Coney Island opens for business this weekend, and an event resembling a state fair will also be available in the area for amusement park goers. Borough reporter Jeanine Ramirez filed the following report.
The human slingshot got a test run Monday as Coney Island's newest amusement park, Scream Zone, got its finishing touches before opening for the season.
Along with the rides comes another addition to this corridor along Stillwell Avenue, the BK Festival, which will be run by the organizers behind the now-defunct Aqueduct Flea Market and will resemble a state fair.
"You've got all types of eclectic products that are coming from via the Aqueduct Flea Market, from pickle vendors from upstate New York, to little small outdoor amusements, to concerts, to rodeos," said Thor Equities CEO Joe Sitt.
The festival will take over two vacant properties, which Sitt owns across the street from each other. Sitt said he has a personal affinity for the Aqueduct Flea Market, because he himself was a vendor there when he was a teenager.
"I look at this as a continuation in some ways of that original dream and vision of what I did in the Aqueduct," says Sitt. "It's about outdoor entertainment, about excitement. It's about people."
Sitt also has plans for his property along Surf Avenue. In a controversial move, he demolished most of the old buildings, saying they were not worth saving.
This week he will give the site a new start, laying in foundation for a one-story building to use as an indoor amusement and retail space next summer. But he says his real dream is to build hotels.
"It'll take about seven years to put in the electricity and the utilities and the infrastructure that's needed for the long term Coney Island," says Sitt. "But I think this is going to be a pretty good, pretty high-quality interim use plan that people are going to be seeing in Coney Island."
Businesses are already planning for the crowds. The grand opening of Scream Zone is scheduled for next week and the BK Festival should be up and running by mid-May.
DEL MAR, CA (July 5, 2010, 10:45 p.m.) — The San Diego County Fair wrapped up the 22-day event with an all-time attendance record of 1,338,500 guests who enjoyed the “Taste the Fun” theme, attractions, shows, exhibits, food and rides. The previous attendance record was 1,274,442, set in 2009.
The Fair also set a record for highest average daily attendance at 60,841. The previous record was 58,843, set in 2008 when the Fair was 21 days.
The largest one-day attendance during the 2010 Fair was on Sunday, July 4, 2010 with 82,984 guests. The largest single-day attendance ever was Friday, July 3, 1998, with 101,867.
“We want to thank the people of San Diego County for their support and attendance at the 2010 San Diego County Fair. This is their Fair and their Fairgrounds,” said Tim Fennell, CEO and General Manager of the Del Mar Fairgrounds. “We are pleased to say we broke our attendance and revenue records for the second year in a row, making Fair history during a very difficult economy. During these challenging times, we were particularly proud to present a Fair that provided great entertainment and value for our guests. The Fair is really about people, people having fun, people being entertained, people being educated and people making memories that will be remembered for many years to come. Thanks again to all who came to “Taste the Fun,” we could not have done it without you.”
The San Diego County Fair is the sixth largest fair in the nation and is the largest annual event in San Diego County. Final revenue and numbers will be available in about one week, and those figures will be added to this news release on the Del Mar Fairgrounds website, www.sdfair.com.
Some preliminary numbers from the 2010 Fair:
Food Facts: Food booths – 110 Commercial booths – 600 12,000 Fried Klondike Bars 10,000 Fried Twinkies 5,000 Fried Avocados 8,000 Fried S’mores 6,600 Fried Butters The biggest day for food sales was Saturday, July 3, with $852,351.05 gross sales. Chicken Charlie’s used almost 4,000 gallons of propane, a record! Chicken Charlie used 20,000 pounds (10 tons) of flour.
Top 10 Food Vendors Chicken Charlie II Golden West BBQ Brett's Juicy Chicken Charlie I Chuckwagon BBQ Juicy's Outlaw Australian Foods Fruit Caboose (Avenue location) Brander I (Donuts) Jackson Enterprise
Fireworks America of Lakeside designed our Fourth of July Fireworks Show. The 20-minute display consisted of: 300 – 2-inch shells 430 – 3-inch shells 168 – 4-inch shells 116 – 5-inch shells 72 – 6-inch shells 22 – 8-inch shells And 2,000 miniature shells.
Online and Social Media Fair Web site, www.sdfair.com, June 1-July 5: 808,285 visits, up about 20 percent over same period in 2009. Fair’s mobile-phone Web site, m.sdfair.com, June 1-July 5: 39,710 visits, up 172 percent over same period in 2009. Social Media: Facebook- 6,114 Friends Twitter- 1,443 followers YouTube- 12,976 views of Fair videos
Contests and Special Events Number of pies consumed at the daily Pie Eating Contest: 198 Number of pieces of pie consumed at the Pie Eating Contest: 1,087 Number of participants in our Flag Raising program at daily Opening Ceremonies (Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts): 860 Number of scout troops that participated in the Flag Raising Program: 73 Number of Jalapeños consumed at the three Jalapeño Pepper Eating Contests: 600 Number of Jalapeño Peppers eaten by the winners of the three contests: 55, 50 and 49 Number of participants in the Jalapeño Pepper Eating Contests: 60 Number of contestants in the Best Kitchen Noise Contests: 57 Number of participants in the Fun with Phony Food contests: 92 Number of babies entered in the Baby Derby Contests: 35 Number of participants in Three O’Clock Fun: 917 Number of participants in our Family Look-Alike Contest: 56 Number of hours of entertainment booked on the eight stages (not including the Grandstand Stage): 2,000 Number of entertainment groups booked: 450 Number of entertainers on the various grounds stages: 21,864 Number of trips to the airport to transport entertainers: 54 Number of bands that participated in the Musicpalooza Contest: 200+ entered/12 chosen as finalists to perform in the first of three judging rounds Number of singers that participated in the Musicpalooza Contest: 100+ entered/12 chosen as finalists to perform in the first of three judging rounds Number of participants in the San Diego’s Best Dance Crew competitions: 36 dance crews Number of participants in the A Cappella Contest: 12 teams Number of zombies in the Michael Jackson Day Thriller dance: 270 Number of DJ’s in the DJ Mix-Off competition: 4 DJs from San Diego and Los Angeles Number of National Anthem singers at Opening Ceremonies: 19 Number of participants in the Learn Magic program: 110 Number of kids that cried when they saw the costumed Mascot, Chef Del Mario: 90 (estimate) Number of participants in the Heavenly Hat Contest (part of the Gospel Festival): 4 Number of participants in the Water Waiter Relays: 52 Number of participants in the Bubble Gum Blowing Contest: 113
The theme for the 2010 San Diego County Fair was “Taste the Fun,” which highlighted local agriculture, producers, culinary arts and all things related to food! The Fair ran for 22 days Friday, June 11 to Monday July 5; and was closed on three Mondays, June 14, 21 and 28.
