Here is a photo of Big Mike Dowd holding the olympic torch listening to one of the olympic host about what will happen when it is your turn to carry the flame.

A photo of Big Mike and Mr. Chevallier posing before boarding the olympic shuttle bus. Mr. Chevallier passes the flame to Big Mike later in the morning. <

My good friend Scott Wentworth took this shot of Big Mike in front of the BFD flag ship hours after carrying the olympic flame.

The people you see in this photo are wonderful. Starting from left to right. Phyllis, Vinnie, Big Mike, My mother, FM Scott and M. McCabe in Staten Island, NY.

Big Mike posing for the camera. Only a bit after 8:30am on Dec. 23, 2001. Not many people are here yet at PS School 16.

Here is Mikey's 6 year old niece proudly holds onto the olympic torch. She is very happy and talks about her uncle torchbearer Mikey. SMILE!!

This picture is one of many coolest photo on here. This is my mother and I at PS 16 in Staten Island, NY. She cried when I carried the olympic flame on December 23, 2001.

Big Mike receives an award from the Concern Citizen of Belleville on December 7, 2001. It is for being selected to represent the township of Belleville in the 2002 olympic torch relay.

The photo you see was taken by Photographer pros from Kodak Company as a gift and is allowed to use anyway the torchbearers like to use them. This is a photo of Big Mike jogging on December 23, 2001 in Staten Island, NY.