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The Dave Brubeck news is extraordinarily sad. He was quite possibly my all time favourite musician. I'm very glad I had the opportunity to see him perform back in 2009.

I really don't see the park getting a coaster in 2014. Leviathan was a massive capital investment and probably the only major attraction we'll get for a while. I can see the park doing what they did after Behemoth was built. Focus on park improvements, family stuff and potentially a flat/water park addition. But hey...I would love to be wrong.

Dimmu Borgir - "Vredesbyrd"

I am beyond excited for this ride. I also really hope that Back to the Future III theme knock off is part of the ride.

Bob Sinclair - "World Hold On (Children of the Sky)"

KMFDM - "Sieg Sieg"

King of Asgard - "Day of Sorrow"

The only two things I can think of around here are the CN TowerEdge Walk where you walk around the outside edge of the CN Tower and the Whirpool Jet Boats that take you barreling up the rapids of the Niagara River. Oddly, I've yet to do either...

I am unbelievably excited for the Texas trip. You guys look to have outdone yourselves yet again.

The Vekoma Flying Dutchman restraints have always seemed overly elaborate to me. The weird two piece vest restraint, then the lapbar/legbar thing just confuse me. Fun rides though.

I generally don't play games when I visit parks. I will venture through the arcade and if they have any retro cabinets or something cool like X-Men, The Simpsons or any variation of the needlessly addicting Taiko Drum game I'll stop and play.

Most people in Toronto last night were either at Grey Cup parties or at Metric at the ACC. However, I decided that is lame. Instead, I ventured with a few hundred other hardy souls to see GWAR. A GWAR show is one of those things that words cannot do justice. There are a lot of celebrities being killed in effigy and a lot of fake blood and other miscellaneous fluids being sprayed into the crowd. Seeing GWAR is always a fun, albeit messy and rowdy time. Oh yeah. The openers were Cancer Bats and Devildriver. They put on a great show. Next up is Eluveitie in December. This will be the sixth time I've seen them now. GWAR!

There's not really much to say that hasn't already been said. The people here are amazing, laid back and amusing. No one really takes this admittedly ridiculous hobby too seriously and knows how to have fun.

The highlight of 2013 will be the TPR Texas trip should everything pan out nicely. I'm also planning to re-visit Hersheypark, Knoebels, Martin's Fantasy Island and of course Canada's Wonderland. Should be a good year.

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. I'm not quite sure how to feel about this, to be honest. I mean...he was only .500 in his first go around as manager. But...that was with a team assembled by JP Ricciardi. I'm a better GM that he was.

Cuteness overload

My first B&M was Alpengeist way back in 1997. I was absolutely terrified going up the lift. But, once we hit the brake run, I wanted to ride it again. Thus, a coaster enthusiast is born.

Turisas - Stand Up and Fight

I should also add that Wooden Warrior at Quassy was a pleasant surprise. For being such a small ride, it packs one heck of a punch and has great moments of airtime.

The entirety of Michigan's Adventure was a pleasant surprise for me this year. Everything was way better than I was expecting. The SLC was decent, the wild mouse was fun, Michigan Wolverine wasn't too rough and Shivering Timbers ruled. I was definitely going in with very low expectations, but ended up loving the place.

To be fair, Roar is worse than Rolling Thunder. But, that's like Ebola being worse than the Plague.