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I like Alabama live, and Illinois too!! I had no problem with the final 4 except for CT. Of course she won.

Miss Connecticut won, booooo! No one picked her, double boo!!!! Peace, Big Mike

The Miss USA selections are now closed!!!! Good luck to all Big Mike did some in depth studying of all the contestants, and here are his 5 favorites: Miss Kentucky Miss North Dakota Miss West Virginia Miss Montana and Miss Utah! Big Mike will go with Miss North Dakota for the win!!! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Congrats to this week's Find the Ducky winners!!! The correct answer was 6, and adamico2 was the only person to guess it on the head, but due to Big Mike's special rule of getting the number higher and lower, we had 9 more winners too!!! Here are the winners who get to guess which Miss America they want to root for: adamico2 vtafro STR8FXXXINEDGE sre RAWKIN_coaster38 orangecats2 donkeyman18 nrs2420 simaticable SuperShawn Everyone may guess a state in which you will root for to win the Miss America pageant this Sunday at 9PM EST! All picks must be in by 8pm EST Sunday! There is no order to pick, it is first come, first serve!!! The only two states chosen so far are Delaware (printersdevil78) and Iowa (Gisco). OK, guessing is now open for the 10 Find the Ducky winners!!!!! Even if you don't wind up picking the correct winner, these 10 people have been entered in the Grand Prize drawing which will begin this Monday!!! Big Mike will also start posting his 2013 adventures on Monday and everyone can follow along as Big Mike attempts to visit every single establishment that has a coaster in the USA and ride every single coaster of all types in the USA!!!! It is a HUGE undertaking, but Big Mike is the man for the job!!! Keep an eye out for Big Mike's debut of his 2013 coaster season this Monday! Peace, Big Mike 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

The last round of the final Find the Ducky game ever is now closed!!!! A update on the correct answer coming shortly! Peace, Big Mike

Just over one full day left to enter the last Find the Ducky Game ever!!! When the TPR clock hits Thursday, you will be too late! Enter now and get a chance for the Grand Prize! Peace, Big Mike

2013 - Coasters Still Needed to Ride Left in the USA: 38 X-Coaster at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls in Arkansas Roller Coaster at Blackbeards in California Gold Striker at Californias Great America in California Coast Rider - Knotts Berry Farm in California Manta at Sea World in California Gold Runner Coaster at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado Dragon Wagon at Cobra Adventure Park in Florida Freedom Fighter at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida White Lightning at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida Miner Mike at Sam's Fun City in Florida Wildcat at North Georgia State Fair in Georgia Twisted Typhoon at Wild Adventures in Georgia Swamp Thing at Wild Adventures in Georgia Toytown Coaster at Yellowstone Bear World in Idaho Runaway Mine Cars at Donley's Wild West Town in Illinois Dragon Wagon at Gradys Family Fun Park in Illinois Unknown at Greeley County Fairgrounds in Kansas Roller Coaster at Kiddieland in Kansas Roller Coaster at Paul Bunyan Land in Minnesota Timber Twister at Spirit Mountain in Minnesota Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City in Missouri Prowler at Worlds of Fun in Missouri Nor'Eastern Mountain Coaster at Attitash Mountain Resort in New Hampshire Cranmore Mountain Coaster at Cranmore Mountain Resort in New Hampshire Alpine Mountain Coaster at Mountain Creek in New Jersey Mountain Coaster at Holiday Valley in New York Max's Doggy Dog Coaster at Martin's Fantasy Island in New York Dinosaur Canyon at Deadwood in North Carolina Runaway Train at Super Slide Amusement Park in North Dakota Gate Keeper at Cedar Point in Ohio Little Fire Ball at Kiddie Park in Oklahoma Steel Lasso at Frontier City in Oklahoma Dragon Coaster at Atlantic Beach Park in Rhode Island Go Gator at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Zycklon at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Wild Eagle at Dollywood in Tennessee Bombora at Lagoon in Utah Dragon at Riverfront Park in Washington

