tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post2485103161752467843..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: The Olympic opening ceremony: being BoyledTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-52893644616167328652012-08-01T08:25:35.359+01:002012-08-01T08:25:35.359+01:00I read the top-hatted industrialists differently -...I read the top-hatted industrialists differently - shown to be standing their proudly congratulating themselves with folded arms while the proles did all the hard work raping their own countryside?!?<br /><br />Hat's off to Danny B for getting away with what he did right under 'their' noses.broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-54059603901784990382012-07-30T11:44:54.498+01:002012-07-30T11:44:54.498+01:00Yes, I noticed the strategic cut to Mr Lydon, Anni...Yes, I noticed the strategic cut to Mr Lydon, Annie. A wry wink, rather than all-out insurrection. But Pretty Vacant is just as subversive in its own way and they played lots of that.<br /><br />Agree entirely re Elgar, Vicus. Unfortunately, some of his stuff has become a bit of a cliché, which isn't his fault.<br /><br />Thanks so much for dropping by, Inukshuk. Glad you had a moment of inter-generational bonding. But I'm shocked about the Peter Blake gap; one of the finest, wittiest British artists of past 100 years. I trust you gave him a quick burst of re-education. :-)Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-25903990843028024432012-07-30T09:22:54.959+01:002012-07-30T09:22:54.959+01:00(thank you)(thank you)english inukshukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837926498247135299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-44635049211271178022012-07-30T09:21:17.432+01:002012-07-30T09:21:17.432+01:00I feel compelled to share my view
as a member of ...I feel compelled to share my view<br /><br />as a member of the middle-aged, Middle Britain, middle-class chunk of society I found the evening excellent on a number of levels<br /><br />interestingly, my son (who has attempted to throw off as much middle-ness as I inadvertantly pile on him) found it entertaining and amusing (a basic, altho nonetheless honest response) <br /><br />he didn't like the top-hatted history lesson <br /><br />a lot of the "cultural" references were beyond him (despite have studied art, he had never come across either Peter Blake or Sgt Pepper)<br /><br />so it provided us with much to talk about<br /><br />(always a good thing when one's offspring are concerned)<br /><br />so I thank Mr B for that, at the least<br /><br /><b>(-:</b><br /><br />(may I add, that it never fails to amaze me how many countries I haven't heard of; I felt very ashamed)english inukshukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837926498247135299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-84085584772495005562012-07-29T15:07:16.983+01:002012-07-29T15:07:16.983+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-36436976747985832532012-07-29T00:33:17.140+01:002012-07-29T00:33:17.140+01:00Thank you, I value your views.
Elgar though was j...Thank you, I value your views.<br /><br />Elgar though was just an excellent composer, by Brit standards he was absolutely brilliant, and doubt whether he would have been pleased to be associated with so much flag-waving shite that seems to accompany his music.Vicus Scurrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731007799031343701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-26692726955018164712012-07-28T19:31:08.840+01:002012-07-28T19:31:08.840+01:00Funny, at the end of the London film, they played ...Funny, at the end of the London film, they played the Sex Pistols, you heard John Lydon singing "God Save the Queen"... but curiously cut it there, before the next lines, either "The fascist regime" or "She ain't no human being." <br /><br />That's what is known as having their cake and eating it. <br />Did enjoy it a lot though. <br /><br />(Someone on Twitter remarked that this is the only host city in the world that has permanent residents living here from every single country taking part, that made me proud. <br /><br />Hearing about the kettling of Critical Mass in Stratford made me ashamed.)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.com