If it's Tuesday, this must be Epcot. ALL FINISHED, PLEASE MOVE ME OUT. SO TIRED.

[nebo]

Wow! I'm aghast, agape and agog.

I'm even confused.
Just when I was about to say, " It looks like Tiggerbell has found somebody
to fill in for her shelling out abuse when she needs a day off," she calls a truce?

It was like she found a tag team partner in Sheridac.
"The Abuser and the Crusher."

I will have to reconsider these developments.
It could be a trap.

Now this new DIS member, Hound 109? We should all be nice to him, for
he sounds like a man of high intelligence.

Unfortunately, on these boards here, he is young, and he will learn.
Sadly, he will learn.

By the way, Tiggerbell has her own tr going in case you weren't aware.
It's funny AND informative, unlike the opinionated dreck your getting here.
It's called Jamie on vacation.

Now, back to work.

When we last left Diane and mr. potatoe head, they had returned to the
sixties pool.

After trying to peel the soggy sports pages apart, I got as far as seeing the
Sox won again, 'Oh yes, back to the Series, baby', (ah shaddup), but the
wet paper was too annoying, so I picked up my trusty Uncle John's Bathroom
Reader again.
( I just heard warning beeping. It was my 'run-on sentance advisory going off.)

As I'm reading a section about " roles actors didn't get," ,,,,,like did you know Eric Stolz was originally in "Back to the Future" and they even filmed a couple weeks of him starring in the part Michail J Fox didn't want?

Michail?
Must be the russian version.
Anyway, Fox changed his mind and they just kicked Stolz off the set, adios.

ANYWAY, I'm reading along, all nice and peaceful on a beautiful, sunny day,

and it happened.

The words just dissappeared.
Did a slow vanish, and "all gone".

What the heck?
I blinked my eyes, nope, still gone.

I took my hand and felt my face, yeah, my eyes are open.
What's going on here?

I turned the book over and looked up, it was the strangest thing.
Everything started flashing.
My heart leaped into my throat, I thought I had a retinal detatchment
again. I've played that game before, twice.

But, no, this is going on in both eyes.
That can't be it.

I focus on the giant Duncan yo yo across the pool.
It's not so much flashing as it is " shimmering", that's the best way I can think of to descibe it.

Like the shimmer that the transporter on Star Trek does .

It looks like Scotty is beaming up the yo yo.

It had also "seemed" like something popped in my brain when I looked up.

This all would have seemed really cool looking if I wasn't so scared shi,,,to death.

I might have mentioned earlier, I take two medications every morning for blood pressure.
I take them for two reasons:
One, my doctor told me I had to, and,,
Two, I don't want to explode in public.

or in prvate for that matter.

So, wanna guess what's going through my mind?

As I'm staring at the yo yo, I initiate another beauty of a conversation with my wife.

Me; Diane?
her; yeah?
me; Do me a favor, will you?
her; maybe.
me; look at the yo yo across from us,
is it doing anything?
her; come again?
me; the yo yo, is it doing anything?
her; ( looking hard at the yo yo) You mean like going up and down? Rocking the cradle? Walking the dog?]
me; never mind.
her; how many vikes did you take today?
me; none, yet.

I'm still staring at the yo yo, thinking, Did I take the pills this morning?
I think I did. Well, did you? Not sure, I think I did.

I thought I was having a stroke.
Never had one before so I don't know what it's like, but............

I asked her if she would mind running back up to the room and grabbing
a Toprol and a Nifedical for me.

She said maybe later, she's comfortable right now.

I"M KIDDING! geesh

As she's running to get the pills, I still can't say for sure if I took them yet
today.

It's not that I'm a hypochondriac,
I just don't want to doze off in a Disney lounger next to the Hippy Dippy Pool, and wake up dead.

OR worse, find myself sitting on the floor in the middle of the food court playing with my toes.

She runs back with the pills, and a couple vikes, a couple pepto bismol, two aspirin,
and a partridge in a pear tree.

sorry
Took the pills, and after about ten minutes, the shimmers start fading.
This, of course, does nothing but reaffirm my suspicions.

Between answering her " How are feeling now?" every five minutes,
I'm secretly flexing my fingers and checking to see if drool is running out of the corner of my mouth.

