[Closed] Commonwealth opening ceremony

Smartphones flashes are the new lighters.

They should have included the Scotch football team for extra comedy value.... Her Maj getting out of a roller at celtic park followed by God Save The Queen... perfect, thank you glasgow 😀

Violin - Here comes the cultured bit

Ah, finally the wonderful Nicola Benedetti. Was lucky enough to hear her perform with the NY Philharmonic earlier this year. Wonderful violinist and she seems a bonny lass when I've seen her interviewed.

Rod is our McCartney...

Well it's been... interesting... so far.

Not as bad as the closing ceremony at London 2012, but not as good as the London opening ceremony.

But I do like the crowd singing Loch Lomond. A song that when Runrig do it has a line about the Peak District. (Hope, Hope, we're living in Hope)

So does the white flag go in the big [s] hypodermic needle[/s] flagpole in the middle?

Gay and brown people in the stadium nora? I'd imagine a bigoted racist like yourself must be absolutely tumescent with rage, eh?

Oh, and it was a Bentley, you oaf.

Ya, nice smile there from 7 times world squash champion Nicole David

Billy

FFS is it still going on? I just flicked over to watch the news after Dirty Harry!

But I do like the crowd singing Loch Lomond. A song that when Runrig do it has a line about the Peak District.

A song about English oppression isn't it? 😆

All of those countries managed to achieved independence so it's Scotland turn now to achieve frrrrreeeedom! Why so late?

😆

No Deacon Blue yet?

Freedom.

Can people not learn their lines?! Reading from cards?! Come on...

Here we go...Salmond

So disappointed, was hoping it would end with the Queen strapped into a wicker man and Alex Salmond dancing about like Christopher Lee with a torch

matther01 - Member

Here we go...Salmond

Stone him because he has forgotten to call out Freeeeeddddooommmm! 😆

A song about English oppression isn't it?

Possibly. But still a fantastically emotional song, preferably sung in a crowd of thousands.

As I understand it it is generally associated with the execution of Jacobites by Hanoverians (not ad is often stated Scots and English - there wee Scots, English welsh and Irish on both sides), but the lyrics are simply an individual who will die soon addressing one who will live for a bit yet. The lyrics do not reference the 1745 although an 1876 poem based on the traditional song was referenced to 1746.

chewkw you're like a broken record, or just a fanny.

Glasgow council man is very shouty

Thought wee Alec just really wanted devo max anyway.

Ahh and they're in Glasgow - not the most Holyrood friendly city in the world.

Cheech?

Councillor as bad as Boris?

Credit to Salmond...half expected some political rhetoric

A song about English oppression isn't it?

Wait till they find out the English team are all planning to sing the lyrics to 'the missing verse' every time God save the Queen is played 😈

The polls have swung, Glasgow now on course to be voting Yes.

Women in kilts!!!

Now I'm all in favour of equality but really....

Credit to Salmond...half expected some political rhetoric

Salmond too shrewd for that

Edit Julie Fowlis nice choice!

rene59 - Member

chewkw you're like a broken record, or just a fanny.

😆 Did I say something wrong? Where?

rene59 - Member

The polls have swung, Glasgow now on course to be voting Yes.

Yes to what? Be part of UK or Freeeedoomm! 😆

700 hundreds years since Bannockburn have passed more quickly than this opening ceremony

Oh dear me 😆

The Queen has spoken.

All hail the Queen!
All hail the Queen!
All hail the Queen!

Bow you lot in Glasgow and Scotland!

Bow!

😆

How come the Queen hasn't been banned ? I thought she got caught cheating in horse racing ?

ernie_lynch - Member

How come the Queen hasn't been banned ? I thought she got caught cheating in horse racing ?

Head off to this ernie bloke who dare question the Queen.

Head off!

Hopefully she'll be banned full time after we vote YES!

Coneman 😀

[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Statue,_Glasgow ]For those who dont know [/url]

I see liz covered her watch up with her gloves . Smart move

rene59 - Member

Hopefully she'll be banned full time after we vote YES!

In the meantime ... rene59 has been sent to the tower for the intention of treason 😆

I never understood why they kept putting a horse and rider under the traffic cone in Royal Exchange Square

I never understood why they kept putting a horse and rider under the traffic cone in a Royal Exchange Square

😆

[i]Critics verdict here[/i]

Granted the commonwealth games is a tough gig but a cheesy telethon as an opening ceremony?

Things improved a bit when Nicola Benedetti and Julie Fowlis appeared but it was too late by then.

ac505 - Member

310 atheletes. I didn't realise we had that many atheletes.

And that's just the ones that were willing to wear the uniform

I only watched the "walking into the stadium" bit, it was the same as every walking into the stadium bit ever, so I'm declaring it a glorious success. I particularily liked the dude videoing it, not on a camera, not on a smartphone, but on a laptop 😆

I thought it was just right. Quaint and mad but we did it ourselves. I was at the first opening ceremony conference where they wanted to discard all tartan and bagpipes and tunnocks and stuff like that....and thought to myself..well what culture are we left with to share our commonwealth chums then? it would be like england without beer, red buses, and taxis and a union flag. looks like they had a rethink and came up with a tongue in cheek look at ourselves. 90 percent of the east end volunteers will love Karen Dunbar and Barrowman and Subo. Not my taste.

It wasn't for yous. It was for the people in it. They had a frickin ball.

Stick yer criticisms up yer arse. 🙂

I thought that was alright actually. Hardley ever going to be London 2012 and in typical Glaswegian fashion it pretty much ripped the cuunt out itself(which obviously loads on here didn't quite get)! Over all I reckon they did a good job tbh, I was pissing myself. 😆

As for the queen at Celtic park enjoy yer moment Liz that'll not happen again! 😀

Glad the games are here, i took a wander through the city today, place is buzzing for it. 🙂

I thought it was truely tumescent to be fair.... a word I did'nt know til a Paddy told me...thanks for that fella 🙂

a word I did'nt know

In fairness to you nora, you've never been shy about hiding your ignorance here. Good on you for keeping that up. Thick, racist and a bigot. Fair dues.

Great example of an ethnic slur bloodynora. Maybe you should take it elsewhere.

Thought the opening ceremony was great!

On the whole I thought it was good. I looking forward to the sport and hope everything goes well. Glasgow should be proud. Bit more traditional music would have been nice, that Fowlis lass is great. Did I spot Phil Cunningham on the stage playing with Nicola Benedetti? I'm with cbike's comments, stick it up tha hole.

Now when the games come to a free Yorkshire, hopefully held Dewsbury. We'll put on a good show also, it'll be reet cheap an all.

Great thread, finished off perfectly by the Jocks!

finished off perfectly by the Jocks!

Yet a Sassenach had to get the last word

Yet a Sassenach had to get the last word

I think you'll find they always do.. 😉

I disagree 🙂

Sorry I missed this

Although quite liking a bit of Future Sound of London there

Dead Cities?

Didn't watch, but weren't Pimple Minds supposed to be playing? No mention of them hereabouts...

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A few heads just exploded over govan way! 😆

There would of been a few exploding in Parkhead too with the everything else than went on yesterday 😛