Another chance to sing the National Anthem

Tonight I went to the Victory Ceremonies with Nelson. We were very fortunate to be present on the day that Ashleigh McIvor won a gold medal in ski cross so we were able to sing the National Anthem again. That's two days in a row - let's keep it up because we are going to the ceremonies again tomorrow night.

It was Saskatchewan night tonight so we were treated to an intro by Brent Butt (of Corner Gas fame) and a couple of musical numbers by Saskatchewan groups.

The ceremony was really neat because they are actually combining the ceremonies from two locations. There is a medal ceremony at Whistler and one in BC Place in Vancouver. They are linked and the whole program is broadcast on the big screens in both venues (courtesy of my group, Panasonic!). One set of medals would be presented live on our stage in the Vancouver, and then we would see the live broadcast of the medal presentation at Whistler. The whole process was repeated a couple of times so it really felt like you were in both places (now if Panasonic adds the 3D HD technology that they are demonstrating here it will feel very realistic).

Following the medal presentations was a concert by Billy Talent. I had never heard of the guy before and, although it was interesting to see the lighting and camera equipment for the show, I could really have done without hearing him tonight! It was really too loud and heavy for my liking. Apparently I was not alone as Nelson was ready to leave early as well. We have higher hopes for INXS tomorrow night.