A few notes while watching the big event...
- We get the standard Pomp and Circumstance intro extolling the virtues of the host country
- I thought Meredith Vieira retired from NBC--what's she doing there?
- The big pagaent looks like a Renaissance Faire to start--now with minorities!
- We then meet the cast of Oliver, ladies and gentlemen--plus men in top hats dancing energetically--it's TopHaticize!
- I hope no one was standing under the flaming rings...
- What a teamup--the Queen says HELLOOO to Bond. Also, there's an apparent infestation of Corgis at the castle.
- A less successful teamup--Peter Pan meets The Exorcist
- There's a phlanx of dancing sick kids--no wonder people are up in arms about Nationalized Healthcare
- The kid's nightmares are dispelled by a platoon of Poppins. "We're here to have a spoonful of sugar and kick ass--and we're all out of sugar!!"
- Then it's time for British Dance Party!
- A note for Matt and Meredith--SHUT UP!! We can see what's happening.
- The neverending Parade of Nations, with Bob Costas providing trivia--some of which might even be true. They keep saying how fast it's going--wishful thinking?
- After 7 billion pieces of confetti were dropped, the idyllic grassy hill in the stadium looks like an highway offramp
- After the protocol stuff is completed, we get a mini-concert by Angela Lansbury--sorry, Sir Paul McCartney
More to come...