1984 Olympics pics

Randy Newman - I Love L.A. (Official Video)

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KcADqxnQA_4

Remember how McDonald's had those scratch-off games, and you'd win free food when the US won a medal? The entire Communist Bloc boycotted, and we won every friggin medal! A friend's sister worked there and gave me hundreds of tickets. I ate free for months.

saw an 84 olympic plate yesterday

Mary Lou Retton weirded me out.

the last 2 pics are of OJ and Bruce Jenner.  Man have times changed, to say the least!

>>> the last 2 pics are of OJ and Bruce Jenner.  Man have times changed, to say the least!

lol

You ate free McDonald's food for months, Brian?  How much weight did you put on?

I was 15, worked outside all day, rode my bike mikes a day and windsurfed until after dark, at which point I'd start partying. I was skinny as a rail.

Oh, to be young again...

 

I remember watching the 1984 opening ceremonies and seeing that guy in the jetpack and just thinking the future is going to be awesome, we will all have jetpacks.

 

I was living in the bay area at the time, I was able to go to a couple of the USA soccer matches at Stanford. I still have the little trinkets I purchased. 

 

I wonder how long the Olympics will continue? I saw some photos of the sites in Rio recently, they look like it was abandoned 20 years ago. I think that Salt Lake City is about the only city in recent Olympic times that still use the venues on a regular basis.

The whole world plays soccer because it's cheap and you can play anywhere. 

What Olympic sports facilities would the general public use? 

 It was awesome watching Jesse Owens win gold in the Colosseum 

 And at night or shortly thereafter my firstborn son was conceived

an auspicious start for Max Saint Stephen

I was living in Venice Beach and working for Hughes Helicopter Co in Culver City. L. A. was a very friendly place to be for a couple of weeks.

>>I wonder how long the Olympics will continue?

They'll stick around, but you'll see the same few cities doing the hosting. Beijing has a Winter Games coming up, and they just did a Summer Games. LA is hosting in 2028.

It makes zero sense to build new venues and Olympic Villages that are never going to be used again.

i saw a soccer match.

 

is carl lewis gay?  he sounds like michael jackson when he talks. 

>>>>>>It was awesome watching Jesse Owens win gold in the Colosseum 

 

 

Now, I'm starting to doubt that you actually saw the Grateful Dead in the '60's...