1/ In 1984 the Olympics were in Los Angeles and everybody acted like it was going to be awful and overcrowded and wanted to leave town. I don’t know why. I went to one of the events and it was something I’ll never forget. The energy was extraordinary.

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2/ For those who read “A Return to Love,” that was when I got stood up by the guy who went to the opening ceremonies:) Never got so much mileage from a bad night. 😉
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I was there as well. It was a beautiful time. And No traffic!
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Never trust a "summer of love" hippy to understand this shit. or look around at all.
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FALTA BARRIO, GUERA
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Went to semi-final women’s volleyball in Long Beach and the men’s cycling road race in Mission Viejo. Best time to be a Southern Californian.
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In 1984 the Winter Olympics were in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Best games ever. Best time of my life. Unfortunately from 1992 to 1995 Sarajevo was under siege. People were killed constantly by snipers and grenades for three years. I still can’t believe what happened.
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In fairness, a lot of interest waned when the Communist block countries boycotted.
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That was a long long time ago. LA today is NOT LA 1984. It's a police state now. Police protect the super rich from the ballooning super poor.
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The world has changed. LA has changed. The Olympics has changed. It's ALL about money now.
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I'm a former nationally competitive athlete and former lover of the Olympics. "Do you believe in miracles" was replaced by professionals and NGOs that profit off them. Every Olympics is now a tragedy of theft from the nations and the cities infected by them.
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Olympics are akin to an old Disney movie. Feel good moments and an orchestrated climatic moment. Yet its fabric woven behind the scenes with the seediest of threads. No surprise corruption, greed, capricious rules and economic coercion frame its bloated delivery system.
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