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February 14th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
I spent the day today, riding my bicyle downtown and checking out the tourists. I suspect this entire non-event may be the con of the century. What where those thousands of people milling about actually doing? You could spot the visitors from around the world; Americans walking around with food in at least one hand, Europeans looking bored and pissed off, Asians having difficulty walking in a straight line…….what a laugh.
And the DES. The annual native womens gathering at Main & Hastings ??celibrating?? missing women. I dunno, it sure didn’t look like a solemn event to me. Crusing through the back alleys, it is blatently obvious that the city has jumped through hoops to tidy the place up and keep the downtrodden corralled around Cordova and Main. This reminds me of that annual visit you are obligated to make to those slovenly relatives of yours. They always clean up prior to your arrival, but the grime is still apparent and nothing will completely dissipate the odor. You actually can go 12hrs without using the washroom and “no, it’s OK, I’ll drink my beer right out of the bottle.”
In all honesty, I have never seen SO many people in my life wandering around, going nowhere. I suspect everyone wasn’t lining up for 4hrs to get into the Art Gallery to see those 6 or so paintings in there. And Robson Street, completely closed and no one buying a thing. I doubt foreign visitors are going to buy overpriced crap that they could get for half price back home. Where would all these people be if it was raining today? By 3 in the afternoon the mini-bar would already be empty and they’d be planning the escape.
What a scam this city, this province and the feds perpetuated on the world. Wait until the visitors get a taste of the overpriced crappy food topped off with a dose of bed bugs. What we read in foreign media will be very interesting in a month or so.
February 14th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
@Frank:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com…..le1467045/
Another reporter who cannot connect the dots.
Digital media? You mean like Creo? Well I guess Greg has to talk his best, but why would any tech company set up in Vancouver when it has the least affordable house prices in the Western world – twice those of leading US and Canadian tech centres such as Ottawa and Seattle?
And farther down:
Yeah right. Who is the author of this incisive reporting?
Say no more.
February 14th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
@kabloona:
“Where the hell is No-Lympics when we need him??”
I saw him in the crowd at women’s 3000 speed skating, he’s probably still fighting traffic to get home.
February 14th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
http://www.theglobeandmail.com.....le1467045/
February 14th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
The sleazy cover up is ‘uncovered’.
When the mourning phase is over, no doubt lawyers acting on behalf of the luger’s family will seek to find out why it was necessary to make alterations if the track had no role to play in his death. It will draw attention to complaints from other competitors about a facility that has stretched the boundaries of safety in what is already a dangerous sport. “We are not crash-test dummies,” an Australian competitor said on Thursday.”
There was a big team changing and boarding up the track from the top down and a big bundle of padding put on the posts where the luger had died. Its really scummy of the CDN Olympics guys to have done what they did to ,own the podium’. Winning by stepping on someone elses neck to cross the finish line is not what Canada has ever been about. But now with the cover up it is downright disgusting behaviour.
February 14th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
And in the NY Times !!!
According to the British Olympic Association’s chief executive, Andy Hunt, the British skeleton sliders have had just 10% of the practice time on the stretch that the Canadian team has enjoyed. Similar complaints had been voiced by the Americans. “I think it shows a lack of sportsmanship,” Ron Rossi, the executive director of USA Luge, told the New York Times
February 14th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
I just checked out that headline ….OUCH !!!! Makes me embarrrassed for all Canucks.
“Winter Olympics athletes blame hosts for death of Nodar Kumaritashvili”
February 14th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
World opinion turns against ‘the ugly Canadian’.
What the local press has been spinning regarding behaviour of the Canadian olympic movement and what the international press is saying about the ugly behaviour of the ‘impolite’ Canadian in the now villified ‘own the podium’ snakepit are two completley different stories.
The international olympic movement says Canada has lied and cheated in a sleazy attempt to limit other atheletes access and that is why atheletes have been at risk and one has died. Legal proceedings have already begun against Canadaa , own the podium thugs and the Canadians are rushing to do a massive cover up. read on.
