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By *b430Man
over a year ago
Tayside |
"What are we all thinking of this then? What have they done to Celtic Park?! Haha
didnt see it and wasnt interested  "
It hasn't started yet so you still have time to turn it on and watch it!  |
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Mr bear hugs looking forward to
Opening ceremony and the games. He ran for Wales in 2 previous commonwealth games so has an invested interest. I will smile, cheer and watch it all with him, but secretly can't wait til we get Paradise back in one piece. K x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What are we all thinking of this then? What have they done to Celtic Park?! Haha
didnt see it and wasnt interested
It hasn't started yet so you still have time to turn it on and watch it! "
just away to leave great yarmouth,but wouldnt watch it if i could |
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By *b430Man
over a year ago
Tayside |
"What are we all thinking of this then? What have they done to Celtic Park?! Haha
Didn't see it and wasn't interested
It hasn't started yet so you still have time to turn it on and watch it!
Just away to leave Great Yarmouth, but wouldn't watch it if I could"
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The best bit on the TV so far - Billy Connolly "have gone beyond famous, now am one of the family"
shy"
I think the giant Tunnochs Tea Cakes have won me over. Hahaha |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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So, John Barrowman, twirling tunnocks teacakes, random chairs, Susan Boyle fucking up the first few lines of Mull of Kintyre, Karen Dunbar dressed up as Oor Wullie...Definitely 'uniquely' Scottish!
Still good fun though |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Mr rod Stewart will be there oh jesus wet knickers just seeing him 
Haha!!
He might be on this site somewhere?!
He is 
It'd be impressive to have a veri off Rockin' Rod!  "
I have its we are sailing well with me anyway |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Absolutely tremendous effort by all involved! As silly as it was at points, it was definitely Scottish all over!
Wonder if this will sway more people to vote yes in September? Hmmm... |
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By *gag001Couple
over a year ago
Glasgow |
"Am I the only one that thought that was the biggest pile of shit?!
Ock well, Celtic Park has never looked bluer "
Probably not the only person...but as a big blue nose I'm glad to see my City being awesum! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Wasn't a fan of the start
Karen Dunbar wasn't the best and john ( I can just about remember my scots accent from yrs ago) was a tad cheesy
Then wee Susan forgetting the line of the song
Once that finished it was really good
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Any change to Celtic Park is an improvement but to see Britishness in its full glory there was good enough for me. Her Majesty, the singing of the real National Anthem, military bands, every that is good about our great country was there and everything that Celtic are not. Made me proud to be British.
Overall it was cringey to begin with and tried to mirror London with the industrial theme to begin with, though it did get better, but my main gripe is the English singer headlining it should have been Subo and not someone who took on Scotland for his own gain.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm glad we took the opportunity to show the world tha. t there is more to us than tartan, Scottie dogs and the loch Ness monster!!!!
Karen Dunbar, Subo, and Rod Stewart were all terrible. Also did anyone else think the bit when they were carrying the baton across the stage looked like a bunch of people trying to steal it off each other!
That said the kiss, the ballet, Amy McDonald in George Sq and Nicola Benedetti were all amazing and the fireworks display at the end was really impressive. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Any change to Celtic Park is an improvement but to see Britishness in its full glory there was good enough for me. Her Majesty, the singing of the real National Anthem, military bands, every that is good about our great country was there and everything that Celtic are not. Made me proud to be British.
Overall it was cringey to begin with and tried to mirror London with the industrial theme to begin with, though it did get better, but my main gripe is the English singer headlining it should have been Subo and not someone who took on Scotland for his own gain.
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here was me thinking it's a post about the opening of the games what's Celtic got to do with it other that because it's the best stadium in Scotland so that's why it was held there?
British?made me proud to be Scottish!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Any change to Celtic Park is an improvement but to see Britishness in its full glory there was good enough for me. Her Majesty, the singing of the real National Anthem, military bands, every that is good about our great country was there and everything that Celtic are not. Made me proud to be British.
Overall it was cringey to begin with and tried to mirror London with the industrial theme to begin with, though it did get better, but my main gripe is the English singer headlining it should have been Subo and not someone who took on Scotland for his own gain.
here was me thinking it's a post about the opening of the games what's Celtic got to do with it other that because it's the best stadium in Scotland so that's why it was held there?
British?made me proud to be Scottish!! "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Any change to Celtic Park is an improvement but to see Britishness in its full glory there was good enough for me. Her Majesty, the singing of the real National Anthem, military bands, every that is good about our great country was there and everything that Celtic are not. Made me proud to be British.
Overall it was cringey to begin with and tried to mirror London with the industrial theme to begin with, though it did get better, but my main gripe is the English singer headlining it should have been Subo and not someone who took on Scotland for his own gain.
here was me thinking it's a post about the opening of the games what's Celtic got to do with it other that because it's the best stadium in Scotland so that's why it was held there?
British?made me proud to be Scottish!! "
unless you had to wear that awful tartan  |
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By *dub67Man
over a year ago
glasgow |
Rod and subo were awful
They should have had on younger stars and yes Scottish to
The theme was about kids being no 1. Why have such old singers on.
Thought it was excellent though. Red white and blue above parkhead |
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OK, yes it was a bit cheesy in parts.
Yes, some of the signing could have been better.
Yes, there were a lot of stereotypes in the opening routine.
But ye know what?
It worked!
SO proud to be a Gladwegian today! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Some of the comments with rather triumphalistic and sectarian undertones on this thread make me realise that some of my fellow countrymen are stuck in the 17th Century. Been a long time since Britain was "Great" at anything. Sectarian bitterness....bloody scourge of this country! |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
".............................................. Also did anyone else think the bit when they were carrying the baton across the stage looked like a bunch of people trying to steal it off each other!
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......... in the best Glasgow tradition. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A cringing embarassment, enough to make us all sorry to be associated with it, and it took them 7 years to come up with the show that delivered nothing but caricature of all that is good about our city. |
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Well we thought itwas a bloody damn good, tongue in cheek opening ceremony, , but having read this posting , there are clearly still some sad, sectarian people in our community, who cant see past there in bred colouring, get over it and support scotland in this and not o dear its in the east instead o the west, |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I missed the ceremony and haven't seen any tv to hear how it went but I did get an amazing _iew of the red arrows when they flew over my house going there and back |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Well we thought itwas a bloody damn good, tongue in cheek opening ceremony, , but having read this posting , there are clearly still some sad, sectarian people in our community, who cant see past there in bred colouring, get over it and support scotland in this and not o dear its in the east instead o the west,"
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"I missed the ceremony and haven't seen any tv to hear how it went but I did get an amazing _iew of the red arrows when they flew over my house going there and back "
Lol , so if we were to follow the flight path, we might see you lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I missed the ceremony and haven't seen any tv to hear how it went but I did get an amazing _iew of the red arrows when they flew over my house going there and back
Lol , so if we were to follow the flight path, we might see you lol "
Yes you would have seen me hanging out a window in a towel  |
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"I missed the ceremony and haven't seen any tv to hear how it went but I did get an amazing _iew of the red arrows when they flew over my house going there and back
Lol , so if we were to follow the flight path, we might see you lol
Yes you would have seen me hanging out a window in a towel "
A wee towel |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Bit late commenting I know...but didn't see the whole thing till last night. Having heard reports I wasn't sure what to expect.
I thought it was quirky, humorous and kind of down to earth...bit like the host city really. Some things I loved...the tunnocks tea cakes, chairs (loved that concept...pull up a chair!), and of course ra wee dugs. Maybe not as glamorous and glitzy as some would have liked but it did Glasgow proud and made me smile. Here's tae us, wha's like us....  |
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