Athens - opening ceremonies on
Aug 13th, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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Athens - opening ceremonies on
In Canada we are getting the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics live right now (1 pm ET). Some beautiful pictures of Athens so far in the preamble. The ceremonies themselves begin around 1:45.
If you live in the US and can get CBC on satellite, you might want to have a look, since you won't get it until this evening on tape delay.
If you live in the US and can get CBC on satellite, you might want to have a look, since you won't get it until this evening on tape delay.
Aug 14th, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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>>>>>>>There were cheers for the Americans, but some gave the delegation the thumbs-down in an apparent show of displeasure for the war in Iraq. Moments later, the Iraqis entered to a roaring ovation.
>>>>>Men from Burundi danced with spears and women from Moldova paraded in hot pink pantsuits. A lone tennis player walked with the flag of Djibouti.<<<<
Everyone could show enthusiasm, but our athletes. We had to tone it down.
That's ok. When I see the first US basketball player slams a dunk in the face of our opponents and then adds a little spice by hanging on the rim, that'll be sweet.
U-S-A U-S-A U-S-A
>>>>>Men from Burundi danced with spears and women from Moldova paraded in hot pink pantsuits. A lone tennis player walked with the flag of Djibouti.<<<<
Everyone could show enthusiasm, but our athletes. We had to tone it down.
That's ok. When I see the first US basketball player slams a dunk in the face of our opponents and then adds a little spice by hanging on the rim, that'll be sweet.
U-S-A U-S-A U-S-A
Aug 16th, 2004 | 08:25 AM
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"That's ok. When I see the first US basketball player slams a dunk in the face of our opponents and then adds a little spice by hanging on the rim, that'll be sweet."
Unfortunately for the U.S. team, that's about all they can do, because they sure as hell can't shoot. Of course, for anyone who has watched an NBA game in the past decade, that is no surprise. And neither was the deserved win by Puerto Rico who showed that basketball is, above everything else, still a TEAM game.
Unfortunately for the U.S. team, that's about all they can do, because they sure as hell can't shoot. Of course, for anyone who has watched an NBA game in the past decade, that is no surprise. And neither was the deserved win by Puerto Rico who showed that basketball is, above everything else, still a TEAM game.
Aug 16th, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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missypie, me too! and I like to think I'm fairly well-informed!
On a more important note, what did you all think of the team uniforms? Clearly, none of the designers contributes here, because pretty much all of the uniforms make the athletes stand out like, well, tourists. What happened to the critical need to blend in?
On a more important note, what did you all think of the team uniforms? Clearly, none of the designers contributes here, because pretty much all of the uniforms make the athletes stand out like, well, tourists. What happened to the critical need to blend in?
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