Well, today ends my week of Supertramp here at the loft. I’ve gotta say, I’m much calmer after a week of some of my old favorites… and they’re still just as relative today as they were when they were written. As we prep for the much talked about Beijing Olympic games, I selected “Child of Vision” to end my tribute week.
Well, who do you think you’re foolin’?
You say you’re havin’ fun,
But you’re busy going nowhere,
Just lying in the sun.
You tried to be a hero,
Commit the perfect crime
But the dollar got you dancing
And you’re running out of time.
You’re messin’ up the water
You’re rolling in the wine
You’re poisoning your body
You’re poisoning your mind
You gave me coca-cola
You said it tasted good
You watch the television
It tells you that you should.How can you live in this way?
You must have something to say.
There must be more to this life.
It’s time we did something right.
Child of Vision, won’t you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.I’ve heard it all before
You’re saying nothing new
I thought I saw a rainbow
But I guess it wasn’t true
You cannot make me listen
I cannot make you hear
You find your way to heaven,
I’ll meet you when you’re there.How can you live in this way?
You must have something to say.
We have no reason to fight,
Cause we both know that we’re right.
Child of Vision, won’t you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
So, what do you think? Should the Beijing Olympics be boycotted due to the oppressive nature of the Chinese government? Or should countries come and compete, so they can gather the bragging rights of which athlete is the faster, can jump the farthest, etc., etc., etc.? Below are some of the headlines I’ve seen in the past week or so… you be the judge.
Chinese authorities stepping up security ahead of Olympics
Olympic Jitters Start Impacting HK Business
Beijing Olympics: Political Battleground?
‘Nazi Olympics’ exhibition opens – message for Beijing?
Boycott politicians, not Olympics
Boycotting Chinese food, ignoring Chinese repression
China bans smoking in public areas ahead of Olympics
Activists to protest some Beijing Olympics sponsors
Beyond the “genocide Olympics”
Chinese Americans Divided on Olympic Torch Protests
Interpol fears terror attack on Beijing Olympics
Beijing agrees to Tibet talks
Looks like there’s enough reading material there to keep you busy for a minute or two… better grab a cold beer before you get started! If you feel like you can afford a leisurely drive this weekend, treat yourself and “Take the Long Way Home.” As for me, I’m gonna try to make it an early night – it’s been a long week here, and I’m just looking forward to waking up on a lovely weekend morning and enjoying my “Breakfast in America.” 
“There is great disorder under heaven… the situation is excellent.” – Mao Zedong
“Success is the sole earthly judge of right and wrong.” – Adolph Hitler
“They’re all gone.” – Jim McKay, broadcaster at the 1972 Olympic games, speaking of the massacre of Israeli athletes by terrorists
Posted by Sambus on April 26, 2008 at 7:55 am
We are supposed to send our best, our healthiest, to represent.
If you look back to post world war I we went through this flexing with Germany to have Jessie Owens light the world up.
Here’s an interesting timeline:
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-win96/timeline.htm
I still resent what they did to Jim Thorpe:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0528.html
Growing up watching the Olympics I learned some of countries and some of sports…which somehow I idealistically believe the games should be about.
Now older I see the venue, and if you haven’t seen the powerful -
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408306/
You need to.
Our world changed that day to what we deal with now as ordinary…sadly.
But it’s sunny this morning and I’m motivating to knock out some put off chores…
Wish me luck.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RIoBXdQX_wY
Love the timeline, brother… amazing how many of those names are still familiar to me, even after all these years. As for Jim Thorpe, he was truly an amazing man – and in an age when that truly meant more than it does today. He was stripped of his honors, in my opinion, because of true bigotry. And also, in my opinion, the Native Americans in the U.S. have been stripped of their honor, and much more than that, for far too many decades. Truly a shameful fact and a blemish on our country.
I’ve seen the film “Munich”… I watched in 1972 as the events unfolded on our television screens, and still remember them. I remember, as child, I was indeed terrified. As an adult, I’m outraged. And the atrocities, which indeed didn’t start at the Olympic village in Munich, still grind on today. Peace, for those of that mindset, is not an attainable option – there will always be one more to kill.
And, for the record, Discovery channel is one of my favorites – but I’ve never seen that clip until now! LOL! Good luck with those chores… I think I’ll have a nap.