Aug 10 2008
Olympics Opening Ceremony - More Than the Noodle and Gun Powder
We’ve been used to hearing that China has the largest population in the world, 1.3 billion people. However it is still difficult to get your mind wrapped around that number. It sounds like the national debt, mind boggling.
Olympics Opening Ceremony-Jeff Gross/Getty Images
To actually see 15,000 performers begins to put things into perspective. Lets face it “Cats” is a big production by our standards.
Through out the day, radio and T.V. commentators were bubbling about this spectacle (meant in the most positive of terms) almost to the point that I was willing to let it pass by, a little pissed off that NBC would not show it live.
I’m glad I abandoned my attitude and watched. 
Yes, the Opening Ceremony was astounding. I was impressed when I thought all that was going on was “just” digital. But, when all those people at the end revealed themselves as being responsible for the movable type set, the pop up flowers, etc. I was happy I watched too!