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**hoping mods won't put this in the new sports forum**
I just spotted this article tucked away on page six of the LA Times Olympics section this morning:
SALT LAKE CITY (AP): A small but extremely loud Irish contingent was spotted yesterday at the men's 4X15 km cross country relay at Soldier Hollow, the venue which is hosting all nordic events for the 2002 winter olympics. The group was holding its own against a much larger group of Norweigians, using the requisite cowbells and even a Celtic trio of musicians, complete with fiddle and tin whistle. Spotted in the group by several people was Dave Evans, aka The Edge, the lead guitartist of the widely known rock group U2. Apparently Edge was not wearing his usual knit cap, but rather one of the wildly popular Roots beanies seen worn by the American and Canadian teams. The group itself was seen wearing football jerseys, wrapped in large tri-color flags, and sporting all sorts of silly and fuzzy orange, green, and white headgear. When the skiing action slowed down, they sat down in colorful inflatable chairs, which were last seen at the Slane concerts given last summer outside of Dublin by the Irish rock group.
The Celtic trio was heard playing snippets of many traditional Irish tunes, including "Red is the Rose" and "Sliabh Geal gCua na Feile", while several members of the audience apparently fainted after hearing little heard but beloved renditions of the U2 tunes, "Acrobat" and "Elvis Presley and America".
As a final note, Edge was overheard to have requested the trio to play the Grammy-nominated hit, "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" for the United States cross country ski team.
There were also several reports that the drummer for the rock group, Larry Mullen Jr., was seen at the Salt Lake Ice Center Saturday night, giving the silver medalist, Apolo Anton Ohno, the thumbs-up sign, as the skater was being wheelchaired to the podium.
I just spotted this article tucked away on page six of the LA Times Olympics section this morning:
SALT LAKE CITY (AP): A small but extremely loud Irish contingent was spotted yesterday at the men's 4X15 km cross country relay at Soldier Hollow, the venue which is hosting all nordic events for the 2002 winter olympics. The group was holding its own against a much larger group of Norweigians, using the requisite cowbells and even a Celtic trio of musicians, complete with fiddle and tin whistle. Spotted in the group by several people was Dave Evans, aka The Edge, the lead guitartist of the widely known rock group U2. Apparently Edge was not wearing his usual knit cap, but rather one of the wildly popular Roots beanies seen worn by the American and Canadian teams. The group itself was seen wearing football jerseys, wrapped in large tri-color flags, and sporting all sorts of silly and fuzzy orange, green, and white headgear. When the skiing action slowed down, they sat down in colorful inflatable chairs, which were last seen at the Slane concerts given last summer outside of Dublin by the Irish rock group.
The Celtic trio was heard playing snippets of many traditional Irish tunes, including "Red is the Rose" and "Sliabh Geal gCua na Feile", while several members of the audience apparently fainted after hearing little heard but beloved renditions of the U2 tunes, "Acrobat" and "Elvis Presley and America".
As a final note, Edge was overheard to have requested the trio to play the Grammy-nominated hit, "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" for the United States cross country ski team.
There were also several reports that the drummer for the rock group, Larry Mullen Jr., was seen at the Salt Lake Ice Center Saturday night, giving the silver medalist, Apolo Anton Ohno, the thumbs-up sign, as the skater was being wheelchaired to the podium.
