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not officially. this is all "from inside sources" Bruce has yet to issue a formal statement, so although it might be "obvious" to many of us, until Bruce issues the statement? it's just speculation. but "good on Bruce" regardless of the situation. as to the car crash, he was clearly being chased by Paparazzi -- they have pictures of the MOMENT OF IMPACT! Sheeh. . learned *nothing* from the death of Diana I hope these Paparazzi are charged with something. (edit: and why "sigh"? . thought that was a funny story).

that's so funny, because I had seen this years ago, and made NO connection to it being at Knoebel's. yet I was inclined to take these pics next to "him" at the park last June:

true, the rooms are nothing special these days (and the "go" rooms are a joke (they look like bad 70's porn could be shot there). . but the price is right for the level of Hotel it is, and the location is just fantastic.

This is Roxxi. she's 100% blind, from Diabetes (she gets shots twice a day, as well as eyedrops to keep the Glaucoma under control). the little stinker likes to lay and lick her back legs raw due to terrible allergies -- the only thing that ever worked was steroids, and we can no longer use those due to the Diabetes. so here is my attempt last week to make her a "garter" to keep her from licking when we have to leave the house for work. (yes, I totally posted these on my wall, and we've been giggling hysterically for a week. . she looks so "trashy"). and they only stayed on for about 10 minutes!

we have a large dog (Doberman/German Shepard Mix). .and she's got a lot of toys, but since going blind (due to diabetes ). . her favorite is a "KONG" toy that you can put treats in. she likes it because it's big, so she can find it after she flings it. Nick's sister was staying with us for a visit, and pulled me aside in the kitchen and whispered "why is the dog playing with a sex toy???" and we had NO idea what she was talking about (playing dumb) yep. . we made her say, out loud, "isn't that a butt plug?" BWAAAA-HAAAA-HAAAA

ooo. . Robb: if you ever needed another excuse to re-post the "woman" ride walkthru. . this is it!

hope that came out the top end!

right there with ya oldtimer!

Free Pepsi at Holiday World? bleh. .they can keep it. (note if I ever make it there to visit, pack Dr. Pepper!)

Nit-picky point: Disney's Fast Pass is not "free." It's part of your admission. but EVERYONE who enters the park gets the same option to use it. there's no upcharge for it. In terms of the conversation here, I'd say that pretty much would qualify it as "free"

we're likely doing BGW this year, and I'm planning two days for it with no quickqueue (then a 1 day drive up to King's Dominion). . . followed by 2-3 days in Washington, DC. do yo think 2 days is enough for BGW? We've never been , and as I've noted, we tend to like to ride everything and perhaps catch a show or two.

I've never bought one, and never will (unless on a TPR trip where they are supplied; or in a situation like Disney where everyone is on equal footing and everyone can make use of it). I have no issue standing in line, and that's part of the theme park experience. When we go on trips, if it's a park we think will be crowded, we budget the time in for it so we can experience what we like. for example, we planned on using the evening before early admission at Hershey Park to go on a few things that we expected to have big lines the next day. Then we used the next day to ride everything else. I don't like (at all) the idea that someone can pay extra and get "better" / "quicker" service than everyone else. sorry.

I wouldn't even call it an amusement park. I've always described it as a "better Malibu Grand Prix". . since most go for the go-carts. That's about to change tho I'm very much looking forward to day trips there for this coaster!

Cirque Du Soliel! you know exactly what my little queer heart desires

that does NOTHING for me. (yep, I'm gay).

this is a good one too. . from our Verandah.

and hugs right back! here we are in November, on the Island of Bonaire (from our Caribbean Cruise on Holland America. .we were SO young compared to everyone else). We had just come from the Cadushy distillery before going to the lookout (the ship is way behind us in the distance). . .and the distillary gave out LOTS of free samples. so I was feeling no pain. . LOL

thanks!

. . and a florist just dropped off a big bouquet of Pink Roses and Lillies. awwwwww. . (guess I have to shave my long beard off (a request made the other day, that I was only considering) before we go out to dinner tonight). 11 years. . and after a breakup that I was SURE meant I'd never find my other half! (we met less than 2 months after the breakup).

wow. .did THAT go off the rails. crap ending to the worst season of the show thus far (almost nothing "Horror" about it). at least it DID give us the best episode of the show *ever* -- the "Pepper" origin episode. but other than that one? what a mess.. ideas picked up and dropped (sometimes in the same episode), police that stopped looking for the escaped convict that supposedly killed a house full of Tupperware party ladies, Elsa getting to spend eternity with the freaks she "loved" (yet killed one herself, sold the show to someone who killed another freak, and then RE-SOLD the show to another who killed the rest of the freaks). yeah. a mess. Ryan Murphy should submit the idea for the season, then step away and let others write. on the + side, Glee has been good since it's return.

it IS true that Kennywood is not in the best of neighborhoods tho. I very much enjoyed the free parking (and even parking close was way cheaper than SixFlags or CedarFair parking). The Waterfront area we stayed in (about 10 minutes from the park) was beautiful tho.

I prefer the American version of the song, with KISS (Paul) singing lead in English, and MCZ doing backups. in English the song is called "Samurai Son" and tho not officially released here yet, here's a fan video of the American version: [youtu_be]http://youtu.be/wAUsDqp6yE4[/youtu_be]

KISS has officially released their collaboration with Momoiro Clover Z (a HUGE girl band in Japan). the video is all kinds of fun, and the song is pretty good. this is the version Japan gets, with MCZ getting main vocals and KISS singing backup: [youtu_be] [/youtu_be]

I wouldn't call it skippable, but I don't agree that it's their best. It's fun and fits in great with Kennywood, but it just seems to be missing something. I don't understand that slow trick track at the end, either. Very front and very back are the best two seats on the ride. EXACTLY. There is nothing going on in the back 1/2 of the ride. We rode it with no line, and we agreed that if there HAD been a line, we would have felt it wasn't worth it. so for US I'd consider it skippable. We wouldn't ride it again. but then again, he knows that I've been to Hershey and HATED Skyrush and WIldcat (and he liked those).. so he does have a point of reference into what I enjoy in a coaster

I highly recommend skipping Black Widow and doing Max-Air at Cedar Point instead. When I went last year Black Widow was taking about 10mins to complete a cycle. We had a 2 cycle wait and by the time we got off 34mins had passed since we got in line. Max-Air may have a longer line but will definitely have a shorter wait time. Black Widow seems taller tho. it might just be location, but I could swear we were so, so high, on BW.