We were sitting to the left of the volleyball court, were those people paid actors? We watched them take orders from the TV people and some of them appeared to be needing exercise rather than the fit So Cal stereo types they were portraying. The yoga chicks gave me ****** chills, guys throwing frisbees, it was really obnoxious but I guess that's what people think we're like. Why aren't they doing this in the New York games?
Paid actors would be even *more* "LA".
Los Angeles is best at putting on a show, and that outdoor game will be remembered as one of the best, most fun, most "authentically local" the NHL will have ever done. Yoga, beach volleyball, red carpet, an actual A list celeb or two, inline skating, Vin Scully, Gretzky, KISS, Five for Fighting... holy crap! It had everything going on in LA any given day all happening at the same place at the same time - that was the point! So well done from that perspective.
If the Kings had actually shown up it would have been even more memorable. That was the only (huge) disappointment of the entire evening for Kings fans. If the Kings had made the game competitive or won it would be fondly remembered as one of the all-time highlights for the organization. Now it'll just be remembered as a great event - not a bad thing, just not as good as it could have been.