“Yet if these are issues for the lawyers somewhere down the line, more immediate questions may be asked by the Canadians of themselves, who, in pursuit of their own Olympic dream – 30 medals at least, with as many golds as possible – appear to have forgotten that national characteristic for which they are best known: politeness.
“Some say what defines us/is something as simple as please and thank you/and as for you’re welcome/well we say that too,” wrote Shane Kozycan in “We Are More”, a poem he delivered during the opening ceremony.
In normal times perhaps, but in the run-up to these games, the hosts – or at least the Canadian Olympic Committee – seemed to have mislaid their manners. “Own the podium,” it implored its athletes in an initiative aimed at ensuring the host nation finishes at the top of the medals table at these games. Money has been poured into training, while a hard-edged approach has been adopted in dealing with other teams, most noticeably in granting them only limited access to facilities such as the sliding track.
Such behaviour is within the Olympic rules, but it came across as distinctly un-Canadian at the time, and in the context of Friday’s death it seemed like a terrible misjudgment. Steven Holcomb of the US bobsleigh team said: “This track is one of the fastest and most difficult in the world, so I think keeping it closed and not letting people have access… made it very difficult. Then you have Olympic ice, which is even faster. Little mistakes become big mistakes, and big mistakes end in tragedy.”
Kumaritashvili was one of those who had relatively limited experience on the track. He spent a week there in November during training, according to reports, and had gone down the track 26 times in total. He had crashed once, as had the double Olympic champion, Armin Zöggeler of Italy.
“It would be speculation if I said the time period of practice was sufficient or was not,” said Georgia’s minister of sport Nikolos Rurua, before defending the luger against suggestions that he was inexperienced – or simply not good enough – to be competing at Olympic level. Rurua said: “He was a very progressive, strong athlete. It was his wish to compete at the Olympics, and he underwent a rigorous qualifying process. He was 44th in world rankings.”
Yet if the formalities of Olympic diplomacy required the minister to leave it at that, so sparing the feelings of the hosts, Holcomb felt no such compunction. “They limited the amount of access and training time we had on the track, while they let Canadians train on it as much as they wanted,” he said. “There were smaller nations that have never been down here before. It is kind of unfair and now it is a tragedy.” So much for the Olympic dream.”
The truth cannot be found in Canada but it can’t be hidden from the world. Canada is really getting a black eye because of the gross bullshit that has been perpetrated on the people. Anyone still in denial needs a slapping, not another dose of kool aid. Can’t handle the truth, then you better hide under the bed or run away to some far flung shithole, cause it ain’t gonna get any better.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/spor.....ritashvili
February 14th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
#139 S, so getting the bums rush out of BC like a loser refugee and then raviing out of some hovel in Newfie isn’t embarrassing enough? You want to stay in touch with us so badly? Why’s that, no one wanted to recognize you when you were here? Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha . The busiest time this province has ever seen and you can’t get a job scrubbing toilets at McDonalds? How does one say ‘opportunities and newfie’ in the same sentence without laughing. having a ‘blast in newfie’ is probably akin to all the ‘burn outs and bush bandits’ that end up in Spuzzum and Prince George.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahah, I’m sure if I came to newfie I’d find you working as the ‘piccolo chiquino’ in a the can of some dump begging for tips and asking if you could flush the toilet for me.
Meanwhile back in reality, the apologists at VANOC are blaming the Aussies for ‘stealing thier medals’
“It’s no secret Canada is hungry for gold. It started an $110 million program called Own the Podium, publicizing the drought to build excitement for the Winter Games and setting the bold goal of claiming the most medals here.
“We know it’s a seminal moment in the minds of many Canadians,” Rudge told reporters.
The home country was shut out at the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
Canada had a chance to break through later Sunday at the men’s moguls competition with four skiers, including Alexandre Bilodeau of Montreal as one of the favorites.
But there was also the prospect of a particularly painful loss. Another favorite is Dale Begg-Smith, born in Vancouver but competing for Australia.
“We have four athletes in there,” Rudge said optimistically. “In a sense, we have five athletes. Unfortunately, one of them is wearing an Australian uniform.”
Who can fathom the idiocy that is building towards the denial campaign of the failing Olympics.