The new coaster at Daytona I have listed under Joyland Amusements in Florida! I will be in Daytona in early June but heard it won't be ready by then Thanks for the info on the Go Gator coaster, will have to call them up and see if I can work some more Big Mike magic! Keep me informed after your trip please!!! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! The Big Mike Road Show is looking to end last year's contest with a FINAL Find the Ducky game!!! We need to finish this up and move on to this years updates on Big Mike's quest to ride every single roller coaster in the USA and visit every establishment that has a coaster! This Find the Ducky game will be special though, as you will be able to have 3 guesses and TRIPLE your chance of being correct!!! Whatever you guess will also include the number lower and higher than the one you guessed, so if you guess 6, you will also have 5 and 7!!!! AMAZING DEAL!!!!! THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR THE GRAND PRIZE, SO JUST TAKE A GUESS!!! Guessing ends Wed night at midnight on June 12th, and all winners will be qualified to pick a Miss America contestant to win a Magical Mikey Shirt on Sunday June 16th during the Miss America pageant! Current Valuable Big Mike Readers who have already won a Magical Mikey Shirt are: Picknyourseat with Brad Keseloski in Nascar! High Roller with the SF Giants in MLB! sspaz1000 with the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL! The Bebes with Orb from the #16 spot in the Kentucky Derby! Send Big Mike your address and what size you would like and it will be on it's way so you can start earning some treat refund money! (See Pg 1 for details) No one had Louisville in the March Madness or Adam Scott in the Masters. The NBA is down to Gisco with the San Antonio Spurs and Coreys Junk with the Miami Heat! The NHL is down to Super Shawn with both the Penguins and the Kings, STR8FXXXINEDGE with the Bruins, and no one picked the Blackhawks. The last chance is the Miss America contest, so get those guesses in!!!!!!!!!!!! Remember, pick one guess and get credit for 3 guesses on this final Find the Ducky Game maybe ever to be played again! Big Mike will finish this off and begin his 2013 season of The Big Mike Road Show with many reports on Big Mike's quest to ride every single roller coaster in the USA! Reports are already lined up and ready to roll!!! As of this update, Big Mike is sitting at 1250 coasters ridden at 418 parks!!! There are 39 coasters in the USA left for Big Mike to ride and 21 establishments with a coaster still left to visit! Big Mike is fresh off his Texas, Louisianna, and Mississippi trip where he nailed all 3 hard to get coasters that he was on the lookout for Trip reports soon! So here is Big Mike's tally sheet for those keeping score at home: 2013 - Coasters Still Needed to Ride Left in the USA: 39 X-Coaster at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls in Arkansas Roller Coaster at Blackbeards in California Gold Striker at Californias Great America in California Coast Rider - Knotts Berry Farm in California Manta at Sea World in California Roller Coaster at City Park in Colorado - RODE 5/17/13 Wild West Express Coaster at Glenwood Caverns in Colorado - RODE 5/18/13 Cyclone at Lakeside in Colorado - RODE 5/18/13 Dragon at Lakeside in Colorado - RODE 5/18/13 Gold Runner Coaster at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado Dragon Wagon at Cobra Adventure Park in Florida Freedom Fighter at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida White Lightning at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida Miner Mike at Sam's Fun City in Florida Wildcat at North Georgia State Fair in Georgia Twisted Typhoon at Wild Adventures in Georgia Swamp Thing at Wild Adventures in Georgia Toytown Coaster at Yellowstone Bear World in Idaho Runaway Mine Cars at Donley's Wild West Town in Illinois Dragon Wagon at Gradys Family Fun Park in Illinois Unknown at Greeley County Fairgrounds in Kansas Roller Coaster at Kiddieland in Kansas Miner Mike at Celebration Station in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13 Galaxi at Dixie Landing in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13 Ragin Cajun at Dixie Landing in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13 Xtreme at Dixie Landing in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13 Alpine Coaster at Wisp Resort in Maryland - RODE 5/10/13 Roller Coaster at Paul Bunyan Land in Minnesota Timber Twister at Spirit Mountain in Minnesota All American Coaster at Brookhaven Exchange in Mississipi - RODE 5/24/13 Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City in Missouri Prowler at Worlds of Fun in Missouri Nor'Eastern Mountain Coaster at Attitash Mountain Resort in New Hampshire Cranmore Mountain Coaster at Cranmore Mountain Resort in New Hampshire Fun Coaster at Funplex in New Jersey - RODE 3/30/13 Wacky Worm at Gillian's Wonderland Pier in New Jersey - RODE 3/30/13 Alpine Mountain Coaster at Mountain Creek in New Jersey Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster at Adventure Center in New York - RODE 4/6/13 Mountain Coaster at Holiday Valley in New York Max's Doggy Dog Coaster at Martin's Fantasy Island in New York Dinosaur Canyon at Deadwood in North Carolina Runaway Train at Super Slide Amusement Park in North Dakota Gate Keeper at Cedar Point in Ohio Little Fire Ball at Kiddie Park in Oklahoma Steel Lasso at Frontier City in Oklahoma Sky Rocket at Kennywood in Pennsylvania - RODE 5/11/13 Dragon Coaster at Atlantic Beach Park in Rhode Island Go Gator at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Wacky Worm at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Zycklon at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Wild Eagle at Dollywood in Tennessee Choo Choo Express at Sir Gooneys in Tennessee - Being sold, will not open again! Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in Texas - RODE 5/26/13 Iron Shark at Galveston Pleasure Pier in Texas - RODE 5/25/13 Miner Mike at Zuma Fun Center in Texas - RODE 5/27/13 Bombora at Lagoon in Utah Dragon at Riverfront Park in Washington NEW FOR 2013 COASTERS TO OPEN SOON: Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California Undertow at Santa Cruz Boardwalk in California Wildcat at Santa's Village Azoosment Park in Illinois - (Already rode at Fun Spot) Boomerang at Six Flags St. Louis in Missouri - (Already rode at Six Flags over Texas) Kiddie Coaster at Playland's Castaway Cove in New Jersey Loco Motion at Steel Pier in New Jersey El Loco at Adventure Dome in Nevada Flying Turns at Knoebels in Pennsylvania Range at Yesterland Farm in Texas Typhoon at Puyallup Fair in Washington UNANNOUNCED COASTERS FOR 2013 SO FAR: Unknown at Adventure City in California Unknown at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida - (Already rode at Playland's Castaway Cove) Unknown at Joyland Amusements in Florida Unknown at Keansburg Amusement Park in New Jersey - (Already rode at Beech Bend) Unknown at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York - (Already rode at Jeepers Southfield) Coasters Denied to Ride: 11 Wildcat at Funland in Arkansas Wild Kitty at Frontier Land in Oklahoma Kiddie Coaster at Lakeside in Colorado Blue Flash at John Ivers in Indiana Sooper Jet at Trimper's Rides in Maryland Go Gator at Rt 66 Carousel Park in Missouri Go Gator at Fun Plex in Nebraska Miner Mike at Adventuredome in Nevada Hoot N Holler at Darien Lake in New York Little Dipper at Conneaut Lake Park in Pennsylvania Speedy Gonzalez at Family Kingdom in South Carolina Hope everyone enjoys and guesses those duckies correctly!!! Peace, Big Mike This is the ducky that you will be looking for in this update, Cheerleading Ducky! As always, this pictures DOES NOT COUNT towards your final answer! Only guess the number of duckies you found and don't give away their hiding spots!!! Bay Beach Amusement Park!!! Prices. The crown jewel of Bay Beach, the highly under rated and fantastic Zippin Pippin! How about this for an old fashioned test seat! Zippin Pippin details! ELVIS actually rode this, and sadly, riding this was his last public appearance before dying 8 days later. The Zippin Pippin is modeled after the coaster that ran at Libertyland! Overview! Lift. There is a nice view once you make it to the top! Coaster view from the top! First drop. Zippin Pippin in action! By the time you reach the break run, you are going to be amazed at the final air ejector that you just experienced!! Now to show you all the other rides at Bay Beach! Bay Beach has some of the best signs in the business, as they give you facts and explain each ride right on their signs! Nice train ride along the water! Even though there are not many major rides at Bay Beach, the Zippin Pippin is worth a stop for sure!! As these riders move on, so does Big Mike to try and do two things on Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List!! Both are close to Bay Beach! Big Mike visits Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers! Big Mike wants to visit every NFL stadium, but Lambeau Field was tops on the list! Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau statues, big names in Packer history! The Packers are owned by the public, so they really get behind their team, as shown by the following houses by the stadium! Cheese Head history! The Cheese Head even fit on Big Mike's big head! President Ford opened the Packer Museum, which was the first museum ever dedicated to a sole team. Big Mike at tailback, even though when he was younger, he had the super speed of a wide receiver! Nowadays though, I think the offensive line is the best place to put Big Mike! Actually, lets take that back, the front office is where Big Mike belongs!! Since Big Mike needed to show all the Valuable Big Mike readers even more in depth reporting on the Stadium, he took a private tour also! A mock up of the Green Bay Packer locker room. Superbowl trophies!!! The Lambeau Leap has become a well known way to celebrate a touchdown in Green Bay. The Lambeau Leap description. Lets just say Big Mike found out that doing the Lambeau Leap is a little harder than it looks! Big Mike in the tunnel ready to go see the field. Lambeau field everybody!!! Big Mike can actually say that he was on the field!! Before Big Mike left, he wanted to do two things... First was to check to see if the field felt like a frozen tundra, it didn't. And second..... ... do a Lambeau Leap!!!!! Big Mike accomplished both feats, so now it was time to leave and see the 2nd point of interest to Big Mike in Wisconsin...... The Fonz statue!!! Big Mike was a HUGE fan of the Fonz and you can probably see a lot of the Fonz mannerisms in a Big Mike trip report. The Fonz was Big Mike's idol back in his heyday, and was bigger than life. Big Mike always wanted to meet the real Fonz, but I guess this would have to suffice! Big Mike did get to really meet the Fonz (Henry Winkler) a few months later, and was totally thrilled!!! Actually, Big Mike loved it so much he went back and met the Fonz again a week later!! I hope everyone enjoyed Bay Beach, Lambeau Field, and The Fonz! Remember, get out there and enjoy life! Do what makes you happy! Follow in Big Mike's foot steps!!! How many duckies did you find?????????? Peace, Big Mike

Not yet, but sometime in 2013 for sure! I will let you know when I know

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! It looks like Big Mike will have another business trip this weekend in support of The Big Mike Road Show!!! The Big Mike Road Show 2013 World Tour continues again this weekend with a trip to Texas, Louisianna, and Mississippi!!! Fresh off last week's trip to Denver and the week before to Pittsburgh, Big Mike continues to criss cross the USA for his goal to ride every single coaster in the USA! It is hard work to rank #1 worldwide at being closest to riding every single coaster in the USA, but Big Mike is still holding on tight to that top spot! Last weekend, Big Mike dominated once again by using The Big Mike Charm to catch a ride on the Roller Coaster at City Park in Pueblo Colorado!!! City Park was closed and was not scheduled to open until next weekend, but Big Mike managed to get a ride on the coaster very few enthusiasts have ridden! Big Mike's new coaster count entering this weekend is 1,240 coasters ridden at 413 parks visited, with only 43 coasters left to ride in the USA and 24 parks left to visit in the USA! Big Mike already knows that Fun Spot in Florida just opened two more New for 2013 coasters this week, so Big Mike has to travel once again to collect more coasters to stay ahead of the curve!!! So, saying that, The Big Mike Road Show 2013 World Tour announces his Memorial Day Weekend 2013 Trip!!! Friday: Celebration Station in Louisianna Dixie Landing in Louisianna AND Brookhaven Exchange in Mississippi!!! Saturday: Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Galveston Historic Pleasure Pier!!! Sunday: Six Flags Fiesta Texas to ride the New for 2013 Iron Rattler!!!! Sea World San Antonio! Monday: NASA Space Center in Houston Houston Astros Game and Zuma Fun Center Houston! Even though Big Mike used some of his Big Mike Charm last weekend, he will have to break it out THREE MORE TIMES this weekend!!!!!!!! Oh my!!!! Zuma Fun Center does not allow adults to ride their coaster at all! Celebration Station will not let you ride their coaster without a child! and worst of all... Brookhaven Exchange is only open 1 week a year for a fair and this is NOT the week!!! THREE possible road blocks for Big Mike's quest to ride every coaster in the USA, Big Mike will have to be on top of his game this weekend, but we wouldn't expect anything less from the top ranked USA coaster rider, would we??? How many of these 3 do you think Big Mike will be able to ride????????????? Well here is this week's updated Big Mike's USA Coaster Tracker: (Keep in mind that every coaster tracker site has Dragon as SBNO at Lakeside, but Big Mike's top notch investigations can CONFIRM it is running, thus Big Mike's needed coasters went up by one and just as fast went down by one as soon as he rode it!) 43 - Big Mike rides Cyclone at Lakeside Amusement Park #1240 44 - Big Mike rides Dragon at Lakeside Amusement Park #1239 45 - Big Mike discovers that Dragon at Lakeside is not SBNO 44 - Big Mike rides Wild West Express at Glenwood Caverns #1238 45 - Big Mike rides Cliffhanger at Glenwood Caverns #1237 45 - Big Mike rides Blazin Buckaroo at Elitch Gardens #1236 45 - Big Mike rides Roller Coaster at City Park in Colorado #1235 46 - Gate Keeper opens at Cedar Point in Ohio. 45 - Max's Doggy Dog Coaster opens at Martin's Fantasy Island in New York. 44 - Big Mike rides Sky Rocket at Kennywood in Pennsylvania. #1234 45 - Big Mike rides the Alpine Coaster at Wisp Mountain in Maryland. #1233 46 - Roller Coaster at Party Zone USA in New York is discovered. 45 - Blazin Buckaroo relocates to Elitch Gardens from Alabama Adventures (Marvel Mania), where Big Mike already rode it. 45 - Wild Kitty relocates from Elitch Gardens (Cactus Coaster) to Frontier City in Oklahoma, still on the denied to ride list. 45 - Big Mike rides the Nor'easter Mountain Coaster at Greek Peak Mountain Resort. #1232 46 - Dragon Coaster at Atlantic Beach Park in Rhode Island is discovered. 45 - Big Mike rides the Wacky Worm at Playland's Castaway Cove in New Jersey. #1231 46 - Fun Coaster at The Funplex in New Jersey opens and Big Mike rides it opening day. #1230 46 - Outlaw Run opens at Silver Dollar City in Missouri. 45 - Choo Choo Express at Sir Goony's Fun Zone in Tennessee has been removed. 46 - Big Mike starts the 2013 coaster season with only 46 coasters left in the USA to ride. That's it for this week, hope to see everyone in Louisianna, Mississippi, or Texas!!!! Peace, Big Mike The Roller Coaster at City Park in Pueblo Colorado, collected by The Mighty Big Man!

