Big Mike Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Big party today on the tour!! Come say hi and join the festivities!!! Dress warm! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfne2005 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Big party today on the tour!! Come say hi and join the festivities!!! Dress warm! Peace, Big Mike Dude, did you post this when you were driving? We were on the road then ..maybe that's why you we lost you....shouldn't text and drive...tsk tsk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerBlackWings Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 ^ HI Ricky...I got home safe from the big party! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costa425 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 When will the SFMM PTR be posted..... (as you can tell i love PTR's ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerBlackWings Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 MIKE, I just wanted to thank you for making the trek up to New England. I had an incredibly fun day hanging out with everyone, and it was a real pleasure getting to meet you! (Ladies, he's even better looking in person.) Thanks for making me proud in the front seats of Boulderdash (Look, ma, no hands!), and thanks also for being my backseat SuperMAN. Well, maybe. We'll cross paths again, I promise. ::big big hugs:: C. "scare-actors make me run, headfirst, into walls" Steffensen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hello Friends!!!!! This is the California Preview Trip Report, where you can see all the things Big Mike did other than amusement parks while in California!! Things upcoming are behind the scenes at Jay Leno, Big Mike getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the awesome Big Mike Banquet for making The Big Mike Road Show 2008 a Top 20 thread in both catagories!! First though, it was an awesome weekend in New England to possibly close out The Big Mike Road Show 2008 for the year!!!! There was a big turnout and I am thankful to everyone who came out to say hello and share in the fun times!! My thanks to: Super Cool Hot Fuzz Rich for setting everything up, letting me sleep at his place, making me laugh with the blue condom hat, and for being there for the 1st meet up on the tour this year in March and also the last meet up on the tour in October! Thanks buddy! Steve C for making the journey across the pond for the special day and being as joyful and merriful as you always are, which always makes for a great occasion and lots of fun! James Canobie Fan for showing me around his home park and hanging out again after a long two years! That is was too long, but we got along like it was only yesterday! Young Jeff JNETrains for again sharing lots of fun rides, faces, interesting talks on coasters, and for opening my eyes that people may think I am full of myself with a big ego when in reality I just like to put on a good show and am actually a nice guy. Dave for making his debut on The Road Show and being a real cool guy and a lot of fun to hang out with. Finally, the ever so beautiful Christiana, who managed to hang with 6 guys and blend right in like she was one of them. I enjoyed how you managed to actually spend about an equal amount of time with everybody, talking with one and then another. That impressed me a lot. I have wanted to meet you since I missed you at Great Adventure and you did not disappoint one bit. A girl that loves coasters, video games, and traveling, while being super nice and super hot is a rare find indeed! Looks like my final riding partner of the year will be maybe the most memorable of the trip also. Big Mike and Christiana Boulder Dash Pitch Dark Running Super Fast Front Seat One click lap bar Hands up the whole ride Christiana sounding like she was having an orgasm having so much fun A ride I will never forget LOL OK great friends and valuable Big Mike Readers, here is what you can look forward to in the near future: The Big Mike Road Show 2008 has the last 33 stops on the tour safely locked up in the vault at the Big Mike World Headquarters and will share them with you right after this California Preview Show. For everyone that is still in the running for the free 2009 season pass in the Big Mike Reader of the Year Find the Ducky Contest, the final four rounds will be in the trip reports of Worlds of Fun, Moreys Pier, Disney, and Six Flags New England! All the stops will be in the order they are listed in on page one of this thread so you can tell when they are coming. The Big Mike Road Show has reached a milestone here on Theme Park Review!!! The Big Mike Road Show 2008 has reached the TOP 20 threads for BOTH replies and views now Rank Replies Topic 1 11343 What song are you listening to? 2 10120 The "Say Something Random" Thread 3 8129 GAME: Yes or No Game 4 6025 The SFMM Discussion Thread!!! 5 4825 Roller Coaster Game 6 3929 What Was the Last Beer You Drank? 7 3788 The "Picture Of Me" Thread 8 3285 What Was The Last Coaster You Rode? 9 3245 Game-The Guy Above Me 10 3068 The "Rant" Thread 11 2589 The Official "Cedar Point 2007 Project" Thread 12 2390 Movies, Movies, Movies..... 13 2193 Cedar Point's Maverick - Park's 17th Roller Coaster 14 1976 Sexual Orientation 15 1831 The "Happiness Pie" Thread 16 1763 The BIG MIKE ROAD SHOW 2008 - PTR's of 105 parks! We did it! 17 1598 The Official Nintendo Wii Discussion Thread 18 1464 Con on in and say “Hi”. 