12/21/24
January 20, 2004
"Quite why such a lame mid-morning offering as Wolves v Newcastle required its own opening ceremony and pre-match pyrotechnics is unclear. Nonetheless, as the players ambled out of the tunnel, presumably the milk bottle containing one of the rockets toppled over, sending a rogue firework fizzing, at head height, into the family enclosure, seriously injuring a female fan." Observer Sports Monthly lists the 10 Most Preposterous Opening Ceremonies
posted by kirkaracha to culture at 11:50 PM - 5 comments
This one made me laugh out loud ... and think of dinner. 6 Seoul, 1988 The two core elements of any Olympic opening ceremony are the releasing of doves and the lighting of a huge flame. Presumably under pressure from international TV schedules, organisers of the Seoul Olympics decided to do away with tradition and combine these two symbolic gestures in one spectacular televisual feast. Anyone who has ever singed their eyebrows lighting a gas fire could have predicted that trouble lay ahead. The result? Goujons of flame-grilled doves served in a South Korean cauldron. While Barry Davies remained speechless, the RSPB switchboard went into meltdown.
posted by worldcup2002 at 01:53 PM on January 21, 2004
WC, the birds were not properly prepared for the palate.
posted by billsaysthis at 06:34 PM on January 21, 2004
C'mon, bill. Flame-grilled doves. Korean barbeque. Throw in some kimchi and soju and we have a party. Mmmm.
posted by worldcup2002 at 10:13 PM on January 21, 2004
Kimchi suxors man!
posted by billsaysthis at 10:59 AM on January 22, 2004
Heh, that's a good read. Opening ceremonies for the Rider Cup, though? I had no idea such a thing existed.