{"id":3880,"date":"2012-07-27T04:08:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T04:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/?p=3880"},"modified":"2012-07-31T01:22:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T01:22:08","slug":"olympic-mania-top-notables-to-help-prepare-you-for-the-greatest-show-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/27\/olympic-mania-top-notables-to-help-prepare-you-for-the-greatest-show-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Mania: Get Ready For The Greatest Show on Earth!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic Games will finally take flight tomorrow and in the midst of all the boundless excitement and chaotic energy, we thought we would present a miniature itinerary to help make the festivities easier to digest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/2012\/07\/27\/olympic-mania-top-notables-to-help-prepare-you-for-the-greatest-show-on-earth\/london-2012\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3881\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3881\" title=\"london-2012\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/london-2012-620x330.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/london-2012-620x330.png 620w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/london-2012-300x159.png 300w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/london-2012.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0 The Opening Ceremony is being dubbed<strong> \u201cThe Isles of Wonder\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>Slumdog Millionaire<\/strong> director <strong>Danny Boyle<\/strong> will be the artistic director.<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0 The fun begins after<strong> Queen Elizabeth I<\/strong>I and P<strong>rince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh<\/strong> give their blessing.<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0 British actor Daniel Craig will reprise his role as James Bond in a short film that will be screened during the televised opening ceremony<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0\u00a0 Actors <strong>Ewan McGrego<\/strong>r and <strong>Emily Blun<\/strong>t will both narrate a powerful five-minute montage that will serve as the show\u2019s precursor.<\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0\u00a0 The official anthem for the Olympics is <strong>Survival<\/strong> courtesy of the British band <strong>Muse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>6)\u00a0\u00a0 For the first time, women\u2019s boxing will be part of the roster.<\/p>\n<p>7)\u00a0\u00a0 Sir Paul McCartney is scheduled to perform at the closing of the opening ceremony, and The Spice Girls will also be on hand to help bring the festivities to a close.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/2012\/07\/27\/olympic-mania-top-notables-to-help-prepare-you-for-the-greatest-show-on-earth\/38389-640x360-olympic-stadium-hero\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3882\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3882\" title=\"38389-640x360-olympic-stadium-hero\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/38389-640x360-olympic-stadium-hero-620x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/38389-640x360-olympic-stadium-hero-620x348.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/38389-640x360-olympic-stadium-hero-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/38389-640x360-olympic-stadium-hero.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Olympic Games will finally take flight tomorrow and in the midst of all the boundless excitement and chaotic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38,6],"tags":[1041,1039,1042,1040,1022],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Olympic Mania: Get Ready For The Greatest Show on Earth! 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