And then the headaches started when the shimmering went away.

It wasn't a "killer" headache, believe me, I've had much worse after a night of Mad Dog. For you youngsters out there, if you don't know, your folks or maybe an older brother can tell you what a Mad Dog headache is.
Ok, it's MD 20-20. As in Mogen David, 20 percent alcohol, 20 percent plutonium. Worst hangover you will ever enjoy.

No, it wasn't that bad, but it was persistent.

Wait.
Can you hear them?
Yeah, me too. It's all the people that know exactly what this is yelling at
their computers.
Let's tap in to them, shall we?

Tiggerbell: You big dummy, that's a special kind of migraine headache that is preceded by an " aura". jeez
Sheridac: Yeah, boy, older doesn't mean wiser does it. I knew it from the moment you said the words dissapp,,,,,

Well, I didn't know. Didn't find out till I got back and it happened again driving on my way to work.
Yes, that was very interesting.
And that time I saw the doctor.
I thought for sure I was going to have to go through a battery of tests,
ECGs, brain scans, the works.

"No Steve, those are migraines."
That was it.

It would be nice if they would let me know when they're coming though, not just to deal with the headache, but I've found that they sap all the energy out of you too.

With the shimmering gone, I now have just the headache to deal with.
I look in my hand.
Yep, now THAT I can deal with.

This is thursday, a return MGM day, with sides to go along with it.
So, after convincing her for the 10th time I'm ok, we head back up to change and get a move on.

It's about 11:30, we are back in the room and I see the meds sitting on the counter.
NOW, I definately remember taking them this morning.
And now I took them again.
Houston, we have a problem here.
And the two vikes I took for the headache haven't even kicked in yet.

As I'm changing, I fall back on the bed,,,, OH, PILLOW!
then, the strangest thought came to me.
I couldn't believe it.
CRAP!
Shoot, darn, dangit, CRAP!

Last night we totally forgot about Devine again.

Houston???????/ oh, never mind.

coming; Disney in slo-mo

 

[sheridac]

Wow! I'm aghast, agape and agog.

I'm even confused.

Senility???

Michail?
Must be the russian version.

I'm thinking you'd be more clear if you'd just put your teeth in BEFORE you try to talk.

Like the shimmer that the transporter on Star Trek does .

It looks like Scotty is beaming up the yo yo.

It had also "seemed" like something popped in my brain when I looked up.

This all would have seemed really cool looking if I wasn't so scared shi,,,to death.

Oh. Sharkbait. I shouldn't laugh. But. I will.
The Warp Core, Captain, she's aboot to blow!!!
Hahahahaha!!!!!

I just don't want to doze off in a Disney lounger next to the Hippy Dippy Pool, and wake up dead.

You're not a very good time, are you??

OR worse, find myself sitting on the floor in the middle of the food court playing with my toes.

Nah, that's just your OLDNESS showing. Again.

I'm secretly flexing my fingers and checking to see if drool is running out of the corner of my mouth.

Again. That would be your OLDNESS. Showing. Again.

Sheridac: Yeah, boy, older doesn't mean wiser does it.

It SURE doesn't!!!

As I'm changing, I fall back on the bed,,,, OH, PILLOW!
then, the strangest thought came to me.
I couldn't believe it.
CRAP!
Shoot, darn, dangit, CRAP!

Last night we totally forgot about Devine again.

Oh!!! I'm feeling a teeny bit bad. For you. Now. If you really didn't see her let me know and I will gift you with the pic I took last week. After you put on your bifocals you may actually be able to see her.

 

[tiggerbell]

Wow! I'm aghast, agape and agog.

I'm even confused.
Just when I was about to say, " It looks like Tiggerbell has found somebody
to fill in for her shelling out abuse when she needs a day off," she calls a truce?

It was like she found a tag team partner in Sheridac.
"The Abuser and the Crusher."

I will have to reconsider these developments.
It could be a trap.

Maybe it is and maybe it isn't...

By the way, Tiggerbell has her own tr going in case you weren't aware.
It's funny AND informative, unlike the opinionated dreck your getting here.
It's called Jamie on vacation.

Too cool, and bears repeating...

The words just dissappeared.
Did a slow vanish, and "all gone".

What the heck?
I blinked my eyes, nope, still gone.

