Closing Ceremony

[ProudMary]

Please tell me I'm not the only person who was bored. It just went on too long. And I'm saying that from a comfortable chair in an air conditioned house. I can't imagine standing in a crowd in a track suit on a warm night watching all that.

[Daisy]

3 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

Please tell me I'm not the only person who was bored. It just went on too long. And I'm saying that from a comfortable chair in an air conditioned house. I can't imagine standing in a crowd in a track suit on a warm night watching all that.

am very bored. 

[ProudMary]

I'm much happier now. I like Phoenix. 🙂

[Shrek]

All the artsy fartsy stuff should stop with the hand over to L.A. 

[Crashcourse]

I'd never heard of Phoenix, but they've got a nice vibe.

I'm trying to stay awake though.

 

Edited August 11 by Crashcourse

[greycoupon]

Why is Jimmy Fallon doing commentary, exactly?  He's really not bringing anything to the table here.  I guess because of the LA handoff?  It's just really out of place.

[Fostersmom]

Just now, greycoupon said:

Why is Jimmy Fallon doing commentary, exactly?  He's really not bringing anything to the table here.  I guess because of the LA handoff?  It's just really out of place.

He's at least keeping his comments to a minimum. I find him cringy and obnoxious. I'd take Kelly and Payton again over him. 

 

[Browncoat]

I'm more bored now than I was by the artsy-fartsy stuff.  I thought that stuff was gorgeous.

I'm not averse to new-to-me music, but this just isn't speaking to me.

 

[kittykat]

Phoenix is always a fun show.  I figured they had to be in the mix somewhere after hearing Air, Justice and Daft Punk at most events.

[wanderingstar]

Of COURSE the cameras keep panning to those hideous USA outfits 😆

When I was a kid, the closing ceremonies always came across as equal parts weird and magical. Watching the Golden Voyager Warrior et. al brought that back for me, but in a good way. I enjoyed it.

Loved seeing the camera pan to Imane Khelif when the Algerian athletes entered the stadium! So so happy for her.

Edited August 12 by wanderingstar

[QueerGirrl]

I went to the Olympics and a rock concert broke out.  Hell yea! 🎸🤘🏿

Edited August 11 by QueerGirrl

[Salacious Kitty]

I had to turn the channel or risk seizures.et me know when RHCP hit the stage. I saw them at a club when they were nobodies. Their gimmick was to do their last song naked, save for a sock. 😀

[Chaser]

Just woke up from a nap. Looks like I didn’t miss much. I dreamed about Tom Cruise skydiving with motorcycles.

[Daisy]

10 minutes ago, wanderingstar said:

Loved seeing the camera pan to Imane Khelif when the Algerian athletes entered the stadium! So so happy for her.

She won a medal, but sadly she also filed a legal complaint due to all the bullying that she faced. 

[wanderingstar]

Nobody knows how to grind an event to a halt like Thomas Bach-lol The athletes' faces say it all.

Edited August 11 by wanderingstar

[Daisy]

Just now, wanderingstar said:

Nobody knows how to grind an event to a halt like Thomas Bach-lol

thankfully this is his last olympics so we'll never have to put up w/him again

[kittykat]

Oh my God I'm so bored.  Bring back Michael Vartan's doppelganger.  I'd rather listen to that man recite building codes on French over Thomas Bach.

[chitowngirl]

I could have taken a shower and done the dishes and been back before he wrapped it up!

[Shrek]

Surprisingly he didn't bother me much, it has to be done at the end of every Olympics & at my age I just let it go over my head.

[Crashcourse]

I thought both the Michael Vartan look alike and Bach droned on too long.

And now the orchestra again.  End this thing!

[Mittengirl]

I wonder if anyone has ever compared the speeches Bach has given at each Olympics.  I am guessing he just shuffles the paragraphs and changes a few names, dates and locations.

[Browncoat]

Is Simone wearing a walking boot?

[DrSparkles]

Just now, Browncoat said:

Is Simone wearing a walking boot?

Yup

[chitowngirl]

Just now, Browncoat said:

Is Simone wearing a walking boot?

Yes. She had her calf taped up all during her competitions.

[Browncoat]

Just now, chitowngirl said:

Yes. She had her calf taped up all during her competitions.

I knew that, but I didn't think it was bad enough for a boot.

Ugh.  Crazy Tom Cruise.

[Chaser]

Tom Cruise is freaking crazy

[Shrek]

The American national anthem has always struck me as a strange one for the simple reason that it gets sung 50 different ways at 50 different speeds depending on who is singing it. Probably because it gets sung so often but most countries anthems are only ever done one way.

[Crashcourse]

Tom Cruise!  

The athletes woke up!

[Fostersmom]

That was his big special stunt???

And shut up Jimmy. 

[Red Bridey]

I liked the version of our national anthem. Please, does Tom have a wig or hair plugs? That hair is not natural!

[Chaser]

That was a very tame stunt for Cruise.

I knew there was a motorcycle.

[wanderingstar]

1 minute ago, Fostersmom said:

And shut up Jimmy. 

It cannot be said enough.

[kittykat]

Why Tom Cruise?  He doesn't have an Olympic medal!  He doesn't even have an Oscar.

I did like the Hollywooooo sign.

Edited August 11 by kittykat

[Jaded]

Ugh. I didn't want to watch his Scientology ridden ass.

Anthony Kiedis can f off too.

Edited August 11 by Jaded

[Fostersmom]

Just now, kittykat said:

Why Tom Cruise?  He doesn't have an Olympic medal!  He doesn't even have an Oscar.

LOL!  

[Chaser]

He’s Hollywood.

[Daisy]

that's a really cool way to do the rings on the hollywood sign

[chitowngirl]

The Hollywood/Olympic Ring sign was cool!

[wanderingstar]

1 minute ago, chitowngirl said:

The Hollywood/Olympic Ring sign was cool!

As much as I side-eyed that whole Tom Cruise segment, that moment was cute.

[Browncoat]

Tom barely had to lean over to talk to Simone.

[Crashcourse]

5 minutes ago, Chaser said:

That was a very tame stunt for Cruise.

I knew there was a motorcycle.

I'm just glad he didn't hurt himself, especially given his age.

[Red Bridey]

I hate Tom Cruise and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But I like the beach. Except for sand. I hate sand!

Edited August 11 by Red Bridey

[Browncoat]

Okay, yeah, the Olympic rings and the Hollywood sign bit was cool.

[Chaser]

Oh good. Whisper singing

[Fostersmom]

And again, shut up Jimmy. 

 

[Ms Lark]

Effing Tom Cruise. What a pile. When did he get an Olympic medal?

Edited August 11 by Ms Lark

[chitowngirl]

God I loathe Billie Eilish’s whisper singing! I have no idea what she is singing.

Edited August 11 by chitowngirl

[Shrek]

1 minute ago, chitowngirl said:

God I loathe Billie Eilish’s whisper singing! I have no idea what she is singing.

I don't care what she's singing.

[Chaser]

Honestly for all of the Cruise Crazy, he’s the only celebrity that wouldn’t need a stunt double. And he’s probably the last ‘movie star’ of Hollywood.

[Red Bridey]

Hey, where's Leon the guy with the lantern? Is he walking to LA?