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Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 12 Feb 2010 20:06

Anyone going to stay awake and watch the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

I am stopping awake for it.

Sue

Helen1959

Helen1959 Report 12 Feb 2010 20:24

What time is it on Sue?

Researching:
Booth's and Hughes from Birmingham

Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 12 Feb 2010 21:23

1-45am early or should I say very early or very late if you go to bed about 9pm...lol

Helen1959

Helen1959 Report 12 Feb 2010 21:40

When was that Rachel and do we know who?

Researching:
Booth's and Hughes from Birmingham

Deb Vancouver (18665)

Deb Vancouver (18665) Report 13 Feb 2010 00:02

The death of this boy is very sad.

We will be hosting an Olympic Opening Ceremony party tonight.
So yes! I will be staying up to watch. The pre opening program coverage is starting now. The big show will start in two hours at 6pm our time.

Good luck to all the athletes, welcome to Vancouver.

Deb

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 13 Feb 2010 00:17



I will be going to bed in a few minutes. But if I can't sleep may get up again to watch.

Researching:
Woodhouse and Trilloe from Herefordshire; Lockyear and Date from Somerset, Thomas and Edwards from Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, also Argyll, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 13 Feb 2010 01:27

For once, we can watch it in real time! So we certainly are going to be watching ...... but we're not having a party!!!!



The Georgian team is going to march in the parade of athletes to honour the boy who died (he was only 21)


and they will make reference to his death in the speeches.


It seems somewhat eeerie that the first Games that had Luge as an event was 1964 in Innsbruck ................. and a British luger (Polish-born) was killed in a practice run on the Olympic track 2 weeks before the Games opened.



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Paulene

Paulene Report 13 Feb 2010 02:52

Hi to everyone who has stayed up to watch the opening ceremony - i shed a tear when the Georgian team came out, hope they do their country proud. so sad about the luge athlete, so young. Good luck to Great Britain, in fact good luck to all the countries taking part.
I prefer the winter Olympics to the Summer Olympics. Does anyone know where you can purchase the red mittens with the maple leaf logo on, they seem to have run out of them. Don't know if they have any more supplies of them.
Glad that the Canadian GRs can watch it in "real time". I will be having a few late, late nights.

Enjoy Paulene x

Researching:
Names: Beck, Bowker, Sturt, Whittaker. Places: Salford, Manchester

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 13 Feb 2010 03:58

I watched quite a bit of the ceremony, and very spectacular it was, especially those big totem poles.

I was sad for the Georgian team with their black armbands, what a sad thing to happen to their young team mate. May he rest in peace.

Lizx

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 13 Feb 2010 05:54

Fantastic ceremony ...... except for the abysmal version of the Canadian National anthem!

OH is an accomplished singer (bass baritone) and was cringing the whole way through it.

Otherwise ................... it was great.

Like everyone, I had tears in my eyes when the Georgian team came in .......... but also when the Canadians streamed in.


and what about that version of Hallelujah by K D Lang? Wasn't that great?!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

****MO***Rocking***Granny****

****MO***Rocking***Granny**** Report 13 Feb 2010 08:11

I was up so watched it all
I thought it was very good