Yup, blind spots, baby! Mine are polite enough to show up 20 minutes BEFORE the pain to warn me - INCOMING!!! INCOMING!!! DAMN THE TORPEDOS, REMOVE THE CONTACTS, GET UNDER THE COVERS IN AN UNLIT ROOM!!!

It had also "seemed" like something popped in my brain when I looked up.

This all would have seemed really cool looking if I wasn't so scared shi,,,to death.

The first, and only so far, time I have actually felt the 'snap' was last Friday at work - I was seeing funny and before I could figure it out, I glanced up at the computer screen, and 'snap' went something in my head! It scared me shi... to death, too. You saved me a trip to the doctor! (And I also thought stroke, and I don't even have high blood pressure!)

 

[tiggerbell]

Ouch. I almost referenced Groucho (who along with Hennie & Nebo are kings of rapid fire delivery).

Gotta go, Dennys AARP value menu starts at 4pm.

I also know Red Buttons and Milton Berle. Save me a seat, I'm running late - battery on my ECV needs charging!

 

[Hound 109]

It was like she found a tag team partner in Sheridac.

One reason I jumped into this mess.....In case you needed a wing man.

Now this new DIS member, Hound 109? We should all be nice to him, for he sounds like a man of high intelligence.

Obviously not...since I jumped first & thought second.

her; ( looking hard at the yo yo) You mean like going up and down? Rocking the cradle? Walking the dog?]

Not only a great line, but a relevant (Disney approved band) Aerosmith "shout out"

She runs back with the pills, and a couple vikes, a couple pepto bismol, two aspirin

Does that count as a snack or did she have to blow a full counter service credit on 'em?

It wasn't a "killer" headache, believe me, I've had much worse after a night of Mad Dog

Been there. For those of us who "came of age" in the 70's, Mad Dog (& Old English 800) were our version of "jello shots".


Also, when I read the Claude Rains line, at first I thought you were stating to Tiggerbell that "this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship". Then I realized that 1) Her name probably isn't Louis & 2) you guys really don't like each other.

& Red Buttons! (may he rest in peace)... the guy cracked me up during those Dean Martin Roasts from the 70's.


FULL DISCLOSURE: After returning from our first (2 + day) Disneyworld Trip in May, I trolled a couple of other sites for a couple of months. Found a link from link to a link, and then the waters parted & I opened up "the Dis".
WOW - the Library of Congress of all things Mouse!!

Eventually clicked on a few trip reports and found 3 or 4 that I liked (Hucifer, HappyHaunt, some guy in his 20's that I need to look up again & Shecky er.. Nebo) Poor Nebo & the guy in his 20's weren't getting the love on his trippie that those with XX chromosomes were getting. Told myself - self - that I needed to jump on...but never did.

Now that I'm kinda planning an 07 trip, am back on and was gravitationally pulled back to Hennie...er...Nebo's collection of short stories.

Sorry to be ...but as I re-read the first 6-7 pages, I thought I would repost a few golden nuggets from his first few days (since no one else did). Cause they demand to be heard again (kinda like the "Flower Power Epcot concerts").. ...well...at least some them do.

hound

 

[tiggerbell]

Also, when I read the Claude Rains line, at first I thought you were stating to Tiggerbell that "this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship". Then I realized that 1) Her name probably isn't Louis & 2) you guys really don't like each other.

#1: I never saw Casablanca - so I gotta ask - was the Invisible Man in it? Cuz he's not part of the Great Movie Ride scene... or is he?

#2: And nebo and I are TOO friends! If I don't like someone, I ignore them, not taunt them. If you read my latest report, you'd see me studiously ignoring "goosebump" A LOT!!!

 

[nebo]

Boy!, Hound, When I said " sadly he'll learn,"

it wasn't expected to happen in a day!

No, Tigger and I , and Diane, are buddies.
My wife, Diane, is still my best buddy in the whole world.
She is the reason I keep wanting to go back to Disney.
As far as your xx chromosome theory? Yeah, can't argue that, but I had
a feeling that was the case when I signed on.

That is also why I treat Jaime with the ( almost) respect she deserves.
Cuz if it wasn't for her, I probably would have bailed out by now.
She kept me at the freakin keyboard.

Boy, they grow up so fast these days. One day.

