I hate commentators. Always have, every Olympics.
Obviously too young for Jim McKay.
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
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DavidS - Jul 27, 2012 4:21:45 pm PDT #15790 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
sarameg - Jul 27, 2012 4:25:10 pm PDT #15791 of 30001
I'm 37. But I wouldn't know a name unless I hated them, mostly.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2012 4:29:37 pm PDT #15792 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm 37. But I wouldn't know a name unless I hated them, mostly.
Yeah, McKay was not so hate-able. He was the voice of ABC's Wide World of Sports and covered most of Olympics through the 70s, and was the guy covering the Munich Olympics when the Israeli athletes were murdered.
He was non-partisan, professional, easy on the ear, well-researched and had a genuine interest in all the events and competitors.
Steph L. - Jul 27, 2012 4:33:15 pm PDT #15793 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
And what the frak is going on now? This whole thing has been like a weird trip.
There were a few times I just looked at Tim and said "...England is WEIRD."
I really liked the "Fuck yeah, NHS!" part. Seriously. I mean, the nightmares part was creepy, but I just like celebrating their healthcare system.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2012 4:33:49 pm PDT #15794 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Excellent Jim McKay tribute. You only have to watch a few minutes to get what he was about.
aurelia - Jul 27, 2012 4:33:59 pm PDT #15795 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Does Ryan Seacrest have any sports cred?
sarameg - Jul 27, 2012 4:38:44 pm PDT #15796 of 30001
I find it highly funny Romney is there and the tribute is to NHS. Aw, Bhutan with the national outfit. My mom has one. She wears it for international day and halloween at school (yes, she's retired. But she still has her own office in the school and is basically a professional volunteer.)
Jesse - Jul 27, 2012 4:40:24 pm PDT #15797 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So I'm getting a super-fancy brand new style DVR for the new place, and I just realized I'm going to (a) have to watch everything before I move and then (b) reprogram the whole thing! My life is HARD.
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2012 4:42:03 pm PDT #15798 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister is getting taunty emails and photographs from physical therapist cousin in the Olympic Village. Frankly, I think she deserves it. She would do it to me.
Connie Neil - Jul 27, 2012 4:43:09 pm PDT #15799 of 30001
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I decided not to watch the opening ceremonies--but I can hear them from the living room--because I despise commentators so much.
I remember Jim McKay. I remember watching him in '72, when he said he'd been pulled from the pool and still had his swim trunks on under his suit.