Olympics Ceremony Kicks Off

5:12 PM, Jul 27, 2012   |    comments
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The opening ceremonies are underway at the London Olympic Games.

Here's an excerpt of the Twitter stream from USA TODAY Sports columnist Christine Brennan at the Games:

Tweets

Now they are, on the screen. Iconic scene filmed at St. Andrews. Rowan 'Mr. Bean' Atkinson spoofing it all.

47 minutes in, and now the Vangelis Chariots of Fire theme song. Why is no one running across the field?

JK Rowling hands off to Mary Poppins, British literature is alive and well, and all the kids nod off to sleep.

Those white things are all hospital beds. This is the nurse and children's hospital part of the program. Different.



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