Thrill_Biscuit

Tiamat. Tb, old-school gamer.

Rick Dees! Epic. Fred Berry had some moves, didn't he? Thanks for sharing! I saw this in first run when I was, like 8 (I had an enormous crush on Susan Olsen). She was my diamond in the... cheese (seriously, even in the 70's, this variety show was hard to watch!) It is fun to look back on it though. Pure TV innocence.

Good point. The big band era must have been amazing! I understand there was a "Foolin' With The 40's" show in the place where Playlist Live had been, sometime back in the 70's. It would be equivalent to an 80s show this decade... which there was (or is). How very interesting! Still, though, a Landau Eugene Murphy show would be cool (more 50's Sinatra, Dean Martin Swing than the Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller Swing of the decade before, but still a very powerful sound, nonetheless!)

Alright. It was the beautiful, sunny August of 1990 (about the week Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait). I was the drummer in a band made up of Air Force members, who did various gigs during our off-time. We were known as "AA Bottom," a pun on "ZZ Top." Starship (they had dropped the "Jefferson" part, as well as Grace Slick by this time), was one of the acts performing at the Montana State Fair in Great Falls. They were nearing the end of their "Love Among the Cannibals" tour, and consisted of Mickey Thomas, Craig Chaquico, Brett Bloomfield, Mark Morgan, and Donny Baldwin. Our band consisted of lead guitar player and male lead vocalist Don Schreck of California . Our rhythm guitarist was Steve Decker of Seattle, Washington. Our bassist was Albert Val Verde from Corpus Christi, Texas, and our lead singer/keyboardist was Marcy Sailor (stage name "Lea Steele"), and I was the drummer. We auditioned at the Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Center before the State Fair Entertainment Committee, and won the right to perform on the pavillion directly outside the fairgrounds' Four Seasons Arena, where the crowds awaited the opening of the doors. We were tasked with "warming up the crowd" prior to that and the other shows scheduled during the fair. Our setlist included "Call of the Wild" by a Company of Wolves, "Coming of Age" by The Darnn Yankees, "I'll Talk To Ya Later" by The Tubes, "Flirtin' With Disaster" by Molly Hatchet (whom I opened for directly - an even cooler story - 4 years later at a different venue), "One Way or Another" by Blondie, and some others, including some of our original stuff. The late Tiny Tim, who performed on another day of the fair, watched us practice, and Albert ran down off the stage to shake hands and chat with the legend for a few minutes. It was an amazing time! Later, as a member of "LongShot," I also had the pleasure of opening for Foghat (1991 Screaming Buffalo Benefit Concert, Great Falls Civic Center, September 13, 1991), The Edgar Winter Group featuring Carmine Appice (Not A Kid Anymore Tour, July, 1994 - I performed using Mr. Appice's kit!), Molly Hatchet (JD's Nite Club, Great Falls, MT, June, 1994 - Drummer Kenny Holton had to borrow my snare drum as a back up to his due to a robbery of their trailer the night before in Idaho!), and Nashville session artist Anthony Crawford (studio backup singer for Vince Gill, Neil Young, many others). Our band at that time was bassist Tim Chounard (now of Updog), guitarist Don Schreck, Vocalist and 12-string guitarrist Dennis Wilson (Not the dead Beach Boy), Keyboard and Saxophone Player Bill Keathley of Colorado, and me. It was by no means a march through the 'Shoe, but I still wouldn't trade it. The experience was very ... educational!

Great topic, GamesAndRides! That show is one of the best I've seen and heard at Kings Island, no matter what name they land on! Terpy's right about musical revues. To his point, I've always been fascinated in the changing names of music. Some examples: An Irish band called "The Hype" moved a couple people around, changed its name, but stayed virtually the same in its musical stylings. We know them now as U2. There was an Artist Formerly Known as Prince, then known as an unpronouncable symbol, then, in 2000 zero-zero, oops, out of time, changed his name back to Prince. The Pectoralz went through a couple of lineup changes, as well as name changes (Starfish), but we appreciate them just as much under the moniker of Coldplay. (or not). Yours truly once opened for Starship, who was once the Jefferson Starship; who was once the Jefferson Airplane... I don't think we would have surfed the USA any less had the Pendletones not re-christened themselves The Beach Boys. The New Yard Birds are, arguably, one of -- if not the best Rock Bands of all time, despite The Who (once "The Detours") drummer Keith Moon's prediction that they'd go over like a Led Zeppelin, as the legend (confirmed by Rolling Stone Magazine) goes. We could be friends, who know the Low Rider, whether W-1-18 was W-1-18 or War. Mammoth added another syllable before breaking out globally as Van Halen. To avoid confusion (and stepping on the toes of another band with the same name), The Trade Winds shed two syllables to become Styx. Cherilyn Sarkisian shed six syllables -- the last six. Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem didn't seem to care too much about syllables, reducing down to just Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Salty Peppers, after taking on some depth in its lineup, changed the course of music history with the elemental forces of Earth, Wind and Fire.

