Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 8:38 AM | 0 comments |
 

Greetings from Vancouver!

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And what a welcome I received when I returned to my hotel from dinner at 9:30 pm. A fireworks salute! Actually, the Olympic torch relay came to the little Vancouver suburb of Richmond where the city officials put on a really good a show to celebrate the torch being in their town.

All the locals are very excited about hosting The Games. Actually, all Canadians are excited. I've met quite a number of non-Vancouver Canadians - one was a fireman from Ottawa who is taking five weeks vacation to be part of the spectacle - who are volunteering during The Games and they are all very happy and helpful.

It was a little odd though to be riding in the media bus sporting a California license plate. The need for buses outstripped the supply here in Vancouver so they brought them in from all over western Canada and California. ( Clem Murray / Staff Photographer )
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About Phil Sheridan, Frank Fitzpatrick and Clem Murray
Reporter Frank Fitzpatrick is covering his seventh Olympic Games and has yet to win a medal in anything except caffeine consumption. He has also been the beat writer for the Phillies, Eagles and Penn State football.

Columnist Phil Sheridan has been writing about Philadelphia sports since graduating from Temple University in 1985. The Vancouver Games are Phil's sixth consecutive Olympics. He is determined to do exhaustive research on the fresh seafood and locally made beers and wines in Vancouver and Whistler.

Photographer Clem Murray covered the Lake Placid Winter Olympics 30 years ago. He has covered the Eagles in their two Super Bowl runs; the Phillies in a couple of World Series (back in the 80s); the Sixers' 1983 championship; a couple of Stanley Cup runs by the Flyers; and the Nittany Lions.

For more Olympics coverage, visit the Philly.com Olympics page.
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