Hey, Hound? you got a good one off. I liked it. Made me laugh.


Quote:
She runs back with the pills, and a couple vikes, a couple pepto bismol, two aspirin

Does that count as a snack or did she have to blow a full counter service credit on 'em?
yep, good stuff, wish I thought of it.

 

[tiggerbell]

No, Tigger and I , and Diane, are buddies.

yup!

That is also why I treat Jaime with the ( almost) respect she deserves.

Hey!

Cuz if it wasn't for her, I probably would have bailed out by now.
She kept me at the freakin keyboard.

Awww.......


I think we all need a

 

[nebo]

Jaime, I guess I feel glad that someone knew what the hell it was that I was talking about, sorry you had to go through it too though.

Thursday, almost afternoon:

When I yelled out "crap", and some other improper nouns, Diane ran in so see if I'd lost it.

"Devine," was all I got out.

" Crap, shoot, darnit, and some others I can't print.
"@w#*^&"

Did you mean @w#*&^?

No, the ampersand is silent.

Oh

As we are walking to the bus stop, I glance at the yo yo.
Don't even think about it.

Ok, the problem here is, migraine attacks take away your energy.
Vicodin will also take away your energy.
Constant, persistent headaches will take away your energy.
And anti-explosion pills that are FINELY monitored, and then have the
Megahertz doubled,,,,, will really take away your energy.

My bp monitor is at home.
But, I have a good guess at what I'm running on now.
About 85 over 50.

And now the vikes have kicked in.

The bus to MGM pulls up in the nick of time.

I was starting to take off my shoes and socks.

Now, today, we actually had an extra bag with us. It held xtra clothes,
and our suits.

Ok, this is worth mentioning only because this never happens with us.
I remember once with the kids with us, doing the locker thing at Typhoon Lagoon, by the time we got done with the rigamarole, (sp)? the lines were 20 minutes already.

Today, we have a pack.
And I'm carrying it.

You see, I always breeze right through the checkpoint.

Cuz I never have anything to check.
My pockets might be bulging out with stuffage, but they never ask or stop me.
Diane usually carries a fanny pack.
And she has tried on many occasion, to get me to carry a fanny pack.

Nope, not happenning.
Girls, fanny pack, fine.
Guys, fanny pack, uh, don't touch me, ok?

To kind of paraphrase Hawkeye,,,,,,
I will carry your books.
I will carry a tune
I will carry a grudge
And I will even carry you back to old virginny

But I won't carry a fanny pack.

So, I am actually carrying this extra stuff bag.

I'm not going to complain, and I don't think she knows what a double dose
can do to you.
Actually, I never told her I remember taking them in the morning now.

At MGM, we slipped right over to the side and got on a "Friendship" boat.
We took that down to the "Boardwalk" and got off there.

Our mission?
The Keister Coaster.
In the Luna Pool.

But only "guests" can enter.
Now, at this moment, we are Pop Century scum, To me? , after all the money we've spent here, we can go anywhere.

Once I heard " Stormalong Bay" and the "Luna Pool" were the hardest places to get in,,,,,,, well,,, guess where I wanted to go.

So, not to be obvious, we went in the front door.
The pool was on our right so we took an interior hallway.

Oh boy did we.
Followed that sucker down till there was no end.
Never saw an "exit to the pool " sign, or, exit to anything.
At the end was a door.

"Yeah, might as well, I said."
You have no idea how big the boilers and furnaces are in this place.

We retreated. And on the way we did find an overlooked bathroom we walked right by.

Diane changed, I kinda did, ( had my suit on underneath).

We ended up having to go back to the main lobby and ask for directions.
Hey! At least we looked the part now.

Got into the pool and found a couple primo lounge chairs.

Allright, this struck me funny, cuz the "primo" were about the only ones actually in the sun. Most of all the rest were in the shade.
And that's where most of the people were sitting.

Yep. Don't belong here.

But,,,, not leaving until our goal is accomplished.

Ride the Keister Koaster.

ok, this is the only picture I have here.

It's a good slide, just not as good as it looks.

Sorry, The pool at the Hard Rock has a better slide.

