2012 Sporting Memories: Opening of the Games

Okay, first things first, this is going to be a short one. Im in a hotel for the night, minus a laptop. This means im left to text today's Sporting Memory. Oh fun.
So to the point now, and the Olympic Opening Ceremony. I don't think anyone who watched it can say that it was nothing less than amazing to the eye, with goosebumps to the skin. David Beckham on a speedboat, the Queen errr, 'parachuting' her way into the Olympic Stadium, NHS nurses bouncing on hospital beds... pretty memorable.
Okay, so the start was somewhat slow, with a portrayal of historic stages in Britain's illustrious history, proving somewhat odd and perhaps boring (dare I say?). But thankfully, it picked up, and soon became the brilliant, witty, bonkers 'Britain in a nutshell' we all anticipated and enjoyed.
The highlight? The music. A rendition of Come Together by the Arctic Monkeys, and a closing explosive serenade by The Who to name a few, but in truth the musical influence well and truly matched the visual masterpiece in the ceremony, and all but overshadowed the sport that would follow the Boyle-directed show. The sport, that would soon have it's time to shine, as we can now say, it did.
It friday night show that would deter even the most dedicated soap-opera fans from tuning into Eastenders. The London 2012 Opening Ceremony did more than open the Games and light the famous flame, but also ignited a passion of sport for a generation.