2012 Olympics? If You Say So.

As the Olympics of 2012 come to a close tonight, I am looking forward with some trepidation to the closing ceremonies.  I have heard the likes of Queen, The Who and Ray Davies of the Kinks may make an appearance.  I sure hope they do;  and I sure hope one of them still has it in them to rock it out with style and grace.  So much grace I can erase the memory of a wrinkling and out of tune Sir Paul from my memory banks.
As far as the Olympics themselves?  Mildly entertaining, yes entertaining.  Hum...shouldn't they be more than that?  I would casually click on the TV every night, hit #5 on the remote and look forward to seeing some real Olympic Sports.  You know.....kick ass, take no prisoner, old school sports.  You know, sports like  the original Olympics were founded on thousands of years ago.
But no...........
Did I get boxing? No I got synchronized swimming.  Did I get weight lifting? No I got BMX bike racing.
Did I get wrestling?  No I got hand ball.  Sure, there was some decent track and field now and then, but who wants to deal with the quiche inspired sports constantly sandwiched in between?
Ancient Greek Legend tell us Hercules may have  founded the Olympic Games 1000's of years ago.
I doubt he ever saw a BMX Bike, a tiny canoe, a hand ball, or did the "butterfly" while swimming.
Personally, I think the 2016 games would be more appropriate on the Oprah Network instead of NBC.
But hey, that's just me. Maybe I just tuned in at the wrong time every single night. No more "All In The Family" reruns for me either!
So, it is a few hours from NBC's telecast of  "The Closing Ceremonies" ....I will watch, anticipate, and hope.    Roger, please come close to hitting the high notes tonight.  And Pete, please, please, please  just one windmill and frantic jump in the air to punctuate these 2012 Games on the highest, purest note of all.