New Posts For Thread: I can only give The Closing Ceremonyhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremonya 7 out of 10 due to the following1. miming of songs2. repeating songs and music 3. cover version of a band's song and the the original band plays as well ????4. Russel Brand .... was he tested ?5. The Spice Girls - terrible6. no Queenie to close it7I understood the opening ceremony,not as a depiction of what England actually looked like in the middle ages,but regardless of race,just people,colour irrelevant.That being the case,why when the depiction of the Windrush was shown,every person was blhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=523109157#523109157I understood the opening ceremony,not as a depiction of what England actually looked like in the middle ages,but regardless of race,just people,colour irrelevant.That being the case,why when the depiction of the Windrush was shown,every person was blFri, 17 Aug 2012 06:12:06 -0500Oh and BTW who picked the cotton (and other raw materials) that was processed thus enableing industrialisation to take place?https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=523107707#523107707Oh and BTW who picked the cotton (and other raw materials) that was processed thus enableing industrialisation to take place?Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:41:25 -0500And sorry but if the closing ceremony did spoil the Olympics for you then you are clearly as obsessed with celebrity culture as any 'Hello' reader. Sensible people just ignored the flim flam and enjoyed the Olympics for what they were and not 2 concehttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=523107645#523107645And sorry but if the closing ceremony did spoil the Olympics for you then you are clearly as obsessed with celebrity culture as any 'Hello' reader. Sensible people just ignored the flim flam and enjoyed the Olympics for what they were and not 2 conceFri, 17 Aug 2012 04:36:38 -0500You're right of course spassky - no Africans came with the romans, no africans ever came with the thousands of boats that docked in London (or any other major port) for millenia, no Africans were recorded as servants to the nobility, no africans servhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=523107523#523107523You're right of course spassky - no Africans came with the romans, no africans ever came with the thousands of boats that docked in London (or any other major port) for millenia, no Africans were recorded as servants to the nobility, no africans servFri, 17 Aug 2012 04:30:19 -0500Great to see Townshend and Daltrey still rocking at the end !! was well worth the waithttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=523090107#523090107Great to see Townshend and Daltrey still rocking at the end !! was well worth the waitThu, 16 Aug 2012 15:59:03 -0500shhhh, spyker.... that's two embarassing posts in a row. Just because you saw that documentary about black people living in London hundreds of years ago, doesn't mean "shhh don't tell anyone again but black people played a big part in industrialisathttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=523071605#523071605shhhh, spyker.... that's two embarassing posts in a row. Just because you saw that documentary about black people living in London hundreds of years ago, doesn't mean "shhh don't tell anyone again but black people played a big part in industrialisatThu, 16 Aug 2012 07:38:09 -0500Can't believe no one has mentioned Eric Idle, thought he was one of the stars of the ceremony.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=522985797#522985797Can't believe no one has mentioned Eric Idle, thought he was one of the stars of the ceremony.Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:08:13 -0500Eh wtf were you epecting at the end? I take it you would have preferred it if 'Dan the Man's musical roadshow (I do weddings and Bah Mitzvah's)' had just played the records? Like i said elements weren't brilliant but if the closing ceremony has ruinehttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=522984937#522984937Eh wtf were you epecting at the end? I take it you would have preferred it if 'Dan the Man's musical roadshow (I do weddings and Bah Mitzvah's)' had just played the records? Like i said elements weren't brilliant but if the closing ceremony has ruineTue, 14 Aug 2012 04:03:59 -0500^ 100% nail on headhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=522973405#522973405^ 100% nail on headMon, 13 Aug 2012 18:23:36 -0500It's not being miserable T&C; it was just such a jolt to be brought back to reality. For two weeks we had the whole nation supporting the same thing; and patriotism was allowed; and the unpaid volunteers made you proud .......... and then suddenly thttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29312305/i-can-only-give-the-closing-ceremony?post_id=522972973#522972973It's not being miserable T&C; it was just such a jolt to be brought back to reality. For two weeks we had the whole nation supporting the same thing; and patriotism was allowed; and the unpaid volunteers made you proud .......... and then suddenly tMon, 13 Aug 2012 18:11:14 -0500