Moonmaid Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Well, if it's not, somebody tell Jimmy, quick--he's in terminal 5 at Heathrow!! Seriously, how much more proof do people need?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I am tickled PINK to hear this fantastic news, am waiting with bated (dragon) breath. Good songwriting Ev. I was just thinking that Paul McCartney and/or Ringo Starr should also make an appearance to represent England's greatest gift to the world, The Beatles. And, indeed they very well may appear..... At the 2012 Opening Ceremonies !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Was this really necessary? What exactly did you find wrong about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I hope this IS NOT true. Another collaboration I'll probably cringe at (please see Puff Daddy). Let me refresh your glass for you. It appears to be half full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad dog Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Forgive my laziness..I didnt go thru all 13 pages of the thread. Has this been confirmed that James will be playing at the olympics and what time? Official? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I quess this is pretty much official by now ? This is from today's London Times Online, which is usually a pretty good source. Pretty accurate reporting, not like The Mirror and the other trash rags. The TimesAugust 19, 2008 Leona Lewis and the Becks factor as London takes over the GamesAshling O’Connor in Beijing and Ben Quinn The celebrations marking Beijing’s handover to London as Olympic host city will feature David Beckham in a double-decker bus, a duet by Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page, and a singalong to the strains of Derby Ram. The folk song, an ode to the charms of a fat male sheep and its bloody slaughter, has been selected as one of a number of regionally themed songs that will be performed at cities around Britain this weekend. The handover will take place at 2.30pm BST on Sunday, when Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, will symbolically be handed the Olympic flag in Beijing. London Olympic organisers are hoping that Beckham can provide the star quality needed to ensure that their ceremony in Beijing this weekend does not pale in comparison to what the Chinese hosts promise to be another dazzling spectacle. The former England football captain will play a central role in the eight-minute slot granted to the next host city in the Games’ grand finale on Sunday night. After entering the Bird’s Nest stadium atop a London bus, he will kick a football around with children representing the 205 Olympic nations. Lewis, the X Factor winner, and Page, lead guitarist with Led Zeppelin, are also scheduled to perform. Hundreds of ballet dancers from the Royal Opera House accompanied by an urban dance act and a disabled dance troupe will perform routines before Mr Johnson receives the Olympic flag from his Beijing counterpart.Chinese organisers have only eight hours to transform the stadium at the end of the men’s marathon, the final event of the Games. The closing ceremony will feature a kung fu display by 350 local martial artists and 60 erhu, or Chinese violin players, from the eastern province of Jiangsu, according to the Beijing News. Zhang Yimou, the creative director who was also in charge of the spectacular opening ceremony, which was revealed to be partially faked, said that the climax of the show would be the extinguishing of the Olympic flame. “We are dedicated to creating a happy atmosphere. The message is to say goodbye, and to promise to meet again in four years,” he said. The handover celebrations will be broadcast in cities across Britain on about 30 giant public screens. Regional choirs will lead 15 minutes of collective singing in each location. Cities taking part include Middlesbrough, Glasgow, Portsmouth, Manchester, Norwich, Bradford, Coventry, Derby, Birmingham, Swansea, Leicester and Blackpool. The regionally themed songs will include Delilah in Swansea, Danny Boy in Belfast and I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside in Blackpool. In London, 40,000 people are expected to gather for a party on the Mall, for which tickets have already been allocated. The mayor also announced that a victory parade will be held in London on October 16 for the Team GB and Paralympian athletes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm very sorry to be slow, but 2:30 BST? Is that Beijing time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHD Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm very sorry to be slow, but 2:30 BST? Is that Beijing time? No Virginia, that's UK time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm very sorry to be slow, but 2:30 BST? Is that Beijing time? BST=British Standard Time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Oops sorry; I should have known that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Ross is going with him. He posted it today. That is awesome! http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/diary/august-2...august-2008.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) Hopefully, when they are done, Jimmy knocks her off the bus with his double-neck and starts jamming on his own! Edited August 19, 2008 by Wolfman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad dog Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Ross is going with him. He posted it today. That is awesome! http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/diary/august-2...august-2008.php Who is this Ross guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 BST=British Standard Time. British Summer Time, more accurately. "British Standard Time", if it existed, would be Greenwich Mean Time. BST is GMT + 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmaid Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Who is this Ross guy? A famous (well, maybe not if you don't know who he is ) rock photographer and a good friend of Jimmy's. In fact, I believe he was a mentor to Jimmy's daughter Scarlet, who is also a rock photographer. Anyway, he and Jimmy often take trips together. And if Jimmy's playin' you can bet Ross is snappin'! He takes awesome pictures of Jimmy. You should check out that website of his. He blabs in his diary all the time about rock stars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabe Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Who is this Ross guy? He's the guy who will capture any possible wardrobe malfunctions on film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat71 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) The most populous nation on earth currently has, as a whole, little awareness of Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin. That is about to change. Edited August 19, 2008 by Pat71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) I heard London's presentation will be full of tongue-in-cheek vive, so it will fit in nicely with Jimmy's humour. Robert's "Eye Thank Ewe" routine would have fit in nicely with "Derby Ram" though Meg This is from today's London Times Online, which is usually a pretty good source. Pretty accurate reporting, not like The Mirror and the other trash rags. The TimesAugust 19, 2008 Leona Lewis and the Becks factor as London takes over the GamesAshling O’Connor in Beijing and Ben Quinn The celebrations marking Beijing’s handover to London as Olympic host city will feature David Beckham in a double-decker bus, a duet by Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page, and a singalong to the strains of Derby Ram. Edited August 19, 2008 by Meg Ireland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargroves Tangie Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I am looking forward to watching this- until this thread started I had never heard of Leona Lewis and I have absolutely no idea what type of music she does- but just to see Jimmy on a stage again makes me very, very happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I think it's great they're doing a folk song rather than attempt a song from their own catalogues. I heard London's presentation will be full of tongue-in-cheek vive, so it will fit in nicely with Jimmy's humour. Robert's "Eye Thank Ewe" routine would have fit in nicely with "Derby Ram" though Meg They're doing a folk song? I thought that was all the regional choirs?--though you could only call their songs "folk songs" in the broadest sense, I suppose. I'm pondering which one I'd like to hear, now. Whisky in the Jar, perhaps? (Though more appropriate in earlier times.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) I am looking forward to watching this- until this thread started I had never heard of Leona Lewis and I have absolutely no idea what type of music she does- but just to see Jimmy on a stage again makes me very, very happy! I have heard her album and she is forgetteble to me, where as Jimmy isn't. I have no idea what they could peform, as she sounds very ordinary from what I remember her album sounded. I can't wait to see Jimmy! He will clearly overshadow her, I'm sure. Edited August 19, 2008 by aen27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 This is from today's London Times Online, which is usually a pretty good source. Pretty accurate reporting, not like The Mirror and the other trash rags. The TimesAugust 19, 2008 Leona Lewis and the Becks factor as London takes over the GamesAshling O’Connor in Beijing and Ben Quinn The celebrations marking Beijing’s handover to London as Olympic host city will feature David Beckham in a double-decker bus, a duet by Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page, and a singalong to the strains of Derby Ram. The folk song, an ode to the charms of a fat male sheep and its bloody slaughter, has been selected as one of a number of regionally themed songs that will be performed at cities around Britain this weekend. The handover will take place at 2.30pm BST on Sunday, when Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, will symbolically be handed the Olympic flag in Beijing. London Olympic organisers are hoping that Beckham can provide the star quality needed to ensure that their ceremony in Beijing this weekend does not pale in comparison to what the Chinese hosts promise to be another dazzling spectacle. The former England football captain will play a central role in the eight-minute slot granted to the next host city in the Games’ grand finale on Sunday night. After entering the Bird’s Nest stadium atop a London bus, he will kick a football around with children representing the 205 Olympic nations. Lewis, the X Factor winner, and Page, lead guitarist with Led Zeppelin, are also scheduled to perform. Hundreds of ballet dancers from the Royal Opera House accompanied by an urban dance act and a disabled dance troupe will perform routines before Mr Johnson receives the Olympic flag from his Beijing counterpart.Chinese organisers have only eight hours to transform the stadium at the end of the men’s marathon, the final event of the Games. The closing ceremony will feature a kung fu display by 350 local martial artists and 60 erhu, or Chinese violin players, from the eastern province of Jiangsu, according to the Beijing News. Zhang Yimou, the creative director who was also in charge of the spectacular opening ceremony, which was revealed to be partially faked, said that the climax of the show would be the extinguishing of the Olympic flame. “We are dedicated to creating a happy atmosphere. The message is to say goodbye, and to promise to meet again in four years,” he said. The handover celebrations will be broadcast in cities across Britain on about 30 giant public screens. Regional choirs will lead 15 minutes of collective singing in each location. Cities taking part include Middlesbrough, Glasgow, Portsmouth, Manchester, Norwich, Bradford, Coventry, Derby, Birmingham, Swansea, Leicester and Blackpool. The regionally themed songs will include Delilah in Swansea, Danny Boy in Belfast and I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside in Blackpool. In London, 40,000 people are expected to gather for a party on the Mall, for which tickets have already been allocated. The mayor also announced that a victory parade will be held in London on October 16 for the Team GB and Paralympian athletes it doesnt say that jimmy and leona will perform this song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 it doesnt say that jimmy and leona will perform this song. Given its theme, let's hope they don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 So this will happen Sunday at some point? What time EST? I want to tape it. So it would be monday in China? Or are we going to see it on tape delay? If anyone has the specific times please post. According to the U.S. TV listings the broadcast of the closing ceremonies (I'm sorry, they're taped), begins on NBC at 7pm ET, 6pm CT, 7pm MT and 6pm PT. It runs for four hours and Jimmy's portion, I'm sure will be near the conclusion. I will need to watch the whole thing to be certain not to miss his performance. How long after his duet with Leona Lewis til it pops up on You Tube? Please make all predictions in seconds please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 The handover ceremony is usually right at the end. You never know what surprises they have in store on the night though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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