In case you missed it

Ninja August 12th, 2008

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I had eaten some bad squid and was pretty much out of commission most of Friday. I just wanted to sleep off the nauseous feeling, but I didn’t get much rest. My grandfather phoned 4 times in a row. It doesn’t help that he’s hard of hearing, so when I picked up, he would hang up on me. Why the frantic calls? He didn’t want me to miss the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Boy, am I glad for his persistence! Clutching my stomach, hunched over, I enjoyed the colorful, elaborate costumes and graceful performances.

If you weren’t able to catch the show, here are some highlights:

A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Drummers—the precision was nuts! (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

An artist in a space suit (Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Artists perform around an illuminated globe (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Dancers (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Martial arts dancers (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Lighted dancers—the costumes were originally black and then changed to lime green just 3 days before the Opening Ceremony (AP Photo/David Phillip)

An artist suspended by wires (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Children of migrant workers from outlying provinces look at themselves in the mirror as they use their hands to form the Olympic Rings after watching the TV live broadcast of the Olympic Games opening ceremony (Andrew Wong/Getty Images)

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  • stayc
    I hope that you're feeling better!!

    I didn't get to catch the opening until yesterday! It was amazing and there are really no words to explain it! The printing part was insane too - and then to see that it wasn't by machine but people!! I also agree with how nuts the precision was, even when the the Tai Chi performers formed those circles without any markings! Did you catch the ending with the lighting of the torch? That guy was sick with the running in the air around the entire stadium. I heard that when he was practicing, afterwards he would just lay on the ground for hours unable to move.
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