19 1366 Canada’s Wonderland Announces “Behemoth” for 2008 20 1335 Boardwalk Bullet Roller Coaster – Kemah Boardwalk Most Viewed Topics Rank Views Topic 1 601293 Photo TR: Fantazy Land, Alexandria, Egypt. 2 588276 The SFMM Discussion Thread!!! 3 501217 The Official "TPR In Europe" Ongoing TR Thread. 4 423903 The "Official" TPR Returns To Asia Ongoing TR! 5 366177 The Official TPR Spain & Mini-Europe Trip 2007 Thread 6 355377 The Official "TPR Japan Trip 2007" Thread 7 322650 The "Picture Of Me" Thread 8 268649 Cedar Point's Maverick - Park's 17th Roller Coaster 9 248547 The Official "TPR MidWest USA 2007" Trip Thread! 10 231216 Six Flags Magic Mountain's Tatsu - B&M Flying Coaster! 11 227060 The "Say Something Random" Thread 12 216064 What song are you listening to? 13 215121 The Official "TPR Europe Trip 2008" Thread! 14 214152 Photo TR: Robb's Trip Around The World! 15 201065 Fuji-Q Highlands S&S/Arrow 4-D Coaster Construction 16 197751 Shane's Amusement Attic 17 193049 The Official "Cedar Point 2007 Project" Thread 18 186445 The BIG MIKE ROAD SHOW 2008 - PTR's of 105 parks! We did it! 19 172977 Hersheypark Announces Fahrenheit! 20 170939 Sexual Orientation There are only 8 threads in the HISTORY of Theme Park Review that share a spot in both lists: 4 threads from 2005 3 threads from 2006 and The Big Mike Road Show only started here in 2008!!! I would like to thank every reader, every friend, and everyone who came out during the year on the tour to say hello for making this possible!!! NOW, with the shameless self promotion out of the way, please enjoy The Big Mike Road Show 2008 California Preview Show!!!! Peace, Big Mike The main reason for the whole trip, The Big Mike Banquet thrown by Robb and Elissa for reaching the Top 20 Threads of all time! In attendance from left to right, Big Mike, Wes, Elissa, KidTums, Robb, Jon (Dego Red), and Mike (Mr. Six). I love how Kid Tums is holding up two fingers to honor the The Road Show in the Top 20 in TWO catagories!!! Hope you enjoyed!!! Peace, Big Mike .... and the rest is history! Jay gives me my lines to study.... I arrive at NBC Studios and I am rushed right into hair and makeup. Of course, being honored I could not take any pictures of the ceremony, but I did get a picture with my star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I just can't believe I was stepping in the wrong position and covering some of it up I fulfill my two special guests request to honor their grand leader. I had another request to visit another star by two special guests, but on the way to the special star I found these. Fate put Larry and Fat right next to each other LOL. There it is! Sometimes you have to suck up to get on his show. Strolling back to my ceremony, Jay Leno calls me to confirm I am showing for his show and requests I take a picture of his star before I arrive. I tell him I will be there soon and ok. Excuse me everybody, please stop your honking until I get a good picture with me in it. The Hollywood Sign. Capitol Records! One big stars hand into another. I stopped by Grumans Chinese Theater. Once I was done and watched them write "Big Mike" into the cement, they wrapped it to dry for an hour and I was off to sightsee. This will say Big Mike in a matter of minutes. I arrive early and they are still creating my star on the Walk of Fame. I am glad it is taped off so no one can mess with it. The Big Mike Road Show arrives in Hollywood, where the two go together like peanut butter and jelly. I made it across and watched the ferryman of death leave without taking me. One exclusive shot for The Big Mike Readers of the underside of the bridge. First though, have to update The Big Mike Road Show Thread from the middle of The Golden Gate Bridge! Time to head back and think of an acceptance speech for my star as I walk. I made it to the other side with ease. During my walk, my agent called and confirmed that I would be in Hollywood for my Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony later. I told him I would! Even though I missed the Hard Rock Park on my tour this year, it was not bad enough to make me jump. Plus, I was looking forward to seeing Christiana next weekend! Just so happens they have a crisis hotline phone in this very spot. The midway point! This is the exact spot where the most suicides happen on the whole Earth. The rarely seen Golden Gate Bridge sign. Reached the first tower! After looking down, I got a little woozy and had to hold on to this cable. Everyone told me not to look down, but I needed to get this shot for The Valuable Big Mike Readers. Walking across, you get a great view of Alcatraz! And away I go! My Mission: To walk across it all the way to the other side and back! The Golden Gate Bridge! I traveled through San Francisco on my way to something I have always wanted to visit. Now that I play fantasy football, my favorite team is my own team. Candlestick Park, home to my childhood favorite 49ers! The Hot Rod for this trip. My TPR luggage tags go with me on every trip. One of these days, I will have someone to kiss, I hope! Always a problem, what shirt should I wear?? Big Mike reading his favorite book before leaving to catch a flight to California! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandluke Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Great pics Big Mike! Good to see some "culture" stuff thrown in the mix as well. And would that happen to be Buca di Beppo's I see in the last picture? I'm 3/4 of the way across the country but that looks eerily similar to our Columbus Buca...boy I love that place. Congrats on the posts/views! Glad I could contribute a bit, and looking forward to more updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Buca it is Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 ^^ I was about to ask the same question about whether that was Buca( that place rocks) Awesome Job Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Once again, another entertaining update. Fate put Larry and Fat right next to each other LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 That was a great update and it included my favorite picture of this whole thread...you standing in front of all the yellow shirts in your closet. It put to bed the question of hygene on this tour. Hey I didn't know we got a banquet?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneymoc Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Big Mike, I have been a lurker on the board for a while. You're last report finally inspired myself to make an official post. Thanks so much for your humility and fun in posting these reports. I look forward to it every morning when I get to work. You have inspired us all to BE LIKE MIKE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkguy27 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Great update!! Anyway, what's up with the Chicago Wolves hockey jersey? They are kind of a random jersey for a guy from NJ to be wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Shane, you only get a banquet if you reach the Top 20 in BOTH catagories I finally got you in something LOL. Kevin, thanks for finally saying hello hehe. The Chicago Wolves jersey looks awesome, so my ice and roller hockey teams ordered them and they are our game jersies! Yes, The Big Mike Road Show's wardrobe department has a dozen or so Official Big Mike Road Show 2008 T-Shirts. No need to worry about hygeine, Big Mike has to smell good for all the hotties! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Shane, you only get a banquet if you reach the Top 20 in BOTH catagories I finally got you in something LOL. No fair! You have used boobs and gimmicks like being on the Tonight Show to get you on both lists. I haven't stooped to those tactics ...yet. I've got a long way to go to get on that other list...maybe I need to borrow your book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 The Chicago Wolves jersey looks awesome, so my ice and roller hockey teams ordered them and they are our game jersies! Any real hockey player/fan knows they're sweaters.....NOT jerseys. Loved the Golden Gate Bridge pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Love the pics of the Golden Gate Bridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hey Mike, I've linked all the TR's that you've uploaded so far to the front page of the topic, keep up the great TR's! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Thanks Dave!!! You are superb! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Big Bird is not happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToroExtreme Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Mike I really wish I could have met up with you somewhere along your travels! Its been an awesome season watching you head to all these places and giving us the daily PTRs! I just cant belive you got that much time off and did all you did! you are truly a god! Hopefully more keeps coming! ~Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo19799 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 The Chicago Wolves jersey looks awesome, so my ice and roller hockey teams ordered them and they are our game jersies! Awesome teams need an awesome jersey! That's why they're Calder Cup Champs!!! I'm sure your ice and roller hockey teams are awesome too! I can't wait to see what you have in store for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterWarriors Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Any chances for Big Mike 2009 Road trip? I can show you Indiana Beach! I know it isn't much more than corn. But Steel Hawg is a definite something you can check out! I enjoyed reading all of your posting during your trip! It has been a pleasure to get to know you more during this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Any chances for Big Mike 2009 Road trip? I can show you Indiana Beach! I know it isn't much more than corn. But Steel Hawg is a definite something you can check out! I enjoyed reading all of your posting during your trip! It has been a pleasure to get to know you more during this season! The Big Mike Road Show 2008 was a fantastic year, in which I met a huge amount of new friends and visited some awesome places, but the best part of it all was bringing all the fun and pictures to The Valuable Big Mike Readers and the positive responses I got from them!!! I guess the decision to renew another season of The Big Mike Road Show in 2009 will depend on if everyone here on Theme Park Review is sick of seeing it or can't wait to see more??? Lets take a vote and see how it goes!! Would you like to see ANOTHER season of the Big Mike Road Show??? Don't be afraid to say hell no either Post your reponses!!!! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 You can't stop now! You're a celebrity Mike!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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