Breaking News: Powers Great American Midways at the Kiwanis
Greecetown Mall location abruptly were closed down by local authorities.
Seabreeze Amusement Park also closes on Memorial Day...the story
follows:
GREECE, NY — Organizers of the Greece Festival for Youth, held in the
parking lot of The Mall at Greece Ridge, have decided not to reopen the
carnival after bands of unruly young people forced police to shut down
the event yesterday evening.
The event, sponsored by the Greece Kiwanis, was slated to run through
Sunday.
“The festival is done,” said organizer Bill Selke. He met this afternoon
with officials from Greece Police and The Mall at Greece Ridge. “We
don’t want anybody to get hurt and the safety and welfare of people
exceeds all other things.”
Selke said the festival was shut down last night after more than 200
teens and people in their early 20s arrived at the carnival shortly
after 7:30 p.m. and started disrupting the event.
He said on-site security and Greece Police did a good job controlling
the crowd, but security forces were outnumbered and felt it would be
safer to just close the event for the night.
“It’s a shame that these people came here not looking to enjoy
themselves, but to create problems,” he said.
The festival, in its 20th year, raises funds for various Greece-area
community youth programs and helps the Kiwanis provide special gifts for
Greece youths undergoing cancer treatment.
A special day of free rides and a picnic planned Thursday for more than
400 special needs youths from all over Monroe County has also been
canceled.
In a side note; Corky Powers owner of Great American gave an interview
to Tom Powell, for Amusement Business magazine regarding the
restrictions and problems of booking in New York State.
The interview is below:
The owner of Powers Great American Midways is about fed up with New York
state labor laws and for that reason he is scaling back his operations
in the Empire State.
Les (Corky) Powers, who owns the Burgaw, N.C.-based show with his wife
Debbie, told officials of the New York State Department of Labor; why he
has cut the number of dates his carnival plays in that state from 24 to
seven.
"And I also said I'm going to try to get that down to four," Powers said
from Appalachin, N.Y., where his show was set up at a firemen's
carnival for the 27th straight year. "They informed me that I had to pay
time and a half over 40 hours, even though the federal law says you
don't have to. It says you can pay straight minimum wage over 40 hours.
Also, I charge $5 a week for workers who live in our bunkhouses, or 71
cents a day, and they said I had to go back two years and pay it back.
I've had to hire an attorney to fight that. This is my home state (the
show used to be named Amusements of Rochester). It seems as though
they're really going after county fairs up here. This is a tough state.
Laws are becoming more stringent everywhere, but New York is the worst,
by far".......................
Powers says other concerns include high fuel costs, insurance, and U.S.
Department of Transportation regulations. For the latter, he has added a
full time staff person in Bob Miller.
"He keeps up with the drug testing, maintenance on the vehicles,
logbooks, etc. It seems that when we get pulled into a weigh station,
they see carnival equipment and figure something has to be wrong. They
always give us a thorough look."
To combat the fuel costs, Powers said he runs his smaller generators
when he can and has cut back on the time they are running. "If a vehicle
goes out for one trip a day, that's it, if we can get away with it.
Last year we were paying $1.05 for off the road diesel fuel, and this
year it's $1.50 to $1.65. The owner of Powers Great American Midways is
about fed up with New York state labor laws and for that reason he is
scaling back his operations in the Empire State.
Les (Corky) Powers, who owns the Burgaw, N.C.-based show with his wife
Debbie, told officials of the New York State Department of Labor why he
has cut the number of dates his carnival plays in that state from 24 to
seven.
"And I also said I'm going to try to get that down to four," Powers said
from Appalachin, N.Y., where his show was set up at a firemen's
carnival for the 27th straight year. "They informed me that I had to pay
time and a half over 40 hours, even though the federal law
says you don't have to. It says you can pay straight minimum wage over
40 hours. Also, I charge $5 a week for workers who live in our
bunkhouses, or 71 cents a day, and they said I had to go back two years
and pay it back. I've had to hire an attorney to fight that. This is my
home state (the show used to be named Amusements of Rochester). It seems
as though they're really going after county fairs up here. This is a
tough state. Laws are becoming more stringent everywhere, but New York
is the worst, by far."
In Pennsylvania, another state where Powers has several dates, "they're
heavy on health regulations," he says.
"For every food operation, there has to be a person who has completed a
school course and been certified. My wife has three or four trailers and
she's certified."
