http://2010.dailyvancouver.com/taxonomy/term/188/0 en http://2010.dailyvancouver.com/blog/davethorvald/what-a-lame-vancouver-presentation <p>That was a painful segment promoting Vancouver.&nbsp; C'mon organizers, that was puzzling, weak, uninteresting and unfocused.&nbsp; Giant fake snow blocks making a stone monument ... huh?&nbsp; We can do better!&nbsp; </p><p>and Avril!&nbsp; What happened to the cool punky chick?&nbsp; What's with the Farrah Fawcett hair and froofy look?&nbsp; Looks like the 3rd Olsen twin.&nbsp; Get the handlers away from her!&nbsp; Should have got a BC artist (like DOA but not Bryan Adams) or even Barenaked Ladies (they were classic at SLC).&nbsp; Sam did all right though.<br /> </p><p>Overall, Ugh.&nbsp; Embarrassing.&nbsp; Vancouver is so much cooler then they showed and this is B.C.'s games, not 'Canada's' per se.&nbsp; Let BC show off, no reason to include shots of Toronto in the cheesy montage.</p><p>VANOC clearly needs some folks with artistic sensibilities on staff.&nbsp; Comments?<br /> </p> closing ceremonies Torino 2006 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:45:01 -0800