We only interloped about an hour and a half, we changed, and proceeded on to Fantasia Gardens. On the walk over there, at first I thought I was handling today's unexpected developments pretty well. But now my foot was really acting up, my knees were shot, and my back kept trying to have a few words with me.
And there is no doubt, these aches would have been there anyway, but the double dose of bp meds, had a major factor.

And, believe it or not, I am "psyched" for this moment.
I am finally gonna kick her *** in something down here.
In Florida.

I took the orange ball, she took the blue.

Oh, if you could only see the terror in your eyes.
" OH my God, is he really going to do every hole in this game?"

No, don't worry.
Not tonight.
But this little filly that has constantly beaten the ship outta me on buzz and Men in Black, well, time to repay.

 

[sheridac]

Ok, the problem here is, migraine attacks take away your energy.
Vicodin will also take away your energy.
Constant, persistent headaches will take away your energy.
And anti-explosion pills that are FINELY monitored, and then have the
Megahertz doubled,,,,, will really take away your energy.

Vodka GIVES you energy. Just so you know.

I was starting to take off my shoes and socks.

Must I point out, yet again, this would be your AGE???

Nope, not happenning.
Girls, fanny pack, fine.
Guys, fanny pack, uh, don't touch me, ok?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not THE FANNY PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Horrors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hound 109]

I'm sorry TiggerBell,

#2: And nebo and I are TOO friends!

I should have put one of these guys.... ...next to my comments above.
I forget that sarcasm doesn't always translate well on line.

Tiggerbell, In reading Nebo's trippie, you were one of the first to sign on, & I knew you guys were buddies. (and being from Chicagoland you two have that Ditka thing goin on

Unless they run me off, I'll continue to post...but always in fun. PLEASE don't ignore me.

hound

 

[Hound 109]

From 8/26 - page 2 (post 24)

With the Association finally ending their misery

That's a pity...they really did have some good songs.

I really cracked up when the one band member said when doing the introductions, " So. Anybody here from out of town?"

Struck me funny when about 150 people stuck up their hands.

Me too.


hound

& to Tiggerbell


& in the event I make anyone else when I sorry in advance.

 

[Hound 109]

......

My pockets might be bulging out with stuffage, but they never ask or stop me.
Diane usually carries a fanny pack.
And she has tried on many occasion, to get me to carry a fanny pack.

Nope, not happenning

You got that right! & we don't ask for directions, either !!

BTW - Cargo pants allow for for serious "stuffage" & allows a man to go to the World "hands free" (Bring 1 pair for every 2-3 days that you're there)

So, I am actually carrying this extra stuff bag.

Must have been out cargo pants.


hound

 

[tiggerbell]

I'm sorry TiggerBell,


I should have put one of these guys.... ...next to my comments above.
I forget that sarcasm doesn't always translate well on line.

Tiggerbell, In reading Nebo's trippie, you were one of the first to sign on, & I knew you guys were buddies. (and being from Chicagoland you two have that Ditka thing goin on

Unless they run me off, I'll continue to post...but always in fun. PLEASE don't ignore me.

hound

Hound -

This is me NOT ignoring you:

 

[LadyMar]

Men wearing fanny packs give me the chills...ugh.

It's that time again...9:34pm, Mr. Nebo should be posting soon...looking forward to it!

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Nebo, very funny, loving your trip report!! Finally caught up today.

Keep it coming.

 

[Redbudlover]

Hi, Nebo,

First time I have ever read any of your reports and love this! Somewhere on these boards I heard if you were an oldie baby boomer you should read, "If it is Tuesday..." so came looking for it. Not that I am sharing my age with the world, but at first I couldn't figure out why Red Skelton should be any sort of issue??? Ahhhh. But I do have kids in their 30's - early 30's , early 30's, early 30's!!!

Anyway this is great, I am looking forward to the rest! Sorry about your foot. I am glad you don't let it stop you from doing WDW! I used an ECV last year after a herniated disc made standing horrendous - had a blast! Trained all year since then. This year I walk and stand, but am keeping the option open if it gets bad at Epcot...

 

[Hound 109]

From page 2, post 29.

See, I'm a morning person, she's not. It's too early for her to get up, and I'd like to keep it that way. It's better all the way around.

I can so relate to this.

