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04/28/2007 00:35 #39069

Old Town- a dollar to make him holler
Category: travel
Off the busy street, located adjacent to restaurants and variety stores is a little nugget of entertainment called Old Town. Old Town in a quaint festive section of Kissimmee Florida that offers a clean family atmosphere amongst an assortment of attractions and live events. It was pleasant to find that it offered free parking and access. Prices for rides, games and food were affordable. Shop prices, depending on what you were looking for, varied.

The little "town" consists of a few short streets comprised of eating parlors, unique gift shops, carnival rides, games and classic cars. The area was picturesque and cozy. Going on a Easter Sunday afternoon proved to be a relaxing time to go.





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A store completely dedicated to Hello Kitty! I'm beginning to have a thing now for Chococat.
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NY "sock" exchange, har har
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Sky Coaster
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Walking down the street, there were even plenty of pretty flowers and greenery to view.
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pretty cute find, huh?

We really weren't there long enough to check everything out, as we arrived a short while before having to head out to the airport for our return trip home.

If I was giving a formal review, I would highly recommend it for families looking to enjoy an affordable means of entertainment. I would..
until I saw this "Attraction" --out on the main street of this "town" lined up against the outer store walls, like it was a pop machine.

this is an ATTRACTION???????????


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As you can see, what appears to be a good imitation of a man sits in an electrocution chair- life size, the whole bit- in a large cage. What you don't see, is that he sits there, rocks back and forth and grunts, groans and occasionally swears at you- practically daring you to give the machine a dollar so you can "flip the switch".

I have never seen this before, and this is one of the few things that I DO NOT find any sort of entertainment value in- and I do have a warped sense of humor. And I *know* its fake, but...

I took a few pics because I couldn't believe that this existed where little kids played.

I walked away and went into a nearby shop.

A few minutes later, I heard agonizing screams and groans coming from where I had just been. I stepped back outside in time to see the "man" twisting and turning, followed by poofs of smoke. A few people were standing nearby getting a good chuckle. Had I wanted to immortalize the visual sequence, I could have easily of recorded it, but the stand alone picture- pre 'shake and bake', were sufficient to keep that memory alive. And yeh, i share it with you.. sorry, but it disturbed me so much to see that located THERE.

not sure if its good anywhere, but, hey, if thats your thing and its in an environment of other people digging that sort of thing- then enjoy.

but such a real image, life size..


gah
pyrcedgrrl - 04/28/07 20:03
They have something like that at one of the little tourist traps on Clifton Hill. I'm not sure wich one... maybe the criminal hall of fame.
metalpeter - 04/28/07 18:07
First of all nice pictures and thanks for sharing. If you didn't show that picture I would never believe what you where saying was true. To be honest that place sounds like a made up place that you would see on a tv show like old town Usa or something. I don't really know nor can I guess why they would have that electric chair thing. But If I remember Corectly florida is a Death Penality state so that could have something to do with it. Maybe it is part of the cultral differances of the south that helps kids find that kind of thing funny, but I'm just guessing.
mrmike - 04/28/07 11:54
One of those things you know you shouldn't emjoy. but....
jenks - 04/28/07 11:49
wow that's kind of fucked up

04/26/2007 22:30 #39058

thruway adventure
Driving on the highway close to rush hour in a rain/thunder/lightening storm did not bother me at all. I was energetically singing along to the random songs shuffling out of my iPod.

what did bother me was the sensation of my hair standing on end- I know I stopped singing for a fraction of a second before experiencing what felt like something landing on the roof of my car and pushing down on it.

followed by an eerie flash of bright horizontal light directly in front of me.


my heart jumped into my throat.

I drove in wonderment for a few minutes while allowing my heart beat to regulate again before proceeded back to my sing fest.

creepy.


makes me want to go buy a big ole jackpot ticket..
ladycroft - 04/27/07 16:27
if you have to get hit, that's the best place to be! lightning bolts could hit you all day so long as you are inside that metal cage. very cool!
deeglam - 04/26/07 23:37
o my gosh! are you for real? that is insane! i am glad you are ok, but they say your car is the safest place to be in during a lightning storm. Wow....you may turn out to be one lucky lady as an outcome!
chico - 04/26/07 22:48
Whoa!!!! Your car was hit by lightning? I think you HAVE to buy lottery tickets. Damn!

