CoasterBuzz Podcast #208 posted
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Jeff, Carrie, Mike and Gonch review this week's news in the amusement industry.
- Coasting For Kids at the Cedar Fair parks was a big success! We raised more than $62,000 this year.
- Ouimet says all the right things, and Gonch is in "like" during this dating phase.
- Jeff gives Windseeker a big thumbs up, really enjoyed the ride.
- Ed Markey ups rhetoric as family of Darien Lake accident victim mourns. When will this guy go away?
- Lawsuit delivered to Darien Lake over the fatality, not surprisingly.
- Harry Potter bonus hours offered to people who see the midnight showing of the final film at Universal Orlando. Excellent marketing effort!
- LA Times writer visits Kennywood, one of our favorites.
- California Adventure rehab continues, the entrance is done. Mike was there last weekend, says there are a lot of workarounds to get to stuff. Little Mermaid is his favorite ride.
- Geauga Lake Big Dipper: Yes, there are still interested parties.
- Mother claims discrimination against her daughter with Down Syndrome at Dorney, who was prohibited riding.
- Couple gets stuck on a slingshot ride in Dallas. Jeff wouldn't ride it. Mike wouldn't because he's cheap.
- Bad Illinois cop gets busted at Michigan's Adventure for being a drunk idiot.
- Six Flags posts excellent gains. So where is the bad economy? Carrie hit Six Flags America and Great Adventure.
- "Marriage is so gay" shirt causes great controversy at Dollywood.
- You can still donate to the Coasting For Kids 2011 effort! Help us raise money for Give Kids The World. Donate today!
- The Fall Affair at Holiday World will be September 17, 2011. Also, BooBuzz is Friday, October 7. Get the details!
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The show notes definitely don't capture how much fun we were having on this one.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
It's just fun having someone to go with who enjoys the parks at the same pace and in the same ways I do, Greg. :)
I think the sound issues are getting cumbersome with the podcast. I wasn't even on the call for much of the beginning comments about Coasting for Kids. I was dropped and then came back just as Jeff was finishing his comments. That can make for some awkward transitions. :)
"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." --- Benjamin Franklin
I should probably watch the chat window more closely, but when the laptop turns off its screen, I totally forget. It's strange that you didn't hear anything.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
The call dropped me a for a moment or two right then as well, but it reconnected quickly and nary a beat was missed.
After that it didn't drop at all.
Aside from the brief drop, I have been having sound issues for the past few shows. I am losing chunks of what's being said. I think the issue may be in my internet connection, but it's very challenging.
"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." --- Benjamin Franklin
As long as it isn't black-outs from drinking. :-)
884 Coasters, 34 States, 7 Countries
http://www.rollercoasterfreak.com My YouTube
Maybe you need to do an old fashioned tape sync... :)
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
(who, much to his surprise, actually *did* a tape-sync last week...)
Edit: Damn you auto correct. This keeps up I'm gonna have to stop using the iPad to post!
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What is this, 1993? Should we A/B roll edit our video too? :)
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
What's this? You have video on your podcast? And here I've been missing out all this time...
My author website: mgrantroberts.com
Well, the term 'tape sync' is a bit of an anachronism. But when I was trying to book studio time last week, I actually offered to record on my computer "even though tape syncs are so 1993". Then we went into the studio, where we had ISDN available...and did a tape sync. :)
Ensign, there have been podcasts with video. But mostly Jeff is ribbing me because he knows that (like him) I learned to edit video using video cassettes and a deck controller. Today that's such a lost art that you can't even find the equipment for it anymore!
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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When I get a chance I'll have to rifle through the archives and look for podcasts with video. That ought to be a hoot.
My author website: mgrantroberts.com
There's only one that I remember. Very early on (sitting at Lighthouse Point?) at the end of Cedar Point's season.
884 Coasters, 34 States, 7 Countries
http://www.rollercoasterfreak.com My YouTube
A portion of one of our earliest shows, at Holiday World, with Will, was also recorded with video.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
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