Atlanta snubbed in Olympics telecast?

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Observant viewers of Friday evening’s Opening Ceremony telecast noticed something missing in a tribute to past games: Atlanta.

The apparent snub occurred during a film which kicked off the quirky, four-hour extravaganza, produced by British director Danny Boyle of “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Trainspotting” fame. So far there’s been no official explanation as to why a montage featuring the logos of previous Olympics didn’t include Atlanta.

ESPN notes that a famous Atlantan also was slighted during the telecast: “An entire tribute to the history of British pop music, right down to an East London rapper, and no mention of Elton John? Maybe he’s been disowned because he lives in Atlanta now?”

And who could forget the snub by then-International Olympic Committee czar Juan Antonio Samaranch, who declared Atlanta’s 1996 effort “most exceptional” during that year’s Closing Ceremony? At previous games Samaranch, a former top official under Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco, had congratulated the host city for holding the “best Olympics ever.

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-georgia-sports/2012/07/28/atlanta-snubbed-in-olympics-telecast/?cxntlid=thbz_hm

[ProdigalJunkMail]

1. i spotted it...

would love to know why...not that it matters; just curious.

sP

[hootsmon]

8. I'll tell you why.

Mitt Romney went to the opening ceremony. Before he left, he gave an interview (I think with NBC) where he stated that he thought that London was not ready for the Games. The British were outraged and the result was that ATL and LA were axed (ie edited out). Petulant maybe, but this is how much he pisses the Brits off.

[dsc]

2. I thought I had blinked and missed the poster

but the missing Elton John was something I wondered about.

[xxqqqzme]

4. I found Elton's absence unusual.

He had a presence at the Queen's Jubilee. We even saw him all dressed up during the Will & Kate's wedding.

[dsc]

7. elton was at the aids conference so I understood his physical absence

but the absence of his music I found bizarre.

[Drunken Irishman]

3. I don't think they've ever gotten over the bombing.

[zbdent]

5. "disowned because he lives in Atlanta"? Maybe ... but maybe more so

since he played at one of Rush Limbaugh's weddings ...

[DURHAM D]

6. I noticed that there was no mention of Elton John but

it made me wonder if he will perform at the closing ceremony.