04/25/2007 22:55 #39043

25 Cent Chicken Wings
Category: food
Brennan's Irish Pub in the village of Youngstown has .25 chicken wings on Wednesdays- they also have this special and a few others on Sabres game night. My step dad and I headed to the restaurant to partake in the festivities.

After several minutes of not knowing what I felt like eating, I ordered a bunch of wings.

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They were impressive. I waste so much with them, just pulling a little flesh off before discarding the remainder to the bone bowl. I rarely order wings- and never before ordered them for myself out in public; not for any particular reason. They just seem like such a 'sit-on-couch-while-watching-rented movie' sort of food. random old memory: And never ever try eating them shortly after having 4 wisdom teeth yanked out of your head. You can not eat chicken wings with your front teeth alone. haha

I certainly did not need to be watching the screen to know when the Sabres scored. Just the happy shouts alone gave it away.

Go Sabres!

pyrcedgrrl - 04/26/07 22:55
Hey! You were quite the little trooper w/ those post-wisdom extraction wings!!
theecarey - 04/25/07 23:36
they dunked 5 in the ice basket thingy ;)
paul - 04/25/07 23:20
How any touchdowns did they score, or is that homeruns - or holes in one?

04/24/2007 01:33 #39023

staircase to heaven... or hell?
Category: travel
omg!!

I need to go here.


electronic gadgets in any form are fun!


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An Apple store that is open 24/7!! Its not far enough away. Just a bus, train or plane ride away..

5th Avenue, Manhattan


mmmmm techy goodness in morning. in the afternoon. after dinner. before cocktails, before retiring for the night at say, 4am. oh boy, the trouble I could get myself into!

metalpeter - 04/24/07 17:20
In terms of the steps I would say that if you are going to heaven or hell is all about what direction you are going if it is up or down, or maybe you can just stand in the middle and be in purgatory :) . In any event it does look kinda cool but that glass on the steps looks kinda thin.
theecarey - 04/24/07 14:05
oh yes, I am well aware of the local Apple store, hence the fascination with the idea of there being one thats open 24/7! Ok and glass cube, underground store. Atleast at the Galleria we get kicked out at closing time, right? haha. Besides, visiting a glass block is much more appealing than a concrete one. :)




jenks - 04/24/07 13:47
I know it's not a glass cube that's open 24/7, but you do know there's an Apple Store in the Galleria, right? Sadly, I can not go to that mall without going there and coveting for at least half an hour. Kryptonite...
hodown - 04/24/07 12:38
I work right across the street! Go early or really late, otherwise its a nightmare full of tourists :)
museumchick - 04/24/07 09:21
  • grins* that would definitely be fun to visit.
mrmike - 04/24/07 08:53
And I will be there in four weeks (cue evil laugh)

04/22/2007 22:50 #39009

observations
1. Its officially ice cream season.

I love it any day, anytime of year- but today, there were hordes of people gathered around various ice cream joints. Namely, Cold Stone Creamery . I did not think to take a picture of the huge line that filled up the store and trickled out the door. I did not partake, as I was instead heading to a nearby Mighty Taco for lunch/dinner. yum. As much as I am a fan of the creamy cold goo, I am not fond of 'things' in my ice cream. Not that I will turn it away..



2. Do remember to trade your flimsy flip flops for a more substantial piece of walk wear when heading out for a trek.

Ok, I was heading one short block to Cafe 59 on Allen in my flip flops when reaching the door I saw that it was closed. No problem, I would just continue up to Chippewa to grab a coffee at Starbucks. Not a big deal until I decide to keep on, and on and on, and walk around the city a bit. Only once I returned to the 24, did I realize how much my feet felt a little beat up. And dirty.
update- i forgot that (e:mike) can totally testify to this!


3. Taking a nap to rejuvenate yourself is fine as long as you have something to rejuvenate for.

Sitting in my comfy rocker chair, covered up in a warm blanket listening to a relaxing cd, I dozed off. Did I really thing that anything but would happen? 45 minutes later, I awoke to wanting to do something, but realized it was too late to go do anything else- dark, Sunday, etc.. Now I am bouncing full of energy, ready to climb a mountain. I will not be going to bed anytime soon. Oops.


and thats about it.

think I'll have some soup and pester my roomies.


mrmike - 04/22/07 23:08
With ya on the ice cream season. It got cold quick on Friday night, but we sun-starved people huddled outside dairy queen. Women in flip flops trying convince themselves they weren't cold, even though it was getting close to the 40s.

The Kit Kat Blizzard was worth it.