And yes, more howling denial can be expected from the losers and the malcontents from wherever. Be sure to check my spelling kids, like anyone gives a shit.
February 14th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
@Yalie:
If the BC economy had not been massively warped by the government-sponsored RE bubble, secondary industry would have had a fighting chance to compete without subsidies.
February 14th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
“It was touching to see the massive crowds come out to see Arnold carrying the torch today.
The same Arnold who declared war on BC’s film industry.”
Frankly, I’d gladly cheer on Arnie BECAUSE he declared war on BC’s film industry.
There are plenty of us in non-favored industries that don’t get massive tax breaks. I have yet to hear a coherent argument for why the film industry should be given massive handouts, but my industry should not.
February 14th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Is there anything more amusing then tweaking a couple of idiot?
People in Newfie? Wow Grampy… I’m pretty sure Newfoundland wasn’t a province when you were going to school but you really should bust out an atlas. Did you go to Pangea high?
In a way you’re right Grampy. There wasn’t very much opportunity either in IT or to start a small business in Vangroovy. The taxes were too high and it’s really expensive to live in Van. I wasn’t at all happy with the quality of life relative to the money I was spending, so I left.
By all means you and your boyfriend Supra should keep displaying your appalling ignorance of the country you two lovebirds live in. I’m pretty sure I speak for the entire East Coast of Canada when I saw we’d really prefer you stay where you are. You two could spend time greasing each other up and whispering sweet MLS listings to each other.
People think Torontonians consider themselves the most important part of Canada, yet much of Vangroovy are just like ol’ Grampy and Supra; completely ignorant of anything east of the Rockies.
Life in other Canadian cities is just as awesome, and maybe even better then in Van. Personally I’m having a blast in Halifax, but I’ve spend a lot of years living in Toronto and Montreal too, and those cities have a lot to offer.
I think ol’ Grampy and Supra are very helpful in explaining the housing bubble. They really don’t get that it’s a big country with lots to offer everyone but somehow most of Vancouver really is better then the rest of the country.
Go on now Grampy… it’s time for Nurse Supra to clean up that nasty mess in your pant and get you some nice Tapioca. YOu can eat it while watching Matlock reruns if you promise to let Supra tuck you in at 10PM.
Supra, time to bust out the naughty nurse outfit…..
February 14th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Boom/Bust in Vancouver!
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/abou.....+boom+bust
February 14th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
A new take on the old rent vs. buy argument?
February 14th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
@scullboy: You don’t belong here. Why are you still spewing nonsense? I bet you’re pretending to be in Halifax. Wherever you are, you don’t seem to be happy. I hope the city of Halifax decides to run for an olympic games, send you packing up to some crap city up in the Yukon.
February 14th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
@Neighbour: I’m reporting you to the police, you’re probably another one of those troublemakers storming Robsons.
February 14th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Did you see all those American atheletes on the phone during the opening ceremonies.
They could’t wait to call Dave and make offers on Condos. They recognize the need to buy now before they are priced out forever.
February 14th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Where the hell is No-Lympics when we need him??
February 14th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
#129 An upset frycook gets ‘refugeed’ out of his home cause he can’t compete in the market and now he’s screaming about being a malcontent over people that have whupped his sorry hog sloppin keister. Oh Boo hoo loser. C’mon back now. You already admitted failure when you got your ass run out of town. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. This is a western issue , people in Newfie are there for a reason. You’re there because you can’t make it here. I guess my ‘oldness’ is just smarter than you, eh? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Cause I’m successful, don’t hate me Dude. Hate the game not the playa.
The Olympics are looking like an unmitigated failure (are U spell checking ‘spell fairy miracle’) for the ‘own the podium’ louts. It looks like all those juicy jobs for local bureaucrats that sucked up the bulk of the funding has all gone into the toilet. Canada hasn’t qualified for a single event. There was one where a Canuck fell down and got ‘ruled’ on.
So, the spin is now all towards apologies and ‘the gold medal hockey game’ supposedly making it all right in the end’ Bwahahahahahahahahaah , a 7 billion dollar bet on hockey team that hasn’t played a single practice together? What a joke !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The spin is now all saying that we’ll ‘chase the business’ after the games. Apparently no Olympic city has Vancshitholes capacity ‘to follow up’ says Greggy Robertson. Meaning “we hope to keep spending your money on exotic travel well into the future’.
