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Yesterday, my mom and I went to the Southern Women's Show here in Nashville. We've gone every year for about the last 6 or 7 years, and we always have a good time! Before I went the first time, I thought it sounded so lame to have a women's show...like it would just be all about fashion, makeup, talking about your feelings and crap like that. But little did I know that they have some very fine "attractions" at this show! This year was no exception, with plenty of enjoyable attractions for everyone...
And finally, I leave you with an awesome piece of merchandise from the show! Thanks for reading!
These were projections on the floor that you could kick around. The whole things sounded like it should end with "brought to you by Cyberdyne Systems!" or "Seize the future with XS!" or something similarly creepy!
I turned out to be an exhibit from Nasa where they told about space exploration and the benefits on earth. If any of you have seen the Terminator 2 preshow at Universal...it was just like it! Only real and from Nasa!!!
Then woah...in the corner, we find a non-food and non-sexy bald guy based attraction!
There was also an attraction where you spun a wheel to win prizes. I got a spikey travel brush with mirror...looks perfectly "Spain sized" to me!
My personal favorite attraction at the show was the "hug a sexy bald guy with white eyebrows who's pretending to be Mr. Clean" attraction!
Wow...mom enjoyed the "iced tea with no ice" attraction so much that she developed a drinking problem!
...and there was also an "iced tea with no ice" attraction.
...there was a "fruity salsa" attraction that we both thought needed to be rehabbed into something tastier...
...there was a "red beans and rice" attraction...
There was a "grab a free miniature carton of chocolate milk" attraction...
Mom also seemed to greatly enjoy the hubcap-cooked sausage with melted cheese.
Moving on, we found the "cook food on a hubcap then serve it" attraction.
Next was the horror portion of the show...the "lady showing hairy buttcrack" attraction!!! Actually, that's not an attraction, that's a repulsion!!!
I greatly enjoyed the "free peanut butter ice cream" attraction. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to experience it a second time!
As you can see, my mom enjoyed the "pimento cheese on a cracker" attraction.
Just beyond that, there was the "pimento cheese on a cracker" attraction.
Next, we found the "pick up a free jar of pasta sauce" attraction.
Just inside the door, I stop at the "Meet Snowbird, the local weather penguin" attraction.
The Southern Women's Show! Be forewarned...if you go, go on an empty stomach!
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This makes me feel bad for saying that Conneaut was dirty
-Julie
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I actually just got rid of my dog. I'm not really sad about it though. He probably cause about $3K in damage to my house. So I'm glad he's gone.
How did your dog cause $3K in damage???
But Dave, so sorry to hear about your pup I would have never imagined how hard losing a pet was until we lost our cat in '97. I'm sure your dog is having a great time chasing my cat up in pet heaven!
-Julie
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Wow...my entry killed the entire contest! That takes some talent! Not sure if that's a good talent or a bad talent, but talent nonetheless!
-Julie
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After searching through all my coaster photos, I've narrowed it down to two that I really love.
The first is Raging Bull at sunset. It was the first one that came to mind when I tried to pinpoint my favorite coaster pic I've taken.
The second is Jeff Pike standing on the deadman of Kentucky Rumbler, taken last year at the press confrence. I really love the expression on his face...he looks so proud of his new baby Plus the light coming through the supports looks awesome.
-Julie
Jeff Pike on the Kentucky Rumbler deadman
Raging Bull at Sunset
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The media is bad. I learned that when I spent 4 years of my life being brainwashed into believing that people did not deserve privacy, all in the name of the public's right to know. It's a horrible horrible industry, and I am glad I have washed my hands of it.
-Julie
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In planning our trip to Spain, I quickly became aware that anything in the Costa del Sol area isn't really that easy to get to. Plus, while it is a tourist destination of sorts, it's not nearly as much of one as say London, Rome, even Madrid or Barcelona. I can't imagine that they'd put a park in a place that wasn't easily accessible by the masses. Every other Disney park they have built is within a short drive of a major international airport.
-Julie
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I'll take the Mr. Belvedere. Actually, how many times can I choose the Mr. Belvedere before I have to choose the meeting Barry option? A million? Trillion? I think a trillion half-hour episodes of Mr. Belvedere should get me through the rest of my life.
-Julie
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Thank you Julie and Barry for helping us to laugh at love--
Uh...I'm not laughing at love! I'm laughing at phallic shaped sea creatures, I'm laughing at Barry, and now I'm laughing because you used the term "geoduck chowder" hahaha If you look at that picture and see love, honey you need some help
-Julie
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I'm not sure if anything could be more disturbing than...
