BeemerBoy Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 ^ LOL! Scott, love your new avatar. EDIT: Had to come back and look at the avatar again. Awesome! PMW 4 eva! Word. Mike, I'm curious. When the shirt is retired, will it be encased in glass and sent to the Smithsonian or end up on eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 ^^pleased to see you are putting yourself to good use whilst lying around doing nothing much waiting for final results (good luck with that BTW) ^thankfully there is more than one shirt so perhaps there could be some kind of auction at Christies with bidders from around the world looking to get a piece of the limited edition action. I think the highest bid will go to the KidTums artistic interpretation of marking off a box - Tracy Emin eat your heart out. Big Mike - you must include one in the next trivia contest prize list if not two - you could have one washed and one unwashed....well maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Thanks Dave for the hard work at helping me out with the links, much appreciated! I have officially retired the Kid Tums signed shirt, but it may make a few Appearances in California and Missouri later in the year. I am up for any ideas on the other shirts Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divv3k Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 ^ Yeah that could be next years "babe magnet" shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Divv, it's not nearly crazy and un-babe magnetic enough to actually be the babe magnet shirt!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rllrcster Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Big Mike I had no idea this was what you were up to every night instead of joining us at the bar! Loved every bit of it, it's helped keep the post trip depression to a minimum. Awesome people pics, they make me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastinmiller Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Just got back from my Spain add-on. Awesome pics Mike. Was showing them with my wife. A great way to recap an awesome trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prabe Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Clearly I was more tired than I realized when you took my picture, your bigness. I look as though I've just been hit on the head with something large, heavy, and blunt. What can I say? It was the last day of the trip, or close to it; I was pretty thoroughly fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi great friends!!!! I am very humbled to announce that The Big Mike Road Show 2008 thread has now passed over 100,000 views!!! I cannot believe that 4 months ago when I came up with the idea to create a wacky T-Shirt and plaster my face all over the place, that I would have met so many great friends along the way and had so much fun with them! I honestly believe that making The Big Mike Road Show 2008 a big TPR family type get together has made this such a success! Meeting brand new people and having a blast with them and becoming solid friends from then on has become a dream come true thanks to all of you!!! Six Flags over Georgia, Cedar Point, The Mainland Europe Trip, and a whole bunch of parks in between has afforded me to meet some tremendous people and have the best time ever! THANKS TO EVERYONE!!!! Here are some stats so far for The Big Mike Road Show 2008: Since opening day on March 15th, I have ridden 122 new coasters in 116 days! Thats over a coaster a day, not counting the coasters I had already ridden. The Big Mike Road Show 2008 thread is still the #1 thread of 2008 so far! On our quest for 100 parks in 2008, we have visited 59 parks so far and traveled over 20,000 miles! Most importantly, riding coasters and visiting parks is fun, but being with great TPR friends is what really matters to me. I do not have a count yet, but I have met A TON of great new friends!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to meet even more, and there are stops along the rest of the way that I already have brand new friends lining up to say hello and share in on the fun. I am soooo excited! Well here is an update for the Big Mike Road Show 2008 so far: Parks completed so far in 2008: 1. March 15th - Storybook Land in New Jersey on page 5. 2. March 15th - Steel Pier in New Jersey on page 6. 3. March 22nd - Adventurers in New York on page 7. 4. March 22nd - Astroland in New York on page 7. 5. March 22nd - Denos Wonder Wheel in New York on page 7. 6. March 28th - Nascar Speed Park in Tennessee on page 8. 7. March 28th - Zuma Fun Center in Tennessee on page 8. 8. March 28th - Sir Gooneys in Tennessee on page 8. 9. March 28th - Dollywood in Tennessee on page 10. 10. March 29th - Six Flags over Georgia in Georgia on page 13. 11. April 5th - Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey on page 15. 12. April 12th - Boomers in New York on page 18. 13. April 12th - Adventureland in New York on page 18. 14. April 18th - Planet Fun in Maryland on page 21 15. April 19th - Kings Dominion in Virginia on page 23. 16. April 19th - Adventure Park USA in Maryland on page 25. 17. April 27th - Rehelete in Guadalajara Mexico on page 29. 