Working at home on Nob Hill in San Francisco, i heard noises outside my window – helicopters and cheering and booing – and turned on the radio… KCBS – And lo and behold – the olympic torch was running pass near my house on Van Ness ave, to avoid protesters – A new route toward the marina district.

So i ran out .. no camera no wallet just my house keys.

But the miracle of technology and being friendly really helped:

A woman with an iphone next to me took photos and she sent me one and i got home and it was waiting for me:

so here it is:

So many cops on the scene you’d think presidents and world leaders and the queen on England were in my neighborhood..
Thousands were running toward the torch runners. Laurie who took the photograph here said: “Why do they want to steal the torch? What will they do with it?”

“Put it on ebay maybe?” I joked.

There are many reasons, of course, why one would want to steal that fire…

To read more on Olympics and Tibet on NAM here’s link:

China and Tibet and the Olympic

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