I am the Great Bratinola
Seriously, I'm Brandy Mosher, 25, married to a aspiring coaster freak. I live in Western NY (Mt Morris, specifically), about 30 min.from SFDL, 1 hr 30min to Martin's, and too far a drive to anywhere else.
I work for the state of NY as a purchasing agent for a correctional facility. (All you NY'ers, go commit some crimes! Job security man! ) This affords me a lot of vacation time (although it never seems like enough), to travel to those far off parks. This is a good thing, because I am a BGW season pass holder.
I spend most of my free time planning and pondering my next vacation, scanning CB, shopping, listening to metal, and trying to figure out just exactly what's going on in the brain of my pet rabbit. Vacations always include a theme park, or my old stand by, Niagara Falls for a little casino action. Still trying to broaden my horizons with new and different parks as I tend to get in a rut.
I don't think there is a coaster made I wouldn't want to ride. The only ride that makes me ill is the tea cups, (don't laugh). The only rides that I won't go on are ferris wheels ( I'm scared to death of heights), and rapids rides ( I hate being wet).
That's about all there is to me. Fairly boring, but that's the way I like things.
Brandy, proud CB club member.
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Enjoy yourself. These are the good old days you're going to miss in the years ahead.
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My name is Alex Umberger. I live in Anderson Indiana.
I am 16 years of age and I am a male.
Wood- Legend
Steel- Magnum
Pearl Jam, Weezer, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Tom Petty, Tool, STP, APC, The Doors, The Who, are among the bands I enjoy.
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Who's got the brain of jfk, whats it mean to us now?
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If you'd like to discuss coasters, tornadoes, or life in general, feel free to email me.
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So...you can't handle a rollercoaster huh? Well...you ARE the Weakest Link! Goodbye!
Number 1 Batwing Fan!
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Raging Bull= 89
Hello, I am new here. My name is Robert. I am 13, and have a family. My hobbies include: doing nothing, and posting in coaster type forums, then all the rest is coaster related... I am boring, my life is boring, it is better if you don't care about who i am, just care about what i post.I live in New Jersey, and i enjoy long car rides. or is that hobby?
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Im the #1 Canobie Lake Park Fan!!!These are my top 3 coasters:
1. S:RoS @ SFNE 2. Yankee Cannonball 3. Cyclone/B:TDK
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StandUpFan said:
Dream job: Doing control systems work for Consign AG, but the industry is likely too selective for average guys like me. Maybe someday...
Well, you just may be in luck Jesse! There's a post right now on r.r-c, it appears that they are hiring! Go check it out and good luck! We wish you the best!
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-Rob Vaccaro
MikeMir87 said:
OMG, This is the biggest thing ever, 8 pages!!!
You obviously haven't been to GTTP, or you weren't here for last year's hit thread about Jeff's Grass.
Hello, my name is Tommy. I am 16 years old, male, and a huge fan of Cedar Point, as any of my friends would tell you. Ironically, I won't make my second trip to the Point until next week. I'm Filipino, and proud to be one! Also, I am from beautiful St. Clair Shores, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit that hasn't been shot to hell.
Currently, I'm waiting for the day that I'll be able to drive by myself. Once I'll have that ability (legally), I'll have a social life. In the mean time, my life revolves around jazz/hip hop dance (You laugh, let's see you move that fast!). I used to take karate, but my dojo closed down due to certain circumstances.
I'll be entering the 11th grade in late, late August. My cummulative GPA is around 3.26. Not the best, but not the worst either. School sucks, the people there suck, I could do without it.
My ultimate dream would be to have the money to do my multi-park, international roller coaster trip. Also, I would love to work somewhere in the roller coaster/thrill ride industry. But as stated before, the industry is picky, and American coaster companies *cough*CCI*cough* seem to be few and far between.
Cedar Point is definitely my favorite park of all time, with Michigan's Adventure and Knott's Berry Farm close behind. Millennium Force is the best steel coaster in my book, GhostRider behind hand, and Shivering Timbers pulling up the rear.
