Uh...sports
I know I really can't speak with very much credibility on this issue.
But I made an observation in the car today, head pressed against the window watching cars and scenery.
I read a book, a short while ago, on chariot racing in ancient Byzantium- the predecessor to Constantinople, now called Istanbul. 80 000 fans used to attend that event,in the city called the Eye of the World, roaring crowds who lived their lives among the sands of the Hippodrome, and the turnings of the Spina. This preoccupation with sports, seems to be a universal element- today even, as I say flags whipping in the wind, the bold and fiery symbol of the Flames upon it.
The Red Mile, the wryly appropriate name for 17th Avenue in Calgary, seems to epitomize the fervor and excitement that sports inspire- leading thousands of fans to spill out on the streets, and carouse, unfettered and seemingly free of all inhibition.
What is it about sports that fire up the people, and compel them towards actions they might otherwise not be likely to do? Few other mediums can claim this unswerving power.
Today my school was a veritable sea of red- and me an unfortunate island of blue and grey-and I realized that this overwhelming pride, and fanatic fervor, was a poignant emotion rarely ever seen.
But I made an observation in the car today, head pressed against the window watching cars and scenery.
I read a book, a short while ago, on chariot racing in ancient Byzantium- the predecessor to Constantinople, now called Istanbul. 80 000 fans used to attend that event,in the city called the Eye of the World, roaring crowds who lived their lives among the sands of the Hippodrome, and the turnings of the Spina. This preoccupation with sports, seems to be a universal element- today even, as I say flags whipping in the wind, the bold and fiery symbol of the Flames upon it.
The Red Mile, the wryly appropriate name for 17th Avenue in Calgary, seems to epitomize the fervor and excitement that sports inspire- leading thousands of fans to spill out on the streets, and carouse, unfettered and seemingly free of all inhibition.
What is it about sports that fire up the people, and compel them towards actions they might otherwise not be likely to do? Few other mediums can claim this unswerving power.
Today my school was a veritable sea of red- and me an unfortunate island of blue and grey-and I realized that this overwhelming pride, and fanatic fervor, was a poignant emotion rarely ever seen.
posted by gah at 8:34 PM
2 Comments:
Wear red on thursday.
You know you want to.
see above post
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