What, no honorable mention for the Noodle? (-Tb, Krafting to be cheesy )

Interesting article, Terpy. It's all the "Decoder Ring" from "A Christmas Story." Everybody's trying to sell something. To be fair, Disney's Good Morning America did do a story in which Diamondback's announcement was mentioned (with the off-ride animation on the screen) in August of 2008.

Crazy Mouse (2002)? In the right pane, about 3 pages down: http://www.miraclestripamusementpark.panamacitysun.com/

Enjoy your fireworks this season, folks! Progress.

Which is why I live in Ohio, for now. You're a trooper residing in/around that Beltway. I can't imagine living there. Ever.

The current apartment industry is a corporate cash mill. Outrageous late fees, no line-of-sight to lease rate increase amounts until 30 days out, and usually ridiculous renewal rates, false "Utility" companies that are really the same company disguised as a utility, so they can get around PUCO regulations and charge water and common electric rates by the square foot, which is why many of these companies refuse rent payment unless the "utility" company is paid (so they can claim to charge $740, but really it's whatever they adjust it to so that they can pad their investors' yacht cushions.) Say you agree to $740. Great. You pay the $740, but they won't accept it until you pay your "Midland Power LLC" bill of $140. "Midland Power LLC" is really a subsidiary of your "Larry Connor Apartment Co." or whatever. You're paying $880 for rent. You still have to pay your own Duke or DP&L bill, and any other "real" utilities. Then, you're comfy in your little apartment. You've been there a year, it's too soon to go through the stress of moving. You get your little renewal reminder. Effective next month, your lease will be $820 (i.e., $960). This happened to me. I was furious. I moved into a privately-owned complex in Mason, and everything was fair going forward (but uncomfortable; nosy, noisy neighbors, etc.) I'm going to buy a house. Way out in the country. Cheap. Quiet. Mine. /rant off.

Maybe it was an indirect tension laceration. She was standing, and bullets cause shockwaves. Leg skin is tight to the muscle when standing, so I can imagine skin breaking elsewhere from the 'snap' of the skin reacting to the bullet's entry. This is gross. But it seems logical. It might also be the cue ball effect, where tissue and such get "knocked" out the other side, while the bullet stays inside. This makes me cringe; but it's fascinating in a "makes-ya-think" kind of way. (Not a medical specialist of any kind.)

Dang, that's unfortunate. Glad it was only a leg wound, and not a fatality.

I want King Cobra.

I remember all the giant Star Wars characters atop the Marquis at the theater over in Tri-County... and the Billy Joel song "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me," Blondie's "Call Me," and Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" were blasting out from car stereos everywhere!

Quoting KIFan73: "What is it about July 24!!??" In 1980? It wasn't the most eventful day in history, unless you were an avid fan of Peter Sellers or Bjorn Borg. Who died and was married (respectively)... That didn't come out quite right...

Ah! This is so awesome! Those glow strands! Way before the modern LED toys, those were all the rage at the park! (This made me remember all those colorful, feathery bird marionettes, Glassblower-stretched 7-Up bottles, and "Ghost Chasers" Invisible Dog leashes everyone was walking around with as the closing hour drew near). I loved the ambient music over Coney Mall. Very amusement-park-like! I miss it. The shot of the timeless Glassblower shop reminds me of how there is at least one craftsperson who (as far as I am aware) is still working in his shop since years before this video was made. Just one of the millions of thoughts and wonderful memories that come pouring in as I watch these. Your videos are beyond treasures. Thanks!

I appreciate art. This is art, and it is presented in an exciting, original fashion! I like the attention paid to the lettering in the logo! Very nice!

...and SOME of them, in my last (ever) experience swimming in a public pool, need a room, too. Tb, keeping it chlorine-clean.

What's really funny is that, earlier this morning, I didn't have my glasses on, and thought the thread title said "XGator Head Dryers Scatter Bacteria." I was like, "Wow, I didn't know we had a Hand-Dryer tycoon on here!"