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On my way to see the Cauldron be lit at Liverpool I spotted the Goodyear blimp. The sides were repainted with "G'Day" on the left and "Good Luck" on the right. Good luck indeed, the wind was a gustful of bitchiness that sent the blimp 'flying' out of control. At times it came close to re-enacting Hindenburg.
Woodward Park was crammed with people awaiting the flame. I had a pretty okay vantage point where my view of the cauldron was umimpeded, and then, the parents lifted their kids atop their shoulders. A blanket of prime soccerballs had taken away what little view I had staked out. It settled down for the thirty minutes I baked in the sun. Maddness ensued once again as the torch fed from the cauldron on its way to the Olympics. I dirtied my boots on the mess that was a sitting child's face. Luckily the stain wiped right off.
I later caught up with the torch just eight blocks outside my house. The left side of the road was lined with people all facing the oncoming traffic. I took to the median strip, the cars slowed down—because there was a road block—and some guy runs past with the torch. It is just a flame but I did get a stupid sense of completion as it ran right past me. Two feet away and not a single person in my line of view.
Thursday, 14 September 2000 - 07:37
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