Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1008738)

Think that' s the point Jay - they have to age disgracefully. :D

Unfortunately I missed the closing ceremony -I like a bit of entertainment especially when it's OTT and open to criticism;) George can get away with anything as far as I'm concerned -have always been a fan and he has a voice which is a gift of nature.

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1008721)

Good, he has nowt to do with British music :)

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1008738)

The Who at the end were perfect and I thought they were a great choice - Roger Daltrey is in damn good nick and still hits the notes!

As a fan of fireworks - all that side of things was good and the Firebird dance with Darcy Bussell and the switching off of the flame was very arty and well done.

I wonder what will happen to the construction that made up the flame -presumably it will go on display somewhere...

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1008738)

I wonder what will happen to the construction that made up the flame -presumably it will go on display somewhere...

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1008738)

Think that' s the point Jay - they have to age disgracefully. :D

Unfortunately I missed the closing ceremony -I like a bit of entertainment especially when it's OTT and open to criticism;) George can get away with anything as far as I'm concerned -have always been a fan and he has a voice which is a gift of nature.

Just saw a bit of it in a re-run on Eurosport - I saw Annie Lennox when I got in for 2 mins last night - she's a great performer. Just seen "Take That" who I enjoyed -hats off to Gary Barlow for perfoming so soon after the death of his newborn child... they will never be as good without Robbie though -show man par excellence.

Could have managed without seeing Queen -not the same without Mercurial Freddie:D

The Who at the end were perfect and I thought they were a great choice - Roger Daltrey is in damn good nick and still hits the notes!

As a fan of fireworks - all that side of things was good and the Firebird dance with Darcy Bussell and the switching off of the flame was very arty and well done.

I wonder what will happen to the construction that made up the flame -presumably it will go on display somewhere...

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 1008783)

Back of half a dozen beat up transits ! (With Oirish plates ;))

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1008788)

Did you actually see George Michael Di, he looked a real mess, mind you it probably matched his voice;)

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 1008911)

The same old Tories..? Dave Cameron and next boss Boris dancing while most of this nation suffers...these people have been warned and told time and time again the destruction of this nation will not be taken easily.


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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1008930)

You have to admit though, Boris is the better mover of the two. His "thumbs up" dance will be all the rage in discos across the land!:D

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1008942)

Yep agree about - and he appears to be moving his feet too so he really is dancing not just wiggling his torso.

He seemed to have tamed his hair for his big moment on stage too - waving the Olympic flag with great gusto!

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1008949)

I believe he has some Turkish ancestry -could have been a throwback to his bellydancing forebearers:Banane34:

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1008956)

Quite true Dianne. Here's what Wikipedia has to say:

On his father's side, Johnson is a great-grandson of Ali Kemal Bey, a liberal Turkish journalist and the Interior Minister in the government of Damat Ferid Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, who was killed during the Turkish War of Independence. During World War I, Johnson's paternal grandfather and great-aunt were recognised as British subjects and took their grandmother's maiden name of Johnson. In reference to his cosmopolitan ancestry, Johnson has described himself as a "one-man melting pot"—with a combination of Muslims, Jews, and Christians comprising his great-grandparentage. His father's maternal grandmother, Marie Louise de Pfeffel, was a descendant of Prince Paul of Württemberg through his relationship with a German actress. Through Prince Paul, Johnson is a descendant of King George II and, through George's great-great-great grandfather James I/VI, a descendant of all of the previous British royal houses. Johnson is an 8th cousin of David Cameron.

And here's a group he might like to join:

London Belly Dance - Male belly dancers

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1008949)

I believe he has some Turkish ancestry -could have been a throwback to his bellydancing forebearers:Banane34:

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 1008959)

He is a big lump of babba with shoes on :D