I went to the Opening Ceremonies with a couple other people last night. We arrived at the stadium at about 7:40 and were continuously told to go in different areas - our tickets were in the media seating area and nobody could figure out how to point us in that direction. (No, you go there! No, you can't come through here, try that way.) Well, the next thing you know it's starting and we're in an aisle in the middle of the IOC VIP section (one section from Prince Albert & the drunk Bush daughter, two from Rogge & the Italian prez, etc.) and the volunteer lady tells us to just sit anywhere. There were about three rows up front with nobody sitting in them so we took them and had GREAT seats for the performance.
It was AWESOME! (Did you see us? We were the three in the white rain slickers, you couldn't miss us.) The seats could have been about 4-5 rows further up, but we got the IOC goody bag which was a little different from the bags that were passed out to everyone else in the fact that we got a thick fleece blanket (as others were leaving we could tell that the blankets were NOT passed around to the entire stadium). The blanket came in handy when the temperature dropped 50 or so degrees during the festivities. There was also the cow bell we were to ring at the appropriate time and the flashlight (or torch as they called it) for waving a the appropriate times. It also included a seat cushion (very thin) and the program for the ceremonies.
And then on the way out we were interviewed by Telemundo and then a NBC affiliate out of Portland. When the woman found out we three were from the Springs, she said that KUSA (Denver station) was right behind her and she'd give the feed to them. I was laughing my ass off!!!
Peace
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