February 14th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Oops, the Sydney Daily Telegraph then. I’m still hung over from Irish House.
February 14th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Ow! That was a brutal review by the London Daily Telegraph.
February 14th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Hey Miracle, don’t worry too much about Grampy. All the excitement has caused him to void his bowels in his pants…. again. He’s just angry because nobody’s cleaned him up.
Seriously Grampy, I love your posts. I really do. You’re so angry and unpleasant. It’s one thing to be upset about wasted money and the housing situation. It’s quite another to rail on pointlessly, and violently. Trust me dude, you just sound like a cranky ol’ loon.
The money’s spent, ya cranky old bastard. Try to find a reason to be happy in life. Plainly you aren’t. It makes you look really, really ugly.
And as for you SupraLadyBoy, I encourage you to call and report me. Just change out of the Sailor Moon outfit first. Of course since I’m on the East Coast and was in an office with several dozen witnesses at the time, they might slap you around a little for wasting their time.
Somehow I think a couple of dudes in uniform slapping you around is just a standard Sunday Afternoon.
February 14th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Sorry folks, someone has stolen my name. Your real friend Boog Rennie here. Did I tell you that I was asked over Gretzky to light the broken cauldren but decline as I was too busy selling false creek condos to Joe Biden and other world digneteries. That’s right folks.
I have paid The Daily Telegraph to remove that badly written article and replace it with some real positive news about our blessed city, not this negative speculation. I expect to be selling condos to Aussies again very soon.
February 14th, 2010 at 10:48 am
I guess all those rich Aussie’s along with the Brits won’t be buying any condos here. One of numerous articles written about this crock of shit games so far.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com......5830254961
February 14th, 2010 at 10:39 am
#123 @ulsterman: “The band was told to shut down one set early for a second night in a row because of complaints from the NIMBYs living in the nearby condos.”
Do they not know what city they’re in !? This is a world class Olympic party venue!!! If they don’t like the noise they should just move to Windsor.
February 14th, 2010 at 10:14 am
@ulsterman:
I live on that street corner too, and the music is indeed loud (even with my windows closed), but I don’t mind it. In fact, I was disappointed they stopped. I happen to like the type of music they play.
By the way, yesterday was already toned down a fair bit. I could hear them play some Guns n Roses covers past midnight, but that was only based on the melody because I could barely hear vocals. Last week they played some Stone Temple Pilots and I could even hear the vocals pretty well. That shit was LOUD.
Those poor NIMBYs!
February 14th, 2010 at 4:26 am
@ulsterman:
You don’t have a capital gain until you sell. That may sound like a nitpick, but it’s really the whole issue.
February 14th, 2010 at 4:02 am
Just returned from the “Irish House” behind Doolins on Granville. The band was told to shut down one set early for a second night in a row because of complaints from the NIMBYs living in the nearby condos.
Obviously no one mentioned to them that their massive capital gains of the past few years were due to the Olympics and that they should just deal with the inconvenience for two weeks.
February 14th, 2010 at 3:35 am
@other ted:
Which is the exact equivalent of saying back in 2000 that the problem wasn’t that the dot-com stocks were overpriced, but just that the companies weren’t making any money.
Never mind not connecting the dots, the writer has a few missing connections in his brain.
February 13th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Why don’t some of you guys come watch a few friends of mine compete in the Paralympics next month? You might just find something worth cheering about.
February 13th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
@113 “You’re an apologist, have fun with that. Stay out of public venues though, some free thinking person with an independant personality might tear you a new asshole.”
Wow. If I’m an apologist, at least I’m not threatening to beat anyone up over it. You’re just an asshole who wants to create more assholes because you hate yourself so much. Have fun with that.
Oh, and as long as we’re talking spelling, it’s independEnt not independAnt. Who’s textually challenged now, hm?
I’m outta here. This guy is not worth any more of my time.
