# Olympics Closing Ceremony Watch-along thread (UK) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295 "2012-08-12T20:04:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/41 "2012-08-12T21:19:22Z")
I can hear Andrew Ridgeley from here, saying “Why him? I could do this!” ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/42 "2012-08-12T21:19:46Z")
Loving the gay/straight ratio of the singers - camp it up, Great Britain! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/43 "2012-08-12T21:23:06Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > With the poor kid at the front signing out of time with the others… At least he isn’t deaf dumb and blind ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/44 "2012-08-12T21:23:09Z")
Kaiser Chiefs covering the Who? Pete and Roger not available? ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/45 "2012-08-12T21:26:09Z")
Imagine, a town…were all the radio stations play nothing but David Bowie, 24 hours a day. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/46 "2012-08-12T21:31:18Z")
Rythym of the Heat segueing into Annie Lennox’s Little Bird? ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/47 "2012-08-12T21:36:31Z")
Who’s the guy singing Wish You Were Here? I recognize Mike Rutherford from Genesis and Nick Mason from Floyd, of course. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/48 "2012-08-12T21:39:16Z")
First time I’ve ever heard Russel Brand sing. Feeling better about rumors of him as Freddy Mercury. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/49 "2012-08-12T21:40:49Z")
Psychedelic Brand! Now we know he can sing. I can’t wait to see him play Freddie Mercury. Love those audience lights! ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/50 "2012-08-12T21:41:01Z")
This is utterly all over the place - Ed Sheerin + members of Floyd and Genesis? ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/51 "2012-08-12T21:42:32Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Here’s a picture of the programme order: > > [https://twitter.com/Whatsonstage/status/234730580145741825/photo/1/large](https://twitter.com/Whatsonstage/status/234730580145741825/photo/1/large) Awesome! I will definitely be taping this in case I miss it later. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/52 "2012-08-12T21:43:29Z")
I just realized, I \*need \*a giant inflatable octopus. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/53 "2012-08-12T21:43:39Z")
Ok, through the looking glass now people. Hah, love the Russell Brand bit. The organisers really took a LOAD of acid, didn’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/54 "2012-08-12T21:43:56Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > This is utterly all over the place - Ed Sheerin + members of Floyd and Genesis? I was hoping he was Nick Mason’s grandkid or some such, no what passes for a pop star these days. Get off my lawn etc. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/55 "2012-08-12T21:46:22Z")
Tiny fuck-up with the switcher. I can’t even imagine how many cameras this is using. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/56 "2012-08-12T21:47:25Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > I was hoping he was Nick Mason’s grandkid or some such, no what passes for a pop star these days. Get off my lawn etc. No way, Grandpa. Now let me plug in the fan to inflate my octopus. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/57 "2012-08-12T21:47:37Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I just realized, I \*need \*a giant inflatable octopus. It’s very cool. I’m thinking whoever thought it up begged and pleaded for it to be included, even though I don’t think it’s particularly British. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/58 "2012-08-12T21:47:42Z")
Argh, giant see-through spider. Or maybe an octopode of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/59 "2012-08-12T21:48:32Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > It’s very cool. I’m thinking whoever thought it up begged and pleaded for it to be included, even though I don’t think it’s particularly British. I think it might be a Jules Verne reference. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-closing-ceremony-watch-along-thread-uk/631295/60 "2012-08-12T21:51:19Z")
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