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It was spectacular.
Beverly Knight was very good, puts so many of these reality show winners to shame.

@ chippy. Get the uniform dry cleaned and framed. One day it will be quite valuable.
Well done to all of the volunteers. Stratford has been quite a pleasurable experience to travel to and from during the games.

@ Quartz. Beverley Knight sounded great and she looked as good as ever. I went up to the attic and flicked the tv on for her performance. I watched the fireworks through the window. They started midway through her performance. They were quite breathtaking. Tv did not do the display justice. My heart was pounding with pride.

Now c'mon team GB.

Bit bored by opening ceremonies now so didnt watch it all but really looking forward to the events starting

flash gunner wrote:Bit bored by opening ceremonies now so didnt watch it all but really looking forward to the events starting

Philistine. Another thread beckons recognition of you.

Just watched some swimming, amazing how some no use of their legs yet generate so much power! Likewise one Chinese swimmer had no arms and wasn't too far behind! Remarkable stuff, looking forward to seeing some games I've never even heard of!

The paralympics started a stones throw from wear I used to live, probably the best thing to ever come out of Aylesbury!

BournemouthRED wrote:Just watched some swimming, amazing how some no use of their legs yet generate so much power! Likewise one Chinese swimmer had no arms and wasn't too far behind! Remarkable stuff, looking forward to seeing some games I've never even heard of!

The paralympics started a stones throw from wear I used to live, probably the best thing to ever come out of Aylesbury!

......and the Metropolitan line.

Nice one Mutley. I hope that the weather holds out for you as it did for the ceremony.
If you get any good pic's, try to upload them please mate. (the athletics, not your family)
Cheers.

No Jackanory,,,,,,this is Storey.

Sarah Storey won Great Britain's first gold medal of the XIV Paralympics with a supreme victory in the women's C5 three-kilometres individual pursuit at the London 2012 velodrome.

Asked what she was thinking as she chased down her opponent, she said: 'Just, "gotta get there quick, quick, quick!"

'I was like, "It's not gonna be this lap, maybe the next lap..."

'You're just willing the rider to come to you as quick as possible so you can just finish.'



Storey won the race at half distance. Lapped her opponent.

Top Londoner wrote:No Jackanory,,,,,,this is Storey.

Fuck me its Alan Partridge!!!

in retrospect it was so bloody obvious they were going to do this at the opening ceremony..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6isXNVdguI8

Chippy wrote:in retrospect it was so bloody obvious they were going to do this at the opening ceremony..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6isXNVdguI8

DB10 was frapping at the idea of 'hit me with your rhythm stick', I tell ya. Disappointed though.

Wenger out.

congrats to ellie simmons on her gold tonight.

Went yesterday to the Olympic stadium and saw a Brit win gold

Brilliant day out

flash gunner wrote:Went yesterday to the Olympic stadium and saw a Brit win gold

Brilliant day out

Excellent Did you see the South African Oscar Pistoffous get beat in the 200m then start bitching and moaning that the other guy had an unfair advantage as his plastic legs were longer Talk about being a bad loser

MutleyGooner wrote:

flash gunner wrote:Went yesterday to the Olympic stadium and saw a Brit win gold

Brilliant day out

Excellent Did you see the South African Oscar Pistoffous get beat in the 200m then start bitching and moaning that the other guy had an unfair advantage as his plastic legs were longer Talk about being a bad loser

I went to the morning/afternoon session nearly got into a fight with some muslims but apart from that was ok