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re: Stunning PHOTOS-Olympic Games-London 2012-INFO, News, & Results
London 2012 Olympics: opening Games ceremony out of this world, so cancel your plans for Friday night
Late on Monday night, a cool breeze of Olympic enthusiasm blew through a stifling Bakerloo Line train. A gaggle of passengers climbed aboard, their excitement irrepressible as they travelled home from a rehearsal of the opening ceremony that on Friday night will break the ice on London’s Olympic party.
It's a secret: spectators lucky enough to attend rehearsals at the Olympic Park were unanimous in their belief that the opening ceremony is not to be missed Photo: AP
If Danny Boyle had handed out laughing gas and tax rebates at the penultimate run-through in Stratford he could not have got warmer reviews. Strangers when they got on the train, the spectators grinned and babbled wide-eyed to each other about what they had seen.
“It was jaw dropping”, “Amazing, I didn’t know where to look”, “It makes you really want to get behind them”.
A pact among those present prevented them sharing details. Boyle asked people to keep the secret before the show, and the hashtag #savethesurprise was displayed on the screens in the stadium. In the main, the covenant has held.
Searching out the hash-tag on Twitter on Tuesday revealed a community of enthusiasts sending virtual nods and winks like parents before the best Christmas presents are opened.
“Splendidly British and magnificently bonkers,” said one. “If you’ve got plans Friday night, cancel them. Opening ceremony is out of this world,” said another.
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