumbed to the chase for money. Perhaps some of the TV networks and their sponsors (evidently the only ones making money from the games) should subsidize blocks of tickets for every day fans that can't afford full prices? Haha, like they'd go for that!
Face it, this has become an elitist/corporate games where the average person is lucky if they can afford to go to a single event. Is that bad? If you can't afford to attend, then watch on TV.
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24th June, the torch continues it's journey through Manchester > http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day37
Here, Sir Bobby Charlton get to carry the Olympic Torch - through Trafford - and in front of, Old Trafford (The Theater of Dreams) https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hp … 1488_n.jpg
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Last week one of our employees gave notice because she is relocating to London. Her husband works for U.S. Customs and the federal government is moving their family to London for a year. He is moving ahead of the family and will be working in the airport before the Olympics start. I still can't wrap my head around how its efficient to move an entire family, all expenses paid including one year of housing, school for 2 children, etc... Regardless, its a great opportunity!
Let the games begin, as they say. I enjoy watching the opening and closing ceremonies and the competition in between. I don't care too much for the dramatic stories the networks spin on some of the athletes.
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Angela wrote:
Last week one of our employees gave notice because she is relocating to London. Her husband works for U.S. Customs and the federal government is moving their family to London for a year. He is moving ahead of the family and will be working in the airport before the Olympics start. I still can't wrap my head around how its efficient to move an entire family, all expenses paid including one year of housing, school for 2 children, etc... Regardless, its a great opportunity!
Let the games begin, as they say. I enjoy watching the opening and closing ceremonies and the competition in between. I don't care too much for the dramatic stories the networks spin on some of the athletes.
Angela, what's to try and wrap your head around? You said your friend is a Gov't. employee, 'nuff said!
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for fear of getting political:
Organisers of the London Olympics are trying to make professional musicians perform for free – using the tired old excuse they should “do it for the exposure.”
Management committee Locog are already a laughing stock in rock music quarters after asking whether long-dead Who drummer Keith Moon was available to appear at the event.
And they recently drew the ire of live music fans by confirming all acts who play at the opening and closing events in London will be miming.
Bands including Paul McCartney, the Stereophonics, Snow Patrol and Duran Duran have been confirmed to play, while the Sex Pistols, the Who and Paul Rodgers all declined.
Now the fatcat bosses are being criticised for spending £11billion on the international athletics event – more than the already-extended £9.3billion they were allowed to spend.
And instead of trying to renegotiate “bad deals for the taxpayer” including paying double the agreed amount for security arrangements, Locog appears to be trying to save cash by ripping off professional musicians.
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26 2012-06-26 16:49:03 (edited by Brack 2012-06-26 16:50:25)
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Make of this ... what you will!
The reported Olympics 2012 opening ceremony playlist is:
Captain Algernon Drummond/William Johnson Cory - 'Eton Boating Song'
Elgar/AC Benson - 'Land of Hope and Glory'
The Jam - 'Going Underground'
Muse - 'Map of the Problematique'
Big Ben Chimes
Sex Pistols - 'God Save the Queen'
The Clash - 'London Calling'
Simon May - EastEnders Theme
The Shipping Forecast
Sir Hubert Parry/William Blake - 'Jerusalem'
Elgar - 'Nimrod'
Handel - 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'
Eric Coates - 'Dambusters March'
Handel - 'Music for the Royal Fireworks'
Monty Norman - James Bond Theme
Mike Oldfield - 'Tubular Bells'
Mike Oldfield - 'In Dulci Jubilo'
Vangelis - 'Chariots of Fire'
BBC News 1954
Arthur Wood - The Archers Theme
Winifred Atwell - 'Black and White Rag'
Sugababes - 'Push the Button'
OMD - 'Enola Gay'
David Rose - 'The Stripper'
Lionel Bart - 'Food Glorious Food'
Irwin Kostal, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman - 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'
Rizzle Kicks - 'When I Was a Youngster'
Eric Clapton - 'Wonderful Tonight'
Colin Tully - Gregory's Girl Theme
William Pitt - 'City Lights'
The Who - 'My Generation'
The Rolling Stones - 'Satisfaction'
Millie Small - 'My Boy Lollipop'
The Kinks - 'All Day and All of the Night'
The Beatles - 'She Loves You'
Mud - 'Tiger Feet'
Led Zeppelin - 'Trampled Under Foot'
The Specials - 'A Message to You Rudy'
David Bowie - 'Starman'
Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Sex Pistols - 'Pretty Vacant'
Duran Duran - 'The Reflex'
New Order - 'Blue Monday'
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - 'Relax'
