Comments on: Athens https://globalspin.com/2004/08/athens/ a glimpse into the tiny mind of Chris Radcliff Sat, 01 May 2010 03:53:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: Tiffany https://globalspin.com/2004/08/athens/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:19:52 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/08/16/384/#comment-506 I found your site through “A Big Guy” that we both know and love… nice site. Anyway, I too was a big Summer Games fan. I spent many a night with my Commodore 64, deftly maneuvering my joystick and punching those red buttons as I perfected my skeet shooting, pole vaulting, high dive, etc. Such fond memories… thanks for the great link!

]]> By: Deana https://globalspin.com/2004/08/athens/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:02:48 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/08/16/384/#comment-505 Nicely written, Chris. It brought back some of my own memories.

I remember for the 1980 Olympics our elementary school had a version of the Olympics and each class was a different country. Being the gifted fifth-graders (in a K-5 school), we got to choose first. After being told we couldn’t be Iran or Russia (we were a smart-alecky lot), we opted for Greece because they had started it all. I still remember marching proudly under the Greek flag onto the school’s field, the site of our games, as the Olympic theme was broadcast over the P.A. system. We, the Greeks, were first in line and it was wonderful.

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