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Show funy /Games Le Salt Lake Tribune 18 Tuesday, February19, 2002 On the Prowlfor Pins, Pamphlets TAM NOW(THER HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE With the 2002 Winter Games just timeto collect all the memorabilia you had fun (or not) is runningout My souvenirs include torch run. yutfit, as pennant my family raved as | lumberedpast them in Orrin Porter Rockwell was “a end as a rough-and-ready fron: rst an, 4 scout, a marksman, a ence to get into the hot U.S. Russi: men's hockey gameat the E Center of drinks for somereally hammered Chinese guys I met one night There are some souvenirs { stil) need to get, namely a set of those stupid rabbit mascot ears for my grand. daughter. Towardthat end, 1 went shopping at the Olympic Superstore on Saturday erving joyalty,” wrote Ha} Schin ©, bic rapher of Utah's most no- Destroying Angel \n early convert to Mormonism, ckwell endured al thetrials of youngfaith and developed an timate devotion to its founder Saturday, including people who know thing or two about ice themselves: Russian figure skatiny pairs gold medalist Elena Berenzhnaya, U.S. men’s figure skatin bronze medalist Timothy Goebe! and 1980 hockey U.S. gold meda! Mike Eruzione.TheU.S. sn Bayley didn’t showup, peebaity d first prophet, Joseph Smith. In boarding giant slalom bronze alist Chris Klug was there, for reasonsthat will make his e 2 someone (undoubtedly Rock. Il) tried to murder Lilburn a former Missouri governor 1 bitter enemy of the Mormons. pense reportinterestingr stead, my wife camealong,as did friends Sonny and Sue. million other people showed up as well, Alreadyat 10.a.m., theline to get into Olympic Squarestretched two blocks down South Temple, south onto West Temple, and then Afier the shooting, Smith hired »ckwell to tendbar at his ansion/hotel and gave hima re irkable blessing: “Cut not thy rand no bullet or blade can most of the way to Mexico. um thee!” During all his years as We ran a gantlet of salvation scalpers, people offering to rescue us from Mormonism. My collection of Olympic memorabilia now includes assorted pamphlets telling me how Satanis going tolight myfire within frontier desperado and sometime wman, the Mormon Samson er cut his hair and neversuf da wound. \fier Smith's murder, Rockwell led the militia officer charged ith protecting the prophet froma Juan Antonio Samaranch, c was Spain's ambassador tothe So: viet Union before becoming JO nN ter andguide for the 1847 Pio. was Camp and joined the Califor allowable. sonny and Sue'sfirst ex: with Olympicsecurity, so you can't blame themforbringing a vold rush. Port” served as a territorial load of pipe bombs and buteher knives through the metal detector. man in Utah, becoming oneof most respected and feared nismen in the West fer his death in 1878 of natural Actually, what they brought were a couple of two-way radios, which provoked a Jengthy debate among se curity personnel, sume of whom wantedto throw us out, while others ves (the leading one being whis: The Salt Lake Tribune 1ed Port had “particip: ist a hundred murde LDS ‘Je Joseph F. Smith conceded wantedto disablethe radios by shootingthem Eventually, word wasreceived | hadhislittlefaults,” but as Mormon ruffian” repeatedly VENTURES IN Tesas mms with teiN FAMILY NO HARM ORACODEAT Wi OQ9 OLYMPICS; After an hour,the Jine thronged salmonlikeinto a security check point manned by every copin the ch with a different opinion and becameBrigham Young's wot famous bodyguard. He was a Robert Kirby from NATOthat the walkietalkies were manufactured by an officis Olympic sponsor and therefore permissible. We passed into Olympic Square By wayof a souvenir, J paused to take a pictureof the checkpoint and was rushed by a shouting volunteer. J got a great shot of his uvula telling methat photos of security measures were verboten. Theinteriorof the