Euro 2008: The BBC Intro

Usually when a gigantic football event takes place, the BBC are always at hand to come up with a phenomenal intro title sequence. Now that England have failed to qualify, it seems as if things are different.
Here is the BBC's intro to this years European championships.



I have to be honest and say I just don't like it. Can't the beeb come up with something a little less parochial? The music is a cliche and there is no sort of build up. This comical approach lacks the passion of past intros and just makes it seem like a further excuse to ignore the Euro now that the homelands didn't make the cut. If this all seems a little harsh then I'll remind you of just the adverts of the last euro, 4 years ago....

Pic Pocket

Pictomania!

Here's some eye candy

Coathanger sculptures

David Mach is an amazing artist. Using coat hangers he creates fantastic sculpture pieces. Quite a interesting talent.....

One man's rubbish

The Most Beautiful Piano

(From Freshome) "the Schimmel Pegasus Piano doesn’t look like a piano. With those beautifully sculpted curves this piano looks more like a futuristic spaceship. The Piano has over 200 strings with a key assembly of 10000 pieces with a fully adjustable hydraulic lid. Now you can have your own Schimmel Pegasus Piano because there’s one for sale until March 15th, only 14 were made ten years ago for people like Eddie Murphy, Lenny Kravitz, and Prince. The pianist’s touch determines the speed and energy of the hammer contacting and energizing the strings. The pianist’s touch determines the speed and energy of the hammer contacting and energizing the strings. Details in workmanship and material are paramount if the pianist is to enjoy playing the instrument and experience rich, expanded dynamic sonority. Schimmel keyboard/action systems are examples of exclusive workmanship, regulated to discriminating standards and ideally matched to the strung back assemblies. they are asking only $110,000, and their highest bit is currently at $100,000."
Edit: pictures removed. Found new ones ;)