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The Opening of the Olympics : Question
02/11/06 | vanity

Posted on 02/11/2006 8:24:12 AM PST by genefromjersey

Was it just me ?? -

Did anyone else get the impression some of the Olympic opening ceremonies- the big sun and moon floats, the Victoria's Secret on the Half Shell-with floating ambiguities overhead,the flouncy waving of banners,the poseurs on trapezes ;

Did anyone else think they had a certain "Brokeback Mountain" ambiance ?

As if a feature event this year might be "Brokeback Bobsledding" ?


TOPICS: Sports; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 2006olympics; brokeback; choreography; olympicgames; openingceremonies

1 posted on 02/11/2006 8:24:15 AM PST by genefromjersey
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To: genefromjersey

It was just you. I enjoyed the opening.


2 posted on 02/11/2006 8:25:06 AM PST by i_dont_chat
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To: genefromjersey

I didn't get that impression, just more of the typical hoity-toity artsy-fartsy Eurotrash taste on display..but related to BBM? nah, didn't see that here


3 posted on 02/11/2006 8:25:30 AM PST by SoftballMominVA
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To: genefromjersey

The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics always seems very alternative lifestyle oriented, because lots of performing artists and choreographers are gay.


4 posted on 02/11/2006 8:27:16 AM PST by Accygirl
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To: genefromjersey

The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics always seems very alternative lifestyle oriented, because lots of performing artists and choreographers are gay.


5 posted on 02/11/2006 8:27:37 AM PST by Accygirl
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To: i_dont_chat

...I missed it all.


6 posted on 02/11/2006 8:28:06 AM PST by wita (truthspeaks@freerepublic.com)
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To: genefromjersey
I am sure it's not you, although I fully expect the pervert sympathizers to deny any such possibility.

Me? I really enjoyed it. I gave up watching the Olympics since Barcelona, where the trend was already clear...

I see deviants and perverts... they're everywhere... OK, I am lampooning the pervert sympathizers, but I ignore them as easily as I ignore the Religion of Peace.

7 posted on 02/11/2006 8:41:33 AM PST by Publius6961
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To: i_dont_chat
It was just you. I enjoyed the opening.

Me too. Except for some false notes (the appearances of Yoko Ono and Sarandon) it was pretty good. The highlight was the Ferrari. That just kicked butt!

8 posted on 02/12/2006 11:44:32 AM PST by JAWs
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To: genefromjersey

The opening was great.


9 posted on 02/14/2006 11:10:06 AM PST by tomjohn77
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Some people just read what they want to into ANYTHING.

I thought the opening ceremonies were mostly well done although I can certainly understand objections to Yoko Ono & Susan Sarandon neither actually did anything objectionable during the ceremony. Unless you object to Imagine, which by now is a classic. (I would have liked to see a whole covey of the great Italian stars accompanying Loren. Gina Lollobrigida, Claudia Cardinale, etc. -- assuming they're still alive.)

The original post seems like it was written by somebody who didn't know very much about Italian culture. For the most part, the ceremonies celebrated Italian culture, which seems appropriate for the venue--from the Renaissance/Baroque era to Turin's modern era as the automotive capital of Italy. There was also opera (Pavarotti and the trumphal march from Aida) & allusions to Commedia del'Arte. The sun and the moon globes looked to me like they were straight from illustrations from the Italian Renaissance.

The Ferrari was hardly "Brokeback Mountain." Neither was Luciano Pavarotti (well known womanizer!!!). He was in good voice, amazing for his age -- although didn't try the high C in Nessum Dorma. Shades of the 1990 World Cup!

And--what on earth is "gay" about Venus on the half shell? The Botticelli painting it is based on is a celebration of love and beautiful women.


10 posted on 02/14/2006 11:41:16 AM PST by EdJay
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I agree with you. Yoko should not have been there, but the rest was amazing. Ferrari and Pavarotti is top. The ski jumper was excellent too. At least my friends and the Norwegian commentators thought the opening ceremony was great. The Norwegian TV hosts gave the opening ceremony top marks.
11 posted on 02/14/2006 9:56:41 PM PST by tomjohn77
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