Who are you???
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Rob
"The doctor said I wouldn't have as many nose bleeds if I could just keep my finger out of there!" -Ralph
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My name is Perry and live in the Madison, WI area (Home to Garbage, the band...well, at least Butch Vig!) Two hours from Six Flags Great America and 45 min. from Big Chief's. I'm 26, almost 6', need to exercise (but not too much!), and married to a wonderful wife that worked at SFGAm waaay back in '95. (We meet at college though.)
I work as a Media Producer for a corporation. Didn't plan on doing that. Thought I would be making movies or doing sound work out in Hollywood, but then reality set in! (And the fact that most of my classmates out in CA are unemployed!) I graduated with a Radio/TV/Film BS degree with an English minor. My wife graduated with a Nursing degree.
My hobbies include biking, music (Alt. rock, hard rock, classic rock, classical, and movie scores), and movies. Favorite band for the moment: Nickelback and Staind (but getting overplayed. They made it onto the Top 40 station in town. Yuck!) Favorite composer of movie scores: John Williams (Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indy Jones, etc.)
My passion is home theatre. You name it DVD, DBS, HDTV, AC-3, DD, DD EX, DTS, etc. I know the answer (most of the time!) The previous video formats used in my house are VHS, Super Beta, Super VHS, LaserDisc, and finally DVD. I am Pro-OAR (Original Aspect Ratio) and have an awesome home theatre. No Home Theatre in a Box here!
Oh yeah, I love Star Wars and Star Trek (original and Next Gen,) but have only been to one Trekkie conference. That was plenty! And finally, the screen name, of course, comes from my favorite ride at SFGAm and favorite woodie, Viper. But I wanted something slightly obscure and not just Viper.
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Perry
SFGAm home park for 25 years
Experience the Force in THX
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Ive got a webpage up which isnt even close to being done because I just havent had time to work on it w/school. you can view it by going to: http://www.planetxtreme.com.free.new.net
anything else, feel free to IM me or Email me and ask. (sexynina, say hi sometime ;) )
email: calvinj23@msn.com
aim: calvinj23
btw - just updated my picture on here so the new pic should be up soon!
My favorite band of all time is Weezer (Although Jimmy Eat World, Ramones, and Green Day are pretty cool too) I play bass guitar and like to jam out on occassion with some people here at college. The Simpsons is pretty cool and I like Kevin Smith movies. I think that does it.
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Just wait till next year!
Tyler Eaves
Age: 17
Occupation: Computer Programmer / Community College Student
Musical Instruments: Piano (Any keyboard), Guitar, Trombone*, Bass*, Drums* (* indicates an instrument that I can play, but do not own.)
Favorite Bands: AC/DC - Def Leppard - Rush - Grateful Dead - Pink Floyd - Hendrix - Led Zep - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Any blues - Most jazz - Beethoven - Liszt
Operating System of Choice: Linux
Location: Greenville, NC
Favorite Sport: Hockey (Go 'Canes!)
First Coaster: Loch Ness Monster, 1995
Favorite Wood: Phoenix, Knoebel's
Favorite Steel: Kumba, BGT
Favorite Movies: Space Balls, any Monty Python, Men in Black, the Matrix
Favorite Non-Coaster PC Games: IL-2 Sturmvik, Civ III, Startopia, Grand Prix Legends
Transportation: 1997 Jeep Wrangler - Soft top, red
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Tyler Eaves
Coastergames.net - File Downloads!
Coastercount.com - Free track record keeping!
Anyway, I am a college student. I also coach P.E. at a middle school along with basketball after school. My other job is working for my local Parks & Recreation. I've done that since I was 16 and really enjoy coaching any sport and being around kids. Hell, I am just a big kid myself. In my leftover spare time, I enjoy music, movies, partying down with my friends, taking trips, sports, snowboarding, and oh yeah, I really like Girls!
I also am just starting to get into the guitar. My favorite band is definitely SUBLIME! I also like Pearl Jam, Green Day, 311, Deftones, Godsmack, Staind, Limp Bizkit, DMX, Bush, Jimi Hendrix, Incubus,U2, Papa Roach, Busta Ryhmes, Dave Matthews Band, Rage, Foo Fighters, No Doubt, Weezer, Slightly Stoopid, etc. Yeah, I'm really into music, and have a pretty wide range of mucical taste.
