Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Vancouver regularly gets visits from what we politely call the bridge and tunnel crowd. These are the morons and neanderthals who live OUTSIDE of Vancouver and travel into the big city with the bright lights because their lives in the 'burbs are so intellectually and artistically challenged. They can usually be found wearing raggedy-ass hockey shirts -- the Surrey tuxedo -- and stinking of beer. They have low foreheads and by ten in the evening they are generally braying and drooling, or drooling and braying. Sporting events are a big draw, and with every Vancouver Canucks or BC Lions game, our fair city is inundated with troglodytes. Afterwards, as part of their mating rituals, they stage a riot. Or stab each other. If they're from Richmond they street race home and usually run over one or two pedestrians.
Cultural events are also a big draw, and Vancouver events like the Sea Festival or fireworks can usually be counted on to bring in a horde of mouth-breathers. Woo--hoo! More public drunkenness and brawling! We in Vancouver just love these crazy lovable louts!
And the Olympics, you ask? The Olympics are a big candle to these fuzzy-minded moths. Both sporting events -- hockey being the major draw, AND free cultural events, such as open air concerts at FREE venues like LiveCity.
Well, on Wednesday evening, a herd of these idiots surged towards the stage as Alexisonfire was playing and caused a crowd barrier to collapse, injuring 19 people, nearly a dozen of whom were sent off to the hospital in ambulances. VANOC immediately cancelled the concert and nightly fireworks.
Why do I write this? Because I foolishly decided to spend the evening at said venue and hoped to film the fireworks. Needless to say, it didn't happen... ...sigh*
Instead of red lights flashing and bombs bursting in the air, we got ambulance lights. I like this shot a lot because it is so reminiscent of these Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics -- badly needing a wheelchair.
Shot with my D700 and Nikon 24-70mm zoom lens.
- Vince Hemingson
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umm.. Don't think these people you chat about exclude Vancouver people.
ReplyDeleteStupid people live everywhere. More stupid people live in Surrey. There is a reason that Whalley-Newton is the car theft and crystal-meth capital of Canada.
ReplyDeleteNow that's just bloody offensive, judging people based on where they live - you checked the id's of everyone that surged towards the stage, did you, and determined conclusively that they were mouth-breathing suburbanites?
ReplyDeleteMike Leipe
Get over yourself, Mike. As you live in Ottawa I guess I can safely assume you think you're an expert on everything. I, on the other hand, have lived in the heart of Vancouver for thirty years AND had the misfortune of living ACROSS the bridge in Surrey for a couple of years. Having had my car trashed after the Stanley Cup riots and having witnessed firsthand the behavior of the suburbanites at numerous events, I actually know of which I speak. Unlike say, someone from Ottawa? And yes, I took pictures, so I was there. And the local are easy to recognize at these sorry-ass Olympics.
ReplyDeleteGeez Vince. Get over yourself. I have been looking at your blog because we have a friend in common. However, you are the most egotistical ass I have ever (almost) met. Do you ever talk about anything else other than yourself? And when you do, do you ever say anything nice. I think I will have to pass on an introduction as I can see that you are more interested in yourself and I bet you spend very little time getting to know your friends and acquaintances. You're too self absorbed and probably lonely. What a pity.
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