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Truth be told...

We watched The Devil Wears Prada last night. Still a brilliant Meryl Streep film. Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt hold their respective own, too. And Stanley Tucci is always fun to watch, as his character(s) usually evolve, too. And the whole fashion scene (probably true to the 'art-form') is just nuts!

Well, all of the money owed back to me, from cancelled shows, has been repaid. About $600 Cdn.worth of tickets. I should be happy, but of course, I'm not really that happy. I would rather have seen the shows than not see them. But, my credit cards ARE becoming less ....uh.... demanding. Happy Dance for that.

Question: "Which Part Is Best?" Discuss. Left: "Well, I say Kibbles." ~ Right: "Well, I say Bits."

We went for Fine French Cuisine Take Out tonight. Turns out it was #TakeAwayDay . Not sure which country this was in. But we did our duty and supported a fave restaurant of our, Absinthe Bistro. Here's the photo of our 7 pm pick up. Anybody else with a great Take Away TR to share? The pizzeria opposite us is doing their social distance thing, for orders at the door. The New Building at the corner. This household does the 7 pm appreciation Big Time, with music, noise...and MORE NOISE! Our order is ready! Juliana and Cory. Host and Head Chef at Absinthe. Great couple. Great staff. Awesome food. It was raining. Everything out. Beef bourguignon and scallops were the main courses. And bread w/butter! Rice pudding and creme brulee for dessert. Lots of "dishes" to recycle, and we hadn't even finished dessert yet!

Hmmm. I honestly believe that this year should be called, "The Year Of Being Together/Apart". NOT "The Year of Co-We-Know-What". The way everyone has been coming together, through the world wide web, with mucho imagination and style.... To all the world involved. EDIT: And all Coaster Enthusiasts on the Front Lines, Medical and Non-, Everywhere... YOU ARE AWESOME! Robb and Elissa? Maybe it's time to add a "hands clapping" emoji to the collection. A suggestion for these times.

To be honest, I truly believe, that West Coast Bash (usually early Sept.) will be postponed. Till......? Just a heads up on that. I'm also thinking, that both the Playland season AND the PNE in Vancouver are a no-go this summer. But, what can ya do?

...But Back Then, The PNE Called It The SkyGLIDER! It was 1450 feet in length, and ran from Playland to the Exhibition Buildings at the opposite corner of the PNE grounds. And it was very "open" with no restraints whatsoever on the seats. And from past history, nobody reportedly "fell out" of it. There is a story about some poor woman's wig flying off, lol. But there was no lock on the safety bar to hold it down. And all the riders were smart, even the teenagers(!), and stayed on the thing. It operated mainly during the PNE itself. But for a few years, during the Playland season, they would operate the SkyGlider as a there-and-back ride. They had ride ops at the other end, making sure, along with a sign saying "KEEP YOUR FEET UP", that nobody got off at the other end. This worked out alright. It operated from the mid-1970s to just before Vancouver's world's fair, EXPO86, opened in 1986. All the photos are from the net. The Playland Station. Photo taken, from the Spiro-Tower queue/exit ramp. Gliding over Playland. Again taken from a Spiro-Tower queue/exit ramp. And behind the big blue pole... Playland's original Haunted House. Taken from the SkyGlider. (o; One of the many "event shows" that SkyGlider traveled over. Not the best view of it, but one can see where it traveled to.... ...The West Station. With the (then) new Spiro-Tower in the background, in Playland. Hey ladies! Great hair! At night, and wet. Not many riders on it, but still a nice back & white shot.

Tomorrow evening, we'll be getting our chic French Cuisine Take Out..... for nearly $100 Cdn. (incl.taxes & tip) http://www.bistroabsinthe.com It is awesome French cooking! Especially that creme brulee'. Run by Juliana and Cory.

Since this was the day for the 2020 TONY Nominations to come out, we all know that's going be delayed, as well as everything else in the current world. But here's the actual posting they released, back at the end of March...

^ That coaster looks really good. Hope it all opens, eventually.

^ I went thru riding Space Mountain in DisneyParis on several visits: 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2015.... It seemed to hurt like heck, every time I had those over-the-shoulder-restraints.... I believe the initial riding, in 2002 was the best.

"Sweet City Woman" The Stampeders (1971)

Outside Ranch or Blue Cheese salad dressing?

Great stuff, Chuck. Yeah, the queue for Crush's Coaster was bizzarely long. And boring. Until you got in the show building, itself. But still. Tres long.

Preach. Great start Chuck. Looking forward to more of that tour we did.

"I'm Not Crazy" Yukon Blonde

I found another ad from the 2013 series.... and it's the one that features Coaster on it! I called it the "Half & Half" series. (o; (See previous page for the other two ads.)

"Lean On Me" A lot of Canada's singers-artists, during yesterday's fundraiser on tv and radio.

Stamps

A special LIVE online concert of many, many actors, saluting Broadway's Stephen Sondheim in a one time only concert. For his 90th Birthday. He's an Aries. Awwwwwww. Coming up, on the hour. (1/2 hour later in Newfoundland.) EDIT (Monday 27th): They had multiple tech problems with the broadcast, so it went on much MUCH later in the evening. But now you can see/hear it in it's entirety by going to http://www.broadway.com and enjoying it there.

SOON! The Steven Sondheim Birthday Party-Concert-Celebration-Everything! is about to start. Enjoy all the performances and words about this awesome musical theatre legend. EDIT TO ADD: (Monday/27th) Because of all the tech problems they had last night, the concert was done a lot later than some people expected. Or waited for. But you can now see the whole program at http://www.broadway.com .... and now that I watched it, it's pretty good! I especially enjoyed the "Three-way Ladies Who Lunch," with Audra McDonald; Christine Baranski; and Meryl Streep. Much fun with all of them.

^ Ooooo I remember seeing those dioramas available in Disneyland, when we were there last fall. And I totally forgot to get one. Same goes for that awesome light-up Doom Buggy! I think there was an outdoor stall to the left of the exit door of the ride. And I blew right past it. Please be sure to show the diorama, when you've put it all together, plplplplease Chuck?