I interpreted PGage's comment to be more about the gaudy excess and pointless navel-gazing that Olympic ceremonies and Super Bowl halftime shows became after that. Though I absolutely don't dispute that the idea of forcible relocation of "undesirables" for major events also took firm hold as well.
On Aug 11, 2010, at 5:12 PM, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 2:43 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I could go on with all of the other important work he did, but even then it >> would just about break even with the damage he caused with this LA Olympic >> Show. I was living in Pasadena in those days, and I thought that show was a >> travesty, and directly responsible for the orgies of self-indulgent excess >> (interrupted by occasional memorable or significant moments) ever since. I >> would probably trade everything he did, save Roots, for not having to deal >> with the Opening Ceremonies. > > I was a kid in Pomona at the time of the LA Olympics, but my mom knew > someone who had a small condo a few blocks from the beach in San > Clemente, so we were there at the time of the Olympics. Bad time to be > there. Every homeless person, hobo, drug dealer, hooker, etc. in Los > Angeles was forcibly (and unconstitutionally) detained, shoved onto > buses, and -- as the games went on -- housed in a makeshift tent > prison set up on the San Clemente beaches, hidden from the view of the > media and tourists brought into Los Angeles for the games. That said, > I seriously doubt Wolper instigated that, though he surely took > advantage of how clean and tidy the streets had suddenly become. > > Still, he did give us Willy Wonka... the good Gene Wilder version... > not that crap Johnny Depp version. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
