Posted by
jason on Aug. 15, 2008, 7:36pm
• Mike & The Mad Dog’s radio show is sent to live on a farm upstate.
• Alonzo Mourning helps a Miami Heat fan celebrate her 102nd birthday.
• Some things never change, like John McEnroe’s time-honored tradition of throwing tennis tantrums.
• Michael Wilbon sings for the faithful of the Friendly Confines, but is it a slap in the face to the fourth estate?
• China: Land of many diverse peoples, all played on the Olympic Opening Ceremonial stage by the same ethnic group.
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Traditionally, part of the Olympics Closing Ceremonies is given to the country who is going to host the next Olympics, as a way to tell the world what their games are going to be like. Judging by what BBC SPORT is reporting the 2012 London organizers have planned, the message they are trying to get across about their Olympic Games is “totally and utterly insane.”
London’s portion will include: David Beckham riding on top of a double decker bus kicking soccer balls into the crowd, Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis performing (perhaps together?), and “hundreds of dancers performing ballet and break-dancing routines.” The whole thing has a loony, surrealistic feel to it, like Fellini directing The Night of 100 Stars with a hint of “Who can we get that doesn’t have anything better to do?”. (Speaking of which, isn’t Beckham, you know, still playing with the Galaxy?) The only thing missing is Prince Charles doing some juggling tricks while Hugh Grant wrestles a bear.
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