记忆中的几次奥运会

2008年奥运会的开幕式就要到了。我的心,早已经飞回了北京。心一动,人就容易回忆往事。这几天,和奥运有关的记忆,开始慢慢地从我的心底往上浮。

1988年开汉城奥运会时,我正在北京孤独地飘着。二十年前的同一天,我们一帮花样年华的哥们姐们,正挤在从北京开往北戴河的火车上。那时候年轻,能吃苦,什么都不在乎。呵,没有座位,没关系,站一会儿,马上就到了。有一次没座儿时,我还钻到火车座位底下,躺了好几个小时呢。

为了这次北戴河之旅,我放弃了北航的托福班。当时,我心里说服自己时使用的逻辑是,只要心里有激情,什么都可以放弃。很遗憾,当年和我一起游北戴河的哥们姐们,早就和我失去了联系。他们如今都在北京。我相信,只要有机会,友情还会重续。

1988年奥运会的主题歌是HAND IN HAND.记得那时中央电视台的大牌主持是卫华。1988年前后,我刚开始做出国梦。卫华的英文口语曾经是我模仿的对象。同一年,北京有个RADIO BEIJING电台,收音机里面常常会听到一位叫臧国华的男性播音员。每次报告完新闻,他总是用同样的口气和结束语和听众再见:This is radio Beijing, Zang Guo Hua in Washington.卫华和臧国华一定还活跃在某领域中,不知道他们还在做新闻吗?现在还有RADIO BEIJING吗?

1992年开巴塞罗那奥运会时,我已经在美国飘了近两年。我不记得看过开幕式或者现场直播什么的,印象最深的是那盘奥运会歌曲专辑。那时候,CD还不特别普及,为了买这盘歌曲CD,我花了近十五美金。对当时的穷学生来说,这可是一笔大数目。不久前,我在整理杂物时,居然发现了十几年前的这盘CD。印象最深的是麦当娜唱的那首This used to be my playground.

1992年之后,我就告别了无孩贵族的生活。1992年到2000年之间,我对奥运会的印象几乎是空白的。学业,工作,绿卡,生育,改行,几乎所有人生的大事都发生在这八年。到了2000年时,我的生活又慢慢开始恢复了以往的脚步。那年的奥运会,我和几位英国同事天天在网上看金牌榜。记得在奥运会前后,在前苏联的一个潜水艇上,有几十名海军战士因事故在海底遇难。就是这件新闻和奥运会把我留在了2000年。

恍惚觉得和奥运会有关的记忆不寻常,它们似乎有股别样的味道。比如,北戴河黄金海岸,卫华,麦当娜本与我的生活毫无关系,但我却把海岸沙滩的辽阔,还有她们的声音与歌声永远记在了心里。

时空相隔,恍如前世。索性让自己的心里储存一个看不见的黄金海岸,然后再去那里静静地散步与回味过去。为了留下今年奥运会的记忆,我已经做了我计划中的交流。虽然短暂,虽然遥远,但我相信,多年以后,2008年的奥运会,将为我的记忆再添上一笔浓浓的色彩。

祝福奥运,祝福祖国,祝福你。

麦当娜演唱的1992年奥运会歌曲:This used to be my playground (贴歌困难,只好贴歌词)
This used to be my playground

This used to be my childhood dream
This used to be the place I ran to
Whenever I was in need
Of a friend
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say

Don't look back
Keep your head held high
Don't ask them why
Because life is short
And before you know
You're feeling old
And your heart is breaking
Don't hold on to the past
Well that's too much to ask

Live and learn
Well the years they flew
And we never knew
We were foolish then
We would never tire
And that little fire
Is still alive in me
It will never go away
Can't say goodbye to yesterday

No regrets
But I wish that you
Were here with me
Well then there's hope yet
I can see your face
In our secret place
You're not just a memory
Say goodbye to yesterday
Those are words I'll never say

This used to be my playground
This used to be our pride and joy
This used to be the place we ran to
That no one in the world could dare destroy


This used to be our playground
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
I wish you were standing here with me


This used to be our playground
This used to be our great escape
This used to be the place we ran to
This used to be our secret hiding place

This used to be our playground
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
The best things in life are always free
Wishing you were here with me

 

8-8-08  10:00 AM 北京时间

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