Comments on: Olympic Torch Ride-Along Live (well, undead) Blog http://raincoaster.com/2010/02/10/olympic-torch-ride-along-live-well-undead-blog/ 49 degrees latitude, 360 degrees attitude! Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bums in seats: the dollar value of celebrity bottoms - Lorraine Murphy - The Celebrity Industrial Complex - True/Slant http://raincoaster.com/2010/02/10/olympic-torch-ride-along-live-well-undead-blog/#comment-279766 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:23:38 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/?p=6608#comment-279766 [...] Gouvernator, croonmeister Michael Buble, Canadian superstar (yes, they exist) Jann Arden, or even the raw celebuglam power of a True/Slant blogger. Contact your local GM dealer to get the inside track on this, and Do let me know how much above [...]

]]> By: Light my fire: 2010 Olympic torchbearer revealed? - user deleted - The Celebrity Industrial Complex - True/Slant http://raincoaster.com/2010/02/10/olympic-torch-ride-along-live-well-undead-blog/#comment-279489 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:54:37 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/?p=6608#comment-279489 [...] is the anointed “Greatest Celebrity in the Whole Damn Country,” the extra-super-special Torchbearer who gets to light the Olympic flame during the opening ceremonies. As you may know, the Olympics [...]

]]> By: raincoaster http://raincoaster.com/2010/02/10/olympic-torch-ride-along-live-well-undead-blog/#comment-279485 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:04:42 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/?p=6608#comment-279485 I don’t really care whether Vancouver or Canada get the credit for the Olympics; why don’t we wait and see if they’re a clusterfuck before grousing we aren’t getting the credit/blame? It’s not like anyone is mistaking the event for the local sporting championships at Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump. As for our constitutionally guaranteed freedoms, I intend to go about exercising mine as if nothing were happening and, should something happen, blogging the hell out of it, which is a course I recommend to all.

Archie, the New York Times did a really good, quite balanced piece on the DTES: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/sports/olympics/05eastside.html Make no mistake; this is no paradise, but it’s a neighborhood or rather collection of neighborhoods with history, parks, community centres, families, elders, and not to be mistaken for Detroit circa 1974.

]]> By: Hitting Deep Cove with @raincoaster and @johnchow | Chevrolet 2010 Road Trip http://raincoaster.com/2010/02/10/olympic-torch-ride-along-live-well-undead-blog/#comment-279483 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:56:12 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/?p=6608#comment-279483 [...] Lorraine’s take on our adventures yesterday, you can read her post about how seeing the thousands of cheering faces brought out the positive side of the Olympics for her. John Chow also has a blog post with lots of excellent [...]

]]> By: Melissacw http://raincoaster.com/2010/02/10/olympic-torch-ride-along-live-well-undead-blog/#comment-279477 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:24:25 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/?p=6608#comment-279477 Amazing energy and action – this is a great Olympics warm-up act!

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