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...fiercely as the flame burns the hope of a Games "without doping and without drugs," as Hockeyroos star Rechelle Hawkes said in the Olympic oath. And in choosing Cathy Freeman as the flame's final custodian, Games officials rekindled another hope. It was there in Freeman's eyes as the cauldron rose - a dedication not only to individual victory but to a collective one as well: to unity between black and white Australians. For a moment last Friday evening, anything seemed possible...
...champions. At his first Olympic Games, the 17-year-old Australian is driving through the water at Sydney's International Aquatic Centre like swimming's gift from the gods. "He was born to swim," said Italian Massimiliano Rosolino, who finished second to Thorpe in Saturday's 400-meter freestyle final. "I think he can still get better. Who knows? I hope for himself that he does. I hope for myself that he doesn...
...guitars." A world-record start by Klim (48.18 sec.) set up the Australian victory, but Thorpe sealed it. "I was hoping [Thorpe] would find something. I knew he was the fitter guy of the two and he just paced perfectly," said Klim. Hall got the U.S. ahead at the final turn, but Thorpe kept his head cool and his stroke smooth to bring home the race in a new world-record time of 3:13.67. "The last 50 m were rather painful," said Hall. "This is the Olympics, all or nothing. I doff my swimming cap to the great...
...final performer was the ever-restless Paul Simon. He was in his polyrhythmic New York street-boy mode, placing percussive emphasis and new-agey world music arrangements on hits such as "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Graceland." Two musical highlights from the evening spotlighted the night's political purpose. The finale had Crosby, Stills & Nash leading all the performers (save Midler) chorusing on the presciently themed "Teach Your Children," a song that Graham Nash might have custom-composed for the Gore-Lieberman campaign (if he hadn't written it 32 years earlier.) The sentimental charm of the song seemed...
Fusion Music After the curtain went down three hours later, the Gore-Lieberman ticket plus wives and Hillary Clinton trooped onstage to thank the performers. Gore's final words summarized the mood. He exulted that he was touched by having some of the finest performers of his generation performing in honor of the ticket. The fusion between candidates, performers and supporters was complete. The '60s generation is now in sole charge. Now the electorate must decide which side was in the right in that long-ago revolutionary war, and whether it wants to be led by the people our parents...