Superstore could haveused someadvice from Rodney King. ‘They were all out of official mascot rabbit ears, so we went looking for pins. Thepin wall was packed with obsessed collectors, some sporting collections so hugethat it looked like they were wearing chain mail. Wewalked overto the Roots store to buy (go ahead, laugh) a Team USA ret. By then the downtown crowd was large enough that the two-blockstroll to Gateway Center was more akin to a beating. Weleft when someone holdingaloft a prized beretsaid it was worth the seven-hourwaitin line. Back on TRAX and headed for home, I thought we werefree of the Olympics’ grasping materialism. But someoneinthe packed car asked for a favor. “You'reKirby. Do you have any of Pat Bagley’s funny souvenir pins to trade or sel]?J got the Mitt Fit pin, andthis ...” When Bagley and I hook up again, his most memorable Olympic souvenir is going to be a punchin the head. anyone whodidn’t need kill Rockwell once traveled be Sali Lake and Fort Laramie miles in five days. He was Jebrated fur his deadly accu OLYMPIC TRAFFIC JAM, _ Other popular local treats in clude frenchfry sauce (ketchup and mayonnaise), “funeral pota toes” (potato casseroletypical! Ouray dandy our Comers Monument found at funeral Junches), ‘Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune Ya Got Trouble! Cigarette Fiends at Peaks Arena Light the Fire: Security may be One os and s’mores (graham crackers, mars! Lynn dovenweep National 2. The annual “Saturday's Voyeur’ perlormance Utah Demoorattic Headquarters Mihi) pared with grated carrots. 4, Lucin . The state's three liquor stores accompanied FOOD:Utahis the Jell-O cap tal ofthe United States, with Sali Lake City ranked highest inthe tion in per-capita consumption Thattitle was briefly lost to Des Moines,Jowa,in 1999, but has since been reclaimed. Limeis the preferred flavor, traditionally pri Maze, Canyonlands NP. Porn channels at the Marriott Dr. John's Lingene & Novelties Hildale polygamist colony Picking Up Some Ideas: A Kod UTAH 107 Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge . The Legislature Centerafter practice this weekend included Brett Hull, team capto.n Chris Chelios, Mike Modano Mike Dunham,Brian Leeich John LeClair, Brian Rolstor Mike York. Q BEEHIVE STATE OF Navajo Mountain 9. Gay-Lesbian Center . PETA's Web site their way to Bud Worldat Gallivan to the crowds and elation to miles frombelp) 0. West Wendover Q But Did They Skate?: Memb of the USA Hockey team who inade Budweiser’s Dalmatian, Otis tans Flat Ranger Station, the We Don’t Want You to Discover - was replayed on thebig sere Wagon Training: Olympian tr guls skier Ann Battelle liad tli best seat in Salt Lake City’s crowded downtownSaturday w! she took a ride aboard the Bud weiser Clydesdales hitch, wav ii »st Remote vats in Utah /0 Utah Things tional anthem and cheered every time the race which Bradbury wonby not getting knocked down u Heartielt thanks to the “transportation experts.” ISTINGS & TRIVIA FACT & FARCH skating gold medalist Steven Bradbury onSaturdayat the | Lap. The crowdinthe VIP area Joudly sang the Australian na Jonny “Big Air” Moseley, ani Alpine skier Daron Rablyes PUREUTAH TOP 10 LISTS At Last, Something to Celebrate! Australianscelebratedthe coun try’sfirst gold medal in Winte Olympic history with short track memberaudience: U.S. Olympixar snowboardersJ.J. Thomas # on the way to Soldier Hollow with a rifle, traits that would ade him a formidable con in the biathlon Will Bagley Monument 0. Ticaboo president (1980-2001), O Bull snowsport event at Snowbird last weekend reportedly attracted a few experts among the5,000. ded U.S, Vice President ler Colfax in 1869: “I never: nan of astonishing endur FACES IN THE CROWD few folks used their Olympic influ Grand Junction, assorted pins, photos and an expensereport for a round n of iron nerve and a man of un v Toasting Aussies’ First Winter Gold days