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I'm thinking that someone made a small fortune off this Old place.

What was your trip there like as a yout JORR?

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Never went there. That was way too far south for my mom to take us. I think RR may have some stories about it though.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Went there as a youth on a Boy Scout trip.

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Of course Bezos is going to turn it into a....fucking warehouse. What a piece of fucking shit this guy is. Piece of shit. Most evil human being on the face of the earth.

Went there with my cousins as a very young child. Very vague memory..

We went once, probably 1977, I was never a Big Fan of roller coasters, and the other rides were mediocre compared to Cedar Point. The OldeTime theme annoys me.

Went a few times in the dead of winter. First time was great. From then on out several rides were out of commission. I remember the trapeze artist dying and iirc, went once more, virtually all the shops were closed and my parents drove home talking about how it couldn't last much longer.

Even as a kid, it was so bad I couldn't have cared less.

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Never went. I was close enough to ride my bike to Great America. That was plenty for me.

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Answer us a question Seacrest would be a good parody thread

A simple yes or no will do.

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What has been there in the 40 or so years since it closed?

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

A Chevy dealer, a gas station and a bunch of open space.

Name an ass, some gas, and some grass.
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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

JORR, I'm planning to make a Tres Hombres style New Mexican meal. Tell us a story. What was your most ambitious cooking experience? How did it turn out?

DON
TINYYYYYY

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The most ambitious was probably the year I was married to my first wife I prepared La Vigilia, Feast of the Seven Fishes, on Christmas Eve. It turned out great. I forget what all the dishes were, but for sure there was bacala with chickpeas and tomato sauce. I also had oysters.

Here's a better story though. I usually cook an Italian dinner for our club meeting each month. Generally, I show up at about 2:00 p.m. and get the gravy going. One month I decided to make braciole. It's traditionally made with flank steak, but sometimes I like to use pork. I rolled them up, braised them, and then let them simmer in the sauce until dinner.

One of the guys in the club, Ernie the Tailor, who has since passed away, started bitching that I didn't use flank steak. Tony the Barber blasted him so hard for criticizing my cooking that Ernie resigned from the club in disgrace. We let him return to referee the bocce tournament later that summer.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don