This was all taken on the 4th, seems like longer than a week ago though. Not as many pics of the grounds as I thought there would be... but we did a lot of rides this year. And there was no point taking pics during the grandstand show. Wish I had filmed the bagpipe player though... he was a riot. I knew he was going to be awesome as soon as he ( Read more... )

Well, the fireworks were really short. Here's a quick little vid. It's a shame the sound sucks. One of the best parts about the fireworks here is the echo off the hills...

 
They did the "big finale" and everyone started to leave. I said, "bet you everyone'll get halfway to their cars and they'll start again". I was pretty close. Got about halfway to ( Read more... )

 Yay, Rutt and Tuke are on my calendar today. How appropriate ( Read more... )

Pre-Show

On the way to Cohoes we stopped at a gas station type place for a little break and some food. Boni and I found a bunch of Red Sox stuff for Matt. We got into town about 4 am. First we went and checked out the venue. At first glance it made me think of the Bates motel. Looked pretty run down, and it was hard to believe that it really was the ( Read more... )

6 am! I tried to go to sleep, but I just ended up lying in bed for 6 hours. Sleep wouldn't come. So at about 6 I thought, "screw it, I gotta work in 2 hours anyway..." I don't know why I couldn't sleep. Just lay there waiting, and waiting...

Watched the first part of Prairie Giant last night. Can't wait for the conclusion tonight. They were making a ( Read more... )