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I haven't seen the videos yet because I'm getting over the excitement of being one of the 40! Whoo-hoo! Honestly, I never thought the Miracle Strip Amusement Park video would have been chosen. I know Robb called the park a "craphole" and the coaster isn't the best in the world. I almost cut it from my 3 video entries. I thought for sure one of the other two video submissions would be nominated among the finalists. One thing I've learned about the contest from that is to never underestimate the video contest judges because they are all wise and all knowing! Yes, I am butt-kissing.

^OK, 9 am at the front gates to meet Gregg and 2 pm at Guest Services to meet Elissa. Either way, someone will get beaten with bags of cotton candy! Oh, be prepared to be videotaped a lot if you attend. The "masters" will have to tell me what rides SFMM allows cameras on. I would like tog et shots of pain on Psyclone.

I can set up an afternoon meet. Since I'm not too familiar with SFMM and the park map on SixFlags.com is pretty terrible, name a good spot that I can find to meet and we can do it. I hope you will be wearing clothes. You can get arrested for not wearing any. I will still beat you with bags of cotton candy anyway.

You are all mistaken...the best ride in Orlando is the bar stool at the Rose and Crown during Happy Hour!

OK, I'll be in SoCal in a few days and I'll be at SFMM on Wednesday, May 4. I know most of us work the weekdays, but for those who have time, come on down to SFMM for some coaster riding. I plan to hit all the coasters in the park that are open. After that, we can do whatever. If Robb and Elissa come, you can help me beat them with bags of cotton candy until they tell me who won the video contest! We'll meet at around 9 am at the front gates so we can be the first on X. Look for a tall Asian guy with a purple Burrito Bros. t-shirt. A tall Asian guy shouldn't be too hard to spot, unless Yao Ming happens to visit the park the same day. If you can come, please respond to this post. Thanks!

I was watching the Disneyland segment in Tommy's video and there was Robb and Elissa on the other side of the camera. Robb was doing weird things with his crouch. I know it's all tissues in there, but what the heck was going on?

^Cool! Maybe I should have visited SoCal the first week of June to see if I'm a video contest winner! Maybe I can hit Robb and Elissa with bags of cotton candy at SFMM until they tell me who the winners are.

I hope the shirts have Robb's face on them.

I rode the Wacky Worm without even borrowing a kid, so the answer is yes, adults can ride it too!

You probably won't go to DelGrosso's either. That spinning mouse there has the most insane spins I've ever seen on one. The spinning was on ludricious speed or something! DelGrosso's also has a Wacky Worm. Hmmm..Elissa is probably drooling over that credit! At least their pizza is pretty good...

