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Hey Fantastic Friends!!!!!

 

 

It is time to get back to doing what Big Mike does best.

 

 

I know, I know, Big Mike does everything.... but this time we are talking about trip reports!

 

 

Well this is close to a trip report, as it does have Coney Island and Great Adventure in it, but it has a whole lot more too!!!

 

 

This report shows you what kind of special treatment you get when you stay at The Big Mike Hotel, like when Rick and Gwen checked in last month!!!!!

 

This report also has my first ever get together with the very lovely and extremely cool and fun Lenaapple1974!!!!

 

 

Hope you enjoy!!!!

 

 

Peace, Big Mike

 

 

PS - Coney Island (Cincinatti) will be next, then we got some major blockbuster parks with tons of cool friends!

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A big special thanks to Rick and Gwen for coming out and checking in to The Big Mike Hotel!!! You are always welcomed back whenever you want :)

 

Hope everyone enjoyed and maybe one day we will see YOU at The Big Mike Hotel too!

 

Peace, Big Mike

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I liked Lena soooooo much... so... Lena checks off New Jersey on The Official Big Mike Road Show 2009 T-Shirt!

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Thanks to my new best buddy Lena for coming to hang out with good ole Big Mike and sharing a fantastic day together!

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Before we wrap this update up and thank a few people, Big Mike just wanted to show everyone his perfect timing in taking pictures.

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Here is the line if you are staying at another lame hotel instead.

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Just in case you didn't know where you go on The Big Mike Hotel VIP Tour!

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354 stairs up, and 354 stairs down, but well worth it!

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That is where we were!!

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Landmarks.

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A never ever before seen "Double Behind the Scenes" of the Coaster Palooza Tour!

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Outside in the air again! Ahhhh!

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The crown was a lot of fun!

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Time to take the stairs back down to the rest of the general public.

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Even when being the best tour guide in the business, there is always a little extra time to flirt with the various super hotties!

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How about this very rare view?

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Great up close shots by The Big Man.

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We are way up there.

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The windows you look out of in the crown.

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It was already 92 degrees up in here and 76 percent humidity! The guy said it would hit 140 up here later.

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This is as high as you can go!

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A loooooong spiral staircase, but Big Mike made it!

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A spiral staircase leads to the top.

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Crown sign.

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Rick really enjoyed the VIP exclusive access by ourselves!

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The original torch!

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1st in line !

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Is there really any better way to check out the sites in NYC than by using the VIP lines with Big Mike?

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Next stop, the crown way up there!

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Lady Liberty!

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Big Mike just likes to see his friends happy :)

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Who is a better tour guide than Big Mike??? Big Mike and his city in the background!

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Exclusive view on how those hot dog and pretzel stands get set up in the morning!

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The crown has just opened once again for visitors, and luckily Rick got us tickets in advance so we could check it out!

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The Big Mike Hotel special VIP tour for Rick and Gwen continued to The Statue of Liberty!

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We got out to slap his ass for good luck!

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The Wall Street Bull!

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Hard Rock Cafe #2 complete! Where will the VIP tour take Rick and Gwen next?

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Frank Sinatra!

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... it is made by balls and bats! Nice.

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This Hard Rock Cafe is very upscale to represent the Yankees! Notice the Yankees on the wall in the back.....

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A guitar signed by all the NY Yankees, best team in baseball :)

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Ahhh, thats why we are at Yankee Stadium, another Hard Rock Cafe!!!

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Behind the scenes of The Coaster Palooza Tour!

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Next stop on the Big Mike Hotel VIP Tour was Yankee Stadium!

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What kind of tour guide would I be if I did not put Rick and Gwen on a NYC subway?

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Big Mike used to watch Friends and had never been here before!

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The next place that Rick and Gwen wanted to check out was this arch that they saw in the beginning of the "Friends" TV show!

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Way up here, there were falcons flying all over the place!

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Super rare exclusive view of the New Years Eve Ball in Times Square, from above!!!

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Central Park! There is a coaster there too!

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Nice view.

