printersdevil78 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 1. Train Town looks awesome! My girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter is a train fanatic and would love it there. Heck, *I* would love it there! 2. They're bringing back "The Electric Company"? OMG! 3. I'd be willing to be anything that the Sinatra tribute was 1,000X better than Harry Potter dreaming about horses. That just sounds... "weird" isn't even the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Coasters! Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 As always envy runs through my veins while reading BIG MIKE'S R.S. May you have a wonderful New Year and I'll still keep my fingers crossed for some Big Mike charm in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastinmiller Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Happy New Year's Mike, but no fantasy update?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukpete Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Happy New Year to Big Mike and all the valuable Big Mike Readers. I'd like to thank Big Mike for his thread being the reason I took the plunge and joined TPR and also the thread where I am making my first post. thanks and best wishes from the cold and foggy UK> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Happy New Year, Mike! What were your thoughts on My Sinatra? Myself, being a huge Sinatra fan, I usually cringe at the thought of anyone attempting to impersonate the man. But I've heard a bit of Cary, and it's honestly not too bad for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Mike, The Fantasy Football update will be in the next post! I have to spread my fillers out since these Cali parks were so small and not much to them. Pete, welcome to TPR!!! Congrats for your first post too!!! I am honored that my thread has been a little help so far in getting people involved here Thats my goal, to make TPR better any way I can! Welcome to the family of Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Scott, he did sound like Sinatra but its not the same sitting there watching some sound alike dude. The show just got off the ground, they were using another shows set, they plan on having a band but now is just a piano player, and he was still reading off a script to his side most of the show. The rest of the crowd did give him a huge ovation at the end though. Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Happy New Year Big Mike! Thanks again for all of the updates. Lets hope 2009 is even more incredible for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 We'll be watching in the old ball drop here in Philadelphia tonight. And then we have the Mummer's Day Parade on New Years Day. It is a cross between Mardi Gras and a mini broadway musical number. Something very unique to our town. I believe this is the 107th year of the parade marching. Big Mike it has been a pleasure following and being a part of the road show and I hope 2009 is a great year for you also. Happy 2009 Big Mike! And to all of my fellow TRP members, have a safe and Happy New Year 2009 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Have a Happy New Year, Big Mike. Gyendolynne and I can't wait for our visit to the Big Mike Hotel next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Happy New Year Big Mike. Hope your travels are a lot of fun in 2009. If you goto Kings Island let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef kitchen Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 They got another new ball, it's like 12 feet tall this year. Good report Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Thanks for the shout out Big Mike! Be safe tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterWarriors Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Darn... Didn't see Big Mike on TV yet... Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillgeek Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Happy New Years Big Mike! I live about 35 min from Train Town and still have yet to get the credit. Same with the Oakland Zoo. Well....glad you had a great time anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Hey Friends!!! Thanks for all the New Years wishes, you all rock! The next stop on The Big Mike Road Show 2008 was Nut Tree Park in California!! There has also been a high demand for the FINAL results in Fantasy Football for 2008, so we will cover that too! Plus, Big Mike's Christmas Card Collection for this year! All the Valuable Big Mike Readers that took me up on sending me a Christmas card, you will automatically be put on the master list to be sent The Official 2009 Big Mike Road Show Holiday Card next winter!!! Everyone who missed the post about the holiday cards or were just to busy during the holiday season, you still have one more chance!!! Big Mike's birthday is 2 weeks from today!!!!! Jan 16th!!!! Everyone who sends a birthday card will also automatically be put on the Big Mike Road Show 2009 Holiday Card list!!! Send your birthday wishes to: Big Mike World Headquarters Attn: Big Mike Betzler 126 Revere Ct Montville NJ 07045 Now, on to the Fantasy Football Finales!!! The Big Money League in which we needed a win or a Scott loss to clinch 3rd place money was a success!!! Big Mike won while Scott lost anyway. Brad 15-2-0 MikeK 13-4-0 BIGMIKE 12-5-0 Scott 10-7-0 TracyWins 10-7-0 Art 9-8-0 Shannon 8-9-0 PeaseAnks 7-10-0 Carol 7-10-0 Kevin 5-12-0 Bob 4-13-0 Dave 2-15-0 Big Mike's Team: D Brees A QB C Williams A RB T Hightower A RB D Bowe A WR R Moss A WR J Witten A TE J Stewart A RB-WR-TE M Bryant A K Dolphins A DST P Thomas RS RB R Bush RS RB R Rice RS RB B Berrian RS RB-WR-TE D Avery RS RB-WR-TE L Coles RS RB-WR-TE J Carney RS K Little Money League ($150) Head to head with my friend Zinger. We were both tied at 8 wins a piece, whoever won got the cash! Big Mike was victorious!!! Here is the winning email: BIG MIKE IS BACK TO BACK CHAMPION!!! ZINGER NOW "EMBARRASSED" HE SHOT HIS MOUTH OFF! MIKE STAYED QUIET, ZINGER DIDN'T. MIKE WON, ZINGER DIDN'T. DIDN'T FOLLOW HIS OWN ADVICE, COST HIM TITLE. BIG MIKE STOCKED TEAM FOR WEEK 17 WHILE LETTING ZINGER BACK IN THE GAME. ZINGER SCORES ALMOST 200, STILL NO MATCH FOR THE MIGHTY ONE. BIG MIKE "BREES's" TO EASY VICTORY. PHILLY D OUTSCORES ALMOST ALL ON ZINGERS TEAM. THAT IS WHY BIG MIKE CHOSE TOMLINSON FIRST OVERALL. NUMBER ONE FINGER WAVES FOR ANOTHER WHOLE YEAR. Zinger: 197.8 Warner - 33 Rivers - 21 Peterson - 16 Williams - 17 Slaton - 18 Forte - 7 Wayne - 1 Fitzgerald - 25 Smith - 13 White - 10 Clark - 5 Witten - 6 Prater - 1 Kaeding - 9.8 Carolina - 14 Chicago - 1 Big Mike: 220.7 Cutler - 17 Brees - 38 Tomlinson - 27 Grant - 12 Turner - 26 Jones - 2 Boldin - 0 Owens - 10 Marshall - 5 Johnson - 26 Gates - 4 Gonzalez - 11 Kasay - 17.7 Bironas - 0 Minnesota - 2 Philadelphia - 23 Big Mike 9-8 ESPN League: Winner's Bracket Championship Matchup #4 Red dragon Thepuppetmaster (slyr) (6-6-1)shawn demorgandie 119 #2 New Jersey PowerDominators (BIG) (9-4) 174 League Champion CONGRATULATIONS 2008 League Champion! New Jersey PowerDominators Owner(s): Big Mike Betzler Regular Season Record: 9-4 Just in case you wanted to know, here is how it looked on ESPN last year: League Champion CONGRATULATIONS 2007 League Champion! New Jersey Power Dominator Owner(s): Big Mike Betzler Regular Season Record: 10-3 I own ESPN lol. OK, no more fantasy football talk until next year!! Everyone who suffered through that to get to the report, I am sorry I hope you enjoy Nut Tree Park!!! Peace, Big Mike Here are Big Mike's Christmas cards!!! Thanks everybody!! If you see yours, feel free to shout it out Don't forget, Big Mike's Birthday Jan 16th Peace, Big Mike I hope you enjoyed Nut Tree Park. Interesting that I am so far from home yet Interstate 80 is only 1 mile from Big Mike World Headquarters. Here are some other rides at the park: Credit #726 for Big Mike! The drop. The lift. Take a seat in the back Chump! Winner! There was no way I was going home without riding in the tractor! LOL I could have grabbed whatever they were harvesting, but I was already in game mode for the race out the exit! Big Mike pouts in the back seat and knows from watching the last half hour that this guy and kid is just going to run out the exit and back in the front car! It's On dude!!! The front car is a tractor! Big Mike sooo wanted the tractor and this guy laughed at me when he stole it from me! The train. Aerial view. Overview. The Harvest Express! The prices and how much each ride costs. Nut Tree Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastinmiller Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Congrats on the fantasy football Mike. And let me be the first to say Happy Birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 LOL it looks like the guy in the back seat of Harvest Express is giving you the finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 The train and the rocking horses are exactly the same as they were at the "old" Nut Tree, when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevet07 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 LOL it looks like the guy in the back seat of Harvest Express is giving you the finger. That's exactly what I was going to say, but I wasn't sure. It must be true if at least 2 of us saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printersdevil78 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yay, my card arrived! Those rocking horses at Nut Tree look pretty unique. It's a shame more parks no longer have self-powered attractions like these or the handcars at Idlewild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hi Friends!!!!!! This trip report highlights one of the many John's Incredible Pizza Company places in California! This report also covers this past weekend's trip into NYC! I hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike Picked another random place to conclude this trip report, hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike I am now spoiled with box seats. The evening show was Mary Poppins! Eye candy = Big Mike It got lots of good reviews, but Big Mike thought it was just ok. The matinee show this weekend was Sleepwalking with Me. There seemed to be a huge protest too. I asked someone what it was about and they said the ban on bikini pictures in The Big Mike Road Show. While I was in the neighborhood! The Intrepid, located on 46th street, a fun place to see and hang out. (Especially for free) There were some hands on exhibits too. Hi Rick. There is also a gift shop. Hi Craig. A scorecard on how many planes and boats it sunk during service. Displays too. Inside the ship, they have some rides. The submarine was closed, booo. But since it is free, I will be back. The British Airways Concorde is also on display here. All kinds, all shapes. Lots of planes on top deck. Big Mike has a big gun ladies. Sleeoing arrangements. Welcome aboard finally. I have wanted to visit here for a long time. When I arrived, somehow the boat got loose and started drifting away, but Big Mike reeled it back to port! Look how close it is to UPS too. The Intrepid is docked right next to the Norwegian Gem. If you have a Bank of America card, you get in free the first weekend of the month. The programs is called Museums on Us, and it has participating zoos and museums from the East coast to the West coast! Check it out! Prices. Overview. Todays fun, The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. I know some Big Mike Readers will like this. Happened to wonder by the 43rd Street UPS, which is where I could have been transferred to a ways back. Back in NYC again this past weekend! Notice the strategy of eating the buffet after I rode the coaster, just to make sure I would fit! I am not sure which I was more happy about, the coaster or the buffet? A few other rides at the place: Credit #727 for Big Mike! The lift. The train. Overview. The Incredible Express! Big Mike takes the plunge and away we go. The prices. Some people may not like this idea, but you have to buy the buffet to be able to enter and ride the coaster. To Big Mike, it is just a means to the end. John's Incredible Pizza Roseville! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divv3k Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Great stuff as always Big Mike! I'll be sure to let Lou know you threw in a British Airways shout out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hey Big Mike, Do you happen to know if there is a website with a list of places that are a part of the "Museums on Us" program? I also have an account with BOA and would love to take advantage of that if Melissa and I happen to be near a place that is a part of the program. -Gary T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansrubens Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Wow Mike you must be old if you served in World War II. Great reports keep 'm going in 2009. ----Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I lived in Roseville for almost four years, and I never got that credit. I don't think they even had it there. But it looks like a great place, and next time I'm there. It will be waiting for me. Great pictures Big Mike, but lets bring on the finals. --James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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