18. April 27th - Selva Magica in Guadalajara Mexico on page 29. * May 4th - The Big Mike Road Show 2008 Bikini Bonanza Top 25 from Puerto Vallarta Mexico on page 30. 19. May 10th - Lake Compounce in Connecticut on page 36. 20. May 10th - Quassy Amusement Park in Connecticut on page 39. 21. May 10th - Rye Playland in New York on page 39. 22. May 10th - Krazy City in New York on page 39. 23. May 17th - Sesame Place in Pennsylvania on page 41. * Re-visit to Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey on page 41. 24. May 23rd - Jimini Peak in Massachusetts on page 49. 25. May 23rd - Jeepers Albany in New York on page 49. 26. May 23rd - The Great Escape in New York on page 50. 27. May 23rd - Sylvan Beach in New York on page 51. 28. May 24th - Darian Lake in New York on page 54. 29. May 24th - Martin's Fantasy Island in New York on page 55. 30. May 25th - Canada's Woderland in Ontario Canada on page 57 31. May 25th - Centreville in Ontario Canada on page 59. 32. May 26th - Waldameer in Pennsylvania on page 62. 33. May 26th - Midway Park in New York on page 62. 34. May 30th - Dorney Park in Pennsylvania on page 64. * June 6th - Super TPR Party for Big Mike's 600th coaster on page 65. 35. June 6th - Cedar Point CoasterMania in Ohio on page 66. 36. June 7th - Tuscora Park in Ohio on page 68. 37. June 7th - Fun Fore All in Pennsylvania on page 68. 38. June 7th - Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania on page 70. 39. June 7th - Del Grosso's in Pennsylvania on page 70. * June 20th - Sightseeing in Paris on page 74. 40. June 21st - Parc St. Paul in France on page 74. 41. June 21st - Mer de Sable in France on page 74. 42. June 22nd - Jardin D'Acclimation in France on page 74. 43. June 23rd - Parc Asterix in France on page 76. 44. June 24th - Walibi Belgium in Belgium on page 78. 45. June 25th - Bobbejaanland in Belgium on page 79. 46. June 25th - Toverland in Holland on page 80. 47. June 26th - Efteling in Holland on page 81. 48. June 26th - Drivliet in Holland on page 82. 49. June 27th - Walibi World in Holland on page 82. 50. June 28th - Heide Park in Germany on page 84. 51. June 29th - Movie Park Germany in Germany on page 86. 52. June 29th - Schlossbeck in Germany on page 87. 53. June 30th - Phantasialand in Germany on page 87. 54. July 1st - Tripsdrill in Germany on page 88. 55. July 1st - Holiday Park in Germany on page 90. 56. July 2nd - Europa Park in Germany on page 90. 57. July 3rd - Walygator Parc Metz in France on page 92. 58. July 4th - Disneyland Park Paris in France on page 93. 59. July 5th - Walt Disney Studios Paris in France on page 93. The Big Mike Road Show has visited 59 parks so far and traveled 20,582 miles in 2008! Parks still on the to do list: August 8 - 16 Silver Dollar City Celebration City Rt 66 Carousel Park Miner Mike's Adventure Town Six Flags St. Louis Kiddie Park All Star Adventures Zonkers Magic Springs + Crystal Falls Funland Adventureland Fun Plex Skateland Playdaze Worlds of Fun - Coaster Mayhem (Aug 16) September 6-7 Hard Rock Park October 3-12 Knotts Berry Farm California Adventure Adventure City Boomers Disneyland Castle Amusement Park John's Incredible Pizza Riverside Scandia Universal Studios Hollywood Six Flags Magic Mountain Gilroy Gardens Great America Oakland Zoo Pixieland Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Fun Town at Micke Grove Train Town Nut Tree Park Funderland John's Incredible Pizza Roseville Weekends March - October By State: Clementon Moreys Pier Pocono Play Park Knoebels Hershey Park Kids N Action Six Flags New England Jolly Roger Baja Amusements Jolly Roger at the Pier Trimper's Rides Fun World Canobie Lake Motor World Palace Playland Funtown/Splashtown These are the New for 2008 rides I will be reviewing for you: Dark Knight (SFGA) - Completed on page 41. Moto Coaster - Completed on page 54. Bohemoth - Completed on page 57. Ravine Flyer 2 - Completed on page 62. Voodoo - Completed on page 64. Indianer Bobbahn - Completed on page 84. Mammut - Completed on page 88. Dominator Evel Knievel Fahrenheit Flying Turns Led Zeppelin Maximum RPM Midnight Rider Shake, Rattle, and Rollercoaster Slippery When Wet Pony Express Tony Hawk's Big Spin I just want everyone to know what a fantastic time I just had on the Theme Park Review Mainland Europe Trip! Sure you have a whole bunch of parks to go to... ... you get a whole bunch of great meals.... .... you get a ton of ERT to ride coasters all by yourselves... ... you get transported all over the place with no hassles.... ... you stay at some really magnificent hotels... .... and you do all of this every single day, over and over again! I can't stress enough that if you have a chance to go on a trip, do it! With all of these great things I just listed, they all play backseat to the most important element of all... the friends you make on the trip and the fun you share with them. That said, this is my Theme Park Review/Big Mike Road Show 2008 Mainland Europe Trip Photo Finale, and it is based on all the wonderful people that made it so special!! I hope to see and meet a lot more friends on the 2nd half of The Big Mike Road Show 2008, come out and say hello I hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike PS - 100,000 views in 4 months!!! Unbelievable! Rich and Larry! Everyone who met me on the trip and the coaster shirt check offs coming next! Hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike Kristie and Melanie! Jeff! Ben and Ginny! John! Michael! Mark! Rich! Brad and Jes! Shane! Stacey! Alan and Fran! Russ! Liz and Joe! Henriette! Steve! Chuck! Terry! Richard! Jon! Patrick! Anneliese! Ivan! Stefan! Dave! Cameron! Mike! Janice! Alexander! Felicia! Louise! Erik! Rene! Elissa! Hanno! Bill! Gage! Ryan! Kristen! Ron! Ant! John! Elliot! Craig! Divv! Caitlyn! Piers! Miles! Brian! Tim! Ben! Jonathan! Dave! Peter! Craig! Chris! Will! Nathan! Jeff! Robb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I think my favorite aspect here is the Friends Family and Love Ones. It really does add a lot these updates. It helps you put faces to screennames and avatars too. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfne2005 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Why only the back of Rich and Larry's heads??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 You really out did yourself with this tr of Europe Big Mike! It really was a great thread and will continue to be for the remainder of the year. Well I just got home from work at Big Brown and today I head down to Orlando today for some fun in the sun at Disney and Universal. I still am looking forward to Clementon and Morey's Piers so don't go till I get back from Florida. I come home Monday, so let me know when you want to go and I'm there. Can't wait to be a part of the Big Mike Road Show 2008. I'll talk to you when I get back.---Bobbi Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 ^Love the pic of Rich & Larry. Thanks Big Mike! I get back to the U.S. in September and hope to be able to meet up with you on your west coast swing in October. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 The redeeming part of that otherwise bad puic of Larry and Rich is that Larry has the trademark cutoff sleeves, and Rich is wearing the amazing Dragons shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 ^ It would have been a lot better if Rich was wearing his hat though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Great stuff Mike! That last mammoth run of photos was strangely emotional to look at, I really wish I had a picture of me with everybody! But I didn't even use my camera after day four, so I suppose it's my own fault I don't. LOL. Thanks for posting the reports. Watching you remove that annoying Frenchman from my line of view at the Disney parade shall go down in history!!! You're awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I really wish I had a picture of me with everybody! But I didn't even use my camera after day four, so I suppose it's my own fault I don't. LOL. So does this mean a really short PTR? or do we still need to finish the last one? Love you Louise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 ^ I'm not even gonna bother! I took 70-something pictures over the first few days, then two different evenings I took two pictures each. I did take a hundred or so touristy shots in Paris after the trip, but... Yeah, no trip report. LOL. Love you too Bob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorBoyASU Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 ^Awwww........but I needed to live the trip vicariously through you Lou... Well as long as Moose posts a TR (not holding my hopes for that one.....LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi great friends!!!! I am very humbled to announce that The Big Mike Road Show 2008 thread has now passed over 100,000 views!!! If you were humble you wouldn't announce it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevet07 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Awesome Euro report. I too love the friends and loved ones portion so you can put faces with names and such. Do you know what day you are going to be here in NE? I'll definitley have to meet up and ride our 1 coaster at Fun Plex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handy-andy Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Awsome photo round up big mike. You guys looked to have a crazy good time in Europe. I so want to come on a TPR trip soon... ...maybe in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastinmiller Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Great group of pics there Mike. That trip was truly my best trip ever!! So many good friends and good times were had.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi great friends!!!! I am very humbled to announce that The Big Mike Road Show 2008 thread has now passed over 100,000 views!!! If you were humble you wouldn't announce it! Your just sore because he only showed the back of your head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Hey Mike- This has been a great thread to follow and I have to compliment you on the last set of photos. It was great to see pictures of everyone that was on the Europe trip. Thanks for posting all those. Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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