Brits/Beijing Closing Ceremony???

..if so, what did you think of this initial but tentative ‘introduction’ to the London games in 2012?…..

..at first, I really did not know what to think…..a cross between feeling a tiny bit embarrassed and mildly apprehensive, but at the same time, being a rock nut, it was great to see a rather sweaty Jimmy Page banging out the riff to Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’!!!!....although this was ruined somewhat by the pretty poor acoustics (wot no sound-check Jimmy?) and the accompanying warbling by something that I believe won some British ‘talent’ show?…

….what people around the world  thought of all the cyclists whizzing around I don’t know (maybe it was flaunting the rather good performance of the British cyclists in the games itself?), however, I did think the red double decker bus was a pretty good idea although in reality, it should have been one of the ‘bendy buses’ that munch their way around London with reckless abandon…

..the worst bit for me was the lifting of Sir David of Beckham on top of the bus and his kicking a football into the crowd of Chinese performers, (probably the best kick he’s made in the past 4 years), I physically cringed at this spectacle, but was it just me, or did Beckham’s demeanour come across a bit grotty??….how typical of Britain to trot out a has-been football player who has won nothing, I repeat nothing in the sporting field for his country…...jeez, he even plays for England as G.B actually has no football team!!!…

…..I know the Brits only had a short space of time to ‘showcase’ a fraction of what Britain is supposed to be about, but then again, when I really think about it, what else could the British Olympic organisers have produced in the closing ceremony that was a sign of ‘British achievement’ or ‘culture’??….it would have been better to have handed out the national cuisine of free curry dishes to the crowd….naan bread and frisbee poppadoms flying through the air, great stuff….a far better response I think..!!!….

….and there of course was floppy fringed and bouncy Boris Johnson, the esteemed Mayor of London doing his bit to show that British political stereotypes no longer exist!!!!….still, I have a soft spot for ol’ Boris and I can even forgive his slovenly entrance into the ‘birds-nest’ arena to receive the Olympic flag….at one point he looked awfully uncomfortable and attempted to slip his hands in his trouser pockets until some form of international behavioural standard seemed to kick in!!!….

….to be honest, I was unconvinced, and even though I enjoyed watching the Olympic games, I remain a tad concerned whether Britain can keep the torch burning brightly in 2012…..

..so. any comments or observations my global friends???

..all the best….AoO…