Powers says other concerns include high fuel costs, insurance, and U.S.
Department of Transportation regulations. For the latter, he has added a
full time staff person in Bob Miller.
"He keeps up with the drug testing, maintenance on the vehicles,
logbooks, etc. It seems that when we get pulled into a weigh station,
they see carnival equipment and figure something has to be wrong. They
always give us a thorough look."
To combat the fuel costs, Powers said he runs his smaller generators
when he can and has cut back on the time they are running. "If a vehicle
goes out for one trip a day, that's it, if we can get away with it.
Last year we were paying $1.05 for off the road diesel fuel, and this
year it's $1.50 to $1.65.
"We haven't raised our prices yet. We're afraid of pricing ourselves out
of the market. But we are contemplating raising the price of our
advance tickets next year from $1.25 to $1.50. We sell strips at a cost
of 87 cents each and the rides take two, three or four tickets.
"With insurance, there are really only two companies. We're with Allied
Specialty. A lot of carnivals are scared they won't be renewed any more.
A lot of carnivals will go out of business if fairs don't realize we
have to pay lower percentages."
So far this season, Powers says weather has been bad, though not quite
as bad as last year. "We're holding our own. I can't say we're not. But
you can almost put a watch to it that it rains between 7 and 8 o'clock
almost every night. But people are spending when we're open. That's the
good part."
The question that this most recent blow to Great American is; "what
happens now" .... there are many dates played by carnival ride companies
in and around Rochester, New York.
There is no question that the population of the city has grown faster
than local officials expected and the urban nature of the city itself is
now encroaching on it's city limits and spilling over into the suburbs.
According to officers interviewed, the threatening situation developed
because of a number of arguments and physical altercations, so they
decided to close the promotion
"There is security here and we have extra patrols here, but we're still
outnumbered by several hundred people," said Greece police Captain
Patrick Phelan. "You would hope cooler heads would prevail, but
unfortunately that didn't happen. There was a situation where there were
numerous people involved in several altercations, and we were forced to
clear the property."
In related new, Seabreeze, a local amusement park which has been in
business for many decades made a decision to close their park on one of
the busiest days of the year, also due to threats of violence.Seabreeze
continues to say its decision to close the park on Memorial Day was a
"business decision."
But police and groups like Pathways to Peace, say there were threats of
violence by groups of teens, who said they were going to Seabreeze
Monday with the intention of fighting.
Victor Saunders, of Pathways to Peace, says at first he didn't agree
with the decision but later after hearing what could have happened told
us: "it was the right call."
Seabreeze, the park will continue to hold its school day for students on
Friday. That is a private event and isn't affected by what happened
Monday. The park will re-open on Saturday June 5th.
“So we can't go to Seabreeze because someone else is being an idiot?
Awesome.” That response from Bill Hicks who brought his two children to
Seabreeze to enjoy one of his favorite past times as a boy.
He travelled more than 2,000 miles from Seattle, Washington to visit
family and the park. “When I was a kid and we threatened to do something
like that, we'd get a smack in the back of the head and go cut the
grass. You know. Now kids are toting guns. It's just bad.” Hicks is
referring to the reason news sources were told that Seabreeze was closed
on Memorial Day -- possibly one of the park’s busiest days.
Rochester Police tell News 10NBC that rumors of a big fight at the park
today prompted owners to close the gates at the Irondequoit landmark.
Officers say
some of the kids arrive on RTS buses, are unsupervised and use the park
as a place to settle differences. The owners of Seabreeze did not want
to take any chances.
"Strong, now knowing that time was running out on him, met with Jewish
property owners across the street from the area that Sitt is developing.
A deal was made and set. However, evidently, a small glitch came up
when the devout Jewish owners found out about the rear end wipe-someone
elses-yarmulke-on your ass-incident from 2009. Upon learning about the
alleged incident the Jewish owners rejected John as a tenent."
I am a big fan of the Universoul Circus. I worked for years as an
organizer of community events in the Chicago area . I lucked into a
great job in Washington and now live and work here. Unfortunately, with
the way the economy and everything seems to be going, I fully expect to
be unemployed within a few years. I seem to be able to influence people
and have been complimented for my public speaking. Do you think there is
a future for a Black man in America as a sideshow barker?
Barry from DC
Barry, there has never been a better time…
It will not be easy. This of course has nothing to do with race. In the
first place, the Sideshow does not employ barkers. Dogs bark, people
talk. The Sideshow needs a great talker…
This is the man who calls attention to all the wonderful things to be
seen and experienced inside the big tented theatre. This is the man who
introduces the attractions to the public. This is the original use of
persuasion and the ancestor of the intelligent TV commercial.
This is a role that is difficult to play believably. One must study and
understand what makes it work…
Following is a capsule textbook on the subject of the Bally…
Study hard, rehearse, rehearse, rehearse, and I am certain that you will
meet with success…
Best of luck
Prof. Laszlo
GREAT BALLY TALKERS
An analysis of their techniques
By Prof. Laszlo
The bally
The traditional bally consists of three distinct parts. The first of
which is known as “MAKING AN OPENING” or “BUILDING A TIP” This is
followed by “ THE PITCH” The bally performance always ends with “THE
TURN” or sometimes “THE JAM”
Many who read this are already familiar with the structure and the
format of the bally, and there are many great examples of scripts for
one to follow, but I believe that this is not enough. In this article I
shall concern myself with not so much a “how to” guide, but rather an
explanation of why it works. The psychology and the motivating factors
which determine the effectiveness of the bally performance... Not what
to say, but how to say it, and when.
