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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Yeah, we spent quite a bit of time at the pin trading tent as well. My dad ended up getting some pin from the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow that was apparently quite rare due to the boycotts that happened. He used to have all his pins in a frame that he kept on his night table for the next 18 years. I think my mom probably hasn't moved it yet, I'll have to look for it next time I go to visit.
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Yeah my best pins were also all framed up. Which is kinda strange now that I think back on it.
But it was fun at the time. One of the few times of my life that I became a "collector" of something.
I wasn't as big a sports nut in '88 apart from the Flames, which I regret now - although I do remember being very distraught when Brian Orsen lost the gold - stupid jerk couldn't get through a long program without falling on his arse.
The one shame of the 88 olympics is the fact Canada failed to win a gold that year. Which is pretty damn piss poor.