Olympic Games

[Anthony Darby]

I was listening on BBC World Service to the bloke that did the Olympic stadium lights computer programme for the opening and closing ceremonies. He watched the latter from home and was was staggered by how amazing it worked, especially when Freddy was performing from beyond the grave.

[Maggi Young]

So many Forumists with "Olympic" connections... this one is really good... and very much to the point.... think of Arnold T's avatar.... it comes from this photo of him with Brazilian soccer legend Pele..... (Attachment Link)

Forgot  to add this note from Arnold : " Photo taken at the Window's on the World restaurant which was at the top of the World Trade Center.
The American comedian Henny Youngman is in the background to the right." 


Had to research the name of  Henny Youngman, though it rang a distant bell.... turns out he was the chap with the pricelss  line "Take my wife...... please!"
Also I learned that Henny was born in Liverpool, England..... small world, isn't it?

[ArnoldT]

Maggi:

I didn't know Henny was a Liverpudlian. 

[Anthony Darby]

I missed this event!

[Anthony Darby]

Watched the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games on one of the endless repeats but cannot find any channel that is showing the events!

[Brian Ellis]

It's on Channel 4 here Anthony.

[Maggi Young]

May be able to watch online via http://www.paralympic.org/    ?

[Anthony Darby]

Thanks Maggi. Down loaded the app, so I'm 'appy.

[fermi de Sousa]

After watching some of the events at the Paralympics it made me think that the "ordinary" Olympics really are ordinary!
I hope you got to see what you wanted to, Anthony.
cheers
fermi

[Anthony Darby]

The Sky coverage redeemed itself with plenty of highlights. Really enjoyable. Not quite the coverage as the Olympics as I didn't see any live coverage. I think we did better than other countries which seemed to have nothing.

[fermi de Sousa]

The Sky coverage redeemed itself with plenty of highlights. Really enjoyable. Not quite the coverage as the Olympics as I didn't see any live coverage. I think we did better than other countries which seemed to have nothing.

Australians were winning - we got lots of coverage!
The Public Broadcaster (the ABC, our version of the Beeb) did a very good coverage - much better than the commercial stations did for the ordinary olympics.
cheers
fermi

[Anthony Darby]

From what I saw, the Paralympics were absolutely amazing. Oscar Pistorius sums it up quite succinctly: “you're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have.” These people are athletes pure and simple.

[Lesley Cox]

It was great last night to see Our Val, Valerie Adams at last receive her thoroughly deserved gold medal, from the Governor General, no less, Sir Gerry Mataparae. She is a much loved lady in New Zealand and as several remarked, her dignity and attitude in face of losing to a drugs cheat in London, were a lesson to us all. Roll on Rio.

[Anthony Darby]

A couple of Vivienne's colleagues bumped into her in Briscoes department store in Botany. They had a chat and asked her if she could speak at the senior 'graduation' ceremony (thank goodness the students don't wear fancy dress). She passed on her manager's email address but it turns out she's out of the country then.