The bally is sophisticated advertising. It is a theatrical play intended
to sell tickets to another theatrical play. It is, in essence, a free
sample, a short skirt, one potato chip, your first dose of heroin, the
upside down answer to the riddle you can’t answer. It is, ideally, the
ultimate tease. It is worthless unless done well. In order to do it well
you must understand it well.
The most overused word in the world of advertising is “SALE”. The
strongest word in the world of advertising is “FREE” . There is seldom
profit in the use of the word “FREE”in the world of commerce. The bally
is a notable exception. The word “FREE” is your most useful tool when it
comes to building a tip. After all, the bally show is free. “THAT’S
RIGHT FOLKS, IT’S ALL FREE, RIGHT HERE, IT’S STARTING UP RIGHT NOW, A
BIG FREE SHOW, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MANAGEMENT AT NO CHARGE, SO JUST
GATHER ‘ROUND AND WATCH WHAT WE’RE GONNA DO RIGHT DOWN HERE AT SIDESHOW,
WHERE THE STRANGE PEOPLE ARE…WATCH THE DOORWAY, HERE THEY COME, WE’RE
GONNA BRING ‘EM OUT HERE, ALL FREE, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE,
WATCH THE DOORWAY, DON’T BLINK, DON’T LOOK AWAY, KEEP YOUR EYES WIDE
OPEN, YOU DON’T WANNA MISS ANY OF WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND IT’S ALL
FREE…” etc…
So you’ve assembled a motley collection of freeloaders, now what do you
do? Well…every journey begins with a single step and great things arise
from humble beginnings, so... You use them. They may never be customers,
but they can attract customers. Like flypaper, once a few flies are
trapped, others are drawn. Monkey see, monkey do . Remember that, it
will be useful later. You must keep them amused, so they don’t drift
away. A little business, a gag, some ######, go ahead, smear it on.
Stall…Create suspense… it builds as people stop and ask… “What are they
all looking at?”… Get the assembled masses to crowd in…the tighter the
better… One interesting technique I observed was the legendary Ringling
ringmaster, and Walter Wanous number one bally talker, Count Nicholas,
who, at one point, simply tucked his microphone under his arm and worked
the front row, since the people behind couldn’t hear him, they pushed
and crowded in, now they were packed in like sardines, with no
escape…Masterful. Another terrific example was a bit Jack Waller used,
“Now folks we would like to continue with the free show but we have
received instructions from your local emergency services that we are
required to maintain a fire lane on the midway that cannot be blocked by
the crowd, so before we can continue with the free show, I must ask
that EVERYONE, please take a few steps forward towards the stage, that’s
right, everyone crowd right in, make room for your friends and
neighbors, now Ma’am, you won’t be able to see from way back there,
little Bobo the Bear girl is only so tall, and you need to get closer if
you want to see her…”…Motion to them to step in as a group, a sweeping
gesture. Do it three times, once at each end of the stage, and once to
the middle..A command from a figure of authority… This is very
important, as you instruct them to step in closer, take a step backwards
on the bally platform. They will follow your instructions without
hesitation. This is an important step in the bally process, by forcing
people to listen and obey, you are psychologically conditioning people
to continue to listen and obey, this establishes a working precedent,
you are training people with a subtle Pavlovian technique, conditioned
reflexes… By now you should have a large well packed crowd, trapped,
with no where to go, and you are ready to begin the pitch. Since the
crowd is trapped by the people behind, they will have no choice but to
listen to your pitch, in full. You will lose only from the outer
fringes. That is why we try to pack ‘em in tight. It is also an
effective technique to at this point develop a “hook”. A promise of
something that you must not miss…a treat…a cliffhanger…some unimportant
business that creates suspense, it will help hold them during your
pitch. Open the pitch with a hook, something you refresh periodically by
referring to it, for example, on a girl show, “ The little lovelies are
backstage right now getting undressed for their next performance and
we’re gonna have them come out here for a little free sample…” Command
people to not miss this, as this is a sight of a lifetime. Then pitch
what you’ve got. Pitch it to the best of your ability. Exaggerate some
things to the point of disbelief. Paint a picture in the minds of your
prospects. Make it weird, maybe a little scary, you know, scary weird
carnie…or whatever you like…these are details, the bally is about
points. Bally talkers were paid points . Points come from sales. Make
sales. Use words. Use any words. Word up on words. Word is, no special
words are required. A script isn’t necessary. A few good cracks, and an
explanation or two, and a few promises. Strain your credibility a time
or two. Promote skepticism. Make some phony misleading guarantee. ######
them about your acts. And there, you’ve made your pitch. Way better
than butchering someone else’s masterpiece. Do yourself a favor, don’t
read from a script. Don’t memorize a written pitch. Play it by ear, fly
by the seat of your pants. It’ll work way better. Just remember, this is
a play that is largely improv and it’s a documentary about another play
that your audience can’t afford to miss. Use words that will cause your
prospects to create images in their minds that they cannot resist the
desire to examine. For example, “ You’ll see the giant, Johann K.
Piettersen, The Icelandic Giant, That’s right, you’ll meet a real live
giant, a man who stands nine feet, nine and three quarters inches tall,
he weighs seven hundred and sixty three pounds, wears shoes the size of
barrel cut in half, his belt is long enough to go around a horses belly,
and he wears a ring that you can use for a napkin ring. He is real, he
is alive, you can talk to him, he will answer your questions. You can
shake the giant by the hand, and what big hands he has…hands the size of
Virginia hams, positively the largest man to walk the face of the
earth…” As the pitch is made, it is always good to bring out the
attractions one at a time and pitch what they do as the crowd is
examining them. In the case of the giant, it would have killed the sale
to bring the giant out, so brilliant showman Glenn Porter had the giant
reach out from above the sidewall of the tent, high above the average
persons normal height, and ring the clapper on a giant ship’s bell.