The good ones. The ones that start with a V and end with an N. Hey, I'm legal. Got a prescription. And Hey, again, If they're good enough for Rush Limbaugh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mathew Perry, George Carlin and Brett Favre, they're good enough for me. Heh.

They don't do much for the swelling, but you don't care.

Here's where I get to tick a lot of people off.

Go Nebo.....aka "Mr. PC".

Without a doubt, the worst are the French, and not from just last night, other run-ins. I think the movie over at the french pavillion at Epcot should be redone into Depressions de France. Just show a montage of close-ups of them sneering at you.

I was getting off Splash Mountain and iin a hurry to use our Big Thunder fastpass before it expired. Walking as fast as I could, I couldn't resist taking a glance to the left to see if our picture was on the monitors.

I just creamed a short, elderly japanese man.

I mean just blasted him. Flew backward, slammed a wall, dropped his camera.

I thought I killed him.

I ran over to help him up, profusely apologizing the whole time and....."Oh no, not your fault. My fault. I should see kamikaze coming to knock me into tomollow."

But he was sincere. Incredible. By the time we were done talking, if we ever visit Tokyo Disneyland we have a place to stay.

Nebo, you should write for a sitcom. You describe a scene perfectly. (Like trying to start a pot of coffee - & ending up waking up your wife) They are comedy gold.

"Mommy, mommy can I go down the slide first?"
Ah, another early bird family. Fine. Knew they were coming sooner or later.
I like kids. I see three of them.

Now, there are approximately 200 loungers set up around the pool.
We'll say I'm sitting in lounge #5, with a towel on #6.
Every other one is empty.
Of course they throw their stuff on numbers 1-4. Couldn't believe it.
Oh well.

& so is this.

"Oh, here you are. Why would you take the chairs right next to the only family here?"

....but especially this. (My wife would have said that one too!)

"Will you quit doing that?"

I look up and see she is now lying on her stomach, with a huge blackbird walking around on her back. At the same time, she turns her head and realizes I'm not close enough to be doing anything.

Then she screams.

Leaps up, and the bird almost got caught in her hair.
It was all kinda surrealistic to me. Boy, these pk's are good.
The bird flew away. "So, how was your back massage?"

I'm running out of laughter similes.


(& Tiggerbell....thanks for taking me off "ignore".)

hound

 

[nebo]

Yes, yes, I know I'm way overdue. I realized how late I was when my water broke this afternoon.

Thanks to all you guys for staying with me here, always appreciated.
Oh, and Redbudlover? That picture you posted after your comment?...
Wow, you don't look a day over forty.

It's been a busy weekend since our Smidgy, and my Diane, insisted on turning fifty.

Yep, surprise birthday party and all.
I still don't feel so spiffy.
Think I got some bad ginger ale.
I know it wasn't the half bottle of Early Times and the Jagerbombs I drank.
Nah.

So,,,,, here we go.

The second hole was a windmill, she went first,,,,
Take it easy, I"m kiddin.

But, halfway through, I have a commanding 5 stroke lead on her. I read her the totals, she wept.

Hole ten. Me; 2 her; 4.
Oh yes, this is gonna get ugly.

My next shot went in the wrong hole, and got spit out on the side. Then proceeded to roll right out the handicap green entance.

Then she got a hole in one on the next hole.

My next tee shot went 99 and 9 tenths up the ramp,,,,,, and then rolled back down.

Then I hit pluto's foot ,,, trust me, you don't want to hit Pluto's foot, the ball went out of bounds.

Then I hit a frog that was passing through.
A sea gull grabbed by ball and flew away with it.

Then I tried to cheat. " Excuse me, I believe that is my ball."
"Oh?, aren't you the orange ball?"
Oh, yeah. Shoot, hey! It worked in Goldfinger.

After the last hole, I really didn't know where we stood anymore.

I was sweatin.
Nebo: 76
Diane: 76

Crap! All that for nothing.

Well, she's happy she didn't lose.
I'm happy I don't have the strength to slit my wrists.

So, onward, back to MGM.
She mentions that they say MGM is a nice walk from the Dolphin.
I'm thinking maybe I should slit HER wrists.

Ok, right now I am wishing I asked her for clarification on this part.
We got on the Friendship boat to MGM, and another guy in a captains kind of uniform then got on just before we pulled out.

