Sir Clinksalot

Caught "Kung Fu Hustle" yesterday. 90 minutes of absolute insanity. I never got a chance to see the director's "Shaolin Soccer," but I'm definitely going to have to add that one to my Netflix queue. The only problem I had was the idiot parents who brought their 5 and 6 year olds to see it (um, rated R folks!). The film's violence is mostly of the cartoonish variety, but some of it is quite serious (there's decapitations, shotgun-fu, and you see the shadow of a cat sliced in half (not as bad as it sounds)). About half an hour into it, I had to shed my cool demeanor to yell out "SHUT UP" because the kids really wouldn't. That mostly did the trick, though their mother wasn't much better ("oh my god" anytime somone took a severe beating, which happens quite often). And people wonder why I don't watch that many movies in theatres anymore (especially sad since I WORK at a bloody theatre).

I'm actually really stunned about the lengths of those lines. Folks who love around SFOG represent: is it really that crowded, or is this just a major Saturday crowd? We're going to hit the park on a Monday in May; I was hoping the crowds wouldn't be that bad. Should I go ahead and expect to pick up a Lo-Q? Nice trip report, by the way. Sorry your day was so line happy.

Not even thinking about dipping my toe in the CG vs. MK pool. It looks like someone peed in it. But thrillrider1 asks a great question: how's about an update on how everything went (and to appease everyone, what's YOUR take on Splash Mountain)? //not a fan of the live-action portions of Song of the South, but the animated bits were great. /listens to the Splash Mountain Medley nearly everyday at work

Halo 2. (yeah, that's so five months ago, but we finally broke down and got an XBox last night. I'm sick of getting anally raped on game nights) EDIT FOR CLARIFICATION - the anal rape is when I get beaten in the game, not my punishment for sucking at the game.

I loves my Scion xA (not the shortbus xB). Her name is Nemesis Prime. I don't know why she has a boy name. Other cars bow down to her superior turn radius. (just thought I'd toss something out of my bag of random)

guess I'm lucky. This was my first time editing, and I couldn't figure out how to make Premiere Pro compress it right to save it to a CD, so i just exported onto a miniDV tape. My ignorance saves my butt yet again. But, like Jarmor, I'm also nervous. Not that ya'll won't be able to view it. . . just that it'll suck immensely and you won't WANT to view it. Everyone who's seen it says they really like it. But no one wants to lie to their friends, right?

The fundamental fact that gets overlooked whenever someone goes into the realm of a "Universal vs. Disney vs. Busch vs. Holy Land Adventure (okay, maybe no one is taking Holy Land into consideration)," is this: Orlando has pretty much become the hotbed for high quality theme parks because of the direct competition. I can think of few areas where the variety of parks are so...um, varied. Why is WDW getting the abundance of the new attractions for the 50th? Simple, they need more new attractions to keep people from heading a few miles up I-4. Why does Universal remove attractions and replace them? If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? They want to have the newest thing to steal whatever thunder Mickey's tossing out. Without all the competiton, the companies could easily sit back on their laurels and not need to add something new on a semi-regular basis. But because of the competition, the bar has to keep getting raised (and IOA needs to get off their butts and take a look at where that bar is - give us something new, guys!) Comparing Disney and Universal is like apples and oranges. They're both fruit, but the tastes are exquistitely different. But if all you had was apples...man, wouldn't you want a friggin' orange.

Actually, I think miniDV was the preferred method of submission, so you're pretty much kool and the gang.

Canobie - you gots 'til Friday to have them postmarked. YOU CAN DO IT!

I was only referring to the songs that were used in the contest entries. What you're saying in reference to copyright reasonings, however, makes perfect sense (my copyright knowledge is both limited and outdated - I only had to play that game once for a student film, and I failed miserably trying). On our contest entry (which is totally gonna be in the mail tomorrow), we actually did put a title with the musical credit. Should we remove that before submission? I hope I didn't come across as being a schmo, there. It certainly wasn't my intention. EDIT - I went back and looked at my original post, and I wasn't clear that I was referring to the contest entries only. Maybe referencing that Toybox song screwed up the question I was actually asking. So yeah, that's totally a my bad.

^^^I'd ride it. Wait, I suddenly remember the time my sister spun the hamster ball while my hamster was in it. If memory serves, he vomited, urinated, and defecated all at the same time.... Eh. I'd still ride it once. //edited to spell "defecated" correctly.

because if you get caught in a time tunnel and wind up in ancient greece, you'll know how to ask where the W.C. is. ..... I got nothing. Someone else pick it up... //crap. I just figured out the expert/pert one. At first I thought it was just a typo. Nice.

I'd do a Batman dark ride. I think the best scenario would involve the utilization of Spider-Man's technology combined with live actors/animatronics for an "Escape from Arkham Asylum" ride. You're touring the asylum with Dr. Harlene Quinzel as your guide. You encounter a who's who of Batman's Rogues gallery (Scarecrow, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Riddler, Killer Croc, etc.) when you reach the upper level where the Joker is kept. A few sweet nothings are exchanged and our fair guide reveals herself to be none other than Harley Quinn. She releases all the prisoners in the asylum, and everything goes to hell in a handbasket. Too bad Six Flags hasn't got the money, abilities, or intelligence to pull off something of that magnitude. Waste that DC franchise some more, guys.

