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Good morning! First off I would like to say I am sorry that yesterday’s photos were so boring. (I should have trusted my gut instinct and just skipped them.) Today’s photo is another one from the former Lion Country Safari. (The person who took this batch of photos must have been impressed with that area. ) 1974 This photo was easy to duplicate. 2 obvious landmarks in this photo still exist, the Eiffel Tower and the Kafe Kilimanjaro Restaurant building. (Which is currently Stunt Crew Grill.) 2011 Here is my working shot if you want to get a feel for where I was standing. And here is a shot of The Stunt Crew Grill if you just wanna compare it to the old Kafe Kilimanjaro. Where would I rather be today? Since I not only love Congo Falls...and hate the thought of those poor little lion cubs stuck on that dinky little island, I will say that 2011 wins for my choice today. (Anyone know if the park brought the cubs in nightly?) Once again, a BIG THANKS to Hendrick’s continuing devotion to making the fades for me/us!

I've seen the vinly pop up on ebay every so often, but I never knew there were cd's of it. That's better for me since I don't have a turntable at home. For that I'd have to go over to my mom's house! I knew as soon as I saw the title of the topic that I'd be heartbroken. I miss it! The pre-recorded music they play now is nowhere near as good as the real thing.

One of the few remnants of Wild Animal Safari

J.D.- None of these pictures have been boring, including yesterdays! It's a treat everytime I get to see them! Thank-you again for all of your hard work!!!

On August 22,2011 I was greateful to get a backstage tour of Diamondback. Also, the weather was great! It made my shots come out great! Please take a look at a video I shot and some pictures. Thanks! <object width="580" height="326"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32240404&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32240404&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="580" height="326"></embed></object> http://gallery.coast...ls.php?album=71 Thanks! Be sure to comment!

Just like.... Diamondback? No way. HTCO, just speculatin'

^ I also looks like the trees along the southern fence line towards Stunt Grill are also the same trees, all grown up. On another note, was TimberWolf alive back then?

I'm glad you guys can read so well. It's available on cd, but read.

Well, as warned…today’s photos turn out to be a little anticlimactic. Ironically enough, the person who kind of killed the “interesting” factor of the 2011 shot is the same person that I originally went to for help months back when I was trying to figure out where to stand, Paul/TOPGUN1993! (The “interesting” factor for me was that the clock was not located over by The Antique cars as I would have originally thought.) After digging through all of the photos that I could find of 1974, I could not find a nice close-up shot of the clock’s 1974 position…so when I am looking for a certain shot of the park I have learned to go to Paul. (If you ever happen to see a “Hoarders” episode where the guy has thousands of Kings Island photos, you’re looking at Paul!) This is the shot that I had to give me the general idea of it’s location: And this is the close-up that Paul located for me. Let me say, that out of all 31 photos that I did, this was THE hardest for me…and the only one that I am still not quite sure of. When I look at the faraway shot I feel pretty confident that I succeeded in getting the shot…but every time I look at the overhead aerial shot I keep having doubts that I was quite in the right place. I look forward to hearing from the “experts” if they think this one is correct or not…I can take it! (I almost didn’t even post this photo because of my uncertainty.) 1974 Even if the next shot isn’t correct I still like looking at how nice the clock looked back then. 2011 I KNOW that even if this shot’s location is correct, I should have tilted the camera up a hair…but to be honest I just wanted to get this shot and move on! As I mentioned in my first post, when I took these I would look at my work photo…usually hold it up to verify I was getting what I needed…plus in this case I kept walking back and forth in about a 10 foot area trying to zero in on what I thought was the right spot. WELL, if you look at the photo you will notice the two people standing there. It started to get a little awkward for me because the guy kept looking over at me…so after finding what I thought was the correct area I quickly took 2 shots and moved on. And as for where I would rather be...1974 or 2011...some may find it surprising...but I choose 1974. I say this because I never go to the shows at the theater...and since the clock looks so good I choose it! I hope that you are still finding these interesting…and thanks for the feedback! (And to Gator & Paul I hope you know I don’t really think you’re stupid. )

So since you won't be spending your time spreading "unheard rumors" this winter, will you be learning some basic grammar?