Pctured here is a closeup photo I shot of the Mukmuk Olympic mascot, with the Olympic Inukshuk placed in his eye with Photoshop. Mukmuk and this particular Inukshuk were designed for VANOC, who owns their visual rights.
This day last year was the opening day of the 2011 Vancouver Winter Olympics. What a thrilling, exciting, stimulating, patriotic time that was! I devoted several posts to the Olympics in JSVB. They start on February 11, please click here to see the first one, and just keep going to find more.
Looking back, I have very positive feelings towards the Olympics. I think they were a perfect fit for Vancouver and Whistler. We did have problems with the show, from the rediculously unpredictable behavior of the articulated torch, to the high cost of developing the Athletes' Village, and especially to the tragic death of Nodar Kumaritashvili.
Beyond the issues, the Olympics were a tremendous celebration of our atheletes and our country. I remember the massive crowds of happy people, the shiny, attractive venues, thw generous hospitality of the workers and volunteers, and the pervasive and infectious excitement.
The Olympics was Canada's love letter to the rest of the world. What joy it was to be loved right back!
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