That area of the park used to be themed to Wayne's World (the Hurler, the Scream Weaver, Stan Mikitas). I have to imagine the speed limit sign is a throw back to that film (though I haven't seen Wayne's World in so long, I have no clue what the actual reference there is). -or- People in the Carolinas are stupid Both answers are equally valid.

I want to do an audio TR for Carowinds. Want to know what it'll be? Nothing but the sound of people bouncing friggin' basketballs. I was amazed that this wasn't the case at PKD - they have the same skill games there, but I guess the folks in Virginia realize that bouncing a Spongebob Squarepants basketball around everywhere you go impresses no one. Don't get me started on Borg. I put my bag in the lockers. I asked the line attendant if there would be any problem with me wearing my glasses (they were on a tight strap - the only way I was going to lose the glasses was if I lost my head). The line attendant said no problem. I made it to the front of the line (of course, folks in the Carolinas are too stupid to understand single rider lines, so that was gone already) and asked the fellow there if there was any problems with the glasses. He said no. I got onto the ride and go strapped in. Then someone told me I couldn't wear my glasses. They wanted me to put them into the bin with everyone else's hats, shades, flipflops, etc. I actually need my glasses to, y'know, SEE, so I was less than enthused about having my glasses bouncing around in there with everyone else's stuff (because, you know, they'll BREAK). I asked the ride op why no one else seemed to think it was a problem. He replied that everyone else I had talked to was new. Needless to say, I got off the coaster and headed straight to customer relations. They got a manager up who was completely dumbfounded that the ride ops couldn't understand that that strap was on tight. She offered to walk me right back up to the platform to ride the coaster, but I passed. I had already ridden it once (that's how I learned that glasses in the bin get broken), and didn't even like the ride that much. I just wanted to voice a concern regarding the training of the ride ops. She was totally cool about it, so I didn't leave angry or anything. But I know that I'll have the exact same problem next time I try to ride Borg Assimilator. That's why I have little intentions of riding it (since it pales miserably in comparison to Top Gun anyways). Jeez. How did I get up on the soap box?

Yeah, I definately noticed how you were very consciously changing the transitions based on what the song was doing - a very nice touch. And I completely understand what you're saying in regards to why you used the double-takes - my problem was that it felt a bit like a jump cut for some reason. Ultimately my problem is that I have traditional editing techniques wedged in the back of my head and sometimes I have a hard time cutting it off (this almost led to an argument while editing our video - we were using two separate sections of the same coaster back to back, and I didn't like it because it wasn't ride-accurate (one was from the beginning of the ride, one was from later in the ride). Finally, my girlfriend just had to smack me and tell me to stop thinking so damn linear).

I know people with connections, but alas, they moved to FL. Gregg "I never even got to go with them to Club 33" C.

I wanted to be one of the "Cool People". When I was in High School I was not very popular. Sure I played Sports but I was also in the Jazz Band and the Choir. I decided I wanted to be amongst a group of people that were all cool, and where I wouldn't be looked down upon as a "Coaster Person". So I joined ACE, got a cool silk jacket (that I wear everyday to work) and I'm now more popular than ever. Add that with the 75lbs I have gained from endless Buffet's and you can see why I'm the coolest of the cool now.

^^ Well, you mentioned "Still Operating" .. IMO Flashback at SFMM shouldn't count.

sigh... First I wanted to strangle you for sticking Danger Zone in my head. Now I have to figure out a way to get to sleep with that damn Berlin song in my head. Well done. I still question if you made Carowinds interesting (then again, Spielberg probably couldn't make Carowinds interesting to me), but I think you put it all together really nicely. It certainly helped that you had a beautiful day to work with, and you managed to incorporate just enough of the sky to bring that in. I will deduct a point for using the same shot twice in a row (not the exact same shot, but awful close) at around the 28 second mark. It's the shot where the train passes over the building (which, it must be noted, was a helluva nice shot). Then again, we're just finishing our first video here, so all criticism must be taken with a big ole honking grain of salt. But be warned - if you bust out another Top Gun video with "Playing With the Boys," I will have to hunt you down. This town ain't that big. (god, I'm embarassed that I used to own that soundtrack - I guess the "Karate Kid" soundtrack is a notch lower, right?). (I lied. I still listen to it while wearing my Members Only jacket with the collar turned up (anyone who gets that obscenely obscure reference gets five points)).

Try not to get too confused by this one - I know it sounds overly complicated. A lot of people think the name of the song is "Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary," but in reality the name of the song is (wait for it!) "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow." Crazy, ain't it? edit: crap. I was two minutes too late.

Awesome pic Dave. Cat's can be evil. This is the extent of our cat's daily activities ...

Starbucks in the regular Starbucks is insanely expensive ... add it into a theme park ... No f**k you very much ...

This is actually pretty cool. Just put in your date of birth and it will tell you what song was #1 on the US and UK charts that day. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/inner.php My list: US - Fallin’ In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds UK - Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) - The Stylistics Kristi: US: Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce UK: Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade Amanda: US: How Do U Want It / California Love - 2Pac feat KC & Jojo, Dr Dre & Roger Troutmans UK: Killing Me Softly - The Fugees Joshua: US: My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion UK: Brimful Of Asha - Cornershop Sorry Eric, it only goes back to 1952!! LOL!!!

I wouldn't mind doing one of those marathon things that some parks do for Anniversary's of classic coasters. Of course it would depend on the coaster. As for a worlds record ... that's pushing it I think.