2010 Vancouver Olympic & Paralympic Super-Thread - Page 72

mr.x · #**1421** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 8:11 AM**

^ ...and I don't know how he came up with "two" convention centres...it's an expansion, and as a journalist he should know that they're both connected and are operated by the same public company as one facility....not to mention that the convention centre has been a project 2 decades in the making, it's certainly not an Olympic project with initial convention centre proposals being Bing Thom's BC Place plan, then later a private (and free to the taxpayer) Wynn casino-convention centre proposal which the City of Vancouver foolishly rejected, and following that the NDP decided to build the expanded convention centre where it now stands and soon after the Olympic bid came along and the BC Liberals were elected.

I think someone needs to reply to his column and give him a b-slap.

Yume-sama · #**1422** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 8:28 AM**

But he's a columnist. He's always right

Zassk · #**1423** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 8:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by mr.x

^ you can get tickets to ANY event there? You mean I can still buy tickets for things like speed skating?

Well, there are still original tickets available for some events, yes, right on the Vanoc site. I picked up a pair of lower bowl row 7 tickets to one of the round 1 men's hockey games earlier this week. There were pairs of similar tickets available for almost all round 1 games that didn't include Team Canada or USA, plus a few other events like ice dance and curling. I'm talking about original tickets, not the Vanoc fan-to-fan auction. Speedskating was unfortunately sold out.

SpongeG · #**1424** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 8:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by jsbertram

Their streetside studio may be blocking traffic now, but it'll be a terrific location once Robson becomes pedestrian only.

yes can't wait

it was causing a lot of frustratuion tonight though

people just aren't getting the message - the streets around the viaduct were not even moving weell one car per light i think it was ridiculous - fun to watch them sit there

SpongeG · #**1425** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 9:45 AM**

does anyone know where Phoenix is playing? <3

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Phoenix
The four core members of this dance-rock band started playing music together in grade school, in Versailles, France. They collaborated with the electronic duos Daft Punk and Air before taking the name Phoenix to specialize in music that is full to bursting with hooks and smarts. With special guests and Vancouver indie favourites You Say Party! We Say Die!

• Video Link

SpongeG · #**1426** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 10:00 AM**

looks like Yahoo! has set up shop in Vancouver for the games

see some pics at flickr...

SpongeG · #**1427** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 10:32 AM**

found some concert listings for the o zone from miss 604 blog

Saturday February 13, 2010
Main Stage
8:00pm Hey Ocean
9:30pm Bedouin Soundclash

Thursday February 18, 2010
Main Stage
8:30pm Arkells
9:45pm Our Lady Peace

Saturday February 20, 2010
Main Stage
8:00pm Ultimate Power Duo
9:30pm Marianas Trench

Sunday February 21, 2010
Main Stage
8:15pm Swank
9:30pm Dustin Bentall

Thursday February 25, 2010
Main Stage
8:00pm Two Hours Traffic
9:30pm Wintersleep

Friday February 26, 2010
Main Stage
8:30pm Quinzy
9:45pm Tokyo Police Club

Saturday February 27, 2010
Main Stage
3:30pm, 5:15pm Wonderbolt Circus
10:15pm The Stills youtube

Sunday February 28, 2010
Main Stage
9:30pm Five Alarm Funk
10:30pm DJ Alex Merrell

SpongeG · #**1428** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 10:44 AM**

you can join the facebook group to support the kangaroo

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=320003090618&ref=nf&v=info

Locked In · #**1429** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 10:51 AM**

Slovakia house at the Vancouver International Film Centre (plus the Emery Barnes park extension is coming along...):

(my photo, Feb 6)

Delirium · #**1430** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 1:27 PM**

^ thanks! looks like they're trying to finish that park before the games...

a new art piece was installed yesterday at the art gallery. the globe rotates slowly. note the maple leaf cutout.

photo by etherealwings09 on flickr. com http://www.flickr.com/photos/44140973@N07/

photo by etherealwings09 on flickr. com http://www.flickr.com/photos/44140973@N07/

and here;s the newest piece in front of yaletown station

photo by Too Tall Paul on flickr.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/pablitovancouver/4334333864/

does anyone know what this is about? it's on the side of the CBC building

photo by Too Tall Paul on flickr.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/pablitovancouver/4334333864/

hollywoodnorth · #**1431** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 2:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Delirium

^ thanks! looks like they're trying to finish that park before the games...

ummmmm the park looks a month or 2 away........

they will want to grow in the grass and shrubs a bit......

I was going to comment that it looks like a late spring opening and then the last phase aka the corner building will complete next spring as the leases run up October 31 2010.

ckkelley · #**1432** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 3:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by mr.x

The long awaited Vancouver 2010 Simpsons episode....

Season 21, Episode 12 – Airs: 2/14/2010
"Boy Meets Curl"

After discovering their love of curling Marge and Homer try out for the Olympic team and actually make it to the 2010 Vancouver Games. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, Lisa develops an addiction to collecting Olympic pins.

It looks like there's going to be a lot of portrayal of Vancouver!

As a long time Simpson's fan, this is going to be a very special episode to enjoy.

Vancouver has finally arrived! lol.

jsbertram · #**1433** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Delirium

^ thanks! looks like they're trying to finish that park before the games...

a new art piece was installed yesterday at the art gallery. the globe rotates slowly. note the maple leaf cutout.

photo by etherealwings09 on flickr. com
....

Perhaps the globe is stationary & the rest of the world is revolving around it?

(don't forget we've replaced Toronto as the Centre of the Universe for a few weeks)

agrant · #**1434** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 7:34 PM**

Are any of these wonderful art pieces going to stick around post Olympics? Some of them I actually like.

Yume-sama · #**1435** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 7:35 PM**

Yeah, Vancouver is actually over run with GOOD art for once. It will be sad if some of them go

vancityrox · #**1436** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 7:43 PM**

Love the horse statue in Yaletown. I have a feeling people will try to climb it and ride it (like me

)

Denscity · #**1437** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 8:26 PM**

I drove into Vancouver recently from the Kootenays and can report that the olympic sponsor billboards were first seen as east as where you can exit off hwy 1 over to agassiz where that water park starts way east of Chilliwack. Billboards for coke, samsung, panasonic, ctv etc.

LotusLand · #**1438** Posted **Feb 7, 2010, 8:38 PM**

During the Olympics the amount of quality parties via Vancity Buzz:

http://vancitybuzz.blogspot.com/2010/02/vancouver-olympic-parties-2010.html

Benny Benassi, MSTRKRFT!!! Woot! Woot!