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Points: 66588 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 10:43
Big controversy here in the states is that NBC cut away from their tape-delayed airing of the closing ceremonies so they could show the premiere of a new sitcom called Animal Practice.  It was pretty stupid.  Apparently many viewers turned off the TV and didn't come back when NBC came back on to air the rest of the closing ceremony during Late Night viewing.  Me included, so I did not see Muse or The Who perform.
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 11:28
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

^ Matt managed to finish his guitar "solo" hands-free, which was nice.


Just goes to show the talent in that man, Dean

One trick I think they did miss was to get Bowie to perform 'Heroes' as a closer for the ceremony; would have been an absolute cracker, especially if they'd had Fripp lowered in from a helicopter

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Points: 6797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 12:22
The opinions of other people.
 
 
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 12:27
Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

The opinions of other people.
 
 
"It is not a sense of 'We told you so', more one of 'My god, we actually did it!'" Thumbs Up
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Points: 6797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 12:36
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

The opinions of other people.
 
 
"It is not a sense of 'We told you so', more one of 'My god, we actually did it!'" Thumbs Up
 
The Australian Press were quite generous - and I guess we are pretty surprised especially after the hiccoughs at the start!  (North Korea Flag)
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Points: 1321 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 13:20
Originally posted by Mirror Image Mirror Image wrote:

! All of the performances last night were horrible, but this is typical from mainstream bands

No they weren't, and no it isn't!
 


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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 14 2012 at 02:13
Originally posted by JS19 JS19 wrote:

Originally posted by Mirror Image Mirror Image wrote:

! All of the performances last night were horrible, but this is typical from mainstream bands
No they weren't, and no it isn't! 

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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2012 at 18:16
cartoon: comic about 2012 Olympics
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Anyways, today is the last day of the 'Paralympics' and this morning I was 'watching' the Ladies and Gents Marathons.  I say 'watching' as there was no live coverage (very little) due to the OBS not letting Channel 4 have live coverage.  So I was getting increasingly annoyed !  Booo!  (As we Brits say  to any stray Tory MPs who happen to turn up to any events!  (Yay!)  We got Gold in Mens The Weir Wolf and Silver in Ladies Yaay!
 
 
And I don't feel quite so hard done by!  Any thoughts in USA Land? 
 
Sad its finishing and it has been very enjoyable.  Much of it has been equally if not more enjoyable than the Olympics and of course the stories behind the athletes put me to shame !  Loved the one legged High Jump, the Rugby that USA did very well in, all the Athletics and Basketball ! 
 
Did anyone elso out there watch any of it?
 
 
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