Soul II Soul - 'Back To Life'
Happy Mondays - 'Step On'
Eurythmics - 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
The Verve - 'Bittersweet Symphony'
Prodigy - 'Firestarter'
Underworld - 'Born Slippy'
Jaan Kenbrovin, John William Kellette - 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'
Blur - 'Song 2'
Dizzee Rascal - 'Bonkers'
Tigerstyle - 'Nacnha Onda Nei' (contains Michael Jackson - 'Billie Jean', Queen & David Bowie - 'Under Pressure' and Ilaiyaraaja - 'Naanthaan Ungappanda')
Arctic Monkeys - 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor'
Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse - 'Valerie'
Radiohead - 'Creep'
Muse - 'Uprising'
Kano & Mikey J - 'Random Antics'
Tinie Tempah - 'Pass Out'
MIA - 'Paper Planes'
Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida'
The Chemical Brothers - 'Galvanize'
Franz Ferdinand - 'Take Me Out'
Kaiser Chiefs - 'I Predict a Riot'
Roll Deep - 'Shake a Leg'
Adele - 'Rolling in the Deep'
Oasis - 'The Hindu Times'
Oasis - 'Wonderwall'
Emeli Sande - 'Heaven'
William Monk/Henry Francis - 'Abide With Me'
Pink Floyd - 'Eclipse'
The Beatles - 'The End'
The Beatles - 'Hey Jude'
David Bowie - 'Heroes'
Eric Spear - Coronation Street Theme
Ron Grainer - Doctor Who Theme
John Philip Sousa - Monty Python Theme/'The Liberty Bell'
David Bowie - 'Absolute Beginners'
Source: Capital fm
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27 2012-06-26 16:58:53 (edited by RickB 2012-06-26 16:59:47)
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God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols?! 
I've seen it all now, and have a deep understanding of "Gobsmacked".
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Eclectic, if nothing else!
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Congrats to MUSE -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18610906
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Nice pic of the Olympic Rings in Kew Gardens
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hey how about that humilating shambles G4s??????
The CEO of G4s has had his arse kicked last week, in front of a government committee.
What sticks is, G4s still intend to take a management fee for presiding over this shambles. The fee, wait for it......... is £54 million!! That is our tax £'s.
The Army & Police have already stepped in to fill in the gaps in security.
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BA launched a new Olympics themed advert yesterday which is quite clever BUT the REALLY clever bit is you can put in any UK postcode or address (or try both) and "thanks to CGI and Google Maps", the advert will include the B777 taxiing up your road!
No idea if it will work with zip codes etc.
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BA launched a new Olympics themed advert yesterday which is quite clever BUT the REALLY clever bit is you can put in any UK postcode or address (or try both) and "thanks to CGI and Google Maps", the advert will include the B777 taxiing up your road!
No idea if it will work with zip codes etc.
Phil
Now that is very cool and a lot of fun!
3 days away now for the Opening Ceremony and the start of the 2012 Olympic Games! I'm really starting to get excited about the whole thing but I can sympathise with anyone who works or needs to be in London over the next two weeks.
Anyone want to guess on who might be lighting the Olympic flame? One thing for sure, it won't be the Queen in a white trackie and gold trainers.
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Anyone want to guess on who might be lighting the Olympic flame?
After being snubbed from Team GB - I would like that honor to go to David Beckham - i might be in a minority of one - like it or not, David Beckham is the one sportsman who is recognized the world over.
If not Beckham, i think it may go to our 5 times Golden Olympic Champion, Sir Stephen Redgrave CBE. Who could argue with that!
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my kids went to see some of the Bermuda team training yesterday at our local sports facility, -they were walking out towards the track still inside the building and saw this flash fly by the glass door in front of them, - they could not believe the speed of a 100m runner... They also went back and watched one of the swimmers train, but were not so impressed by her speed, - probably as they have seen it before within their club and the differential is not go great.
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LynB wrote:Anyone want to guess on who might be lighting the Olympic flame?
After being snubbed from Team GB - I would like that honor to go to David Beckham - i might be in a minority of one - like it or not, David Beckham is the one sportsman who is recognized the world over.
If not Beckham, i think it may go to our 5 times Golden Olympic Champion, Sir Stephen Redgrave CBE. Who could argue with that!
Hmm, either of those would have been my choice too (along with Daley Thompson or Chris Hoy), but they're a bit obvious. Besides, both of them have carried the flame already. As an off the wall punt, I'm going for either Bradley Wiggins (arise Sir Bradley!) or Stirling Moss. If they have to have been an Olympian then Mary Peters. Let's face it, I haven't got a clue either!