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Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Saturday, August 09, 2008

The Olympics Are Here

Until today I was paying virtually no attention to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

It was way over in China, it's overly packaged, too corporate, etc.

But once we saw the dazzling opening ceremonies, this all changed.

It's nice to be an armchair traveler to China. See a new place - especially in this summer of our staycation. In any event, we're engaged.

At the same, time something is missing. When we heard the notes of the Olympic theme on NBC (imported in a varied form from ABC), we could not help but think of the late Jim McKay, who died earlier this year. For many years, to us he was the face of the Olympics.

So, yes, we will be watching the track, the swimming, the bike races, etc. But we'll be missing Jim McKay.

An ABC Remembrance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k5wbdwoR58

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