Monday, November 3, 2008

The LHC: broken, but officially inaugurated with rhymes

lhc.jpgKate McAlpine (aka LHC rapper AlpineKat) writes:

CERN released a technical report last week, detailing the causes of the most recent Large Hadron Collider delays  but that didn't stop the 21 October start-up celebration - "LHC Fest" - from staying on schedule.

Following the unexpected success of the Large Hadron Rap - 3.6 million views and counting - I seem to have become something of a regular at CERN functions, alongside Les Horribles Cernettes - the subject of the first ever photograph on the web - and the Cannettes Blues Band. But sadly, most of my original backup crew has left CERN, so we've had different personnel each time.

During the hi-fives all around at the end of the performance, Lizzie Gibney, a dancer in the original video and on backing vocals last night, put it best with: "Give me some skin, Lyn!"

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