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Well, without a doubt I am going to visit this summer. I had been debating if it would be worth it to make the trip whe nI am in St Paul,MN this summer for a week visiting family. Not sure how close I will get to the wave. Maybe watch from a distance. Yeah, I'm a pussy....

That was wicked awesome!

^ It won't come down till Fall? ::Rim Shot:: Had to get that one in there before EBL did.

^ It was abducted by aliens last night. But they didn't know what to do with it, so it was put back before sunrise.

Play or played? Ha-ha! Well, I used to play the Chello, Tenor Sax and Guitar. The guitar is currently collecting dust. Needs new strings and when I have the time I would like to re teach myself how to play. I played the sax on a daily basis 5th-7th grade. So, needless to say, it has been a while. A couple of years ago I had the itching to learn the sax again. So I went to the local music store and bought myself a nice new shiny one. I play it every now and then, but still re-learning. hopfully I will have the money to be avble to afford lessons. Eh, I also want to learn the piano. One thing at a time, right?

^ That car is a classic! How could I ever sell it? With it being worth way more than SFMM and all. Then again, not saying much. Ha-Ha, good times in the car. Like chasing down that hit and run on the Hollywood freeway. Or running over good friends. Ah, those days.... ...I do have a new car by the way.

Not sure if this video has already been posted. But anywho, I havent laughted this hard in a long time. The following is a tutorial on how to make a Michael Jackson Mii. Now, that alone is kinda funny, but it was the commentary made my laugh my butt off. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/366344/michael_jackson_mii_tutorial/

^ They knew the park wasn't going to sell. I mean, it is like me trying to sell a 1971 Ford Pinto with 700,000 miles. Like the car, I am sure they knew they couldn't even give that park away. But yeah, they need to fix/clean up with park with out a doubt. However, cleaning up the park is not something you can exactly advertise. Could you imagine a slew of new commercials for Magic Mountain saying: "We cleaned up the park, please give us another chance!", "Magic Mountain, we dont smell like piss and vomit anymore!", "Here at Magic Mountain, we are firm on safety. The police sub-station just outside the front gate will insure that Little Susie won't get stabed by a mexican cutting in line" Like you were saying, an effort on cleaning up the park will need to be taken every season. I remember the days when the park was clean. Knotts was the "dirty" park (at least as far as the bathroooms were conserned). It's a great park if you look past all the built up crud. Hopfully 2008 is "the" break out year for Magic Mtn.

So what is Six Flags doing to help draw families back to Magic Mountain this season? Sure, they are re-painting rides and buildings that were neglected for years and needed some TLC. Psyclone is gone with Flashback soon to follow. However, I don't see these measures to be enough to excite anyone enough to visit. Granted, these improvements were something that needed to be done. But something needs to be done in conjunction with these developments, like adding new family attractions to the park. I am sure that family attractions are on the drawing board for the future. But why such a slow start? I would have thought that they had a plan in place for park improvement in the case that they decided to keep the park in the Six Flags chain, as they did.

I am probably the only one here that cares. But anywho, as of the 12th, Metallica is back in the studio recording their 9th studio album. From Metallica.com The intersting part about all of this is the fact that they are recording in Los Angeles. For those that do not know, the band has spent the better part of their career in the bay area. I hope LA is good luck for the band again and the new album is up there with the great albums they did early on. If anything, it is great for them to be removed from their "HQ" in San Fran and the studio that put out "St Anger". We don't need another one of those albums or the bad karma from the studio that it was recorded in. Pictures from the studio can be seen at the bands website. Rock on Metallica! Cant wait for the new songs!

Well I guess it is a good thing that SFMM was not sold to Cedar Fair. "Knott's Magic Mountain" anyone?

Well, Michael WAS living in the middle east for some time..... FantazyLand could have very weel been his home away from home. .....No comment

^^ Huh? Michael Jacksons house?

Yeah exactly what I was thinking! So....Robb....[in an innocent tone] when are we going to see the 1st "Theme Park Review Coaster Landmark"?

^ I disagree about nothing good that coming out of Psyclone. After all, it put the food on the table for many local chiropractic physicians.

Its funny, everyone wants the double down back. No doubt that removing the midcourse would esthetically clean up the ride, but I don’t think it really added much to the ride experience. If anything were to come back, I would want the original profiling of the ride to return. Well, at least the original double up. Oh, and new trains as well.

It was sad enough to hear of the closing of Nick Studios. How weird it is to see the building a completely different color and scheme. Oh how I miss those days of "What Would You Do?", "Double Dare", "Legends Of The Hidden Temple", and so on.

Psyclone: Why is this coaster still standing? Come on, hurry the heck up! <---pushing down the detonator

Spending money at Art Galleries? I know that Lars just sold off a bunch of artwork. Is that what you are thinking about? But I agree about the "$8 sound". The sad part is that the instruments used for St Anger were not on the cheap side of things. But they sure made the drums sound that way!

*UPDATE* Metallica is just about to start recording the 9th album. There are also palns for an "escape from the studio" tour in July Here is what they had to say. from metallica.com http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600122 And from blabbermouth.net http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=66980

^ Well, it is still standing. I know, I know. I am upset about it too. Come on Shapiro, please pave Magic Mountain!

I know where you are going with this. However, the current threads don't bother me at all. It is interesting to see some of these pictures of the "best" whatever's. But if there is ever a "What is your favorite 'favorite' topic", that is where I would draw the line. Then again, it is all subjective.

^ But thats the ride SFMM is getting this year! ::glances down at signature::

Talk about one giant oops! Lets hope they dont ditch the coaster idea and pave over the entire section of land. ...well it could be a great area for a haunt maze.