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The difference is that this area is not open air like the previous level, but you are up that much higher.

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Tada!!!

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Follow me to the 102nd floor!

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While most visitors are content to just stop here to enjoy the view, we are not most visitors! We are going all the way up!

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Hello new friend.

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While Gwen was listening to her tour, Big Mike made some new friends!

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Gwen got an audio tour for further enjoyment.

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We are pretty high up there!

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Rick and Gwen!

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Big Mike brought them to the VIP enterance where there were no lines at all!

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Yep, to the top of the Empire State Building is where they wanted to go!

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What else did Rick and Gwen want to do, hmmm?

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Hard Rock #1 completed!

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The gang having fun!

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Rick and Gwen like to visit all the Hard Rock Cafes, so we have one right here in Times Square.

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I showed them some art.

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Of course, my first stop for them was to meet my good friend The Naked Cowboy!

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The next day, Rick and Gwen requested NYC and Big Mike's VIP Tour for them began.

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Lena and Ameilia, I love how they get along! Thanks sooooo much for letting The Mighty Big Man hang out with the gang!

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Big Mike couldn't let a super hottie get away without a hug too!

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Hey, they could play all night as far as Big Mike was concerned!

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It was a long concert! :)

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While Rick and Gwen enjoyed the concert, I got to enjoy Lena's company!

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Lena also brought her very beautiful daughter Ameilia along with a whole bunch of her cool friends!

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Big Mike was overjoyed to finally meet this very adorable and fun girl, Lena (lenaapple1974)!

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The new parade and fireworks, Big Mike has not seen either yet.

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Figure I will check out this new area too!

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Mike was happy to oblige this time because he was scheduled to finally meet Lena and ride Kingda Ka with her. Well one out of two was still worth it for sure!

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The next day Rick and Gwen wanted to go to Great Adventure and the Freedom Concert, so Big Mike obliged again!

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Good luck Gabe on your way up to the big leagues!

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Big Mike supplied the Nathan's coupons!

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Of course, we all had to ride the Cyclone after the game since Rick has been waiting forever to ride it! Lets just say Rick had a little problem walking after the ride.

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Final score. Another home team victory when Big Mike is in attendance!

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Fireworks after the game.

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Rick, Gwen, and the hostest with the mostest, Big Mike!

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Rick seems real excited to check into The Big Mike Hotel later!

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The Geico Gecko threw out the 1st pitch.

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The best part is that the real Cyclone coaster is right behind it!

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Nice cool Cyclone score board.

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While Rick was chatting with his friend, Big Mike went to find some of his own friends!

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Gabe, Rick's friend just called up to the minors!

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Minor league Brooklyn Cyclones.

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Rick wanted to see a friend ump a game at Keyspan Park in Coney Island, so Rick's wish was honored by The Mighty Big Man!

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This is the kind of treatment you get when you check into The Big Mike Hotel, free airport pick up service!

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Some great pictures there! AFter seeing the Statue of Liberty ones, though, there is absolutely no way I would ever go up there. Those steps would litterally induce a panic attack in me.

 

As for Six Flags Great Adventure, since I will be there next Saturday, and chance, if I actually manage to find you, you would mind helping me navigate? Out of the group of friends I'm going with, all of us have either a) not been there recently, or b) never been there at all. Plus we will have a limited amount of time in the park (I believe we will arrive there around noon or so, and then our bus leaves back for school at 7:00 pm), so we (myself, and three of my friends- who ALSO swing dance!) would like to get on as many rides as possible.

 

And to round things off, here's another cheer for the big man!

 

His shirt is gold, he is so bold. He'll crush the other teams!

Big Mike's the man, he has the plan. He'll make ya wanna scream!

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Great photos again Mike.

 

I don't know if I could handle those stairs, though. Not too big on heights!

 

That used to be me a few years ago but now I love heights!

 

Oh, just walking up the stairs to top of the Fun Slides at the fair gives me the heeby jeebies. The first time I tried to get on Goliath at SFOG I was actually in tears because of the height.

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