Johhan truly did have huge hands, and this was very impressive, and
noisy. Exploit the monkey side of Curious George. Tell them only enough
to create intense curiosity…THEN TURN THEM… The turn is the part where
all this stuff pays off. The turn is where all the freaks motion “follow
me”4, turn as one, and march inside. The crowd wants to go with them
and see what they do. Get it ? The Bally Talker facilitates this. Nay,
he COMMANDS that this be so. He pulls rank, he insists, he has the
authority, he is in charge. This has been previously established.
Repeatedly. During the bally, it was established that he is in charge,
the freaks obey him, a vollunteer from the audience obeys his
instructions. It is firmly established in the minds of the crowd that he
is to be obeyed. He is the Ringmaster of oddities, The Hypemaster
General. With a dash of Freud. Publicist to the Freaks. He’ll tell you
all about it. And make you a heck of a deal, “ If you are quick enough,
smart enough, alert enough, but mostly fast enough to get in line right
now, in front of either one of these two ticket clerks right now, you
and your party will enter not at the usual admission price of six
dollars, but….for the next few minutes and the next few minutes
only…EVERYBODY, I said EVERYBODY,…gets in now for a child’s, I said a
childs…half price ticket, only three dead presidents to see the show of
your nightmares, a jennuine freak show you bet, so hurry along into the
tented theatre, cause it’s starting right now…Don’t miss a moment of
it…GO NOW!!!” ….
I have in the past, entertained thoughts of predestination and a
predictable future, but I really have no idea what I may come to believe
in the future…
I once had an incredible opportunity to set up at a fair and pick my own
location anywhere on the grounds. This is a chance a Showman gets only
rarely…
Not being familiar with the fair and with only one thing located on the
grounds at the time, I had no idea where to pick. The one location I
could not have was the location where another concession was already set
up…
The concession already set up was a “Mitt Camp” …
A “Mitt Camp” is a fortuneteller’s booth. This one had a flashy banner
boldly stating, “Psychic Readings”…
I made up my mind on the spot that if anyone could possibly know in
advance where a great location was, it had to be the psychic…
Well, the location ended up being terrible and my neighbor, the psychic,
complained throughout the fair about “being in the doniker”…
I replied, “Didn’t you see this coming, I mean if you were really
psychic you would have set up somewhere else!”…
The fortune teller is a great sideshow act and Houdini was right, great
entertainment, but totally bogus…
Any attempt to predict the future is a gamble, and successful gamblers
play the odds. The lottery is a tax on people who are not good at
arithmetic. If you want to know the future, learn the past.
Understanding history, the forces and conditions which affect the
outcome of situations is the key. Soak up information like a sponge,
process it like a computer, and apply the knowledge to your maximum
advantage…
The only reliable way to predict the future is to create it…
Even
though the season has just started I can tell a few things. 2010 is
going to be a better year than 2009. Our new products are selling
extremely well. We expected our new Light Up Swords and Bubble Gun
Shooters to sell well; we did not realize that our new plush would sell
so well. We are selling far more of the Sitting Animal Assortment,
Gorilla Assortment, Sparky Dog and Cotton Candy Bears than we had
expected. This is good. We will order more so that we do not run out.
The problem that this creates is that we are not selling as much of the
old inventory as we had expected. In order to reduce the amount of
inventory we have on hand of some of our plush, I have decided to hold
an auction. If this works out for everybody we might have auctions
online from time to time to reduce excess inventory. The terms of the
sale are as follows. We expect prepayment for goods before we ship and
the auction price includes freight to anywhere in the lower 48 states. You
will need to register to bid. Please see the link below:
Hey folks listen up this is the dog here very important
update> I have recently been informed of certain matters
concerning an \other site called MCW u know what it is BEWARE.
I in fact went to this site to network and was treated very
rudely by the members there who claim they are with it but they hide
behind phony name sand havent got a clue bout this industry.They in fact
banned me from site after 1 day when they found out who i am and that
they couldnt BS me into leaving this site therefoe I warn all you fellow
showmen that this site MCW is a phony excuse for a carnival site and
has no validity in my opinion cause it is operaterd soley by
suckers.While this post expresses my personal views and opinions and is
not sanctioned by any entities of either site those of u who are with it
and those of u who know me know i speak my mind and the truth.Please
enjoy the carniaval community network here onCARNYTOWN which is more
advanced and caters to us showmen only where as the MCW site is only a
fan based site allowing all suckers to join and post on subjescts they
have no knowledge of for in fact the site owner is a sucker himself
whereas here we r all with it .In my opinion you r on the best site in
the carnival industry any1 wanna know more i am in A/v chat all day if u
r 1 posin for matt and perpetratin the fraud here tryin to b somethin
your not please get lost.If you r truly with it please heed this warning
they r not like us they r not showmen over there.
