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video: carousel

August 3, 2012

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ride: national mall

August 3, 2012

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ride: national mall

the drews

August 2, 2012

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the drews

live: olympics, week one

July 31, 2012

going back to work is, well, awkward.

the first day back during the olympics is always the worst, facing a tivo still full from the weekend and another 16 hours that taped while you were away. the “good” news is that NBC’s coverage is just as hyperbolic and manic-depressive as ever.

time to catch up.

evancparker … yesterday, #TeamUSA women win rowing and cycling medals, but get shafted to the post-midnight coverage? #Uncool #NBCFAIL #Olympics

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evancparker … really, Tim. nothing that happens on the pommel horse tonight can be referred to as “catastrophic.” #Perspective #Olympics

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evancparker … you’re never too young to get indoctrinated into the #Olympics http://t.co/uWiYpxH2

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evancparker … if NBC’s gymnastics commentators did beach volleyball too we’d be at Cuban missile crisis levels of histrionics right now. #Olympics

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evancparker … dude, those speedos are creepy. don’t male divers need some sort of full body speed suit like the swimmers? #Olympics #TivoDelay

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evancparker … after 3rd night, sync diving is wearing thin. #BringBackCurling #Olympics

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evancparker … root, root, root for the home team. #TeamGB #Olympics

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evancparker … come on Bradley Wiggins #TeamGB! er, I meant, um, Tyler Phinney #TeamUSA obviously // #ImATraitor #TivoDelay #Olympics

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evancparker … Kessy/Ross looked great last night, tho need a Ph D in “hand jive” to keep up with their post-point celebrations. #Olympics

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evancparker RT @nicolevins: The true star of the #olympics: @SamuelLJackson http://t.co/M49XpjyZ

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evancparker … how bad was the other team that you needed to be this obvious to throw a badminton match? http://t.co/PqjGbKvu #FacePalm #Olympics

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evancparker … happy for Phelps, even if i’m exhausted by the thought of the next round of Subway commercials. #Olympics

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evancparker … I fell asleep during the women’s floor exercise. did I miss anything? #WieberKilledIt #Olympics (ht @kbrick!)

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evancparker … note to American viewers: #tequila makes Al Trautwig almost bearable. still researching an antedote for Tim Daggett. #Olympics

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evancparker … i love that 24 is considered “old” in gymnastics at the #Olympics. pretty sure that means I’m technically #dead.

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evancparker … did I just hear Al, Tim and Elfi actually defend a USA gymnast? #Harpies no more? #Olympics #FireAlTrautwig

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evancparker … here we go. try not to ruin this for me, Al. #FireAlTrautwig #Olympics

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evancparker … breaking out the good tequila in honor of the Mexican #Olympics diving teams. #OlympicDrinkingTeam #DoingOurPart

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evancparker … nice to see #TeamUSA Men’s BB enjoy glad handing other team after the game. Kobe even signed some dude’s shoe. #Awesome

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evancparker … pretty sure I just watched #TeamUSA Men’s BB go on a 23-3 run with just our backups on the floor. #DoesntSeemFair #Olympics

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evancparker … my 2 y.o. wants to go paddling at the #Olympics, but only when she’s “really big” because it “looks reeaaaally harrd.” #Yuppers

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evancparker … i love you Hope Solo, but get your head out of Brandi Chastain’s bottom and focus on the match at hand. #TheTruth #Olympics

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evancparker … judo, then bed. that’s 20 #Olympics disciplines in 3 days. #SaveMeFromMyself

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evancparker … wow. if #spain‘s U23s had 1/10th the class of their senior team, it would have been a very different soccer match. #ESPvHON #Olympics

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evancparker … can’t deal with men’s #Olympics gymnastics drama, so watching #ESPvHON tape. 10+ bookings not quite the calm i had in mind. #GradeSchool

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evancparker … am I horrible if I refuse to watch #Olympics men’s gymnastics team finals because I can’t deal with NBC’s commentators? #harpies

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evancparker … or, next to Al Trautwig MT @RobynOkrant: free Xanax for any spectator sitting next to the gymnasts’ parents. #OlympicImprovements

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evancparker … my wife (a swimmer) is irritated that a women’s water polo match lasts longer than 56 seconds. #Sigh. #Olympics

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evancparker … the 1900 #Olympics featured a 200 m. “Obstacle” swim where you climbed over bars, swam under boats #BRINGITBACK http://t.co/bftQzgSz

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