RedScare Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 So, I'm sitting here watching the Opening Ceremonies, and can't help but be amazed at the British music medley. Their teeth may be rotten, but man, those Brits have made some music over the years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 i was thinking the same thing. music from manchester made the eighties club scene in houston what it was. thought the ceremonies were kinda lame though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 I was just amazed at the stuff that came from there. Sure, everyone remembers the 60s and 70s rock icons, but then the punk, dancehall, ska, hip hop, and disco/club music had me in awe.The Queen parachuting into the stadium gets 2 thumbs up, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If Houston hosted the Olympics, we'd have to build an olympic stadium. What in the world would we do with it afterwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 we'd call it the 9th wonder of the world, marvel at it for a few years, then let it sit and fall into disrepair remembering the good ol' days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If Houston hosted the Olympics, we'd have to build an olympic stadium. What in the world would we do with it afterwards?Houston was going to use the stadiums they already had.http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3266351 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 No wonder we didn't win the bid. Using renovated facilities and TSU and UH for the village??? I could be wrong, but it seems like China and London had all new facilities and the villages are/ were probably in less dangerous areas.Reliant is great for football, but I can't see an opening ceremony taking place there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 No wonder we didn't win the bid. Using renovated facilities and TSU and UH for the village??? I could be wrong, but it seems like China and London had all new facilities and the villages are/ were probably in less dangerous areas.Reliant is great for football, but I can't see an opening ceremony taking place there.I guess you didn't watch the opening ceremony. If you had, you would have heard countless references to how the Olympic stadium and village were built in a ratty, rundown section of London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 No wonder we didn't win the bid. Using renovated facilities and TSU and UH for the village??? I could be wrong, but it seems like China and London had all new facilities and the villages are/ were probably in less dangerous areas.Third Ward qualifies as dangerous? It's not College Station, but it's not the south side of Chicago, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Red, I missed it. That really surprises me though.JLWN, I would agree with you in its placement of "dangerous." But I still thought they'd want them to be a "less" dangerous place. But as Red points out, I"m wrong. That's what I get for thinkin.And maybe Londom, Beijing and Athens all used renovated facilities too? But from the pictures and architecture it just doesn't look like it. Would loved to be shown wrong in that aspect too, bc that would mean Houston's bid wasn't so underwelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I guess you didn't watch the opening ceremony. If you had, you would have heard countless references to how the Olympic stadium and village were built in a ratty, rundown section of London.So in 16 days there's going to be some shiny buildings in a ratty, rundown section of London?Houston's bid was underwhelming, the older I get, the less I want the Olympics to be held in Houston. So I'm glad it was underwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Is anyone else "watching" the cycling race and completely ignoring the bikers and just looking and the buildings and scenery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I see the male swimmers are not wearing the full body suits anymore. Did they deem them illegal? No speedos either, which is fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I see the male swimmers are not wearing the full body suits anymore. Did they deem them illegal? No speedos either, which is fine by me.Yep. The full-body suits on males were ruled illegal in 2009. Just read an article in Popular Mechanics about the tech used in the Olympics. They also made them change the material in the body suits. So the companies responded by redesigning the swimmers goggles and head coverings to reduce drag.Here's the link:http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/technology/olympic-science-the-gear-of-the-2012-games-9989520?click=pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Some parts of the opening ceremony were very cool. I really liked the demonstration of the transition from an agrarian society to the Industrial Revolution, and the forging of the rings. Other parts I thought were kind of lame, like the relationship in the digital age, or whatever it was.It's obvious now that China has set the standard. I don't think 2008's opening ceremony will be topped for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I'm really glad Houston didn't get the Olympics. From what I've seen, I don't like what they do to cities. Poor Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I'm really glad Houston didn't get the Olympics. From what I've seen, I don't like what they do to cities. Poor Vancouver.How many billions of dollars are spent building the structures that are used for their intended purpose for only 16 days? Give me light rail, the big dig, and other great projects to spend the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverartfox Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If Houston ever gets the Olympics, I'm going to leave town for the duration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 To hot in Houston for summer Olympics. Perhaps we should try and get the winter Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 After to listening to some of the discussions centered around the economics of the olympics... I'm not sure we (Houston) should really ever try to get them. Not many real/tangible benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Anyone know what kind of buildings they had to tear down to build all these venues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Found one article about it... http://inhabitat.com/londons-2012-olympic-park-opens-to-the-public-this-week-after-years-of-preparation/olympic-park/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Go to Google Earth and you can see the area in various images from 1945-2012. In 1945 it looks like the stadium area was railroad yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 The Queen parachuting into the stadium gets 2 thumbs up, too.It was faked.In general, entertainment is better when it's not meant for everybody. It should be made for me and people like me. Otherwise, it is objectively wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 It was faked.In general, entertainment is better when it's not meant for everybody. It should be made for me and people like me. Otherwise, it is objectively wrong.Really? Are you sure about that? It looked like the same dress. I think you just don't want to believe it could have been true. Why would they fake something like that in front of millions of viewers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderroller Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Houston? Barf. First of all, cities like Houston would never make money on it. Second, ugh... we are a nasty city (and not truly.. truly.. international).RIO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Olympic cities end up with facilities that have to be maintained, renovated, or wasted after the Olympics leave. China's Water Cube ended up as an indoor waterpark. That might make sense in a country where the State has so much control over the economy, but doesn't make sense here. COH operating a waterpark? Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister X Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Rio? Barf. Rio is the nastiest city on earth. The slums there make the 4th ward look like River Oaks. Something about the use of the word 'ugh' is very telling about one's taste in cities and pre-qualifications to judge nastiness and international-ness. If they ever have an olympics in Texas, it will certainly be in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Really? Are you sure about that? It looked like the same dress. I think you just don't want to believe it could have been true. Why would they fake something like that in front of millions of viewers?Now that was an entertaining response. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Rio? Barf. Rio is the nastiest city on earth. The slums there make the 4th ward look like River Oaks.Hey, that kid has clothes and shoes. As slums go, you gotta pick your battles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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