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Celebrating the Olympics through Dance

Feb 22 2014

One of my favourite Olympic episodes – dancing with Spandy Andy.

Spandy Andy is a local Vancouver celebrity, from his bio:

I travel the world dancing in SPANDEX. Learn more about my TIGHT BRIGHT philosophy by visiting SpandyAndy.com

I’d dragged a guy out of the newsroom to film us. But after security kicked us out, he got scared and abandoned the shoot.

So I did this.

Didn’t think twice, it was that kind of atmosphere, genuinely happy.

Filmed in the epicentre of the Games.

Spandy Andy has gone on to do quite well for himself.

He was on Think You Can Dance’, a regular performer at MarineWorld, and his Youtube has 10.3 million views, nice Andy. Here’s his Twitter.

15 Videos about the 2010 Olympics

Feb 22 2014

The paper permitted me to film and cover whatever I wished, so I explored around and interviewed people with my screwdriver microphone.

Miss that thing.

These are all screenshots.

Because this is the bad thing: I never uploaded any of them to my YouTube account.

It floors me, but they’re all still live on Sun Media’s servers.

Watch this, then at the end it’ll display a ‘Related Videos’ at the bottom, find them all there.

Until tonight, I hadn’t watched of these since I made them.

Even made it up to Whistler.

On the Alberta Train.

Where I ran into Maelle Ricker, and held a Gold medal. My editor loved this one.

Here’s another time I held a Gold medal, includes a better photo of it.

Roamed the streets every night.

That 3 weeks really was one of those once-in-a-lifetime, time-of-my-life experiences.

My 2010 Olympic Newspaper Column ‘Social Keri’

Feb 22 2014

It was a 100-word daily column about my impressions about the Games, printed in ‘Vancouver 24 hrs’. It was called ‘Social Keri’, and I had no input on that.

This was my final article.

I love how this was known around the wolrd as “The Party Olympics”.

Simultaneously, we set the record for the most gold medals ever won at a Winter Olympics. Sums us up pretty well, eh?

This was our coming out party, Canada!

It’s important to keep this patriotic momentum going; we’ve been humble for long enough about being the best country in the wold.

You know those times when you got goosebumps during the Games, or when your eyes welled up? When you were holding your breath and forgetting to blink while you willed us to victory?

That feeling, that’s the one that needs to be celebrated and screamed a little louder.

I don’t want to leave here. I want to live in this bubble forever.

Thank you Vancouver, for showing me the time of my life.

See you soon.
I’m so coming back.

xoxo
Keri

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kk woah – just went to link up all articles from ‘Canadian Explorer’, and they’re missing? Oh boy. The hard copies are long gone.

They must be around there somewhere, but likely went missing when I ported over to WordPress from SquareSpace. Gah.

Come ON #NewScarf #TrackDay

Feb 21 2014

The checkered flag pattern is tough to find, both online and in real life. It’s odd enough that it’s on my “potential KOD column topics” list.

(think I’ve blogged about it before, hang on…. yup, here: the 2012 Honda Indy)

“Putting On & Taking Off my Scarf” from January 2011.

Been wearing them since high school.

Nissan’s All-new Micra – the Only Car under $10k

Feb 19 2014

Nissan’s all-new Micra is the
lowest priced car in the country,
starting at $9,998

It’s a 1.6 L engine, outputting 109 hp and 107 lb-ft of toque, available in either 4-spd automatic or… manual. Nice.

As you expect, that’s the base model price, which means manual windows and doors.

But still, the rear seats fold 60/40, you can connect a device and play music, there’s a rear wiper with washer, and a Traction Control System (TCS).

The available features list includes all the en vogue stuff like: backup camera and colour screen; steering wheel controls; USB; A/C; Bluetooth hands-free phone; and remote keyless entry.

For such a low-priced car, I was hmm, the interior will feel chintzy, but I pawed it at the auto show, and it doesn’t. Nissan told me that because they buy parts in such massive bulk for both Nissan and Renault, they can get better quality finishings and materials.

Here’s the full spec sheet.

Make sure to order the below “Cargo Cover” (it’s an option). Security.

This car is specifically built for Canada.

Tim Franklin, head Product Planner at Nissan, is the gentleman behind customizing for our country, and I’ve interviewed him about that for my ‘Keri on Driving‘ column – How Nissan modifies cars for Canadians.

Tim conducts a “hockey stick test” ha (see also: the 6 Types of Features).