2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies
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Topic: 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies
Posted By: Patrick
Subject: 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies
Date Posted: 13 February 2010 at 3:35pm
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Yeah, the opening ceremonies weren't too shabby of an event. For anyone who missed the show, the whole spectacle is http://www.ctvolympics.ca/video/index.html?assetid=e9df45be-6a29-4d93-b449-9f9ea6ea3101 - Here . I gotta say, for me the highlight of the entire evening was the breathtaking performance of http://www.kdlang.com/index.html - k.d. lang singing a http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/ - Leonard Cohen song, "Hallelujah". In the video above, it starts at 2:30:30 Play it back full screen and crank up your speakers. Say what you will about the non-glamorous appearance of k.d. lang, but there's a good reason why the legendary http://www.royorbison.com/ - Roy Orbison wished to record an album of duets with k.d. lang years ago. What a voice! What passion! Although the video quality isn't nearly as good as at the link above, a somewhat easier way to see and hear k.d. lang perform the song is to click on the NBC link http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=49bc5f18-a712-4f1c-b71d-73c8debb9adb.html?chrcontext=ceremonies#opening+ceremony+hallelujah - Here . (Unfortunately, this link is only available to American viewers or to those of us outside the States running a utility such as http://hotspotshield.com/ - Hotspot Shield .)
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 02 March 2010 at 8:46pm
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 02 March 2010 at 10:56pm
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Okay, that makes two of us here who watched it.
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 7:44am
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Hey, the Olympics are fun, but know what's even more fun at my age? 2 full weeks of unsuperfized time, with a ton of new faces and gratuitous amounts of partying. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 11:10am
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Check for STDs.
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Romeo wrote:Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 2:14pm
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Honestly from what I watched of the opening, I thought it was horribly missrepresentative of what BC is. The closing ceremonies were much better. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 3:03pm
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Interesting, I enjoyed the opening ceremonies but I thought the closing ceremonies were awful (except for the very beginning where they had some fun with getting the fourth pillar raised). Flying beavers, dancing Mounties, and rock bands from Montreal don't represent what BC means to me.
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 5:16pm
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I do agree with you Patrick:) ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 04 March 2010 at 12:03am
I'm pretty sure most of them were good girls. At least 60%. Kidding! I always use my branez. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 04 March 2010 at 10:34am
Is that a new brand of prophylactic?
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 04 March 2010 at 10:57am
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Now, it's just a brief moment where personal health takes precedence. After that has passed, common sense tapers off considerably. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 04 March 2010 at 10:59am
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Na I just didn't like the heavy native theme to the Opening, when I think Canada, I think mounties, Moose and proud Canadian music. Hell the 1st thing that pops into my mind when I think proud Canada is a Mountie in his red outfit. 2nd would be the Canada Flag. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 04 March 2010 at 11:07am
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I didn't mind the native theme, what annoyed me is that all the other cultures in BC were ignored. We have a large population of Japanese, Korean, East-Indian, Europeens of all kinds and Chinese in BC, but the 1.3% aboriginal population was the only one represented. It gave a very false impression of Canada, and BC. What makes this country great isn't any one culture, it's the mix of all of them that does. In one day, you can speak to someone from almost every corner of the world. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 04 March 2010 at 11:18am
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When I saw all those dancing mounties at the closing ceremonies, the first thing that popped into my mind was... tasers!
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 04 March 2010 at 11:31am
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lol Just don't chase 'em with a stapler. I prefer Canadian officers to American ones still (Got away without a ticket YET AGAIN yesterday). ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |