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OK, do all the people that guessed 3 admit that you missed one and which one was it or do you disagree with one of his circled duckies??? Do the people that guessed 5 duckies have another one to add to his list??? Do the people that guessed 4 duckies feel comfortable with thier answer now??? (Trying to build the drama) LOL and not doing too good a job at it Peace, Big Mike

OK Valuable Big Mike Readers, the thread and contest is now open to everybody to guess or post circled pictures of the duckies!! Here is where we stand: We are either going to have a Championship matchup between tunnellover#1 and pkimanjz who guessed 3 duckies. OR We are going to have a Semi Finals matchup between topthrilldragster, groteslurf, and bhartley who guessed 4 duckies. OR We are going to have a Championship Matchup between traincrossin and teamthriller who guessed 5 duckies. Which one is it everybody??? Peace, Big Mike

Hey Friends!!! Looks like another split decision in the Find the Ducky Game!!! I PMed Zach to see if we can get an answer out of him since he has not logged on since last Friday! We will give Zach until midnight EST tomorrow to answer. Here are the guesses so far: 3 Duckies: tunnellover#1 4 Duckies: topthrilldragster groteslurf bhartley 5 Duckies: traincrossin teamthriller Waiting for answer: pkimanjz Will Tunnel lover be declared the automatic Champion with the guess of 3 duckies? Will Train Crossin and Team Thriller go straight to the Championship round with the guess of 5 duckies?? Will Topthrilldragster, Groteslurf, and bhartley find a 4th person to fill the Quarterfinals??? Will PkimanJZ even answer??? Will Big Mike ever get over all the extra replies he could have had if this was not an elimination contest??? Find out soon!!!!! Preliminary work on The Big Mike Road Show 2009 schedule will be done on my time off between Christmas and New Years!!!! Any requests??? I always have to take care of The Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Peace, Big Mike

^^ I will be back to Alabama soon! My puppy Lucky Dog is from Alabama, so it has a close place in my heart! Don't forget everybody, "quote" the answers as we are getting down to the wire and don't want any possible problems! Peace, Big Mike

Hey Friends!!!!! How is everybody?? I am dealing with the first major snowfall of the year here in the great state of New Jersey, home to Big Mike World Headquarters! How do I deal with it you ask? The only way I know how, just remember back to the summer months in the bright, warm sunshine down at the Jersey Shore at Morey's Piers!!!! Once again, my special guest is Bobbi Jo and later in the night her family too!! Bobbi Jo was awesome enough to give me a little side tour off the beaten path to show me The Golden Nugget roller coaster, which just this month, was announced it will be torn down I would have totally missed it if not for Bobbi Jo. Thanks Bobbi Jo!!! So I have a few pictures as a dedication to the once thrilling coaster. Also, this is the QUARTER FINAL ROUND of the Big Mike Reader of the Year Find the Ducky Contest!!!! Everyone can play along at home, but only let the remaining 7 players guess in the thread! (Next year, there will be NO elimination, just an ongoing scoreboard so everyone can play all year long) Here are the Quarter Finalists: traincrossin pkimanjz topthrilldragster groteslurf teamthriller tunnellover#1 bhartley The first four correct answers, if we get that many, will advance to the Semi Finals! Good Luck! The games get harder as we go along, and this one is pretty tough! I hope everyone enjoys my report! Peace, Big Mike Finally, Bobbi Jo checks off New Jersey on The Official Big Mike Road Show T-Shirt while a boardwalk babe gets close and personal with Big Mike! Hope you Enjoyed!!! Good luck on the duckies!!! Goodbye Golden Nugget Peace, Big Mike THANK YOU VERY MUCH for letting me spend the day with such awesome cool people! From left to right Bobbi Jo's husband Brian, Robert, Brother-in-law Pat, Patrick, sister Marie, and Bobbi Jo! Thanks!!! The rest of the night was admiring all the lights, watching the kids have lots of fun, and chatting away with Bobbi Jo's really cool husband Brian about each of our UPS war stories. There are monster truck rides on the beach for any families REALLY into monster trucks. I know one! The view as you are riding. The drop. The top of the lift with Bobbi Jo's oldest nephew Patrick. 2nd view of lift. The lift. A tunnel that disappears under the boardwalk. Overview. Great White! The kids really loved this tank game that you shoot tennis balls out of a cannon at the tank. Awwww! Bobbi Jo's younger nephew Robert. Woo hoo! They gave me the rest of thier bucket of fries and cheese! I love them already Big Mike is excited to see everybody, but could not imagine what was in store for him! While we wait to meet the rest of Bobbi Jo's family, we take a ride on the ferris wheel. This concludes the special farewell to The Golden Nugget Coaster which will be demolished soon, which leaves Bobbi Jo crying and sad and leaves Big Mike with a missed credit opportunity. The lift. The coaster is way at the end of a pier that they use for storage and I would have totally missed it. The station. Big Mike needed time to recover from that, so Bobbi Jo took me for a stroll to see the standing but not operating Golden Nugget! ... and the head banging on this ride was BRUTAL! Its the bench next time for Big Mike on this ride too! ... the ride has these over the shoulder restraints... Overview. Looks like a nice enjoyable ride, but... Rollie's Coaster! Credit #724 for Big Mike! I chose this pizza place due to the impressive views. Big Mike decides to get a slice of pizza and use the plate for a makeshift sign. While Bobbi Jo rode, Big Mike was on a mission to create a sign for the next coaster that did not have one. Bobbi Jo looks excited, but her new ride partner is thinking he should have followed Big Mike's lead. The loop. As you can tell, it is a boomerang and Big Mike already had the credit, which means rest and relaxation time for Big Mike! Aerial view. Overview. Sea Serpent! It had some good speed around these turns. The lift. Overview. Flitzer! Between rides there was time to do a little shopping on the boardwalk. I have to find someone willing to wear this! The overview of the rest of the ride. The lift. The Doo Wopper sign was hard to get, but at least it had a sign and I did not have to make one up like later in the report. Dante's Dungeon was very intimidating. There were a lot of Phillies fans representing on thier way to being World Series Champions. Big Mike and Bobbi Jo give the new restraints two thumbs up! Here is the new restraint system in action. You can also play the kick the duck in the butt game. The coaster intertwines with the water ride. Bobbi Jo is excited to check it out! Here is the new restraint. It is supposed to be more comfortable and give you a better range of vision. The reason we rode this first was the brand new restraint system they just added to the coaster. Overview. The Great Nor'Easter! During this round, you will be looking for the Scuba Ducky, and this one does NOT count towards the total. The map makes it look close, but there is a good distance between each pier, as is the distance from the boardwalk to the ocean. The park map. The prices, which are pretty steep. The #3 Seaside Amusement Park, behind Santa Cruz and Blackpool. Morey's Piers!

More pictures of Elissa's mom please! Peace, Big Mike

Thanks for the link Jon! I just re read my post and copied this: Maybe someone smarter than me or Jon (reality15) can add a link or an easier way to see it other than the Itunes method. I did not mean for it to come across as someone smarter than me AND Jon, it was someone smarter than me OR Jon could do it. LOL Did not want any confusion First snowfall here at the Big Mike Hotel tonight! Peace, Big Mike

Hey Friends!!!! Quite a few things to go over real quick! First off, Katie did keep her word on her promise and emailed the picture of us together she took with her camera, it is posted below! I threw in my picture too to see which one everyone likes better! Second, lots of holiday cards are started to pour in to Big Mike World Headquarters!!! That is soooo cool! I am posting a picture of The Big Mike World Headquarters address just in case you want to send a holidat card or a birthday card (Jan 16). Anyone who send a card will be added to the 2009 holiday specially designed Big Mike Road Show Christmas card list for next year!! Third, The Quarter Final Round of the Big Mike Reader of the Year Find the Ducky Contest will be in the next trip report, which is Moreys Pier! Valuable Big Mike Reader Bob (Gisco) came up with a great idea that I should have thought of but didn't, next years find the ducky contest will be a running total game so nobody gets eliminated and everyone can play all year long!!!!! But for now, here is the list of the Quarter Finalists: traincrossin pkimanjz topthrilldragster groteslurf teamthriller tunnellover#1 bhartley Only the top 4 will make it to the Semi-Finals!!!!! Be Ready!!!!!! Fourth, Big Mike was a very special guest on a holiday podcast this week with a whole bunch of cool guys on Cheezonastick!! Here is a snipit off thier website: Cheezonastick Festivus Holiday Spectacular Written by JonPosted on December 2, 2008 at 11:53 PM Presenting, the longest, funniest, and most festivus-y coaster podcast on the internet! We've got everything planned, from the last month of news to Christmas carols to maybe even a few special guests, including Big Mike of the Big Mike Road Show. This is one holiday special I'd put right up there with Charlie Brown, you do not want to miss this show! You can catch the show on cheezonastick.net Maybe someone smarter than me or Jon (reality15) can add a link or an easier way to see it other than the Itunes method. That is all my good friends, hope you enjoy and the Find the Ducky game is NEXT!!!! Peace, Big Mike Katie's picture! Holiday card address. Thanks Jeff! Big Mike's picture!

Glad you all had a fun time! What happened to Bob's arm? Peace, Big Mike

Thanks very much for posting this, I just took advantage of the savings. Still with parking, tax, shipping, and SFGA being a higher priced ticket, still cost me $121 Peace, Big Mike

