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Coaster Con 42 Trip Report and Highlights
NOTE: This article was originally going to appear in the August issue of The Streak, but I was asked to remove it due to the potential...
Bob
Jul 26, 201911 min read
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Florida Trip Report (BGT, SWO, WDW) - 5/28-6/2/19
My first vacation of the summer began on Monday, May 27 as I flew into Tampa. I spent Memorial Day with some friends, taking senior...
Bob
Jun 4, 201924 min read
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What Photography Has Meant to Me
Picture by @cp_guest1870 In my childhood and early adult life, I always admired photography, but I never had a desire to get into it...
Bob
Apr 28, 20195 min read
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Quick Dollywood Media Day / Weekend Trip Report
On Friday, March 15, I had the privilege of attending the media event for Dollywood's opening to their 2019 season. A special thank you...
Bob
Mar 22, 20197 min read
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Some of my travel plans for 2019
Well hello there, its been over two months since I last posted here. With minimal things going on and with work being busy, I found it...
Bob
Jan 6, 20193 min read
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My Thoughts on Some of the New Attractions for 2019
I will be writing an article for the February 2019 edition of The Streak, GOCC's newsletter with much of the same information as provided...
Bob
Oct 21, 201811 min read
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My Thoughts on the Removal of Firehawk
Hello there, its been about two months since my last post. Coaching middle school football, going back to school and everything I do...
Bob
Oct 21, 20183 min read
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Reflecting on the 2018 Season
All links in this article are to Instagram pages. Everybody knew that the 2018 season was going to be special, and for me, it truly was,...
Bob
Aug 18, 201815 min read
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OKC-Texas-St. Louis Trip 2018 - Trip Report
For over a year, I had been planning a trip to Texas. In May 2016, I had the chance to spend a couple hours at SFOT before an event I...
Bob
Jul 3, 201825 min read
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The Ohio Collection - Series One and Two (prints for sale)
All of the below 8.5x11" high quality prints are available for $4.99 each. A $2.00 shipping charge will apply to all orders. OR buy all...
Bob
Jun 30, 20181 min read
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Quickblog: Georgia-Florida Trip
Each year Memorial Day Weekend (or at least for the past several years), I've volunteered at the NAQT High School National Championship...
Bob
Jun 13, 20183 min read
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Quickblog: Coasterstock 2018
During the winter of 2016-17, I happened to read a blog post by @CPFoodBlog talking about Coasterstock and what a great event it was. So...
Bob
Jun 13, 20183 min read
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Pre-Texas Trip Top 10
Let me preface this by saying I have not ridden Intimidator 305 yet, which I expect to make my top 10, nor have I ridden Twisted Timbers,...
Bob
Jun 12, 20181 min read
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First Rider Night, Hoedown, Opening Weekend, Coastermania! and Other Recent Thoughts
I have been so busy lately, I completely neglected the blog and since I'm leaving for my Texas trip on Thursday, I wanted to get...
Bob
Jun 12, 20187 min read
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Steel Vengeance Media Day Summary and Thoughts
About two weeks ago, I received an email from Tony Clark that my entry into the #ThisForkIsForSV contest had won a spot at Media Day. I...
Bob
Apr 27, 20186 min read
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Steel Vengeance - First Rider Night, Frontiertown Hoedown and Media Day Contest
At Winter Chill Out, I casually asked Tony about Media Day and then shot him an email, but at the time, no information was yet available....
Bob
Mar 31, 20182 min read
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Some Thoughts About Cedar Point Moving Forward
After attending WCO 2018, and hearing what Tony and Jason had to say about the spot where the stadium once stood, it got me to thinking...
Bob
Feb 26, 20182 min read
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Winter Chill Out 2018 - Trip Report and Highlights
Winter Chill Out 2018 – Trip Report and Highlights Before I start, I want to give a shoutout to the guys at WildGravityTravels.com – I...
Bob K.
Feb 26, 201811 min read
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Tentative Park Plans and Events for 2018
Hello readers - its been awhile since I last posted. Months actually. As much as I complain about the offseason, it does give me a...
Bob
Feb 17, 20185 min read
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Thoughts on the 2018 coaster announcements
All pictures were taken from the various websites of the parks who are installing these coasters. All POV videos courtesy of YouTube....
Bob K. and Tad T.
Sep 4, 201710 min read
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