The Shard Tower in London

[Utopia]

Living room

Looking forward to pictures

I won't even bother putting up what pics I took, massively disappointing, it changed colour a bit, we saw a greenish blob flicker a little & that was that, those PR shots that went out promoting it were, shall we say, 'slightly' misleading!

The laser 'no' show was almost as rubbish as the time they tried to make the BT tower into a light saber!

 

[teuchter]

 

[Crispy]

Amazed that anyone expected anything more.

 

[Badgers]

Amazed that anyone expected anything more.

I expected a little more. Not much, just thousands of white doves.

Was still better that the North London laser show

 

[Utopia]

Amazed that anyone expected anything more.

Well I at least expected something that resembled the promo shot that was everywhere! -

 

[TitanSound]

Promo shot in misleading, hyped up shocker

 

[girasol]

You'd have to be on a helicopter to see that

 

[teuchter]

I felt it was a bit of a wasted opportunity. If you're going to rig up a load of lasers on a skyscraper, there are all sorts of things you could do that would be more interesting than just pointing them at other buildings in a random sequence. The whole thing seemed ill-conceived because as a spectator you couldn't really see what they were pointing at anyway. Kind of like the basic concept was flawed. Of course it may have made more sense if you were in the VIP reception at the top so the reality was probably that they were mainly interested in impressing the people in there (and the TV helicopters broadcasting it around the world).

It seems a bit impolite really... having imposed their monolith* on our skyline, they could have done something aimed at pleasing Londoners. Lots of people showed up and they were let down a bit really.

Same applies to charging so much for going up to the viewing gallery really. I think if you live somewhere where you can see the shard from your street you should be entitled to go up fro free.


*I do think it's a very nice monolith though

 

[teuchter]

I also wondered if there were a bunch of drunk people at the top pointing the lasers at whatever they felt like.

 

[El Sueno]

Amazed that anyone expected anything more.

I expected some lasers. Turns out they hired the same ones I used to use for my basement club night. Fucking ridiculous, but it was a nice night out chilling with the crowds in a tee and shorts with a bottle of wine - it was summer, just for one night.

 

[girasol]

That doesn't look too bad, but maybe they should have had fireworks instead

 

[FridgeMagnet]

On the plus side, it does suggest that when the full-power anti-terrorist lasers are installed they'll be pretty rubbish at frying protestors.

 

[Utopia]

Promo shot in misleading, hyped up shocker

Hmmmm yes indeed.

It just seemed like it was a missed opportunity to me, so many people out & about, a collective if you will, all assembled together, in the dark of night, chatting away anticipating a spectacular light/laser show to then be shown damp squib which caused them to sigh disappointingly, shoulders drop and then shuffle away home in silence....thinking about what could've been.

 

[Utopia]

On the funny side, check out the 'Shards' Twitter account from last night onwards, pretty witty - https://twitter.com/#!/TheShardview

 

[cybertect]

I think I must have been standing right next to you


The Shard Light show by cybertect, on Flickr


The Shard Light show by cybertect, on Flickr


The Shard Light show by cybertect, on Flickr

 

[cybertect]

That doesn't look too bad, but maybe they should have had fireworks instead

Apparently, having a hospital next door ruled out fireworks.

 

[teuchter]

I think I must have been standing right next to you

Clearly my cameraphone is much better than whatever you were using.

 

[teuchter]

It just seemed like it was a missed opportunity to me, so many people out & about, a collective if you will, all assembled together, in the dark of night, chatting away anticipating a spectacular light/laser show to then be shown damp squib which caused them to sigh disappointingly, shoulders drop and then shuffle away home in silence....thinking about what could've been.

This.

 

[El Sueno]

I would post my pictures up, but they're identical to the practice run yesterday so I won't bother

I'd put mine up, but you can't see any lasers. So they look really shit.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Apparently, having a hospital next door ruled out fireworks.

but they'll have fireworks along the River for New Year's despite St Thomas's Hospital?

 

[El Sueno]

Well either I was literally blind drunk last night, or this yube clip is a work of fiction. Did anyone else see this shiz?

 

[teuchter]

Well either I was literally blind drunk last night, or this yube clip is a work of fiction. Did anyone else see this shiz?

Seems like I was blind drunk too.

Unless that is the opposite side of the tower from what I could see.

 

[El Sueno]

Seems like I was blind drunk too.

Unless that is the opposite side of the tower from what I could see.

You'd think they'd have presented the show to the huge crowds lining the Thames, as opposed to the opposite side with Guys hospital slap bang in the way. But then again, one would've assumed there would be visible lasers too.

 

[teuchter]

You'd think they'd have presented the show to the huge crowds lining the Thames, as opposed to the opposite side with Guys hospital slap bang in the way. But then again, one would've assumed there would be visible lasers too.

Looking at it carefully I think it may have been the face facing northeast rather than northwest (which is what I was looking at). The river is still in the foreground.

 

[cybertect]

It is. That was taken from just outside old Billingsgate Market directly on the opposite side of the river..

 

[El Sueno]

It is. That was taken from just outside old Billingsgate Market directly on the opposite side of the river..

That's where we were headed, Billingsgate - until we discovered the whole area had been privately hired and was closed to the public. Bastards.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Well either I was literally blind drunk last night, or this yube clip is a work of fiction. Did anyone else see this shiz?

I saw ONE of those lasers

 

[Maggot]

I expected some lasers. Turns out they hired the same ones I used to use for my basement club night. Fucking ridiculous, but it was a nice night out chilling with the crowds in a tee and shorts with a bottle of wine - it was summer, just for one night.

Agreed (except I never had a basement club night).

Still it was good to see El Sueno and El Sueno Hermano.

It needed some music or some fireworks or something spectacular at the end.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I cycled with a fellow urbanite up to Southwark Bridge to see this - it was a bit rubbish, as we had predicted. The bridge was packed full of people, lots of whom started to leave early with "is that it?" comments all over the place. Still, it was nice to have a few cans and a spliff on a bridge over the river. Can't be arsed to upload the slightly rubbish pictures, sorry! Missed opportunity methinks...

 

[Badgers]

I cycled with a fellow urbanite up to Southwark Bridge to see this - it was a bit rubbish, as we had predicted. The bridge was packed full of people, lots of whom started to leave early with "is that it?" comments all over the place. Still, it was nice to have a few cans and a spliff on a bridge over the river. Can't be arsed to upload the slightly rubbish pictures, sorry! Missed opportunity methinks...

Got your text mate (cheers) but our view was crap. We went back to the sofa and watched 80's television.