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And you get to meet me!!! OK, perhaps that's not as exciting as I think it is... dt

We just came back from North Carolina, where we spent a week at our house in the Outer Banks. We stopped in Williamsburg, VA, on the way back to eat at The Trellis, a godly restaurant where the "Death By Chocolate" cookbook originated from. They have the best ice cream desserts EVER!!! So of course we had to get some... After coming home and dealing with cranky animals and getting some groceries, we ate (I had sushi!) and watched some random stuff on TV, and a couple more episodes of Season 3 of The Shield on DVD. Ah, ice cream, sushi and TV violence. That's a good day... dt

Most modern cameras have a Firewire port on them, so you'd need a Firewire capable video card for your computer. You hook the camera to the computer, and access and control the camera through a video editing program, like Adobe Premiere. You pull the video in from the camera to the hard drive, and edit the video, then output it back to the video camera. That's the simplest way to describe it. Hope this helps! dt

^^CR Wings is GODLY!!! I still drive over there occasionally for a wings fix. Best wings ever! dt

Phoenix Spiderman Mummy (USF) Millennium Force Tower Of Terror (MGM) Dave "just limited it to 5!" Thomas

^Yep, the Corolla is the King of Cars! Dave "'95 Corolla" Thomas

Yeah, well, a boomerang is a steel coaster... Dave "let's hope it's not that!" Thomas

Sort of off topic, but I was under the impression that re-using MiniDV tapes was a bad idea, as you'll get a lot of drop outs and such. Anyone know if this is the case? I've never actually tried it. Your message made me think of this. If it's not a problem, I have a lot of old tapes I could re-use! Good luck to all that entered the contest! I didn't enter because I've been too busy with other projects and travelling. Not that my random cat footage and death metal soundtrack would have won anything but the "fastest ejected" award... Dave "should have submitted the old video segment set to an In Flames song" Thomas

Dinosaur = funniest ride EVER!!! I think I laughed for five minutes straight after my first ride, as I could not believe how silly it was. It's "dark, dark...DINOSAUR HEAD!!!" What a waste of technology... dt

^100% agreement. Starliner was exceptionally unimpressive, and I don't understand all the fuss over it. Dave "the best part about our visit to Miracle Strip that night was leaving!" Thomas

Registering the car is going to be all but impossible since you don't live here. Plus, if you buy a car and it breaks down, you're stuck with the repairs, but if you have a rental from a decent company, they'll get you a new car and you're on your way. You're really going to have to rent a car, as the public transportation system really is not going to help you get around to parks. It's expensive, yes, but for the ability to go wherever you want and make your own schedule, renting a car is going to be thw way to go. dt

I've stayed at BB and Whiskey Pete's many times. They're both OK places to stay, with BB being a bit better. Sometimes they do jack up the room rates in Vegas (like during trade shows), so it always made sense to me to stay out there for under $30 a night and just drive back and forth to town. It's a cool drive, and you get to pass by a prison, complete with signs telling you not to pick up hitchhikers in the area! You can't beat potential entertainment like that... Dave "And Whiskey Pete's has the Bonnie & Clyde Death Car!!!" Thomas

Well, I find BGT/BGW to be overrated, especially in the customer service and food department. I still don't know where all this "amazing" food is, especially at BGW. Sure, it's better than your average park food, but stuff from 7-11 might be better than what you find at a SF park. I had one of the worst park food experiences ever at BGW, so I can't figure out where all the praise comes from. I think for park food, WDW pretty much blows everyone away, except for Mythos at IOA. But anyway, I have had the misfortune to visit BGT on two horrible days. One was apparently "every Jr. High School child in FL gets free admission to BGT for line jumping practice" as the place was PACKED with kids of that age who were the most obnoxious and ill-mannered people I've ever seen in a park. The only amusing part was my brother confronting anyone that tried to line jump us. That at least provided some laughs. But the place was packed, and when we were leaving, the line of buses coming to get the kids was over a mile long! That was disturbing... My last visit was during Country Western Day. Um, yeah, park full of people wearing Garth Brooks t-shirts and country music being blasted from all park speakers. Nothing like looking at African themed buildings while hearing songs about pickup trucks being blasted at threshold of pain levels. Other fun that day included a park worker yelling at us when we asked if the Rhino Rally single rider line would be open later in the day (not that the 2 hour line the ride already had should have perhaps prompted them to open it or anything). The park has some great rides, and it's certainly a nice looking park, but it doesn't seem to handle large crowds very well, and then does stuff like that Fun Card promotion to constantly generate large crowds. I'm sure I'll end up visiting again sometime, but I just don't get thy hype,,, dt

^Based on my experiences at BGT, going to the local grocery store and buying a bag of Milano's would be more fun! Dave "cookies over coasters" Thomas

RANDOM PIPE ORGY! That's comedy gold right there! Spot The ACEr was also pretty good...thanks for posting those pics! Dave "hasn't been to SFNE since 2000" Thomas

I play golf, and like white water rafting, though I haven't done that in years as I know no one that will go along. Everyone thinks it's too dangerous! dt

Well, I've seen plenty of people on the roads around here that look like they're practicing for their 273rd attempt. Like the guy yesterday that stopped in the middle of the freeway, then slowly made his way over to an exit, like he wasn't sure if he actually wanted to use that exit, but he was going to take his time figuring it out...the freeway being the perfect place to make these sorts of decisions! dt

Awesome TR and photos, and a Death Race 2000 mention! That movie rules!!! I heard recently that they're remaking it, so I'm sure it will end up sucking. I've still not made it to PCW. I have to get down there some day... dt

You should be able to do everything in the park that day without any problem. Have fun! dt

Edguy - Lavatory Love Machine We played this at our wedding. And it was the bride's idea! Dave "married a crazy person, just like me!" Thomas

Hmm, let's see... I'll keep looking... Dave "That story has never been told here!" Thomas

Marillion - Cover My Eyes dt

*Ahem* Dave "curious to see how Elissa describes me" Thomas

Chik-Fil-A is some of the worst fast food ever! I used to think it was impossible to screw up a chicken sandwich until I ate at one of these places. Never again! It would be really odd for a restaurant to be closed in a park on a Sunday, but that is a CFA policy, so I guess we'll see what happens... dt

I suppose a "rare" credit would be something like the Strickler's Grove coasters, or something like that homemade Blue Flash coaster. I mean, it's in a guy's backyard, so you'd have to make arrangements to ride it (I don't think I would ride it, though, not really trusting my life to some guy's project). Or a ride that might be really hard to get on as an adult, like Little Laser (I did manage to get that one, though). And I've seen all three Deja Vu's not operating!!! I'll actually be sort of annoyed if I actually manage to get on one. Not that I think I have a good chance of that happening... dt