A copy of the foums at matts carnival ware house MCW
well bein as how i am
6th generation showman i doubt that i will be askin any questions but
can answer all yours.You must not have seen the with it for it and never
against it .I am an old school kook.Been in biz all my life.
well
bein as how i am 6th generation showman i doubt that i will be askin
any questions but can answer all yours.You must not have seen the with
it for it and never against it .I am an old school kook.Been in biz all
my life. 6th
gen your family realy goes back when and how did they get started
and what did they do in the business i would love to hear some
jackpots from the old days
my family actually
started in the circus and immigrated to the carnival.As far as what we
do we beat mooches.as far as jackpots go been in plenty lol.My latest i
got 1 for 3800 dollars in the push em up 2 weeks ago .Myself i am
roadsiding.i am the last living member of my family in the biz,and i am
still beating mooches where ever i can.Though this industry is full of
suckers now there are A FEW LEFT THAT ARE TRULY WITH IT.
my
family actually started in the circus and immigrated to the carnival.As
far as what we do we beat mooches.as far as jackpots go been in plenty
lol.My latest i got 1 for 3800 dollars in the push em up 2 weeks ago
.Myself i am roadsiding.i am the last living member of my family in the
biz,and i am still beating mooches where ever i can.Though this industry
is full of suckers now there are A FEW LEFT THAT ARE TRULY WITH IT.
my family actually started in the circus and
immigrated to the carnival.As far as what we do we beat mooches.as far
as jackpots go been in plenty lol.My latest i got 1 for 3800 dollars in
the push em up 2 weeks ago .Myself i am roadsiding.i am the last living
member of my family in the biz,and i am still beating mooches where ever
i can.Though this industry is full of suckers now there are A FEW LEFT
THAT ARE TRULY WITH IT.
Here
we go...
What
I was thinking for a while, should be fun.......
SSSSHHH!! Be very
quiet and you can probably hear Pinetars gears turning and teeth
mashing. I am looking forward to the inevitable clash and figure that
whatever is said that I will probably have to stand with Pinetar on this
one.
what is he supposed to
say that u will agree with?lol Anyhow it dont matter what u have to
say less you r a bonafide kook not scared to beat a mooch and have
larceny in your heart if u fit this criteria and need a hole holla at me
if not well your bad.lol anyways not here to argue or fight her for
findin help and people who r truly with it most these days dont even
know what that means and if u take offense to what i am sayin its cause u
r a sucker sorry but thats how it is and its our own fault cause we
brought all these suckers into our business.Well ya 'll be blessed
SSSSHHH!!
Be very quiet and you can probably hear Pinetars gears turning and
teeth mashing. I am looking forward to the inevitable clash and figure
that whatever is said that I will probably have to stand with Pinetar on
this one.
You
can take it from here Pete. You are off to a good start. There must
be a strong google on beating mooches because the BR is always with in 2
yards of $3800. on the first post here.
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the
grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting ...; 'what a ride!'"
Howdy; We can always
use more knowledgeable show men and women on the site. Where are you
from? The only six generation show men I know of are from the U K.
Take care, Max http://www.midwaymarketplace.com
another high powered
agent found this site not many of these guys left, i remember there was a
H.P.A. by the name of sharkboy posting about a year ago , whatever
happend to him ?
SSSSHHH!! Be very quiet and you can probably
hear Pinetars gears turning and teeth mashing. I am looking forward to
the inevitable clash and figure that whatever is said that I will
probably have to stand with Pinetar on this one.
You can take it
from here Pete. You are off to a good start. There must be a strong
google on beating mooches because the BR is always with in 2 yards of
$3800. on the first post here.
Thanks, but no. I normally refrain
from replying to such topics, just causes heat for no good reason and I
see no point in yanking the guys chain. I have already overstepped my
usual boundries with the last two posts and I figure that anybody on
here with a little snap is already thinking the same things that I would
write anyway.
my
family actually started in the circus and immigrated to the carnival.As
far as what we do we beat mooches.as far as jackpots go been in plenty
lol.My latest i got 1 for 3800 dollars in the push em up 2 weeks ago
.Myself i am roadsiding.i am the last living member of my family in the
biz,and i am still beating mooches where ever i can.Though this industry
is full of suckers now there are A FEW LEFT THAT ARE TRULY WITH IT.
Here we
go...
Can
you spot him a Dub? He's tapped now...lol
HPA's in this biz are
like the guy in High School that tells you about his Hot Girlfriend that
is in College...In Canada.
For $3800...Did you give them one
piece of Crazyball or two?
He talks about being
6th generation....You know that's very easily possible....Them Possem
Belly Queens are getting younger and younger....lol
I
stragled over to MCW's basterd son site where he's a member of the
Christian Carnys or something like that...Takls about all the goodness
in his heart and whatnot then goes and beats some mom for all her bill
money...Probley never beat a guy out of a dollar but sure can hell work
those single moms to death....
He
talks about being 6th generation....You know that's very easily
possible....Them Possem Belly Queens are getting younger and
younger....lol
I stragled over to MCW's basterd son site
where he's a member of the Christian Carnys or something like
that...Takls about all the goodness in his heart and whatnot then goes
and beats some mom for all her bill money...Probley never beat a guy out
of a dollar but sure can hell work those single moms to death....
i have
seen them H.P.A. bare down on women and 12 year olds kids
MAN THEY ARE SOME STRONG AGENTS
well doorknobs if u
sprinf the mooch at a fin and they match 1280 thats 2560 add thew buy
out shot for another 1280 u get what ?Thats right genius 3840$ but if u
had a clue u would have kinown that
well u bunch of morons
i am a bonafide agent i beat *s morons not women and children and thats
a fact ask around .Its all good though jealousy is a serious form of
flattery.Just cause you ride jokes and dope qaddicts have to beat women
and kids dont mean i do i am a player i beat dope boys how many of you
jokers have roadsided?How many of you can even beat a mooch?Exactly get a
clue then holla back.By the way if u Dont have any knowledge of me dont
speak on it cause you dont know when and where u might bump into me and
see what I say is true then u will feel pretty stupid.
well
doorknobs if u sprinf the mooch at a fin and they match 1280 thats 2560
add thew buy out shot for another 1280 u get what ?Thats right genius
3840$ but if u had a clue u would have kinown that
you are the man , now
that we know how to do it i know its going to be a big year now
thanks buddy
well
u bunch of morons i am a bonafide agent i beat *s morons not women and
children and thats a fact ask around .Its all good though jealousy is a
serious form of flattery.Just cause you ride jokes and dope qaddicts
have to beat women and kids dont mean i do i am a player i beat dope
boys how many of you jokers have roadsided?How many of you can even beat
a mooch?Exactly get a clue then holla back.By the way if u Dont have
any knowledge of me dont speak on it cause you dont know when and where u
might bump into me and see what I say is true then u will feel pretty
stupid.
Jdog...Come to Ohio. I
got hole for ya...What ya want to work? If I don't got it I'll frame
it. You probley don't set up so you might want to bring a ruffie along
for ya...Sorry no Bus Tickets.
the
trench coat and cane is so 5 years ago who r u ?As far as a hole i have
plenty dont need tickets need kooks to fill my joints
i am just a old
retired duckpond agent, i still have a few connections in the business, i
made a few calls and got some imformation trench coat and a cane
now thats as cool as it gets
By the way y is it
that i was welcomed into * * with nothin but respect? cause there are
players there and not suckers .get a clue you r not showmen if u were
any1 you would know who i am .
hey matt y dont u come
to * * and chat with us in the room .You can bin person on your page
and that 1 too.I would like to speak with in live talk about several
things.Also y are these flunkies on your boaRD SO RUDE when they dont
even have a clue about what they are saying?
I c y u guys are on
this page cause u can hide behind a phony name and not let any1 know u r
just a sucker without a clue.I understand that this site must survive
and it is by latting suckers like u guys on it especially this tre from
georgia.Why dont u guys come on over to * * in the chat room i am on cam
live all day if u have a set and wanna talk smack or just talk like u
have a brain I am there,but u wont cause u dont have a clue or a set
thats y u hide here behind phony names .
well
bein as how i am 6th generation showman i doubt that i will be askin
any questions but can answer all yours.You must not have seen the with
it for it and never against it .I am an old school kook.Been in biz all
my life.
I
see you been brainwashed by marcus and the rest of the boys over at
CT....The real players don't ever talk about figures...Who cares what
you beat a mom for...whatcha got now???
what do u do for a
livin sell tickets or rip them?I c it say splinter haed but if u were
anybody at all u would know who i am and not b talkin like that cause u
would know what i do to suckers like u
well bein as how i am 6th generation showman i
doubt that i will be askin any questions but can answer all yours.You
must not have seen the with it for it and never against it .I am an old
school kook.Been in biz all my life.
you slippin Glenn, hammer down on
this common ground....
what
do u do for a livin sell tickets or rip them?I c it say splinter haed
but if u were anybody at all u would know who i am and not b talkin like
that cause u would know what i do to suckers like u
you ask "what I
do?" then you categorize me as a "sucker"...
Do you know me or
not?, I can't keep up with this nonsense....
dude you wannabes
arent even worth my time strap on an apron and try to hang b****es pound
for pound and dollar for dollar i'll turn inmore and swing with more
than u will even get close to moron go play with a fishy fish somewhere
you suckerfied wannabe
dude
you wannabes arent even worth my time strap on an apron and try to hang
b****es pound for pound and dollar for dollar i'll turn inmore and
swing with more than u will even get close to moron go play with a fishy
fish somewhere you suckerfied wannabe
If all you have
to hang your hat on is being a theif than Im fine being a sucker....
well dude if u were
with it u wouldnt have come at me like u did u would have welcomed me
and we could have went from there plus if u dont know who J dog is u
aint nobody any way so y u come at me like u did u say u 2nd gen then u
should have more class than these suckers yet u act like them so i group
u as such
We gotta get our posts in while we can, this
thread is going up in smoke real soon like....
No kidding.
Talk
about the "other" site isn't tolerated here. If a certain someone
likes it so much over there, they can take the pot stirring act back
over there.
I'm more than happy to give out vacations from the
forum if things get out of line, as many members will attest...
CAUTION,
Administrator at work. This is a troll-free zone.
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." - Charles Darwin
well
dude if u were with it u wouldnt have come at me like u did u would
have welcomed me and we could have went from there plus if u dont know
who J dog is u aint nobody any way so y u come at me like u did u say u
2nd gen then u should have more class than these suckers yet u act like
them so i group u as such
I
did welcome you sum 50 posts ago, then you came at everyone on here.
MCW is like one big disfunctional family and I shall protect as a
member....
Son if u aint got
larceny in your hear tthen u in the wrong business this industry was
built by robbin mooches somethin u would know nothin about dude people
like me made it possible for chumps like u 2 have an industry to work in
.By the way i am not a thief i am the thief thats right the best when u
wanna go apron for apron ?
Well,
based on the posts from jdog now, sorry I welcomed you to MCW. You are
nothing more than a CT troll. Funny how the phony MCW Facebook account
shows up, the pot gets stirred by CT, and now this clown shows up here
and there. Oh, I'm sorry, no disrespect meant to legitimate clowns.
How
long before jdog is dumped from MCW and this topic deleted? Any bets?