February 13th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
@Supraboy: “…said a statement issued by police…”
It’s stunning how uneducated and dull people understand the an idea of being allowed to participate in the public forums and at the same time think that their posted garbage add value to the discussion.
Poor boy, have you ever, but ever heard of term “PROPAGANDA”? Perhaps if you knew about it, you would be somehow able to partially understand local RE market. Please go and get some basic knowledge and then come back and try to discuss topics here in a way that won’t always make you looking extremely stupid.
p.s Wikipedia might get you started on propaganda thing… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
February 13th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Easier access to the Multiple Listing Service could add new fuel to Canada’s overheated housing market, Scotia Economics said in a research note Thursday.
MLS ruling seen as stoking risk of ‘bubble’
Is saving the RE consumer some money, a bad thing…or am I reading this wrong?…RTP
February 13th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Let’s report Realpaul and Scullboy. I bet those two thugs are part of the protesters. All these people do is complain and shit disturb for fun.
“The demonstration involving a number of anarchists, some of whom dress all in black and employ a tactic called Black Bloc. This included a loosely organized group of thugs from Central Canada known to attach themselves to any cause, travel to any event that attracts media coverage and promote anarchy wherever they go,” said a statement issued by police.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/briti.....otest.html
February 13th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Interview with David Dodge on CBC about mortgages, CMHC and the bubble question.
http://www.cbc.ca/thehouse/index.html
February 13th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Hopefully the mans family will sue the IOC/VANOC and bankrupt them.
February 13th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Culmination of travesty, hippocracy and nonsense. Where are we going as a human kind, does everything have a price, motherfuckers?
Kumaritashvili error to blame for fatal luge accident
http://www.morethanthegames.co.....e-accident
February 13th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
#109 M,, Thats KD ‘LANG’ she’s/he’s from Alberta not Hong Kong as per your spelling pal. You must have hit your head when your knee jerked into your face. Look, I’m no art critic but when something just shit, you have to call it shit or else you’re just a pathetic poseur. The OC was absolute crapola and the entire internet community is dumping all over it. You have to get out more.
Yes boo hoo, if you tell me I’m lonely again I may have a break down right here on the net like that loser did over Brittany Spears getting lambasted for what she entirely deserved. You’re not going to break down and start whing about ‘ how I should leave Vanoc aloneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee wwaaaaaahhhhhhhh, are you?
Sorry kid, not gonna happen.
If ‘you’ liked the show’ it means nothing. You know what they say “Theres no accounting for taste’. Hell you may end up in Newfie slopping the hogs and think ‘yer doin er right ‘ but it doesn’t mean you are.
You’re an apologist, have fun with that. Stay out of public venues though, some free thinking person with an independant personality might tear you a new asshole.
February 13th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Or in other words its not housing that is wrong, just the fundamentals. So the fundamentals better get their act together to match what housing is doing.
February 13th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
The no housing bubble article has to be one of the most juvenile pieces of writing I have seen in years. Not sure if they are trying to be cute or sarcastic. Sadly I think the author was trying to be smart by suggesting that housing isn’t a problem just incomes.
yup lets all go out and buy housing in those third world countries where people make dollars a day. No matter what you pay it won’t be much, the only problem there is an income problem.
February 13th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
#70: “BREAKING NEWS: Rich foreigners are said to be mesmerized by the unique Vancouver lifestyle experience of skiing on dirt in the morning, and golfing in the rain after lunch.”
LMAO. Funniest post I’ve read in years.
February 13th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
@105 “Why, because you are both repeating the exact same speeches that have been droning out for months, almost word for word. These are not your own opinions at all you have let the vacant space in your heads be filled up with this nonsense. Essentially you have been brainwashed.”
Actually, no. I just liked the show. And you are brainwashing yourself. Please show me where my opinions have been repeated in the press “word for word” – I love it when my obscure blog posts get taken up into the mainstream media!
Again, I repeat: I hate the IOC, and I hate the corporate state propaganda aspect to the show, I hate the censorship and the way money is being passed around. It stinks to high heaven, Ok?
