GYMN-L Digest - 23 Jul 1996

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Topics of the day:

1. American Crowds
2. GYMN-L Digest - 22 Jul 1996 - Special issue

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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 03:28:24 -0400
From: ***@CORNELL.EDU
Subject: Re: American Crowds

At 01:07 7/23/96 -0400, you wrote:
>I was just wondering if any of the Americans on the list were
>getting sick of the crowds at the Georgia Dome (and other
>venues) chanting "USA USA USA..(ad nauseum)" every two
>seconds??????????
>
>I have nothing against the American team, and its great that
>they are supported, but I really think the crowd could tone
>it down a bit and maybe cheer for some of the other gymnasts
>a bit more.

That might be a bit much to ask; this is the ultimate home crowd and
there's no way to call back the hype. I suppose the really knowledgeable
gymn fans in the audience will cheer for whoever they really support,
whichever country, but there are also a lot of people there to see the
Americans only, IMHO (witness the great exodus after the Americans were done
women's comp, ignoring the Russians and the Chinese). Crowds are crowds and
do what they will.
I *do* wish they'd do something about the people using their
flashes, though... it's bad enough that the NBC team has mentioned it
repeatedly.


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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 03:37:01 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: GYMN-L Digest - 22 Jul 1996 - Special issue

F*ck you

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