Well, that's all. If you wanna talk, IM me or e-mail me any time!
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Tommy Penner - Variable X
7/27 - Second largest Ohio luau in my room @ Breakers (Couldn't resist...)
Hi Everybody! I could've sworn I've posted on this
before, but maybe not. Anyway, here it goes...
Ok...
My name's Rob Vaccaro. I'm from Hamilton, NJ. It's in
Mercer County, about fifteen minutes from Six Flags
Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ.
I'm a 19 year old, half Italian/half Puerto Rican, 5'7,
145 lb male with black hair (gotta bleach it again
before Florida...) hazel eyes and a badass tan - you
gotta love the Jersey Shore!
I graduated from Hamilton High West on June 19th with
a miraculous GPA of 3.0 (!) - if you knew me in school,
you'd know why that's miraculous.... I played Varsity
Basketball and Soccer for HHW, and I was VP of FBLA
and President of the Senior Class of '02. I was also on
the Yearbook Club, KEY Club, and many, many more.
["Well, you have to do something...your GPA alone isn't
getting you into WVU" - my guidance counselor] Next
fall (2003) I will most likely be heading off to West Virgina
University (#1 party school in the nation baby, oh yeah!)
although I am still considering my other top choices where
I was accepted - the University of Florida, the University
of Tampa, and The University of Pittsburgh. I'm still partial
to WVU, although my dad's not happy with that choice,
which is why I'm working at Sesame Place now (to pay for
my room and board at WVU...blah). I will be majoring in
Public Relations/Marketing and minoring in Vocal Education.
Damn, I wish I got into NYU, I love New York City...
Anyway, I work at Sesame Place in Guest Relations
and in October I'll be taking a temporary job at Busch
Gardens Williamsburg, also in GR. In the fall, I will be
interning at my old High School as a Modern Music
Choir Teacher.
Hobbies? I go club hopping with friends in Philly and New
York City whenever I'm not working or at a park and I
also enjoy chillen with friends, drinkin and partyin hard,
racing and modifying my soon-to-be-for-sale-because-I-
won't-pay-for-my-ever-increasing-car-insurance 3000Gt,
beachin it, tanning, bodyboarding, classic diners, lifting
weights, photography, videography, singing, dancing,
acting and writing too.
Musically, my favorite band is LiNkiN PaRk (REanimation
drops July 30th - go buy it!) but my tastes in music vary
greatly. I enjoy everything from club, trance, house, jungle,
and techno; to rap r&b, top 40, punk, ska, rock, alternative,
and even the oldies like Sinatra (the greatest...now there's
a true 'playa for you!). Pretty much anything but country...
ugh!
Now, coaster-wise, I've ridden almost 350 roller-coasters
at more than 90 parks and piers across the country. But,
I consider myself more of a park enthusiast than a roller-
coaster enthusiast as a park has to excel in the following
four categories for me to really have a good time and enjoy
it - Atmosphere, food, rides AND coasters. I'm also a pretty
analytical guy, who will analyze a coaster, park or specific
ride to death if given the chance.
My top ten steel looks something like this: SFNE ROS,
and the clones at SFA/SFDL, Nitro, PR, SUE, Apollo,
Cali Screamin, Montu, Kumba, and Chiller....with Fire
Dragon, RnRc, WT, MF, Flight of Fear, Talon, Medusa
and Volcano rounding out the rest of my faves.
My top ten wood looks something like this: Legend,
Rampage, Ghostrider, Cornball, Raven, Villian, Boulder
Dash, GE Comet, Phoenix, and The Boss...with Coney
Cyclone, Yankee Cannonball, MFI Comet, Excalibur,
SFNE Cyclone, Wild One, and GA Cyclone rounding out
the rest of my faves.
