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tnmh, van2010, vancouver
At Canada's Northern House, Dave gets schooled on life in Inuvut NWT by singer Leanne Goose including igloo church, endless days and night, Muktuk and Mukluks plus schools, stores, medical care, shopping at the end of the Dempster highway. http://www.leannegoose.com/
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At Canada's Northern House, Dave enjoys Boris Mann's annotations about the legendary delicacy of muk muk and thoughts about flying Saskatchewanians, neglected cultures, hospitality houses with tasty food and recollections of Torino 2006.
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hockey, gold medal, tnmh
On the final official day of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Dave steps outside during the 2nd intermission of the gold medal men's hockey game between Canada and USA to recap the previous days and look ahead to the Paralympics with @kk (who also mentions his meeting with figure skater Johnny Weir) and notes about the With Glowing Hearts film project.
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speed skaters, open ceremonies, gold medals
From the Richmond Ozone after a stint at the Heineken Holland House, Dave recaps Canada's huge medal haul with @theWoodduck in between sets by The Dudes and The Stills. Topics include snowboard, speed skating, hockey and beer.
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On the Seabus, Dave talks with accredited reporter and Olympic veteran Bob "The Hammer" Mackin about narrative around the Games, controversey about costs, ROI, government grandstanding, VANOC's manner of acting, and sports which blew him away.
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With scant days remaning, Dave takes a break in the 2nd intermission of Canada vs Slovakia to recap a perfect 24 hours of hockey, perogies, medals, bobsleigh, Burton Cummings, and the great feeling of kindness in the city of Vancouver.
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olympics, van2010, 2010
Streetside observations before the Olympics started including documentation of street art, city changes, graphic design and hospitality under construction while city workers hang Winter Games flags on street light poles on East Hastings St. in front of a
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Transit and craft enthusiast Jason Vanderhill interviews Dave O at the Flickr/Yahoo meetup at the Mini building in Yaletown and they discuss highlights, hockey, hospitality, Seabus, having a beer in the park and give thanks to Belgians. Photo by Carol Browne.
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An update at the end of Super Sunday from the noisy concourse of Canada Hockey Place in the 2nd intermission of Sweden vs Finland hockey game. Topics include hockey, regrouping, Vancouver's culture, exhaustion, food and beverages.
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Visting with a cultural ambassador at Canada's Northern House, Dave learns about geography and cultures of Canada's 3 Northern Territories at the cultural hospitality house including narwahls, attendance, objectives and tourism.




Renegade documentation from the streets of Vancouver at parties, games, events, concerts, protests, naps and beer gardens. Host Dave Olson AKA Uncle Weed is an experienced Olympic pundit and pioneer of social media at Olympics since Nagano 1998.









