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04:21:2002 Entry: "Olympicapocalpse Now"

Olympicapocalpse Now

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Did that Olympics Closing Ceremony stink or what? Or am I just getting old? No, KISS is getting old; I'm just becoming a curmudgeon. I liked the part where they spilled fluorescent paint on the ice. THAT was cool. Now that's an Olympic sport I could take part in. The rest of the music sucked toejam. Donnie and Marie? Oh puhlease. N'Stink or whatever they're called gave the lamest national anthem rendition I've ever heard. Manufactured groups like that make The Monkees look genuine.

Of course this is all just My Humble Opinion.

Stan said that we were Willard watching the USO show that we could care less about...all we wanted to do was go up the river on our mission.

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I agree, it was absolutely awful! There was no cohesion.. why was KISS performing? What was with those large mechanical dinosaurs supposedly controlled by Donny and Marie Osmond? Was there any organization or did a bunch of performers call the SOC and say: "I want to be in your opening or closing ceremony! I'll do it for free! Please? Pretty Please?"

Posted by Leann @ 02/25/2002 11:03 AM CST

Oh, another part that I actally DID like was during the part when they introduced the next host country, Italy, and they projected images of cathedral ceilings and various Renaissance icons on the ice. That was beautiful.

But the Dinosaurs? The only thing I can think of is that Dinosaur National Monument is in the eastern tip of the state, but it's mostly in Colorado. Utah has so much incredible natural geological beauty, you think they could've incorporated that somehow, but no. Admittedly, I missed the Opening spectacle, so I'm not aware of what they did for that.

But the music....(shudder)...should've been called "three decades of schlock pop."

I'm just glad that Scott Hamilton didn't fall on his head. Heh.

Consider the possibility, however, if Wisconsin ever got to host the Olympics. Now THAT would be humorous.

Posted by Ann @ 02/25/2002 12:24 PM CST

That pretty much sums it up for me too Ann. I'm in total agreement with you here.

Posted by Maria @ 02/26/2002 06:23 AM CST

You know, i only caught the part of the ceremony that had Charlotte Church singing and then the bit with the paint, which was cool. But when that was over i turned it off....

And i couldn't BELIEVE it when i heard KISS was there! omg!
only in america,eh?

Posted by Lori @ 02/26/2002 11:11 PM CST

You know, i only caught the part of the ceremony that had Charlotte Church singing and then the bit with the paint, which was cool. But when that was over i turned it off....

And i couldn't BELIEVE it when i heard KISS was there! omg!
only in america,eh?

Posted by Lori @ 02/26/2002 11:11 PM CST

oh Ann, i am such a putz....hit the damn button twice....

Posted by lori @ 02/26/2002 11:12 PM CST