Geoducks on a Carousel!!!
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My guess is that if another park is still on the chopping block, it would be American Adventures in Marietta, GA. It's got almost entirely kids rides except for a few family rides like a Tilt A Whirl and stuff, and a kiddie coaster. It's also got this large soft play area that was an extra charge to enter the last time I was there a few years ago. It was eliminated as a free admission if you already have a Six Flags pass this year, so you have to either buy a one day ticket or a season pass that is valid at that park only. Plus it is all hidden back in the woods...doesn't look like any other park I've seen, especially Six Flags ones. American Adventures is very close to (if not adjacent to???) a free standing water park that is now also not included in regular Six Flags passes. Maybe they are on a streak of getting rid of the free standing water parks? If so, it would make sense to dump those two properties together.
That's my two cents.
-Julie
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^ Bill, if Santa was a hippie, that's who you'd remind me of
-Julie
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I finally got around to digging through my SFKK pics. If you can use any of them, feel free.
-Julie
Roadrunner Express
Roadrunner Express
An aerial shot of T2
I noticed that you didn't have up a pic of the Chang sign in it's current color.
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Here are mine. I also have a ton of pics of the freaky nursery rhyme stuff you see on the train if you want those.
-Julie
Liberty Launch
Eagle's Flight
Eagle's Flight
Howler coaster
The water tower (crappy quality, sorry)
Legend
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When I lived in Orlando, I considered Epcot to be my home park and it's my favorite park anywhere. In Nashville, I consider SFKK and SFoG to be co-home parks. SFKK isn't near the top, but SFoG is pretty high...not at the top, but I'm glad I'm closer to it than most parks I've been to.
-Julie
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Son of Beast! I still just don't understand why everyone hates on this coaster so much! I've ridden it twice on two separate trips and think it's great. Not smooth by any means, but not *that* rough compared to some others I've ridden! And it's a looping woodie for Pete's sake...I really like it!
I also really liked Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain. It's not one that's widely hated on like SoB, but I think it's odd how much I actually enjoyed it
And I also agree with everyone about Skyrider at PCW! Remarkably, it is quite rerideable, and one of the better coasters in the park!
-Julie
The only "wood coaster meets dark ride" coaster I've ever heard of!
Looping woodie goodness
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Hey Guy! Elissa should be getting my check at her office in a few days! So I wanna claim you right bicep with the word:
P
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K
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written down it!
-Julie (Jahan, you're still getting a donation too )
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I actually have very few DVDs also.
Spiderman
Spiderman 2
Posiedon Adventure
Secretary
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Wow...just five. Even I thought it was more than that! I also have 2 TPR DVDs, 2 Tools DVDs and a Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease DVD, but those aren't movies, so they don't count, right?
-Julie
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The new load area for the Cyclone looks great. That single file load area was something that stuck out as not making a lot of sense when I was up there 2 years ago. Are they finishing it's painting through the year, or is that waiting until next off season? Too bad about the Ferris wheel...every park should have a good Ferris wheel.
-Julie
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I think a 5th gate is at the very least 10-15 year into the future. There is so much to do at WDW already, and since they are already on the virge of pricing themselves out of the middle class market, I think it would be pretty dumb to rush to open a fifth park. Their current parks could use more stuff, or major rehabs of some older stuff, and I'd much rather see that than another half-built park like Animal Kingdom was when it opened. What I would actually love to see out of them is something totally out of the box...a place that is big and fun but not a theme park, ala Ski Dubai.
But if they are intent on opening a 5th gate, something like DisneySea would be awesome. And I also agree that a thrill park will never happen out of Disney.
-Julie
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Can there be a maintenance peep named Julie? Pretty please?
-Julie
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The trash can is a dead giveaway if nothing else. My guess is also that it's photoshopped.
-Julie
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Thus far I have been to the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas, but give me another month and I will add Spain and Morocco to that count!
EDIT: As for states, I have been to NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, PA, MD, VA, WV, OH, IN, IL, MI, KY, TN, GA, SC, AL, FL, MS, AR, TX, and CA. 23 states...and why have I never been to North Carolina???
-Julie
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Hey, can I request Scandia and Adventure City pics? There are only a few small, sad looking Scandia pics, and no Adventure City pics at all!
-Julie
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^ Bill, they eyebrows actually looked like clown makeup or something similar.
Which begs the question...doesn't that guy look too young to be Mr. Clean? I thought Mr. Clean was older, hence the naturally white eyebrows. A guy that age wouldn't have *that* much gray hair yet! Shouldn't Mr. Clean be at least be in the 40-50 age range?
-Julie