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Big Mike is back on the road this weekend and next weekend fresh off his visit to Maryland and Pittsburgh PA last weekend! If there is one thing Big Mike knows, he can't sit around on his ass and expect to keep the #1 RANKING IN THE WORLD AT BEING CLOSEST TO RIDING EVERY USA COASTER!!! New coasters are opening on a constant basis now and Big Mike is popping up all over the place to try to stay ahead of them and to ride the remaining ones he is missing. This weekend Big Mike will be covering the state of Colorado!!! Next weekend Big Mike will be covering the states of Louisianna and Texas!!! Come out and say hello So, Big Mike will keep all his Valuable Big Mike Readers informed of EVERY coaster that OPENS/CLOSES in the USA along with Big Mike's countdown to zero of riding every coaster in the USA!!! So here is this week's update, with Big Mike's 2013 starting point at the bottom and the newest info on the top. This will be updated weekly as Big Mike collects the coasters he needs and new ones open and close. 2013 USA COASTER INFORMATION UPDATE: * The number on the left is coasters remaining, up/down depending on new openings. 46 - Gate Keeper opens at Cedar Point in Ohio. 45 - Max's Doggy Dog Coaster opens at Martin's Fantasy Island in New York. 44 - Big Mike rides Sky Rocket at Kennywood in Pennsylvania. #1234 45 - Big Mike rides the Alpine Coaster at Wisp Mountain in Maryland. #1233 46 - Roller Coaster at Party Zone USA in New York is discovered. 45 - Blazin Buckaroo relocates to Elitch Gardens from Alabama Adventures (Marvel Mania), where Big Mike already rode it. 45 - Wild Kitty relocates from Elitch Gardens (Cactus Coaster) to Frontier City in Oklahoma, still on the denied to ride list. 45 - Big Mike rides the Nor'easter Mountain Coaster at Greek Peak Mountain Resort. #1232 46 - Dragon Coaster at Atlantic Beach Park in Rhode Island is discovered. 45 - Big Mike rides the Wacky Worm at Playland's Castaway Cove in New Jersey. #1231 46 - Fun Coaster at The Funplex in New Jersey opens and Big Mike rides it opening day. #1230 46 - Outlaw Run opens at Silver Dollar City in Missouri. 45 - Choo Choo Express at Sir Goony's Fun Zone in Tennessee has been removed. 46 - Big Mike starts the 2013 coaster season with only 46 coasters left in the USA to ride. As you can see, 5 coasters opened in the USA so far and TPR of course has covered all the media days with perfection: Outlaw Run!!!! Gate Keeper!!! Iron Rattler!!! Fun Coaster!!! Well, not the Fun Coaster. Robb got all the great assignments and Big Mike was sent to The Funplex to cover opening day of The Fun Coaster. Big Mike got all the photos, stories, activities etc and will bring it to you on the next report since it is off to Colorado now! Hope to see everyone in Colorado, Louisianna or Texas and keep up with The Big Mike Road Show thread for all up to date info on every coaster in the USA and Big Mike's attempt to dominate them all! Peace, Big Mike PS - Just curious, who would be impressed if Big Mike was able to ride EVERY SINGLE BRAND NEW COASTER that opened in 2013 this year and who thinks he can actually do it??? The new and improved Big Mike at the New for 2013 coaster The Fun Coaster at Fun Plex in New Jersey!

Jo, no one found ANY of the Wisconsin Dells Duckies!!! The contest is still going as I need to fill 30 something more spots before we start the Grand Prize showdown. I am going to put up a Find the Ducky game within 2 weeks, and then maybe one more after that, so find as many duckies as you can Peace, Big Mke

I think an article on Big Mike for the newspaper would be wonderful also!!! Chances that Northern California beats Western Canada just went up by a lot!! Peace, Big Mike

rolercstrluvr - I have not officially changed my 45 coasters left to 46 in my banner until it opens, I am just getting ready. #2 behind El Toro you say?? disneymoc - There seems to be a force in the world keeping us apart, but teasing us by a few days I blame that Sir Goony guy somehow! amyzoo and jray21 - Always great seeing you guys!! I know Joey can't pass up all the cruise meals in October I hope! ambe_bambe - Hope it all works out, work some OT! Mom just made me a Facebook friend Peace, Big Mike

triggernel - I checked out the website you included and it looks really good! You may have sold me on it I was thinking of doing a quick trip to MN and maybe you just talked me into it during the fair. rolercstrluvr - More than likely that is where I am going to wind up to get those two new coasters, but those 3 Canada parks have eluded me for quite some time now. Just waiting for one of the airfares to take a dive and thats where I am going lol. ambe_bambe - Amber, that is not quite fair! You will either have to stay longer or visit NYC before you leave! Then again, a trip to Australia for Big Mike would be cool too! printersdevil78 - Thanks for the offer Jason, but I may have some trust issues after the last Ho Bag promised me that same thing too! Meteornotes - Wow, didn't know a few other main regulars are in my same boat. Hopefully Robb will call you during the trips from the bus, that was always entertaining! sspaz1000 - Thanks! I have stayed within a 4 pound range for 12 weeks now after losing the weight. So far, so good! STR8FXXXINEDGE - Brian, I hope to run into you too! I hope we make 10 years in a row. I have 3 great goals, all of which make me happy! (Riding coasters, meeting friends, and doing things I always wanted to do). Combine that with a new love life and things are golden right now! Peace, Big Mike PS - Gold Striker is now open, so Big Mike now needs 46 more coasters in the USA!

Rollercoaster Rider - 4 Questions: 1- What is your secret to staying thin? Stopped drinking soda, 2500 calories a day intake, better sex life with new girlfriend! 2- I've heard Butterbeer tastes like "Sweet root beer," Is that true? It was sweet, more like a cream soda to me. 3- For the Dinosaur photo, Was it an obvious flash or not? I've ridden Dark Knight here at GAm and the photo could blind you. I don't quite remember, anyone else remember? 4- How come Batman Backwards at SFGAm Isn't on your list of coasters you haven't ridden yet? Same coaster, doesn't count twice in my books. I don't like Batman coasters to begin with, so you sure won't see me on it going backwards lol.. mikeykaise - Thanks for the great compliments on the new girlfriend! I agree, way better improvement and I don't miss "the dirty girl" at all. Gisco - Bob, we will just have to do double trips next year!! RAWKIN_coaster38 - Thanks Janae!!! Seeing Winter was a lot of fun. I stayed just watching him for about an hour. The whole place was nice and everyone was VERY friendly and helpful. I am glad my lifestyle is rubbing off on some people RoCo - It feels good to be back too! This is my passion, miss it when I am away from posting. If I am so lucky to make the front page, I hope they do use that Buzz Lightyear picture!!! Erik Johnson - I have been to Wild Adventures once before, but 3 coasters were closed that day. I do remember only about a half dozen cars in the parking lot though! Lets hope for better luck this time. beatle11 - Thanks!! Down 43 pounds and not once in 4 trips to Great Adventure this year did I not fit on El Toro!! It was SOOO nice of Kristen to give me that, made me real happy. SuperShawn - I hear they stopped the White House tours for now due to that sequester, boooo. Cant wait to get Lucky Dog on those rides, even though he did not fare to well on Deno's Wonder Wheel lol. Peace, Big Mike

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Look who's back! Yes, Big Mike took another hiatus sadly but is coming back new and improved and ready to entertain once again! Real quick, just to set the record straight and give a quick explanation as to why I was on hiatus as I don't want to dwell on it, here is a quick summary of what happened: Went out with Megan for almost two years.. Brought her on a $7000 trip to China with TPR.. She met a guy on the trip who didn't care she was with me.. She and him cheated on me behind my back.. I found out and kicked her out.. Big Mike was completely heartbroken and totally devastated.. So if you ever see Megan MacWHOREsland or Richard BanniSTEALER again, just let them know you think that was pretty low and rotten. Thanks OK, that's all on that subject for now and on to The Big Mike Road Show 2013 season!!! Big Mike is switching goals around this year and it will be reflected on this year's Big Mike Road Show thread! Big Mike could not pull the trigger on an overseas TPR trip this year, nothing really worked out and this put an end to an amazing 7 year streak of going overseas with TPR sadly! Thus, Big Mike is switching gears and concentrating on everything in the United States! Big Mike is on top of every single coaster currently running or opening in 2013 and will be a wealth of information to the valuable Big Mike readers! You will be informed every time a coaster opens, closes, relocates, and even when you can get those "only open one week a year" coasters! Big Mike will have updates on all his travels in 2013 of course too. Big Mike has 3 GOALS in 2013 and will concentrate only on these 3: 1. Big Mike wants to ride every single coaster in the USA and visit every single establishment that has a coaster! Currently, Big Mike has 25 establishments to go and 45 coasters left to ride. Big Mike is counting EVERY type of coaster: kiddie, powered, mountain etc. If you are going to have a BIG goal, you may as well go for it all and not half ass it! Thus, after extensive research and a few chats with other coaster enthusiasts, Big Mike can CONFIRM he is OFFICIALLY RANKED #1 in the WHOLE WORLD at being closest to riding every single type of coaster in the USA!!!!! 2. Big Mike has a TOP 50 ALWAYS WANTED TO DO LIST, and as he travels around, will start knocking these items off and also post some updates on these events too! This has actually been going on since 2008, just like The Big Mike Road Show, and Big Mike knocks them off and replaces them with new items. 3. Lastly, Big Mike's 2013 resolution was to meet a Facebook friend daily for the entire 2013 year! So far, after 100 days into 2013, Big Mike has been 100% successful!!! Still a long way to go but make sure to add "Big-Mike Betzler" as a friend if you are reading this, because there will be many states visited this year and loads of meet up opportunities to help Big Mike reach his goal and be successful!! You will even see some individual pictures of Facebook friends in this update! As you can see, there is no contest scheduled for 2013. We will finish up the 2012 contest and declare a Grand Prize winner, hand out Magical Mikey T-Shirts to everyone who has already won, and there will be a couple of Find the Ducky games starting next Monday in which everyone can still have a chance at the 2012 Grand Prize!!! Watch for it next Monday! Finally, Big Mike has stock piled 3 HUGE boxes of prizes and will add even more in 2013 and they will be given away when Big Mike announces his SUPER SPECIAL PROJECT that he has been working on for months already and will work on throughout 2013! This venture should be a big success and Big Mike can't wait to debut it, but it is still under wraps and top secret for now! The 1st Big Mike Road Show update of 2013 will be the 2013 coaster season debut Big Mike took to Orlando back in January to meet up with a lot of TPR friends and to just have lots of fun! There were no new coasters to ride but Big Mike used this trip as kind of a "spring training" trip to get rid of the kinks of a long off season You can skip to the update and enjoy it or you can read further as Big Mike posts his 2013 schedule and his Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List! THE BIG MIKE ROAD SHOW 2013 WORLD TOUR SCHEDULE: (This will be posted on the front page when the 2012 contest is over) * This is only a limited schedule, more will be added soon! Jan 11-19.....ORLANDO Sea World Orlando Epcot Animal Kingdom Magic Kingdom Hollywood Studios Fun Spot Old Town Universal Orlando Islands of Adventure Busch Gardens Tampa "Top 50" See Winter from "A Dolphin's Tale" "Top 50" Play two Top 5 Mini Golf course Feb 6... Eastcoaster off season event Feb 23... Six Flags Great Adventure off season tour Mar 1-15... Hawaii "Top 50" Helmet Dive "Top 50" Volcanoes National Park "Top 50" Visit Pearl Harbour Mar 23... Six Flags Great Adventure Opening Day Mar 30... New for 2013 coaster opens at Fun Spot in NJ Apr 27... Opening Day at Knoebels May 4... Fun Day at FunPlex in NJ May 16-19 COLORADO Elitch Gardens Lakeside Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Breckinridge Ski Resort City Park May 23-27 GULF COAST Celebration Station Dixie Landing Family Theme Park Galveston Island Historical Pleasure Pier Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Over Texas Zuma Fun Center "Top 50" NASA Space Center in Houston July 4-13 DEEP SOUTH Cobra Adventure Park Fun Spot USA Fun Spot America Sam's Fun City Wild Adventures Deadwood Family Kingdom O.D Pavilion Dollywood Fun Stop "Top 50" See a Super Speedway Nascar race. "Top 50" Visit UPS Headquarters "Top 50" Visit Stone Mountain Aug 2-10 MIDWEST Funland Amusement Park Magic Springs and Crystal Falls Kiddieland Silver Dollar City Route 66 Carousel Park Worlds of Fun Frontier City Kiddie Park "Top 50" Graceland "Top 50" Cruise the Mighty Mississippi "Top 50" City Museum in St. Louis Aug 30-Sep 2 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA or WESTERN CANADA Still undecided for now Sep 6-8 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Sea World San Diego Six Flags Magic Mountain Knott's Berry Farm Oct 11-20 TPR CRUISE "Top 50" Visit Atlantis in Bahamas "Top 50" Watch planes at St. Maartin airport More smaller trips to be added to schedule soon! BIG MIKE'S TOP 50 ALWAYS WANTED TO DO LIST: Still to go in no particular order: 1. Visit NASA Space Center in Houston 2. See stepson John in a football game 3. Visit Alaska 4. Visit City Museum in St. Louis 5. Play the 5 best mini golf courses in the USA (4/5 done) 6. Buggy Ride in Amish country 7. Join the Mile High Club 8. Ride 4 dog allowed rides at Knoebels with Lucky Dog 9. Visit Atlantis in Bahamas 10. Boat cruise the Mighty Mississippi River 11. Visit Flight 93 Shanksville PA site. 12. Go to the San Gennero Festival in NYC 13. Go on the ledge hanging over the Grand Canyon 14. Tour the White House 15. Visit Macchu Picchu (7 Wonders of the World) 16. Go to Carnival in Rio 17. Do the Polar Plunge on New Years Day 18. Mardi Gras in New Orleans 19. Raft the Grand Canyon 20. Go to Australia 21. Visit the Hamptons in Long Island 22. Do the CN Tower Edge Walk in Canada 23. Visit Africa 24. Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef 25. Visit all 50 states (48/50) 26. Meet up with childhood crush Jill Wallach 27. Go to one of my step kids weddings 28. Ride the Olympic bobsled ride in NY 29. See a Nascar super speedway race 30. Take a NYC Open Air Double Decker Bus Tour 31. Watch planes land at the St. Maarten airport 32. Visit UPS Headquarters in Atlanta 33. Play Whirly Ball 34. Visit every establishment with a roller coaster in the USA (25 to go) 35. Attend Ground Hogs Day in Punxatawny 36. Ride a segway 37. See the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy 38. Do the Sky Jump on the Stratosphere in Las Vegas 39. Walk across the George Washington Bridge in NY 40. Visit Bermuda 41. Ride every single roller coaster in the USA (45 to go) 42. Visit the Corn Palace in South Dakota 43. Visit Graceland in Tennessee 44. Attend the Superbowl 45. Visit Stonehedge in the UK 46. Ride a roller coaster with Lucky Dog 47. Take a trans Atlantic cruise 48. See AC/DC in the front rows 49. Visit Stone Mountain in Georgia 50. Lose weight to ride El Toro, Millenium Force, & Bizarro again (1/3 rode) *** Things Completed so far: *** 2013: Visit Pearl Harbour in Hawaii Volcano National Park in Hawaii Ride Jane's Carousel in Brooklyn Take the NBC Studio Tour in NYC Take Scott's Pizza Tour in NYC See "Winter" from "A Dolphin's Tale" in Clearwater FL *** 2012: Great Wall of China (7 Wonders of the World) Meet the Fonz (Henry Winkler) Go to the Price is Right See Lambau Field in Green Bay Ride Tram car to Roosevelt Island in NYC Visit Chichen Itza (7 Wonders of the World) Ride the Toys R Us Ferris Wheel in Times Square Visit Cancun Visit the Fonz Statue in Wisconsin Visit Wrigley Field in Chicago Hike to the back of the Hollywood Sign Visit Yosemite National Park Do a helmet dive Have a picture taken with a Panda Bear *** 2011: Visit UPS Founding Park in Seattle Bring Lucky Dog to Central Park in NYC Cruise on the Minne Ha Ha at Lake George NY Compare Pat's and Geno's Cheese Steaks in Philly See The Liberty Bell in Philly Run up the steps from Rocky in Philly Change Facebook status to "In a Relationship" Attend a NY Jets open practice Go to Japan Visit Disney Sea in Tokyo Ride 1000 different roller coasters in the World Go see The Peoples Court or Judge Judy Visit new Citi Field Visit Betzler Field in Wilkes Barre PA Have a monthly Big Mike Road Show "show" Visit La Brea Tar Pits in CA Take a Hollywood Home of the Stars Bus Tour Visit Randy's Donuts in California Dance on The Big Piano from "Big" at FAO Schwartz *** 2010: Visit Aruba See Old Faithful Visit Mount Rushmore Go to the Top of the Rock in NYC Visit Barbados Go to Octoberfest in Germany Find long lost love Jennifer Bring Lucky Dog to the Ocean See the Jersey Shore House Visit the World of Coke in Atlanta Go to the Little League World Series *** 2009: Visit Fenway Park Visit Grand Canyon Perform on a Broadway Stage in NYC Visit 4 Corners USA Visit Roswell New Mexico Do the rides on the Stratosphere Ice skate at Rockerfeller Center Visit Key West Florida Ride an air boat in the Everglades Visit the Baseball Hall of Fame Visit new Yankee Stadium Visit new Prudential Center 2013 - Coasters Still Needed to Ride Left in the USA: X-Coaster at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls in Arkansas Roller Coaster at Blackbeards in California Manta at Sea World in California Roller Coaster at City Park in Colorado Wild West Express Coaster at Glenwood Caverns in Colorado Cyclone at Lakeside in Colorado Gold Runner Coaster at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado Dragon Wagon at Cobra Adventure Park in Florida Miner Mike at Sam's Fun City in Florida Wildcat at North Georgia State Fair in Georgia Twisted Typhoon at Wild Adventures in Georgia Swamp Thing at Wild Adventures in Georgia Toytown Coaster at Yellowstone Bear World in Idaho Runaway Mine Cars at Donley's Wild West Town in Illinois Dragon Wagon at Gradys Family Fun Park in Illinois Unknown at Greeley County Fairgrounds in Kansas Roller Coaster at Kiddieland in Kansas Miner Mike at Celebration Station in Louisiana Galaxi at Dixie Landing in Louisiana Ragin Cajun at Dixie Landing in Louisiana Xtreme at Dixie Landing in Louisiana Alpine Coaster at Wisp Resort in Maryland Roller Coaster at Paul Bunyan Land in Minnesota Timber Twister at Spirit Mountain in Minnesota All American Coaster at Brookhaven Exchange in Mississipi Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City in Missouri Prowler