Wonder if King Kong will drop by from King Kong Park ? Viv.
No but Ozzie Osbourne did!Wonder if King Kong will drop by from King Kong Park ? Viv.
and didnt our lad from aston do well dave.....especially considering he is suffering from parkinsons...that was the highlight of the night for me...great brummie spiritNo but Ozzie Osbourne did!
Dave A
Indeed Lyn, I was very disappointed with the closing ceremonies...way too much dancing and so called dance music. I loved the opening ceremonies, made me proud, happy to say that, for me, Ozzie saved the closer.and didnt our lad from aston do well dave.....especially considering he is suffering from parkinsons...that was the highlight of the night for me...great brummie spirit
lyn
i agree dave...enjoyed the opening ceremony more.Indeed Lyn, I was very disappointed with the closing ceremonies...way too much dancing and so called dance music. I loved the opening ceremonies, made me proud, happy to say that, for me, Ozzie saved the closer.
Dave A
These occasions have always represented an escape from reality. I don't have a problem with that, lord knows we need it.I think the opening ceremony was excellent but they ran out of ideas for the closing and filled it with singers. It started off saying it represents B,ham in the 1950's a time of great change and then showed the actors dressed in baggy clothes,flat caps and cravats etc from much earlier times than the 1950's
As for great change it was more the 1960's really but they demolished beautiful buildings and replaced them with concrete eyesores and I certainly would not celebrate that.
I don’t think it just has to be sport to enthuse people There are lots of events going on all over the UK that are never seen. Book festivals, Folk festivals, lots of musical events, Art Trails, Climbing, Food festivals, Poetry events, Fishing competitions etc. etc. The London based media are locked into a very restricted view of our cultural lives.Very true, we do need more occasions that lift us out of the doldrums. Birmingham especially needed the Games and it shows perfectly how it can inject enthusiasm back into the population. There are several other major athletics events now being pursued by Birmingham. Well that’s understandable; they’ve shown how well organised they are and the facilities are already available so it must put them in a strong position. Viv.
The first and last statements are the ones that are relevant to Birmingham and its environs. I think they were totally achieved Viv.Absolutely agree Tinpot. To enthuse people you need to engage them which also means getting the message across. This is one of the things the Games has achieved incredibly well. But it takes, first and foremost, money but also determined effort and positivity.
Be interesting to see what the legacy of the event is further down the line. The mission of the Games is below. Will it live up to every one of these in the longer term ? Viv.
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