I just heard someone pass by my desk saying, " it's gonna be a long day" . But rejoice because it's the Peak of the Week, Hump Day, but more importantly, CAPTION WEDNESDAY!!
In the spirit of amusement parks everywhere, please caption THIS photo, to win( mostly) FABULOUS prizes. REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE TO GET CREDIT AND BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN.
First mobile amusement park goes bust (Jeff Pollard)
Mike "Air" Jordan failed to get investors to bid on his new concept of a mobile amusement park.
Mike was well ahead of his time in both inventions and hat wear, but sadly, this one did not catch on.
06/13/2012 8:53AM
Alicia S
Larry's son couldn't afford to go to Disneyland but w/ the new Erector Set that his grandma purchased for his 7th birthday, he was able to construct this home-made amusement park ride.
06/13/2012 9:03AM
Todd B
In about thirty seconds, you will hear the term "wing nuts" used for the very first time.
06/13/2012 9:40AM
Carl
Grandfathers will do anything to amuse their grandchildren.
06/13/2012 10:01AM
Gary Charles
"Come fly with me" said Mr. William E. Boeing
06/13/2012 10:27AM
Mark N
I know it's on sale, but I still think a stroller is a better idea.
06/13/2012 10:36AM
Abbe
I just wonder where you insert the quarter.
06/13/2012 10:38AM
Justin
The first chiropractor's first patient.
06/13/2012 10:55AM
Linda M.
Little Amerikka sure has changed since their first year.
06/13/2012 11:08AM
Justin
The Hulk's summer job.
06/13/2012 12:02PM
Kraig
They don't make Carnies like that any more.
06/13/2012 12:05PM
Kraig
Nicolai Wallenda, a third cousin of the Flying Wallendas, had little success with a spin off of his cousins' world famous act.
06/13/2012 12:27PM
Stephen Lee Rich
...and this way we won't need all that security at the airport.
06/13/2012 2:31PM
Joe Kucak
"Having the best Father's Day Ever. Like a Boss."
06/13/2012 4:55PM
Paul H H
Years later, historians would note the profound impact that the 2012 cutbacks to the Pentagon’s budget had on the nation’s ability to both properly train new troops as well as defend itself.
06/13/2012 8:09PM
Janet Murray
This parent figured out a superior disciplinary strategy, keep them spinning!
06/13/2012 8:36PM
BrianP
Oh those Brits and their hats...
06/13/2012 8:38PM
BrianP
It's a good ride, plane and simple...
06/13/2012 10:15PM
Greg Burt
This just in: 'Pharaohs Brain Makes Planes Fly'
06/13/2012 11:52PM
John C.
Eh, it's better than flying United.
06/13/2012 11:54PM
John C.
Who needs Great America when you have scrap metal, a welder and a can-do attitude?
06/14/2012 8:29AM
James S.
Six Flags Great America's new XFlight Coaster is like nothing you have ever xperienced before.
06/14/2012 9:01AM
GaryW
Winner of 1955 Darwin Award: "The best part is if I spin these knobs and hold the bars tight, we all take off in the air like a helicopter."
06/14/2012 11:44AM
G.V. von Parmelli
The selection of Joachim von Fernstatt, an incurable control freak, as Europe's very first air traffic controller in 1919 worked out surprisingly well. "Ich muss alle die Flugzeugen kontrollieren!" he was quoted as saying.
06/14/2012 8:14PM
Art Paul Schlosser
I've been having trouble getting people to watch me perform my music. I start out alright and play a song or 2 and people applaud but then this guy shows up a block away and wears this weird hat with the 2 airplanes flying around him and then he starts singing Jonathon Richmond's song I'm a Little Airplane Now and then he starts saying free rides for the kids and how can I compete with that ?
06/15/2012 1:17PM
Kraig
Welcome to the Spirit Airlines new frequent flier program.
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, it is another gorgeous Monday, fit for another great show at the Crystal Corner tonight.
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Artist: Alchemilla
Hail From: Boston
Song: 'The Wheel'
Album: Diamonds From The Penny Arcade
Sounds Like: Hole, Pearl Jam
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The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, it is another gorgeous Monday, fit for another great show at the Crystal Corner tonight.
Through locking ourselves in the barn on Irish Lane, tossing some ideas around, as well as a few choice beverages to...
Hey everybody, we were thrown for a loop by the twist this week, but were able to make one of our "oldie but a goldie" songs fit the mold.
We have a few songs that we have played consistently over the years, and we are very happy that we will be...
We just received word of what this weeks twist is, and...oh boy. We need to take our "signature song" and cut it to only 2:30 without going over. Amberstein does not simply play 2:30 versions of our songs...so this could be interesting.
Last...
In 1984, Rockwell rose to number 2 for 3 weeks in 1984 with "Somebody's Watching Me." The backup singer for the song was Michael Jackson. How did Rockwell get Jackson to help him? Well, Rockwell's real name is Kennedy William Gordy and he...
Have you heard the song "Rumble and Sway" yet on Triple M?
The singer sounds like a raspy blues dude who's definitely been around the block a few times....but surprisingly, Jamie N. Commons is only 23 years old!
He was born in England, but...
Last week, I decided I would try one new, healthy food a week, and asked my facebook friends to make some suggestions.
The first thing I tried was mango. I'm sure I've had other mango flavored things, and mango as part of something else, but...
There's only one thing that might be worse than the Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand duet "You Don't Bring Me Flowers." And that's Jonathan Suttin doing his best crooning...doing both parts. Most unpleasant.
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Hail From: Boston
Song: 'The Wheel'
Album: Diamonds From The Penny Arcade
Sounds Like: Hole, Pearl Jam
In Their Words: "Alchemilla had been trying to write a ballad for a little while but it wasn't happening. There...