tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post6157084346448479044..comments2023-03-27T10:33:05.799+01:00Comments on the banksyboy brief: Coldplay put a smile upon his face...Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-16912482888824723152012-09-12T18:36:23.141+01:002012-09-12T18:36:23.141+01:00There isn't much 'new' about 'new-...There isn't much 'new' about 'new-age'. It is said that 'You can't believe your eyes if your imagination is out of focus' and for me, all of the Olympic ceremonies encouraged us to be imaginative. The whole event is predicated on fire (ancient god) and the Olympic flame is lit on the site of the ancient Temple of Hera in Greece. Eleven women, representing the vestal virgins, light the flame from the rays of the sun (ancient god) to represent the theft of fire from Zeus (ancient god) by Prometheus (ancient god). The Paralympics ended with fountains of water (ancient god) to extinguish the flame. All very symbolic of the event. Symbols are meant to draw us into a wider mindset and from what I've seen, heard, and experienced over the past couple of months, the whole country has witnessed extraordinary feats of excellence and courage which have made most of us teary at some point. The legacy of the Games will be for us all to recall those moments; the lack of cynicism and doubt, the joy and laughter whether in victory or defeat. Even that travellers on the London Underground talk with each other .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-54906880859109167212012-09-12T17:13:19.642+01:002012-09-12T17:13:19.642+01:00That clip restored my faith in Coldplay a bit!That clip restored my faith in Coldplay a bit!nevellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03341255941107842562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-54008188440064575332012-09-11T15:29:38.144+01:002012-09-11T15:29:38.144+01:00Beautiful. Thanks for posting for those of us who ...Beautiful. Thanks for posting for those of us who missed the ceremonies.Mike Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288110742554139886noreply@blogger.com