LOL
Well i came here tryin
to network as i posted and u guys wanna trash me cause a guy asked
about jackpots so i told him bout my most recent and folks disrespect
tryin 2 call me a punk robber if u with it u know them is fightin words
.I came here to try and find more positive results and i got treated
like this .I was tryin to fill my joints and meet up with old friends
and make new ones but i will not allow my name to be slandered specially
not by folks that dont even know what they speak about i am an agent
and a gentleman of the old school not a butcher or punk robber
skywheel i appreciate
your hospitality bro and it never would have went this far if those
other dudes wouldnt have dis respected as far as a clown never been one
but have friends with tanks if u wanna try lol.funnin wit u u good bro
Amusement rides are brought to county fairs by carnival companies that travel up to twelve months a year, setting up and operating a midway. Maintenance of the rides is crucial to operating a safe and profitable amusement company. After safety comes the presentation of the show. Cleaning rides and equipment is part of the maintenance procedure for any high quality amusement show. When painted fiberglass murals on an amusement ride need a facelift come fair season, the best way to make a ride look new is to restore the color of the paintings by following these simple steps.
Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Sunny day (65-85 degrees)
Rubbing compound
Absorbent cloth
Paint brush
Clear coat
Water
Soap
Step 1
Clean each fiberglass panel and let dry before you begin to restore color on a fiberglass fair ride. Each scenery panel will need to have the face cleaned from the residues of dirt that collect on the surface during the traveling from one location to another. Use plain soap and water and absorbent cloth (towels) to wipe the surface clean. Normally, these steps would be done when the ride was assembled. For dissembled rides, you should have enough sawhorses to support each panel above the ground, keeping the panel level during the procedure.
Step 2
Place the tips of three fingers that are covered by a soft cloth into the rubbing compound so that you have at least a half dollar-sized glob on your fingers. Place the rag and compound onto the top left hand corner of the scenery panel and begin to work the compound into the surface of the paint and clear coat that covers the art on the panel. Begin to rub the compound in circles of no bigger than five inches. Rub ten times and move your fingers over to create another five-inch circle. Move from left to right, then down, then right to left, down, and so on.
Step 3
Go back to the top of the panel with a clean, dry piece of absorbent cloth and wipe away the residue left behind by the rubbing compound. Like a wax, the rubbing compound has done its job and needs to be removed. By using a towel or cloth to wipe away the panel before cleaning, you can help to blend in an even rubbing across the surface of the panel. Take away the first layers of clear coat or even paint itself, and the colors that will show through will be vibrant and new.
Step 4
Wash the panel with water. Use more absorbent cloth to remove any residue. Use plain water and completely clear the surface of the fiberglass art panel before coating the panel with a protecting clear coat. Allow the panel to dry for at least four hours before moving on. The panel will need to dry in all the corners that have been wet and you should only finish the project on a completely dry fiberglass art panel.
Step 5
Cover the art panel with protecting coats of polyurethane or varnish when finished. Depending on the finished look you want, the right clear coat will give you exactly the look you need. Use a brush to even apply the coating, allow a dry time of at least twenty-four hours before attempting to transport the panels to a new location.
Tips & Warnings
Lighting plays an important role in the presentation of fiberglass art panels that come attached to county fair rides. Once the color has been restored to the panel, be sure that the light bulbs surrounding the panel are intact and operating. This will give the facelift an even bigger pop when finished and operating.
Fiberglass panels on a fair ride are easy to damage. The rivets that secure the panels in place can wear down the fiberglass around the edge. This wear will eventually cause the panel to come away from the supporting framework. Do not rub on the panels so hard that you cause any of the rivets to cut into the fiberglass. The age of the panel and the type of construction will tell you how rough you can be.
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"Kudos to (Evil Genius Designs)... Quick wit, on the spot,
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penny PA paid them! If I ever happened to need help with a reasonably
large crowd I'd budget for them immediately!" – KLZ @ Penny Arcade Forums
"My first time was in 2007 and one thing that I definitely
remember is the lines. They tried something new this year called Get in
Line Games. They use a large projection screen to communicate via text
with the audience and play games. From voting for videos to watch and
trivia to a boggle style game, people can participate with text
messaging through their cell phones. It was quite fun. This was good
because had I told Thad and Tim that the doors opened at 9am, which was
wrong. It was 10am. Sorry guys." – Almost
Otaku
"The 2 hour line was made way more bearable by the excellent
Get In Line Games. This interactive game kept the queued audience
entertained with Lolcats, Random Trivia, and great humour. Not only that
but I again met some cool people in line." - refrag
"A line will always be a line, that is to say, it is
inherently not what you wanted to do. But it need not be purgatorial,
and we experimented with Get in Line Games (a team we met out in
Pittsburgh) to smooth it out to the extent it is possible to do so. We
received tons of absolutely unsolicited positive feedback, so let's call
this progress." - Penny Arcade
"Everyone waiting in line for the concerts and omegathon just
got rick rolled. And sang along. Awesome. Lol" - impsy
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Hi, folks -- I'm a mystery trav
at www.bettywebb-mystery.com
and I'm thinking about setting several books in a carnival, with the
carny as the heroine. When I was a kid in Detroit, my mother dated Hank
DuCharme, a guy from Canada who was a "human cannonball" for The Great
Wilno (this was around 1955). He was a great guy and I almost ran away
from home to join the carnival when they broke up. Ever since then, I've
been fascinated by carnys and their traveling lives. Life kinda took me
in a different direction, but now I'm retired and doing nothing but
writing my mystery novels. What I'm most interested in finding out is
how carny life is for a woman, what the usual jobs are for women, and
how some of you gals got started in the business. When I write my first
"carnival" book (I've already written 10 other ones) I don't want to
look too ignorant (or more ignorant than I already am). Thanks in
advance for any help you can give me.
hey
folks
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