Source: http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050423/NEWS0104/504230495/1002/NEWS01 Bus driver quits Woman stopped bus, joined daughter's fight By DAVE BREITENSTEIN DBREITENSTEIN@NEWS-PRESS.COM Published by news-press.com on April 23, 2005 The Lee County school bus driver accused of hopping off her loaded bus while the engine still was running and jumping into her daughter's street brawl resigned Friday. Leslie Mae Jones, 33, of Fort Myers, quit after just 12 months on the job. She was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with breach of peace and leaving a school bus unattended with children aboard. "She came in at 7 this morning and I said, 'You can resign right now or we can go through the process,' " transportation director Lou Karnbach said. "I had already called personnel for the termination paperwork." Efforts to reach Jones for comment Friday were unsuccessful. She was released from the Lee County Jail late Thursday after paying a cash bond of $150. According to Fort Myers police, Jones strayed from her nearby bus route after her daughter telephoned about fights at the Alternative Learning Center campus, which serves middle and high school students with discipline problems. Jones hopped off the running bus filled with three dozen Fort Myers Middle students to come to her daughter's aid, leaving the keys in the ignition and the motor running, police said. Then, police say, while Jones was shouting at school officials and law enforcement, three other students ran inside Jones' unattended bus. They refused to leave upon an order from school administrators, reports show. Three ALC students — Veplort Moore, German Neal and Michael McCollum — along with Jones' daughter, 13-year-old Olishia Green, were arrested as well. "We will be holding hearings next week to determine what to do with them," interim ALC-Middle Principal Steve DeShazo said. The minimum penalty for fighting is a five-day suspension; the maximum is expulsion from the school district. Although the fight took place off school grounds along Michigan Avenue, students still are subject to the district's disciplinary rules because a school bus was involved, DeShazo said. "They think if they walk outside that gate they're home free," he said. Fort Myers Middle students weren't sure what was happening at first. Eighth-grader Sophia Vargas, 15, thought Jones was taking them somewhere to be disciplined for making too much noise. "We're always loud," said her sister Marie Vargas, 14, also an eighth-grader. "I was like, 'Where are we going?' " said seventh-grader Ashley Carter, 13. Ashley said the ALC students who entered their bus were talking. Andrea Abrams, 12, a sixth-grader at Fort Myers Middle School, said she wasn't scared but was frustrated by the delay. "I was thinking, 'I want to go home,' " Andrea said. School staff at Fort Myers Middle took statements from the bus riders, but Principal Louise Hollins said students weren't shaken by the incident. Jones drove two routes on Bus No. 910, one for Villas Elementary and a second for Fort Myers Middle. Her second route passed just a few blocks from ALC. Jones became the second driver in a week to land behind bars. Donald Deverso, 58, remains in jail, accused by the federal government of accessing child pornography via computer. A third driver, Israel Jackson, 28, was arrested in January on charges of selling crack cocaine to an informant. Not every bus operator is a bad apple, Karnbach said. Another driver volunteered to finish Jones' route Thursday, a spirit of teamwork common among drivers, he said. Bus operators also coordinate holiday fund-raisers and deliver food and gifts to needy families. "It's a small percentage that makes it look bad for the majority," Karnbach said. Lee employs 700 bus drivers. Before driving a bus, Jones had worked in warehousing for R.R. Donnelly in Fort Myers, transporting disabled patients to doctor's appointments for ATC Paratransit in Oak Brook, Ill., and delivering packages for DHL in Fort Myers. On her job application with Lee schools, Jones checked yes for having been involved in a motor vehicle crash and ticketed for a traffic violation. County records show she has been ticketed for driving with an expired tag, failure to obey a traffic control device, seat belt violation and unlawful speed. A 2003 investigation by The News-Press found that one in five bus drivers had multiple traffic violations, half had at least one ticket and 34 of 710 drivers had their licenses suspended before or during their employment with Lee schools. District officials vowed to be more selective about whom they hired, but Superintendent James Browder said Friday they must reassess hiring practices. Applicants already undergo standard background and criminal checks through an FBI database; he is not sure what more the district can do. "We are going to critically evaluate where we head in the future," Browder said. The state is requiring school districts to refingerprint all employees electronically to be stored in a database and to subject employees to FBI checks every five years. — Staff writers Jennifer Booth Reed and Justin St. Clair contributed to this story.

I use Pinnacle Studio 9, which is a fairly easy program to use if you're used to Windows Movie Maker. You can use Premiere, but I took one look at the demo version and I felt overwhelmed! It takes time to learn Premiere.

^OK, done!

I remember looking at the APR for the financing at Sony Style's web site. I don't remember the percentage, but I do recall it was higher than my credit card APR! I do recall saying "No thanks!" really quick!

It's probably something with the webhost then. The files play OK on my computer.

OK, here we go yet again... "The Tasting of the Beverly" video in Windows Media Player and Real Player format. Tasting of the Beverly (revised) wmv.wmv Windows Media Player file

OK, done!

I'm working on it! Stay tuned! Fun on a Friday night...yeah...

Now for the Windows Media Player file. Did Christopher enjoy It's a Small World wmv.wmv Windows Media Player file

OK, here we go again...It's a Small World video in Windows Media Player and RealPlayer format. Choose your fate! Did Christopher enjoy It's a Small World_RealPlayer.rm Real Player file

Here it is in RealPlayer. It's 4.73 MB unzipped. I hope this works! Cross your eyes, ears, arms, and fingers! Tasting of the Beverly (revised) rm.rm

I don't know what the problem is. I've uploaded a video before and it works OK. Where is Robb?

Try it now. I uploaded it again.

I rode with my friend's son on It's a Small World. Unfortunately, it was a decent into insanity! I hope this is not child abuse! If not, I'm submitting it to "America's Funniest Home Videos!" I would think that most WDW guests have the same reaction to IASW! The video is in .wmv format. Enjoy! Did Christopher enjoy It's a Small World wmv.zip Did Christopher enjoy It's a Small World?

Here's "The Tasting of the Beverly" video! http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1463