Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fabricio the Guido Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Have you read about Boyle's opening ceremony? > Nostalgia and melancholia with a nod to the > modern > > which is supposed to pass for humour, but is > really quiet disappointing. I'm not watching it > > because it is cringe worthy and worse than than > the jubilee flotilla. > > But there has been (thankfully) very little in the > press about the opening ceremony. We've played to > over 120,000 people over two nights in the final > dress rehearsals and the feedback has been far, > far better than we ever hoped for. In fact, I've > yet to see any bad comment from anyone who has > seen the show - all of the 'bad' comments are from > misery guts that are, I think, hoping that it will > be crap so they have something to moan about. > > So really, don't watch it. You might just enjoy > it, which will probably ruin your day! I saw the dress rehearsal last night. Was absolutely fantastic. Think all the volunteers and others who have worked on it should feel extremely proud, and anyone who doesn't watch on Friday will be missing out on something pretty special.