Hello my good Friends!!! The next stop on The Big Mike Road Show 2008 was at Clementon Park in South Jersey!! Another valuable Big Mike Reader came out to say hello and give me a tour of her hometown parks!!! This time it was fellow UPS employee Bobbi Jo (bobafett)! Bobbi Jo also came with me to the next stop, which is Morey's Pier and the 4th round of FIND THE DUCKY!!!!!! Be ready for the next report Ducky Detectives!!!! I really don't want Bobbi Jo to get overshadowed by my special guest on the back half of this report, but Valuable Big Mike Reader Jason did answer correctly that Big Mike was hanging out with his good buddy from way back, Ms. Katie Holmes!!!!! Jason, PM me your info and one of The Official 2008 Big Mike Road Show T-Shirts will be on it's way to you! I hope everyone enjoys Clementon, Bobbi Jo's debut on The Big Mike Road Show, and Katie Holmes and Big Mike together! (Move over Tom Cruise, the Big Man is in town) Peace, Big Mike ....Well that is, unless you are Big Mike and you and Katie are buds! Katie also took a picture of us with her camera that I will post as soon as she emails it to me! Hope you enjoyed!!! Peace, Big Mike There she is!!!! This is as close as you can get to her as she is flanked by many bodyguards as you can see here even with ear pieces. NO ONE is allowed anywhere near her or have any alone time with her.... Ugh!!! That darn pole! Take my word for it, that is Katie Holmes right next to her huge bodyguard. Lets see if I can get a better shot! Your welcome Shane, and all the other girls and guys who Big Mike just took care of. No kidding now, here comes Katie!!!! Hold on. Of course, I had to say hello again to my good bud The Naked Cowboy! Valuable Big Mike Reader Shane requested more pics of the Naked Cowboy and Big Mike always takes care of his readers! Here comes Katie!!! Well first it is Valuable Big Mike Reader Jason (printdevil78). Since he visited me on the Big Mike Road Show Tour when I was in his town, I returned the favor by visiting him when he came to NYC to see Avenue Q. That is the kind of guy Big Mike is! OK, ready for Katie?? Too bad they were not at THIS show, I would have liked to check Victoria out. OK, here we go, ready to see Big Mike and Katie Holmes together?? Katie left me a ticket for the exclusive box seats shown in this picture, where Tom, David, and Victoria sit to keep them away from the crowds. The show is filled with some big names and was VERY good. It was time to go see the 2nd show of the day. I arrived early to go see my old buddy, Ms Katie Holmes. Another holiday tradition, the break dancing santas. Big Mike enjoying the festivities. Once inside, you have many choices of different Charmin toilet paper to use. The Charmin Cheerleader was cheering for Big Mike to go have fun. Where else can you get interviewed on what you are going to do or how everything turned out while after each person goes, they clean the bathroom for you. This is always a Big Mike Highlight of the holiday season! A big overlooked holiday event that takes place in NYC is back again, the opening of the Charmin toilets!!! Then you go and enjoy the show like Big Mike did! You then get a voucher to get an orchestra seat that costs 121.50 for only 26.50, a savings of $95! .... and when they call your name like they did me, you get in the winner's line. The lottery is simple, just fill out an entry... You can't get lost, just follow the footprints in the store. Stratigically, the M&M's car was right outside. The lottery is held at M&M's World at 48th and 7th. First stop of the day is the Broadway show Shrek's lottery, which if you win gives you tickets at a fraction of the cost.. This year's #1 car with this year's #1 thread on TPR. It was Nascar week in NYC with Nascar cars all over the city. No matter where I go, I cannot get away from Rich's over used signature move that he stole from Big Mike. The 2nd half of this report, as you can see by Big Mike slapping Ralph Cramdon's ass is back in NYC this past weekend! The diner had a rubber ducky of their own on the shelf so while we ate, I had our rubber ducky keep him company. Don't forget, the next round of Find the Ducky is in the NEXT report!!!!! Bobbi Jo then brings Big Mike to a local diner known for really good food! Yummy! Bobbi Jo's hospitality is greatly appreciated by Big Mike while he has a nice cool drink on the outside deck. After Clementon, the limo drops us off at Bobbi Jo's summer house, where the Hot Rod awaits!. Neither park is very big. The other half of the park is Splash World. With dirty, mucky, lake water! Ready to get wet Bobbi Jo? The log flume is built over the lake. The next best ride to the coaster, the log flume. Hi Bobbi Jo! Since there is only one coaster, we had to find other fun things to do like the swings. 3rd times a charm. This was Big Mike's 3rd trip to Clementon to try to ride this coaster, finally the mission is complete! Banking. Overview. The drop. Credit #723 for Big Mike! The lift. The train. Uh Oh! Words out that Big Mike is in town, better get to riding the coaster quick! ... and then all the riders on the very next train. Just a wierd observation I had. Look at all the riders on this train... It is the parks only coaster, but it is a good one. Hell Cat! The park map. Good think Big Mike Productions came up with these COMP passes for us. The prices. Valuable Big Mike Reader Bobbi Jo (bobafett) came out to say hello and be my tour guide and ride companion for the day!!! It was a little wierd arriving by limo, but The Big Mike Road Show Road Crew took off to go to nearby Atlantic City! Clementon Park!

That's the broadest field ever. Hints, Mike, hints. Male/Female? Old/Young? NO need for hints Scott!! You under estimate the powers and smarts of the Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! We DO have a WINNER already!!!! Here are the guesses: Regis Philbin Bette Midler Barack Obama Tom Hanks Donald Trump Michael Jackson Jay Leno Britney Spears Englebert Humperdink William Shatner Oprah Winfrey Will Smith Derek Jeter Eli Manning Bob Dole Katie Holmes Tom Cruise Brett Favre Alex Rodriguez John Travolta Julia Roberts Sean Hannity Bill O'Reilly Shepard Smith David Letterman Tiki Barber Michael Strahan Miley Cyrus Kelly Ripa Will Ferrell Johnny Depp Clint Eastwood Halle Berry Ricky Gervais Steve Carrell Robin Williams Rick Astley Kevin Spacey Dale Jarrett David Reutimann Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jerry Seinfeld Michael Bloomberg Paul Simon Robb Alvey Whoopi Goldberg Matthew Broderick Sarah Jessica Parker Jeremy Piven Hugh Jackman Kat Von D Dolly Parton Downtown Julie Brown The correct answer IS one of those people!!! Great guessing everybody!! The answer will be posted tomorrow with the Clementon Trip Report!!!! Feel free to give your opinions on why it could not be someone on the above list! Peace, Big Mike

