Yes, I watched the Opening Ceremonies

[ksmith]

In the WTF? category:
Waltzing cows?
Skating pines?
Eva Herzigova on the half-shell?
The beating heart in the middle of the ring thing
Yoko Ono
Athletes entering the stadium to the strains of 70s/80s disco

The Good stuff:
Athletes dressed in Armani
Carla Bruni carrying in the Italian flag
The women who held the name-of-country plaques in front of each group of athletes wore costumes by Missoni
The parade of athletes
Slovenian men ::dies::
Sophia Loren helped carry the Olympic flag
Peter Gabriel singing Imagine
Luciano Pavarotti singing the finale