at Worlds of Fun in Missouri Nor'Eastern Mountain Coaster at Attitash Mountain Resort in New Hampshire Cranmore Mountain Coaster at Cranmore Mountain Resort in New Hampshire Fun Coaster at Funplex in New Jersey - RODE 3/30/13 Wacky Worm at Gillian's Wonderland Pier in New Jersey - RODE 3/30/13 Alpine Mountain Coaster at Mountain Creek in New Jersey Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster at Adventure Center in New York - RODE 4/6/13 Mountain Coaster at Holiday Valley in New York Dinosaur Canyon at Deadwood in North Carolina Runaway Train at Super Slide Amusement Park in North Dakota Little Fire Ball at Kiddie Park in Oklahoma Steel Lasso at Frontier City in Oklahoma Sky Rocket at Kennywood in Pennsylvania Dragon Coaster at Atlantic Beach Park in Rhode Island Go Gator at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Wacky Worm at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Zycklon at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Wild Eagle at Dollywood in Tennessee Choo Choo Express at Sir Gooneys in Tennessee - Being sold, will not open again! Iron Shark at Galveston Pleasure Pier in Texas Miner Mike at Zuma Fun Center in Texas Bombora at Lagoon in Utah Dragon at Riverfront Park in Washington NEW FOR 2013 COASTERS TO OPEN SOON: Coast Rider - Knotts Berry Farm in California Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California Gold Striker at Californias Great America in California Undertow at Santa Cruz Boardwalk in California Freedom Fighter at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida White Lightning at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida Wildcat at Santa's Village Azoosment Park in Illinois - (Already rode at Fun Spot) Boomerang at Six Flags St. Louis in Missouri - (Already rode at Six Flags over Texas) Kiddie Coaster at Playland's Castaway Cove in New Jersey Loco Motion at Steel Pier in New Jersey Max's Doggy Dog Coaster at Martin's Fantasy Island in New York El Loco at Adventure Dome in Nevada Gate Keeper at Cedar Point in Ohio Flying Turns at Knoebels in Pennsylvania Twist N Shout at Family Kingdom in South Carolina (Already rode at Magic Springs) Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in Texas UNANNOUNCED COASTERS FOR 2013 SO FAR: Unknown at Adventure City in California Unknown at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida - (Already rode at Playland's Castaway Cove) Unknown at Keansburg Amusement Park in New Jersey - (Already rode at Beech Bend) Unknown at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York - (Already rode at Jeepers Southfield) Unknown at Western Playland in New Mexico - (Already rode at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) Coasters Denied to Ride (but still working on): Wildcat at Funland in Arkansas Wild Kitty at Frontier Land in Oklahoma Kiddie Coaster at Lakeside in Colorado Blue Flash at John Ivers in Indiana Sooper Jet at Trimper's Rides in Maryland Go Gator at Rt 66 Carousel Park in Missouri Go Gator at Fun Plex in Nebraska Miner Mike at Adventuredome in Nevada Hoot N Holler at Darien Lake in New York Little Dipper at Conneaut Lake Park in Pennsylvania Speedy Gonzalez at Family Kingdom in South Carolina Wow, lots of info since it is the first post of the season, but from here on out, please enjoy The Big Mike Road Show thread!!!!! Peace, Big Mike Big Mike kicks off the 2013 coaster season and arrives in Orlando and picks up his hot rod for the week! Big Mike checks into one of his condos, the Orange Lake Resort! Big Mike's first stop of the trip is Sea World Orlando! Sea World was very grateful for Big Mike to visit their park, so Big Mike got a shout out on the big screen! Do you see Big Mike on the screen?? Big Mike went to see some shows and can you believe that Big Mike is the only person who has VIP status in the whole park??? The whole VIP section to myself! My friend Chadster came to hang out and ride some coasters together! Thanks Chad! My new friend Steve also came out and was a lot of fun to meet and hang out with!! Thanks Steve!! No trip to Orlando would be complete without a trip to the Peabody hotel to see the ducks walk! This visit, Big Mike wanted to get a prime seat to get up close and personal with the ducks! Big Mike went to check out Fun Spot America, where they are building two new coasters for 2013! Oh well. Guess Big Mike will be coming back later in the year when they are finished building them. Big Mike checks out Downtown Disney for some lunch at a place he heard a lot about. Earl of Sandwich!! Not bad, had better without the 45 line. That evening concluded with a night full of go cart riding on International Drive with Chadster, Mikey, and Jenn! Anyone who follows Big Mike knows that he loves to meet up with TPR hotties, and Jenn was a very pleasant sight to see! I was also really happy to meet Mikey, who has one of my favorite threads to read and earned my respect for all the traveling he does like myself! The next day Big Mike decided for a day trip to Tampa, visiting the ORIGINAL Hooters! Big Mike continues his tour of all the NFL stadiums with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers home! Big Mike also checks out the New York Yankees spring training area! It's great to be a Yankee fan! The main reason for taking a trip to Tampa is a visit to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, home to "Winter" from the movie "A Dolphin's Tale"! Visiting Winter was on Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List!!! I see you Winter!!! This is a good view of Winter, who was not wearing the prosthetic tail today. Anyone know why?? Oh! Big Mike was holding it!! Bad Big Mike, no teasing Winter! It was nice to see that Winter gets lots of special attention! Winter's friends from the movie are also here at the aquarium. Ricky and Lucy shared the role of Rufus, the main source of the comedy of the movie! There were many areas around the aquarium where you could see movie spots! Included with your admission is another place a mile away with more movie props and activities! The best exhibit was the Hurricane Experience, where you walked through a hurricane! Big Mike's next stop on his Tampa excursion was Hogan's Beach, Hulk Hogan's new restaurant and bar! Big Mike was met at Hogans by another TPR hottie named Amy!! We had lunch together and hung out for the rest of the day! The whole place was full of everything Hulk Hogan! Even though we did not get to see Hulk Hogan, we did get to meet Jimmy "The Mouth of the South" Hart! Amy and I continued on to Busch Gardens Tampa for some rides and fun! Big Mike's favorite area of Busch Gardens Tampa is the kangaroo feeding area! Yes, Big Mike could sit here all day long! This little kitty seemed intent on keeping his eye on The Mighty Big Man! Big Mike and Amy finished the night with a round of golf at Smugglers Cove, which is a Top 5 course in the USA and part of Big Mike Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List item of playing all 5 courses! The following morning Big Mike had more friends to meet and more fun places to visit! First stop Epcot! My favorite part of coming to Epcot is to see Big Mike's face on the monuments! Big Mike is located right in the front row and all the way to the left as seen in this picture! Big Mike, his ex-wife, and his 3 step kids! Give Big Mike a kiss next time you visit Look who Big Mike gets to hold and hang out with!!! The ultimate TPR hottie, Elissa!!! Big Mike rode the newly improved Test Track and this was his car he designed. Sadly, the ride was having technical issues both times I rode and my car would not load. Four really cool people named Robb, Elissa, Joey, and Amy were having tons of fun just like Big Mike, and they stuck us with one stick in the mud to balance things out. Joey was a little sore from running all the marathons that weekend, but he still came out to hang out with me! Thanks Joey!! 2nd stop - Animal Kingdom! Everest!! Love that Disney now lets you take pictures of all the ride photos! Dinosaur! 3rd stop - Hollywood Studios! Tower of Terror! Last stop - Magic Kingdom! Met my buddy Dainan! Big Mike got a part in the new Belle Show and was a guard to the princess! Big Mike was having way too much fun on Buzz Lightyear! Big Mike ended the night running into another TPR hottie, Stacey! No trip to Disney would be complete without meeting the mouse! See you next year Mickey when the new coaster opens! Going to Disney parks are very expensive, so Big Mike had to go check out a few of his businesses and collect some cash! Big Mike will also be going to both expensive Universal parks, so he needed to visit another one of his businesses to get even more cash! There is always time to visit my cousin when I am in Florida too! Big Mike wanted to make a quick visit to Old Town also to see something I have missed very much.... ... TPR hottie Renee!!! Renee should not wear that shirt around Big Mike because he will always take her up on it! Big Mike also visited Fun Spot next door! After Dainan, Renee, and I finished those two parks, we went to eat in the town of Celebration and did some geocaching! Big Mike visited another of the Top 5 Mini Golf courses in the USA for Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List at Winter Summerland! Thanks to Jack and his whole family for coming out to play and finding a way we could all play for half price!! TPR hottie Amy played too among many others! Jake was in my foursome! Thanks to Eric for treating me to a round of mini golf for my birthday!! Universal Studios Florida was next! I know, take my word for it, it is Universal Orlando Big Mike hung out with someone very cool all day long! No not Marilyn Monroe even though she looks delighted... .... Michael the Rapids Nerd!!! Thanks to Michael for hanging out at both parks from opening to closing! Of course, the other park previously mentioned was Islands of Adventure!! Drink up!!! Just because I like this picture! One night Robb invited me back to TPR World Headquarters to see the inner workings and to hang out with cool friends! I guess you need a shirt and tie to work at TPR Headquarters like Andrew is wearing. The best part of the night is that KidTums gave me this note that says roughly "You look much skinnier" Thanks Kristen!!!!!!!! It is now hanging on my refrigerator! The next and final stop was Discovery Cove to hang out with my sweet friend Renee, who also got The Big Man a HUGE discount!!! What do you think, was Kristen right??? Big Mike HAS lost over 40 pounds since the last update!!! If any TPR hotties thinks Big Mike looks good, make sure you post it I am sure I won't stay skinny long after having a meal like this for lunch AND dinner!! All included thanks to Renee! Since I already had the wet suit on, may as well do some snorkeling! Snorkeling with the manta rays! The great thing about Discovery Cove is the snorkeling is stocked with tons of things to look at! There is also a nice lazy river type attraction that was fun to swim through! You get to meet lots of wildlife along the way too! Just watch out for these dive bombing birds looking for fish, they would just skim the water and your head! This everyone, is the new and improved Big Mike!! Snorkeling and swimming took it's toll on Big Mike and he had to lounge around in the pool for a little bit! There is also an aviary which Big Mike always loves to partake in! Thanks to sweetheart Renee for setting me up with such a fantastic day!! BIG thanks also to everyone else who came out and hung out with Big Mike while he was in Florida, it was really special and I appreciated it very much!!! Till next time, hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike

No problem dude, someone needs to get my ass in gear lol. Stay on top of me, Big Mike

Just need a jump start. Once I get one up, the rest will follow. I do have about 65 of the 93 pictures uploaded already, just need to finish the rest. No one is more disappointed not having this up than me dude, believe me. I give you MY WORD and a PROMISE that it will be up THIS MONDAY FOR SURE!!!!! Count on it and bring it to the bank! Peace, Big Mike

I voted no just due to the fact that I pack my vacation weeks and extra days off coastering already and it is usually planned out before the new year even starts. Saying that, I have all my 2013 vacations booked already, and already have 4 of my 5 extra days booked already, leaving me just 1 more extra day to float through the year for something extra cool that pops up. If the Bash event was somewhere close on the East coast, I could swing it but to have a Bash event at a park farther away, I would have to throw in a traveling day or two or need a good amount of notice to incorporate it into my vacation plans, which I hopefully calculated out correctly for a possible Silver Dollar City event this year. 8 more years until I retire and get to travel a lot more and whenever I want to, so i will change my vote then Peace, Big Mike

I am working on BOTH, a new update and a new 2013 schedule!! Hopefully by Monday, but I seem to fail every time I say that lol

Impressive group on this trip! I know all but 5 people!! Have fun! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Big Mike will be leaving for Hawaii in 4 days, so I was unable to get an update upthis week as desired, but will have lots of time on the plane and in Hawaii to get this rolling again, promise!! Your buddy, Big Mike

VERY soon, I have been working on it the last two nights! I will shoot for this Monday!!!! Thanks