Hey friends!!!!!! Great news, we are going to have ourselves a little contest!! Also, for the FIRST TIME EVER, the prize is going to be a VERY LIMITED EDITION prize!!! There are only 12 of these in existance in the whole wide world!!!! The winner will be the ONLY person in humanity to have one of these other than Big Mike!! By now you should have guessed it is one of the Official Big Mike Road Show 2008 T-Shirts!!! It comes neatly washed and is just like a game worn jersey!! Just in time for the holidays too!!! This is a once in a lifetime chance, until wa have another contest. LOL. These shirts are sure to go up in value as they will soon be retired to make way for the new and improved Official Big Mike Road Show 2009 T-Shirts!! The ACE Museum is even asking for one of these! There will only be ONE winner this time around and it will be the FIRST person who guesses the big name celebrity that Big Mike hung out with this past weekend!!! Everyone is allowed 3 guesses and if no one answers correctly, the shirt will stay in the vault at Big Mike World Headquarters. Guess anyone, ya never know!! The answer will not be revealed even if someone guesses it until the next trip report is posted. Good luck to all!!! Also, to answer Gary, sometime in Jan or Feb I sit down and summarize all the remaining coasters I need to ride and where the majority of them are located, plus I see which are the closest 50 coasters still to ride near Big Mike World Headquarters, plus I see where all the new for 2009 coasters are being built, and then I see where all the really cool friends that have invited me back to visit again are, and then I find out which really super awesome TPR trip or trips I will be going on, and finally then I can come up with the Official 2009 Big Mike Road Show Schedule!!! I bet everyone did not know how hard this was. Ok Everybody, get your 3 guesses in starting NOW!!!!! Peace, Big Mike

Hey Friends!!! The next and final stop on the Ocean City Maryland Tour of The Big Mike Road Show 2008 was Jolly Roger Amusement Park! The first half of this report will be the park, while the last part of the report will be all the pictures from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade I took while proudly being accompanied by Renee! The next round of the Find the Ducky Contest will be 2 reports away after this one, so get those ducky detectives ready! Also, the very next trip report is a MUST SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not only does the Big Mike Road Show 2008 have the debut of Bobbi Jo, it has Big Mike with a MAJOR CELEBRITY!!! This is not a Z-lister or even a D-lister, this is a bonafide A-list actor or actress hanging out with Big Mike!!!! The thread is now open for guesses I hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike ... Renee!!!! Hope you enjoyed and post thoses guesses on the A-List Celebrity that Big Mike hung out with this past weekend!!! Peace, Big Mike The parade was a fantastic time with lots of confetti and lots of great things to see, but Big Mike's most favorite thing he saw today was... Damn! What did I just step in??? Only on The Big Mike Road Show! LOL The marching band marching in a straight line though is trouble! Notice all the flattened piles already! With no backup plan, they try to direct marchers away from the piles. The balloon people can easily avoid it. This is the end result of the 2nd set of horses with noone to clean it up. Actually, these guys are the most underrated of all. They follow the horses and clean up the poop! There must have been cutbacks this year, becuase there were two sets of horses and only these guys followed the first set. The most underrated people ever, The Big Mike Road Show Road Crew, enjoying the parade courtesy of Big Mike for a job well done throughout the year! The Westminster Dog Show Best in Show! Big Mike's other shots and view of the parade: Check out the flying batons. Always last, Santa! Miranda Cosgrove. Crystle Stewart. (Only on The Big Mike Road Show 2008 does someone bring you pictures of Miss USA!) Trace Adkins. Rick Astley. (Displaying him again since he was a huge hit.) David Archuleta. "Hey Big Mike!" Shontelle. Miley Cyrus. Now the stars: James Taylor. I will first show you all the balloons, and then all the stars. Call the kids in so they can enjoy too! ... and Renee was happy that she had an awesome picture taking spot! Big Mike was happy because he was right there in the action... When we left off on the last update, Renee and Big Mike were sitting in the VIP seats watching the parade! Everyone wrote me and said "great seats!", but are they really?? Take a look at this picture. What is wrong with these seats?? You can't see the baloons!!!! I called the Macy's Rep over and told her I don't like these seats. She said WHAT??? I want new seats I said. We were then escorted to an auxiliary VIP section, front row on the street!! Much better! Before exiting, a picture of Jolly Roger for you. Some other rides at the park: Credit #722 for Big Mike! Reverse aerial. Aerial shot. The drop. The lift, which is very colorful. A rubber ducky!!!! Back to back practice round reports for the remaining competitors. The green car had a turtle on it. Guess what the yellow car had on it?? Think hard, it should be easy if you follow this thread! The cars! They had a red, green and yellow car. The red car had a Spiderman on the front. Overview. The only sign for the Wildcat was this bathroom sign, which this kid was not too pleased about. Credit #721 for Big Mike! ... on ride cameras on a wacky worm! The same wacky worm that I have ridden now 3 times in one day at 3 different parks, with the exception that this one has... Overview. Wacky Worm! Park map. Prices. Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City Maryland!

Hey Friends!!! I was going to post an update but just read about the blackout going to happen in an hour on TPR, so I figured I would still be able to do a quick update on my Fantasy Football Teams since the playoffs start in some of the leagues this weekend. Here are the standings in all the leagues, my team is the POWER DOMINATORS: CBS SPORTSLINE: (Big Money League) Team W L T Brad 11 2 0 Mike K 11 2 0 Insomniac 9 4 0 POWER DOMINATORS 9 4 0 Scott 8 5 0 Taylor 6 7 0 Artie's Army 6 7 0 FITZ HAMMER 5 8 0 Anks & Pease 4 9 0 Carol 4 9 0 Bob 3 10 0 Dave 2 11 0 ESPN: DIVISION 1 1 New Jersey Pow... 9-4 W2 2 New York Thugs 6-7 W1 3 Priceless Picks 5-8 L4 4 Syracuse Aces 4-9 L2 5 stephenville... 4-9 L3 DIVISION 2 1 Kingston Iri... 11-2 W6 2 berks county... 10-2-1 W3 3 Red dragon T... 6-6-1 W2 4 G-Men Bk 5-8 L3 5 bayville phi... 4-9 L1 Playoffs start this week! WINNER'S BRACKET ROUND 1 (WK 14 - WK 15) ROUND 2 (WK 16 - WK 17) TOT #4 Thepuppetmaster 0 #1 Kingston Irie Ites 0 TOT #3 berks county redrod 0 #2 PowerDominators 0 FOX SPORTS: Rank Team W-L-T 1 z RedRum 11-2-0 2 y Cerberus 10-3-0 3 y Power Dominators 9-4-0 4 y ascoyhole 8-5-0 5 Fox Fantasy 7-6-0 6 Lakewood Beancounters 7-6-0 7 Vigilante 7-6-0 8 zappers 5-8-0 9 pflyers10 5-8-0 10 mt lions 5-8-0 11 bigD94 4-9-0 12 Reseda C Chord 0-13-0 x - Clinched playoff y - Clinched Wild Card z - Clinched Division Playoffs start this week! Championship Bracket RedRum BYE ascoyhole Fox Fantasy Power Dominators Lakewood Beanco... Cerberus BYE YAHOO: (Slept through draft by accident) *1. ballaz 10-3-0 *2. Detroit Playa$ 9-3-1 *3. Comets 9-4-0 4. bills 8-5-0 5. Power Dominators 7-6-0 6. 65 Toss Power Trap 6-7-0 7. tymanbronx5 5-6-2 8. 4th & Goal 4-9-0 9. orangewhitegreen 3-10-0 10. Fearless Fighters 2-10-1 * = clinched playoff spot SI/FACEBOOK: Rank Team W-L-T 1 saints are underrated 11 - 2 2 D-Lions 9 - 4 3 Power Dominators 8 - 5 4 team Xtreme 8 - 5 5 Sea-Gals 7 - 5 - 1 6 Zillionz Om 7 - 6 7 the ringers 7 - 6 8 Pats all day err day 7 - 6 9 mississippi saints 6 - 6 - 1 10 MVP's 6 - 7 11 THE FLOORGUYS 6 - 7 12 JumpMen 5 - 8 13 patriots 5 - 8 14 fc bananaman 4 - 9 15 KaiserChargers 4 - 9 16 burlington cowboys 3 - 10 HEAD TO HEAD MONEY BET ($150): Big Mike leads Zinger 7-6 That is all the leagues! 6 leagues, 6 winning records!!! Overall 49-29!! Wish Big Mike the best for the playoffs Peace, Big Mike

Hi Friends!!!!! The Big Mike Road Show 2008 continued through Ocean City Maryland to Jolly Roger on the Pier! I don't think I mentioned this yet, but it was my first trip ever to Ocean City and I enjoyed it completely. I have also added last week's trip to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for your viewing enjoyment so you can see how Big Mike spends his coaster off-season. Thanks for your continued support everybody!!! Peace, Big Mike It's time for the parade!!!! Even though it is the 82nd annual, this is Renee's first time seeing it in person and she is excited! I topped her though, it is Big Mike's first time seeing Renee in person, and I am ultra excited! Parade photos next report!!! Hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike Located inside Macy's is the actual ball that drops on New Years Eve in Times Square! Back down the red carpet once again. Looks like they are getting ready to go on the air, better make one last trip to the bathroom so we don't miss anything! "Little Mermaid" "South Pacific" "White Christmas" "In the Heights" Checking out all the performances during the practice run. ... like Big Mike and Renee!!!! These were the super special VIP seats saved only for the EXTREMELY important people... ... or were a guest of someone who had a couple ... well that is unless you had a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade VIP Pass... The square where everyone performed, the lights, the tv crews, and the announcers were barricaded off and no one was allowed access... Big Mike was thrilled and delighted to be sharing this fun time with TPR Super Hottie Renee (Nay). Renee was my inspiration to run all those 1/4K races at the rope drops at the parks. Very early the next morning, 5:18am to be exact, the city was still busy and preparing for the big parade. VIP passes in hand. They were busy at work taking all the street lamps down for the parade. Now we switch back to last week, where I had to head into NYC to pick up the VIP parade passes. Continuing the grand tradition, Jason checks off Maryland on The Official Big Mike Road Show T-Shirt! Looking at this picture now from sub freezing Big Mike World Headquarters, what a great year it was out there on the road! The fun and memories cannot be replaced. Thanks Jason for coming out to say hello, visiting 3 parks with me, and filling me in on everything Ocean City! A guy hanging! The pictures don't do this justice, I finally found a ride through haunted house to take the top spot from Knoebels in my opinion. What is that??? Big Mike is just a little hesitant going in. Your vehicle looks like a coffin. Jason said not to miss the Haunted House! Really old fashioned crane games. Old fashioned Skee Ball machines. Jason was a great tour guide of Ocean City, and he actually has a book published on that very topic and decided to show me some sights. Here is one of them. Relaxing on the ferris wheel to get some other shots of the park. The Official Big Mike Road Show T-Shirt still gets a lot of attention. Credit #720 for Big Mike! The loop. The lift. Big Mike is ready to go looping. First you must pass the height limit on the Ducky stick! There is nothing better than a little Find the Ducky practice sessions in between rounds of the contest ... a pool of green, slimy, contaminated water! My kind of ride, lets go! These riders have just climbed the lift hill and are heading for... Aerial shot! Overview. The only coaster at Jolly Roger at the Pier is Looping Star! With us once again one last time is Jason (Printersdevil78). The park map. The prices. We are still coming to you from Ocean City Maryland! Jolly Roger at the Pier, the 83rd stop on The Big Mike Road Show 2008!