away from becoming a memory, Porter Rockwell: /tah’s Dead Shot More Gold: www.sitrib2002.com thick at the entrances, in the tented concourse and aroundthe rink at The Peaks arena in Provo, but one place it’s noticeably absent is the des: ignated sinoking area, where minors have been seenlight ing up. Maybe the yellow-coat-clad security officer who was seen puffing awayin the nonsmoking concourse area a few days ago should get the dutyassign. ment Overdue Spectating: After 40 years of attending but rarely watch ing the Olympics, JOC member Dick Pound of Canada says he’sfinally petting tosit in the stands and enjoy the Games. “Thisis the first time since 1960 I've been able to go and watch events without having to look after sponsors and broadcasters and host cities,” said Pound, who com peted in swimming in 1960 and has been an administrative fixture at ev. ery Olympics since. He stepped back after losing the LOC presidency elec tion last July. “it's been wonderful,” he said. In Atlanta, | think J only got to see three events over 17 days.” Just Like Da: : Workers at the Utah Olympic Oval havefire ex Unguishers handy in the event of a crash during speedskating. They spray the crashsite with the extin REPORTERS’ NOTEBOOK 2002 TIDBITS guishers, loaded with carbondioxide, to freeze the damagedice and acceler. ate repairs. To find out how to get bloodstainsoff ice, we have to check over at the E Center A Good Kead: How appropriate at 140 N. 900 West, which is regularly mobbed by credential-wearing Oly goers. Since most of the customers seemto be stocking up on junk food, ourbetis that downtownhotels told their media guests it was the closest source for Doritos and beer. Pinned Pooches: USA Today notes that the Olypin craze has spread to Ingus and Ajax, a couple of bomb-sniffing security dogs used by military handlers to help patrol the Games. Soldiers began adding pins to the dogs’ harnesses, and now passerstributions. Philadelphia Story: Gary Miles, scribe forThe Philadelphia Inquirer, wandered around downtown asking SLLlocals what they knew of Philadelphia and discovered: nut much. He was energized when a SLOC vol. Name Game:in his weekly col umn for the San Juan Record, editor Bil) Boyle notes thatofficials have not yet named the newly opened in tensive care unit at San Juan Hospi. tal in Monticello, Utah. Hesuggests that if it was named after Utah Olym- pic skier Picabo Street, the facility = be referred to as the Picabo ic Sorry, Smith's: Apparently, the unofficial grocerystore of the 2002 Winter Olympics is the Albertson's A PIN A DAY TRADING MEMORABII | Want Media Pins? Be Near the Media Each day during the Olympics we will trade a Salt Lake Tribune pin to see what we canget for it Today's pin: USA Today, Salt Lake City hockey Trader: Jeu Paul Beland, Montreal, Que bee, Canada by, ever so cautiously, offer up con- we found this in a men’stoilet stall in the Main Press Centerat the Salt Pal ace: A report called Integrated Waste Management Plun for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games, mallowsand chocolate). Robert Kirby unteer noted that it was the “City of Brotherly Love.” Of course, in the same paper on same day, the Inky claims that SLC’s “overwhelming, warm and fuzzy friendliness is remi niscent of the Stepford Wives,” ll South between 200 West and West ‘Temple, across from the Main Mc dia Center, downtown Salt Lake City. Why I'm here: “| collect four kinds of pins I collect media pins, McDonald's pins, Hard Rock Cafe pins and Coca-Cola pins.” Location, location “This is a very good spot [for me dia pins}. | used to go to the other side {of the Salt Palace}, but now | come to this side because the other quotes an Easterner, “I'm getting ally sick ofMpeople telling me, ‘Haves nhoe day.’” Compiled by Christopher Smith csmithasltrib.com pill box. “1 traded a donen pins for a dozen ofthose.” Sean ?. Means ’ POOR (¢ |