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CaptainCrunch · 02-13-2013, 10:13 AM

I was still in the military, the night before the opening ceremony we helped sweep McMahon looking for anything out of place, we were alerted to the possibility of suspicious people making their way to the city.

I did security work at the front gate, in the dome during a Team Canada game. I met Jim Peplinski in the players lounge and had a nice chat with him. I met the great Mike Eruzione and asked him why he didn't play pro hockey after the miracle on ice and he simply stated that he didn't think anything would match up to beating the Russians.

I saw Katerina Witt stretching out and she was hot, I got busted staring at Debbie Thomas' hiney. I was at one of Karen Percy's medal ceremony.

I traded one of my unit pins with a Czech player for 3 of his pins.

It was a great time to be in Calgary. looking back on the ceremonies with the cheesy music and the mullets and the bright red uniforms it still brings a bit of mist to my eyes.

Thinking about the 10,000 volunteers and the job they did to make everyone that came here fall in love with the people and for the IOC to declare our games the best winter Olympics ever. The fact that Calgary made a profit from the games, and created a lot of the world class facilities that are still being used today is awesome.

I agree with the sentiment, lets do it again, lets welcome the world again.

Some fun facts about 1988

The average house price was about $75,000
Average annual salary was $24,500
Average Price for a new car $10,400
Movies were $2.50
Not sure about this but gas was 38 cents a litre
Terrorist blow up a pan am flight over Lockerbie Scottland
Crack makes its debut
Solidarity movement in Poland leads to mass strikes
First Space Shuttle launch since the Challenger disaster
Stephen Hawkings publishes a brief history of time
First major computer virus hits computers connected to the internet
The Stealth Bomber is unveiled
The Shroud of Turin theory is disproved its not the burial cloth of Christ
Top remembered movies, RainMan, Twins, Big, Die Hard, A Fish Called Wanda
Top musical acts Enya, Robert Palmer, Kylie Minogue, U2, Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, George Michaels, GNR

02-13-2013, 10:13 AM	#29
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	I was still in the military, the night before the opening ceremony we helped sweep McMahon looking for anything out of place, we were alerted to the possibility of suspicious people making their way to the city. I did security work at the front gate, in the dome during a Team Canada game. I met Jim Peplinski in the players lounge and had a nice chat with him. I met the great Mike Eruzione and asked him why he didn't play pro hockey after the miracle on ice and he simply stated that he didn't think anything would match up to beating the Russians. I saw Katerina Witt stretching out and she was hot, I got busted staring at Debbie Thomas' hiney. I was at one of Karen Percy's medal ceremony. I traded one of my unit pins with a Czech player for 3 of his pins. It was a great time to be in Calgary. looking back on the ceremonies with the cheesy music and the mullets and the bright red uniforms it still brings a bit of mist to my eyes. Thinking about the 10,000 volunteers and the job they did to make everyone that came here fall in love with the people and for the IOC to declare our games the best winter Olympics ever. The fact that Calgary made a profit from the games, and created a lot of the world class facilities that are still being used today is awesome. I agree with the sentiment, lets do it again, lets welcome the world again. Some fun facts about 1988 The average house price was about $75,000 Average annual salary was $24,500 Average Price for a new car $10,400 Movies were $2.50 Not sure about this but gas was 38 cents a litre Terrorist blow up a pan am flight over Lockerbie Scottland Crack makes its debut Solidarity movement in Poland leads to mass strikes First Space Shuttle launch since the Challenger disaster Stephen Hawkings publishes a brief history of time First major computer virus hits computers connected to the internet The Stealth Bomber is unveiled The Shroud of Turin theory is disproved its not the burial cloth of Christ Top remembered movies, RainMan, Twins, Big, Die Hard, A Fish Called Wanda Top musical acts Enya, Robert Palmer, Kylie Minogue, U2, Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, George Michaels, GNR __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!