I hope to either move to California and finish my school, or finish school and move out to Cali. I absolutely love SoCal and have wanted to live there since I was a little kid. I spent my summer breaks out there with my cousins growing up and Disney and KBF is where I started to develop my passion for roller coasters. I later found out that SFMM is where it at though. Cedar Point, Busch Gardens, and IOA are pretty sweet parks too.
And that is all that I have to say about that........
Mantomatic said:
Oh yeah and my girlfriend rules ;o)
Aww isn't he cute?? My boyfriend rules too. ;o)
A lot.
I already killed this thread once, let's see if I can do it again.
-Natalie
THREAD KILLA!
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God please let SFKK get something in 2002. ANYTHING!!
Snake Oil Elixir said: My name is Perry and live in the Madison, WI area (home of Garbage, the band...well, at least Butch Vig!)
Wow, another Madison resident! FYI, Garbage does much of their recording right here in Madison...their studio is right on E. Wash!
Anyway, here's my info:
My name is Nate, I'm 19, and am a college student in Madison, WI. Home is Amery, WI, which is just over the border from Minneapolis/St. Paul (about 1.5 hours from VF). I'm a huge X-Files fan but, other than that and the roller coaster interest, I'm just a regular college student (in the biggest party school in the country - I'm proud of that one!). I've been on 121 different coasters in I-don't-know-how-many parks. I visit SFGAm most often, but usually try to make a few trips to Big Chief and Valleyfair throughout the season (among others).
You can check out my "official" coaster-related profile at http://www.geocities.com/RollerCoasterTalk/profiles/kohlruschn.html
-Nate
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My name is Nick Nolte (no relation to the actor, so keep that wisecrack to a minimum :) I am 20 and live near Jackson, MI Originally from Atlantic, IA. I happen to be equidistant from Michigan's Adventure and Cedar Point so they are my co-home parks :) This Friday I will complete my Associate's Degree and be on my way to bigger and better things...yeah.
I work in the copy department of an Officemax store as the head supervisor, for how much longer is beyond me now that I have a degree of some kind. Embossed paper with your name on it it cool, eh?
A friend took me to CP in 2000 for the first time ever and I absolutely loved it that I went back this year eight times. Already have my season pass locked in for next year so you know that eight is going to be much more next season :) Can't wait. Oh yeah and the pass is good at MIA too, so that's even better!
I like digital photography, some programming, networking, general computer stuff, MMORPGs, and roller coasters of course!!!!!
That's me in a nuthshell...no wait...this is me in a nutshell <pretending to be in nutshell>Help! I'm in a nuthshell...how did I get in here? look at the size of this nutshell</pretend> Yeah props to AP for that one.
Cya all on the rails
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Raptor '01 Count: 49
MF may be awesome, but Raptor is still my fav
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Just wait till next year!
I live in Singapore and I go to Singapore American School (Sas) I'm in 7th grade (No I"m not 13..) My hobbies are Volleyball, Tennis, Piano and Playing on the computer..After my brother forced me on Revolution, Viper And Riddlers Revenge( I almost shed in tears) last January, I started to like coasters and I went to Sfmm again in the summer and sfmw after that. I'm planing to go to sfmm again this december.. In just one year I started to like coasters..Other then coasters, I like to listen to music everyone else don't listen to.. Such as old bands like Boyz 2 men, Janet Jackson.. All my brothers and sisters left there cds here.. I have 1 brother and 2 sisters and I'm the youngest in the family...
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"Roar" You'll never hear the end of it!
I'm Linda from Plymouth/Canton, MI (between Ann Arbor and Detroit), so I'm 2 hours from CP and 3 hours fromr MIA. I'll be 48 in January, married 21 years and have a 15 year old son. My husband and son like coasters, but aren't as obsessed as I am. My son is generally my riding partner. We have two black cats, Velvet (the pettin' kitty) and Velcro (the rambunctous one). I work at University of Michigan-Dearborn campus and create all the computer access ID's for faculty, staff and students and act as co-postmaster for the email system. Been here for 27 years (so far).