My top ten parks looks something like this: Kennywood,
Knoebels, Disney's California Adventure, Indiana Beach,
Disneyland, WDW Resort, IOA, Idlewild, BGW, Holiday
World, and Playland...with Canobie Lake, Compounce,
Hershey, SFOG, SFWoA, and SFGAd rounding out the
rest of my faves.
I love a good set of flyers, and a great haunted house,
dark ride or fun house "makes" a park for me and it never
hurts to have a good Zipper, Frisbee, Whip or any other
rare or intense flatrides.
Well I guess that's it. Am I longwinded? You probably
already knew that from my trip reports! LOL....
Don't forget to address all your love/hate mail, death
threats, flames, tickets, bills, and marriage proposals to Legendary182@aol.com or Vaccaro002 on AIM! :)
See you all soon,
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-Rob Vaccaro
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RobCoasting said:
Am I longwinded?
Heh, well I thought my lil profile there was long...
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Tommy Penner - Variable X
7/27 - Second largest Ohio luau in my room @ Breakers (Couldn't resist...)
Intresting topic, My name is Mariano im soon to be 17, I live in Staten island, N.y, about 20min drive from Astroland if ther's no traffic, 40min drive to Sixflags GreatAdventure, I attend school september trou June, unless there is summer school. (will be gradutating 6months late from june of 2003), I dont have other hobbies they all revolve around coasters,such as drawing and designing them,and somtimes building them.My family is older then I am,so im always stuck doing things alone,but Im fine with it becuase I like being alone somtimes. I dont have a huge group of freinds becuase im very selective of who I hang around so that makes a few major freinds,and some others in school. I love to travel! I think I was ment to do it,and when im older I look forward to seeing the world,as of now I somtimes see it trou a 17inch computer screen. I wont specifie on what type of music I like becuase im open to difrent types ,but I like more heavy music. Im a good student and I can write number 6 essays on a rubric of 6-1, I scored the highest score of the NYC regents in my school with a 96! ,thats basicaly between a # 5- 6, that was a good thing for me becuase I use to write very porly before ,yet I do make alot type'o's on this website as im sure many of you have seen over the time I have been a member of this website, I hope to join the coaster club next season,when im driving so I can go to the events,and I do have to say I love rollercoasters, my life was ment to be around them,and oh yea and I work at a Wendy's fast food joint. My life is very basic right now I try not to stress myselfs with alot of things,Im sure I get alot more done in life, it would take me endless pages to tell you everything, the only way someone can truly learn to like me or learn more about me was to become my freind, or hang around me often,becuase at first I may come of abrut, or not likeable to some,but im really nice,I just take a longer time to meet someone as a freind sometimes becuase to be onest, you have to figure someone first before you really truly know them or else you may be in for a surprise when you they show there "true colors".
I'm Bill, 13, and a student. I like music (alternative, rock, punk, some rap/hiphop), I collect a bunch of crapm enjoy sports, despise pop music(especially boy bands), and plan to get a bass guitar as soon as I have the dough.
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Hi, I'm here to talk about coasters, if you are not, shut up and leave.
I'll be stationed in Germany for 3 years starting in November. I'm really looking forward to seeing all of Europe.
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http://balder.prohosting.com/gravbulb/coasters/
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I'm Victor, 25, Mexican, and from San Diego.
I am a Special Education Technician for S.D. City Schools. I also run my own mobile D.J. business. I used to D.J. at El Torito in Tijuana, Mexico from '96-'98. That was a blast!
Besides coasters, my other hobbies are sports and music. I love to mix music on my turntables. I mix mostly hip-hop and gangsta rap, but I love old school, oldies, house, and reggae (gots to keep it irie, mon). I can't **** with country. As far as sports go, I am into baseball (Go Padres!), and football (watch out for the Chargers this year!).
My favorite coasters are X, Goliath, Xcelerator, Ghostrider, Deja Vu, and Batman The Ride. I haven't been to any East Coast parks, but I am planning a cross-country trip to 20 major parks next year. I can't wait to add about a hundred coasters to my list!
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Coasters and Chronic
What a Combo!
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