Thrill_Biscuit

Wow, that place looks wonderful! Great pics and TR.

Have fun with section "T" here: http://www.elliottsurveying.org/Home/survey-mining-mapping--dictionary

Some random observations from the second show yesterday (my third time watching this season)- During the pre-show, the "volunteer ladder holder," this time a guy who usually is first-in-line and who appears to really enjoy these shows, did a great, spot-on Cirque clown impression, causing the whole house to laugh and applaud. I'm not entirely sure, but it looked like the purple clowns did an improvised, Vaudevillian 'walk-by' in the background during the portrait scene... I don't seem to recall that from the first day of the show. It did add a little more to the bit, which for the most part had been somewhat static, with an artist, two gnomes playing around with a seated "volunteer," and a gnome just standing there playing various percussion instruments. I'm used to seeing more tramp wall performers. They seemed to be down one acrobat during the co-routine with the trapeze. Hope everyone's well! I've decided my favorite music is the Egyptian-sounding soundtrack to the tramp wall/trapeze act. Simply mesmerizing, especially with the spot-on drummer!

I am 47 and I went through motion sickness in my mid-30s, but I now have been back to normal for 12 wonderful years (save for last year, when I needed to lose a lot of weight). For me, staying hydrated with ice water (only - I avoid soda now) has been very helpful. I also watch for points on the horizon, so that I can align what my inner ear is sensing with my orientation to the horizon, which helps me reduce having feelings of nausea.

...Even during awesome, memorable holiday parties! If someone deliberately threw that soda towards you, I would hope they got bum-rushed out of the park and banned - OR even arrested! (Throwing objects at someone constitutes assault in many jurisdictions, with degrees of aggravation based on such things as material of object, size, weight, speed, etc.) There's this thing among spoiled, jock-ish punks, where they think it's funny (or self-gratifying) to throw things at people. I once had a bottle thrown at me deliberately. Some people can be that criminally un-caring.

Some people need to go find something that brings fulfillment to their own lives without clamping down on everyone else's! Ugh!

I sank another 80 boats on WWC today... back to the music conundrum...

^^@coastercub - I really love the accordion in that song! It reminds me of International Street of old!

There's an electronic-sounding song with high-range, female vocals called "Hold My Hand" by Jess Glynne, that I hear often there at the park.

Cool song! Bouncy Motown vibe! Maybe there's an electronic remix out there? Love the stepping semitones in this one!

Well, in other news, after ten long years, I finally rode Vortex again today! All is right with the world. Now back to this actually fun and intriguing music search!

Here's the link to the Musipedia keyboard melody search... http://www.musipedia.org/js_piano.html EDIT: Wow, I have to be quicker with this...

Quoting malem: Not everyone has the personality type that could pull off singing into YouTube and posting the link on a public forum. But if it will cure the madness...

Great idea, malem! Hum the tune (since it's stuck in your head) and save it to youtube, then post the video here and we'll take a shot at it.

EDIT - like the remix of "Sky Full of Stars" that plays around opening time, there are a lot of songs with a lot of remixes.

I know one thing - from searching all the top charts, Drake is in just about everything!...

We're here for you, man!

Zara Larsson Never Let You Go?

Sigala Easy Love EDIT - malem already beat me to it... but I suspect that's not it.

Is it this? EDIT - Nevermind... drops more than a Skrillex concert... still searching...

Gwen Stefani goes up an octave when she sings "Now you got me missin' you!" on her new song "Why'd You Have to Go And Make Me Like You..." Which may have already been given several house, dubstep, electronica remixes by now...

"Find you?" Now that would be ironic lol!

Is there any other hook you can remember? It might be one of the new songs off of Gwen Stefani's new album?... checking...

Well, I like the new path. It's a nice change from the old, 1985-era nature hike. Some guests need to get over the 'wait-behind-the-yellow-line" rule when the gates are closed for the train (I heard a lot of smart-alec remarks on Saturday, but the employee maintained his professionalism beautifully). Cool new views of Diamondback have been opened up, too. Not even paying attention to the red herring wall at the old entrance site. Not this year.

I found it to be world-class, high-energy entertainment, and the first audience (1:30 on Saturday) received it uproariously. It warmed my heart to hear the audience laughing and really getting into the pre-show (hold onto your hats! ) I particularly found the bearded performer to be entertaining on many levels! Reminded me of the late "Dr. Creep" from our early television days of the 70s and 80s, albeit much more spry and lively! I saw technicians install an element of the show, shortly before it started, and I wondered how on earth that particular element didn't pop out of the stage floor during the amazing "lamppost" routine (I call it that; the thing looks like a lamppost). When you see it, you'll know what I mean. It was exhilarating nonetheless! This one had a couple of neatly-executed surprises, which brought giggles and applause, and seemed on-par with some of "Cirque Imagine's." The use of robotic lighting and smoke were amazingly well-blended into the cool scenery. Loved it. The music is powerful and unique (watch for the amazing drummer); however, That didn't diminish the amazing quality of the show, though. It is of the caliber of CI, and new audiences who've never seen one of these kinds of shows will certainly find it to be a very memorable part of their Kings Island trip.