My favorite coasters are Shivering Timbers, MF, Raptor, Magnum and Mean Streak (when the trims aren't on). I like all kinds of music including jazz, classical, new age, alternative, celtic, steel drum, but most of all classic rock. I also play piano.
I'm a part-time artist and sell artwork at science fiction and fantasy conventions. I love drag racing (my husband races his F150 Lightning Truck), and have even run my Saturn L300 on the track. Norwalk (in Ohio) and Englishtown (in NJ) are our favorite tracks. I also like gardening and playing PC and console games (RCT is my fav on the PC, Final Fantasy fav for console), and my favorite place to visit (besides amusement parks) is Las Vegas. You'll find me at the craps tables.
You can read more about me, my artwork, coaster history and family/pets at my website:
www.oldpanther.com
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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dea
I like to watch and play all sports, but am really into golf, and can play fairly well (2 handicap).
I love astronomy and try to get out observing as much as possible, although the sky sucks around here.
I like like taking pictures and viewing art (realistic stuff)
I'm a science and math person (literature, blah!) and like to watch The Discovery Channel, TLC, etc.
That's about it, I'm a very boring person. I like to relax and just hang out and watch a game or movie.
Oh yeah, I like those things called rollercoasters too.
Since this is a personal ad, I am single!
Matthew, 36, Los Angeles, advertising, dating, other hobbies: music, movies, biking, camping, hiking
I graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a degree in theatre arts, so of course I work for an internet company. I have two main passions in my life, rollercoasters and the Boston Red Sox! Go Sox!
I spend most of my weekends between April and October travelling to ride, and I managed to get to at least one park a week this last coaster season. It wasn't always easy, but it was well worth it. The only problem I really had was finding someone to keep up with me.
One last thing, Tenacious D is the greatest band in the world.
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Do you hear the Rumble at the Lake?......BoulderDash!
I push paper for the State of Minnesota, which pays the bills for my house, cars and kids in the south 'burbs of Minneapolis. It also gives me plenty of time (4-day workweek) to goof off with CoastaBaby and Da 'Midget....a great deal of which is done @ the local CF park (VF)
I grew up in Detroit and still have folks in the far west 'burbs, which gets me an hour-and-a-half from CP and about 4 hours from MA, PKI, SFWOA or PCW. Of course, SFGAM's on the way to or from the folks. So I can work in a fair amount of coasting without ever taking a 'coaster trip' per se.
My whole life is far too interesting to contain in a single post...my childhood, when I was scared of CC:MR and the Bayern Kurve...the years I looked more like a member of ACE (All You Can Eat) than the much leaner guy I am now...the people in my childhood who forced me on coasters and the people who hated them...how a ripped dress got CBaby hooked on spin-and-spews and coasters...there's too many stories to tell. One day I'll get them nailed down on the ValleyFair TMI page. Real soon now.
-'Playa
PS - Possible near-misses with other posters:
- May have bumped into AirtimeSROS the day after a close friend's funeral (6/24)--went to CP to ease the pain
- May have bumped into CPLady at the Meijers on Orchard Lake Rd while loading up on Faygo...my folks happen to live in Canton
- Highly unlikely, but theoretically possible: SuperEllen if she was @ Lake Compounce 9/8 or Dorney 9/9.
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Name's Nick, 21, student at UW-Madison majoring in zoology. I plan on designing the first "biocoaster." What that is, I do not know, but hey, it sounds cool, doesn't it? Oh, and if anyone ever sees Rob (ALF is COOL) at SFGAm, please to not hesitate to throw him in the water. ;-)
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Ride the New England Bush!
I live in St. Louis, MO. I work as a Design Engineer at a small product developement company. I have a girlfriend, April, with two daughters, Elizabeth and Alexis. Let's see...fav coaster is Screamin' Eagle at SFStL, just cuz it was my first "big" coaster, and the one that made me such a fan. Also, I'm pretty sure I enjoy the offseason more than the other cuz I love to hear about the new rides and watch 'em grow. I rarely get to visit parks, so to all those that post pics, THANK YOU!! 8^).
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