Beckham, Beijing, and Scientology

By: jen | August 25th, 2008

Well, that was interesting.

The passing of the Olympic torch from Beijing to London took on a decidedly Rent-esque flavor at last night’s closing ceremonies. I was struck by the cultural differences between the Chinese closing ceremony and the English part in it. They were worlds apart.

Beckham’s part was small. He was raised out of an open-topped double decker bus to receive a soccer ball from a sweet little girl and drop kick it into the crowd of Chinese volunteers. Then wave, wave.

I’m glad to know he’s a man of much more substance than that, because his presence seemed more like the requisite hot English athlete which, oh yeah, has a HUGE Asian following — isn’t he cute ladies and gentlemen? I have to admit I get sick of the rock star status.

In other Beckham news, turns out that Victoria and David aren’t too keen on Scientology after all. Whew! See? I told you Mrs. Beckham didn’t raise no dummies. Posh and Katie are reportedly growing apart “mainly because of the Beckhams’s (sic) reluctance to become Scientologists.” I, personally, think that the Beckhams are more likely to be interested in basic, easy-going Christianity, a la Chris Klein. But I could be wrong. I’m just a blogger, not a spiritual therapist.

Category: David Beckham News, Off The Pitch

Tags: Chris Klein, Christianity, Closing Ceremonies, David Beckham News, Katie Cruise, London 2012, Off The Pitch, Olympics, Rent, Scientology, Tom Cruise

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• Matthew |  August 25th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

  
  
  

  I think as a blogger you’re also allowed to use “spiritual therapist” as a guise. Could be wrong but I do it all the time, man.

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• j |  August 26th, 2008 at 7:10 am

  
  
  

  the “kick” reminded me of the penalty shoot-out against Portugal in the 2004 Euros…oh, who knows where it will go.

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• jen |  August 26th, 2008 at 7:18 am

  
  
  

  Oh, you guys are funny!!!

  Matthew, I will remember that and add it to my cache of hidden talents.

  And j, I think the audience reaction was about the same as the Portugal fans’. Ha-ha!

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• j |  August 26th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

  
  
  

  you had me with the “Rent” comment - very boffo performance and a glorious strike wasn’t it. Of course I assume they drove him in on the bus give his aversion to actually running now.

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• Justin |  September 7th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

  
  
  

  Interesting news on the Scientology part, I hadn’t heard that. Thanks for bringing us some news that is hard to find. Beckham may be Hollywood but at least he has some sense. Poor Katie, it won’t last. http://eurosoccerdaily.com

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• sports apparel |  September 11th, 2008 at 11:44 pm

  
  
  

  Do yuo think he really wanted to do this. He is to polite to turn down a request from his nation.He may be in the usa but he is still a proud English man.

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