Olympics Ceremony

Did anyone catch the opening ceremony to the Olympics? Can I say "Fuck Yeah!"? That was one hell of a show.

First of all Bryan FUCKING Adams. Ok sure, he's basically a lock for anything and everything Canadian. But I'm so glad they didn't take the more obvious route of having Celine Dion perform. The major problem I had with it was the lip syncing though I understand that with such a large stadium and how everything is planned down to the tick, it's understandable. K.D. Lang was the best of the performers.

Now what really impressed me was how the creative director managed to choreograph such an amazing show using the stadium floor as a canvas. I was such an original idea that they opted to follow an intimate narrative about the different cultural backgrounds of Canada. The myriad of images that they chose to portray was simply beautiful and awe inspiring. The bird's eye view of whales swimming beneath the ocean was a sight to behold, I don't think I was ever impressed that much by an opening ceremony (Not really a fair statement for me to make though, this and the Salt Lake City winter ceremonies are the only ones I've paid attention to).

I was completely in awe during the entire ceremony, from the light projections that make a fully living stadium to the attention given to all those different cultural backgrounds that you find in Canada, from the First Nations people to the Scottish and Irish descendants that few knew about. It truly was a united experience and it made me proud to be Canadian.

Unity through diversity! One lesson that a few Americans have yet to learn.

Also... Gretsky!! The 99 made a special appearance as one of the torch bearers. God, could the ceremony get any better?