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The Greatest Show on Earth
2 August 2012
Now we have the biggest show in town.
The Olympics!
Tracey making sure that everyone is greeted. There were no queues (where were all the people?!!!!)
...and beautiful wild flowers everywhere ...
A quick stop for a merry group photo including our Tracey and Kevin Spacey.
The quiet rural countryside with maypoles, sheep and sheep dogs.
Then during the opening ceremony they shoved this blue silk fabric over the whole audience. I felt like I was inside a weird humungous tent - or being caught with 70 thousand people in a giant fishing net!!!!
Once the blue thing disappeared and before us was a scene so breathtaking.Then that all disappeared and all hell was let loose. Chimneys, ships, houses, fire.
Mary Poppins and a total mish-mash of everything. Being English and Northern there was a fair amount of familiarity but I do not know how this would pan out to the rest of the world.
Young Sasha Mandel one of the 8000 volunteers proudly carries the Finnish Flag.
Then it was home sweet home, Kevin Spacey gets a helping hand in the right direction.
The madness did not stop there ... over in Burlington Gardens Kate and Rob Hersov along with Silas Chou (with the help of Hamish Jenkinson) produced the most amazing glamorous and surreal party.
Woman eating the heart of her last victim.
Not sure what role he is playing.
Room after black room with 3D bodies swaying and performing in front of me.