BUT: I appreciate art when I see it in any form. If you would bother to read my posts carefully you might notice that. So there is a lot of shit that comes with the show. I agree. But there are still good reasons for liking the show.
Listen: I love Wagner’s music but hate his Nazi associations. If you think that’s an impossible position to maintain, then you have a lot to learn about art and life. If you call me Nazi next it will only prove that you can’t maintain a complex thought or formulate a measured opinion.
I suspect that your personal life is quite lonely. Go listen to some KD Laing. It might do you some good!
February 13th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Public soon to have access to MLS
February 13th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Public soon to have access to MLS: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Public soon have access/2549222/story.html
All the huffing and puffing by AgentWill and Chipman seems to be for naught.
February 13th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
#104 S , An Ashley McKisaac fan, need we say more. Please stay as far away from civilization as possible and BTW yahooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo and Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhaaaaaaahhhhhhhh or whatever it is you clueless hillbillies scream when you’re all pissed up and letting your skirts fly.
February 13th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
#102 &103 D/M and Soupstain of course. I guess you guys don’t know the facts. In order to print or broadcast and receive revenue from the IOC and VANOC all the local media whores, reporters,spokespersons etc and all down the line including corporate sponsors and companies who worked for and received any benefit from (this includes the phone co , the bus co, the translink wankers etc etc etc have been under CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION not to say anything negative or disparaging about the IOC, Vanco or any of its sponsors.
So, hows that for freedom of speech and expression being shot in the head. The Vancouver Sun fro example is under A CONTRACTUAL GAG ORDER not to say anything negative about the games , the particapants , the promoters or the sponsors representatives ET AL or they stand to lose any potential income from VANOC, the IOC and any sponsors who are affliliated with the games Inter Alia.
Let me say that again, the REVENUE STARVED LOCAL MEDIA IS BEING THREATENED BY THE IOC AND STANDS TO GET THE MONEY AND ACCESS CUT OFF IF THEY SAY ANYTHING THE IOC HASN”T SANCTIONED. This means that the local media has been muzzled an no longer reports the news instead it just runs advertising spots for the propagandists.
This is a good example of why I have said that people ignorant rather than just stoooooooooopid. Many are both but a majority of the population have not been able to hear any side of the story except for the propaganda sanctioned by the IOC and related despots.
People looking for information have had a hose stuck down thier throats and have been drowned in bullshit from the very beginning because of thier ignorance of how the media etc has been contracually banned from telling the truth.
I can tell from what you say that you are just regurgitating the spin that has been put out by the fuck ups at the IOC. Why, because you are both repeating the exact same speeches that have been droning out for months, almost word for word. These are not your own opinions at all you have let the vacant space in your heads be filled up with this nonsense. Essentially you have been brainwashed.
Hey, when I said the crappy OC had gone viral I meant viral as on the INTERNET not in the Vanshitzone Scum or Province. The entire world is saying the this whole display was less than mediocre it was plain painful to watch. Christ even the GG zoned out, who wouldn’t. Since I don’t rule the INTERNET (which I invented BTW) I have to assume that you small town douchebags are in the minority.
The fart-catchers at the IOC have tried to spin the story this AM in the SUN etc and local TV (I’m sure they were upo all night trying desperatley to design a fix)but what I saw in the Sun this morning does not match ANY of the International stories or media who have escaped the IOC drag net of enforced silence.
Look, you take a guy like SoupraBoi who only reads the papers that his parents have put down on the floor of the basement suite where Soupy holds court to soak up the pee and the ‘masturbation accidents’ and what kind of mentality do you expect to evolve from someone who only gets his POV from the local rags?
February 13th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
I knew sooner or later SupraLadyBoy’s obsession with me would surface. Of course she’s got a ton of Olympic tickets, she’s living in Daddy’s basement rent-free. I suppose she has to shell out for the Japanese schoolgirl outfits and Hello Kitty panties, but how muh can that possibly cost?
I can’t tell which show I enjoyed more: the Olympic ceremony, which I got to watch with my good friends, some excellent drinks, a little MST3K treatment and some bud, or the SupraLadyboy/Grampy Tinfoilhat bitch fest.