I did, and I agree. I was going to show that coming up on its own. I really liked that a lot! That cat meal was indeed what I had lol. Peace, Big Mike

Awwwwwwww! Cute! Congrats!!! You made the right choice lol. Peace, Big Mike

Bill, my favorite musicals were Wicked and Jersey Boys, and my favorite play was an off Broadway show called Fault Lines. Craig, I stared at that avatar and still cannot see you in it lol. Peace, Big Mike

Hey Friends!!!! The next stop on The Big Mike Road Show 2008 was at Trimper's Rides in Ocean City Maryland!!! I hope you enjoy the report and the extra added bonus material I throw in of my past weekend trips to NYC! Peace, Big Mike Hope you enjoyed and if anyone is interested in skating at Rockerfeller Center, let the Big Man know!!! Peace, Big Mike For now, this will have to do. All this time and this has avoided me every single year. THIS will be the year to skate, only when the tree is lit up though! Here are the prices just in case it is still on your list too. The ice skating rink at Rockerfeller Center is open also now and is something on Big Mike's list of things to do one day. Made the trip all the way here and did not survive the last cut Exclusive behind the scenes preperations picture. The tree is here, but not lit up just yet. Radio City Music Hall lit up for the holidays. Got a quick bite to eat at Chuck's cat's restaurant "Angus McNasty's". Then it is back to work. Shep flashes a smile for Big Mike. My good buddy Shepard Smith was on tonight. Time to stop by Fox News Studios since I know a certain Big Mike Reader loves Fox News! Big Mike's Review - Just alright, funny, even though a Broadway show, not top notch Broadway thrills. This week's show to see, The 39 Steps! Another few weeks and this place will be mobbed with Christmas revelers. Big Mike in Times Square. Madame Tussauds. Checking in on Theme Park Review on 42nd Street! More good luck coming my way! Here is a full photo of Ralph Kramden by Port Authority, the one I smack in the ass everytime for good luck! That's ok, I would have had trouble fitting in there anyway. 3 out of 4 at Trimpers! Now to the NYC pictures!!! Overview. Sooper Jet! No adults can ride and the male ride operator ruins any hope of using the Big Mike Charm. Credit #719 for Big Mike! Overview. Wacky Worm! Credit #718 for Big Mike! Jason used Big Mike's logic, no need to ride it again if you already have the credit. Different angle. Overview. Tidal Wave! Credit #717 for Big Mike! Jason is back smiling and alive! It is now safe for Big Mike to ride. Jason on the lift. Jason will test it first for Big Mike. Not quite near the water. Overview. Tobaggan! Once again, Valuable Big Mike Reader Jason (Printersdevil78) is by my side for the fun. Loaded up on tickets. The prices. Located in beautiful Ocean City Maryland! Trimper's Rides!!!

Hey Eric Buddy!!! Those pictures were fun to look at!! Glad to see you two had a fantastic time!! I went to one Madonna concert once, it was very good! Hope to see you guys again soon! Peace, Big Mike

Always aiming to please the Super Valuable Big Mike Readers!!!

Hi Friends!!! Big Mike coming to you LIVE from the VIP seats at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with a very special guest, Renee (Nay)!!! We are sitting in the red VIP seats right under the Macy's Marquee!!! I have been a HUGE fan of Renee's trip reports and it is a great pleasure and honor to share this fantastic time together!! Trip report coming soon!!! Both of us would like to wish all The Valuable Big Mike Readers a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!! Peace, Renee and Big Mike

I always said to myself that there is nothing more exciting that a really hot, sexy nerd! lol Lucky Andrew! Peace, Big Mike

Heck, I will be thinking about both you groups on each coast as I sit home at Big Mike World Headquarters Have fun! Peace, Big Mike