I find it pretty interesting that nobody so far identified the fiddler as Ashley MacIsaac. Silly tapdancing aside, the guy had tremendous potential. I used to go to school with his sister and occasionally he’d play for the school. I *hate* fiddle music normally but damn, when the guy was 14 (14!) he was a genius. There’s no other word for it. his music could make you cry.
Sadly, he went to NYC, played Carnegie Hall, got mixed up with the wrong crowd and made some stupid choices (all while under the age of 20) that wrecked his career.
It’s also a bit sad they didn’t include Natalie MacMaster in that number and dumped the tapdancing entirely…. they could have had a 5 minute ceilidh and properly represented the East Coast. And why tap dancing? They could have had stepdancers, which would have bene a lot more authentic.
Oh well. It’s that kind of thing that convinces me the secrets of the true “best place on earth” are safe from SupraLadyBoy and Grampy Tinfoil, and will remain safe.
The opera singer (whose name I can neither spell nor pronounce) is from New Brunswick. I friggin’ LOVED her. The only way she could have topped that performance is if she pulled a revolver out of her gown at the height of the Aria and shot Stephen Harper clean between the eyes, screamed “SEE YOU IN HELL BITCHES!” then thrown herself off the dias. *THAT* would have been opera!
All in all, the show was fun. There was enough material in there to keep one’s Canadian pride swelling, yet enough ridiculousness to fuel about a zillion jokes “Oh wow, I guess Vancouver can’t really get it up!” I really enjoyed the OC… from the other side of the country.
And best of all, I got up the next day and went to the Farmer’s market, which is a zillion times better then anything I’ve seen in Van. Seriously. Best of all, everything I purchased was grown or raised in good ol’ Nova Scotia, so I know the money I spent there stayed in the province. No way could you make that claim about…. say…. Granville.
I’m even thinking of setting up a booth myself. One of the downsides of live in Van is you need a LOT of money to go into business for yourself. Here, I’ve been cooking up a storm out of my own kitchen. I’m making tons of money both working in IT *AND* as a chef. I still can believe how much opportunity there is out here as opposed to Toronto or Vancouver.
So, carry on tearing each other to shreds Supra and Grampy. From here it looks a bit like a star crossed lover’s quarrel. One way or the other, the best way to enjoy the Van RE argument is from far, far away.
February 13th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Realpaul, I think the OC would have been better if Vanoc had you in the show. You could sit on your rocking chair and complain about everything. I can’t think of anything more entertaining.
February 13th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Realpaul, although I find your gratuitous cursing occasionally funny I occasionally agree with your views about things, I think you regularly overstate your case.
Of course, the show was pure propaganda for the corporate state. Misdirection and all the rest of it. But it was also a reasonable success as a cultural pastiche. Why can’t it be both things at once?
On its artistic merits, there were some lovely moments. Or did you not notice those through the fog of your cynical hubris?
February 13th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
#97 BC, spot on matey. Was this OC raggedy ass display an attempt to cover up the actual poverty crisis and make the international media think that Canadians like to dress in rags and busk for pennies? Oh I see, those aren’t desperate homeless people on the streets, they’re on the cutting edge of fashion, they’re fashionista’s !!! Thats not a crack stagger they’re doing at Main and Hastings, they’re having a ‘TAP OFF’. Bwahahahahahahahaha
So when we look at the poor now our thoughts are immediatley misdirected and isn’t that much more pleasent !!
And guys, I am hardly frustrated, I am awake and involved in these issues. Just because I don’t push a shopping cart for a living doesn’t mean I have no empathy with those that do.
The propaganda and brainwashing that has occured here in Vancshithouse within the absecence of an active media is nothing short of pathetic. Its amzing how many people here in Vancshitzone have accepted the media spin as thier own and live each day without a single thought in thier head except what has been placed there by the spinsters. Soupnut for one, not to mention the myriad others without a brain in thier pointy heads.
I see Global hasn’t replayed the GG’s jaw agape snore fest during the worst OC EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I guess to show how the majority of people viewed that shitfest kept the advertisers up late thinking of how they would spin it back towards the propaganda message and away from what it was , an absoulute embarrassment of shit.