The regular captain said we have a "guest" with us today.
And it is Walt"s brother.
ROY?
I was still grousing about my blown 6 stroke lead and not really paying attention.
I'm really not sure right now. But it certainly got the attention of everyone else on board.
I know, I should be beaten.
Whoever it was though, was a whole bunch older than me.
( had to throw that in for Sheridac, she's still on the "old" thing.)

Mr. Disney was doing the " bon voyage" thing as we exited the boat.
As he shook my hand, I mumbled. " hadda put Pluto's foor RIGHT THERE. couldn't,,,,,,,

In MGM, we went straight to the Lights, Action, Camera, stunt show.
This is the second time for us, I like it ok, she, not so much.
I kinda agree, two times watching it will hold you for a couple years.

That was followed by Sounds Dangerous.

Again, second time for this show.
It still sucked.
Sorry.
Hey, I said this was opinionated didn't I?
Seriously, I wish Superstar Television was still there.
And on to Star Tours.

Oh boy, mr. grouchy pants is in full throttle tonight.
Ok, Star Tours is ok,,, but if you've tried it, you know it's NO Back to the Future.

After the ride, I make the most ridiculous comment since Custer said to his troops, " Men? I'll bet over this hill are friendly Indians."
( yes Hound, Ed Norton.)
I told her , Boy, the park seems pretty empty tonight, doesn't it?

And we make our way to Fantasmic.

No need to file an APB, we found the missing people.

Ok, it happened like this.

We go in, it's filling up quickly, grab our seats, then realize we still have an hour to kill. Yes, an hour.

After looking around,,, checkin it out, I am bored. I ask her if she wants a beer IF I can get her one.
Sure, Hitting the smoking area first?
Yeah, when I get back, then you can go. Fine.

On the way to the smoking area, which is past the beer stand, I see the line is getting ugly, so I hop in line instead.

I also know that SOMETIMES they don't like to sell 2 beers to one person, afraid you're going to give it to a minor I guess.
But, you never know, sometimes they do.
So, when it was my turn, I ordered 2 lights.

She poured them, then took my money.
As I was just grabbing them, she said;
"Sir, only one beer per customer."

Now, a woman that was even a little older than me was standing next to me.
English, she was.
And probably still is.
Wow! was she English.

" Ere , ere, govnor, this chap's with me!
" Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you two were together."
I grabbed the beers, smiled gratefully at her and said, " See you at the bench, luv."

Of course when I sat down I had a stupid grin on my face,,,,, Diane says " What"
Tell you later, here's your beer, if you're going for a smoke better do it now.

Alrighty now, I am sipping my beer, and guarding hers that she slid under the bench so it doesn't get knocked down.

And I get a tap on the shoulder.
Shoulder taps are rarely a good thing.

" Sir, we have a problem."
I look up.
" You can only buy one beer at a time here."
Now, I admit, I am sheepish, CAUGHT, the cat that swallowed the canary.
"I"m sorry, I didn't know."
" It's for my wife, and trust me, she is almost as old as I am."
" And due to your timing, you must have seen her just get up and leave."
Now, I was appropriately apologetic, wasn't acting like a smartbut or anything.

But, he didn't stop.
"Doesn't matter if I saw her leave or not. You are only allowed one beer per person."
I really, really was, trying to be a good little Nebo, but he won't let it go.
He's got the security uniform on that I very rarely ever see at Disney.
And he is also attracting all kinds of attention from bored people waiting for the show to start.

I was hoping he was done, cuz I knew my mouth was going to break through the brain's force field any moment.
no, he wasn't

" If you try that again, sir, you will be expelled from the park."

Now, aside from the dreaded check-ins, I have never , ever even argued with a Disney cast member. I love that place that much.
But that last unneccesary shot did it.

HEY! Feel free to throw me out in front of all these people listening to this conversation for buying my wife a beer.
" But trust me, when somebody takes my money for something I purchased, I am going to take my "purchase" with me. It sounds to me that you have a bigger problem with the clerk that sold me this in the first place."
"Don't blame me for one of your fellow employees taking my money and giving me two beers"
Well, his eyes were kind of bulging a bit, and you couldn't help but hear a few giggles from the classmates around us.
I did let him get the last word in though, he stood all the way back up, and said, " Ok, just so you know".
To be honest, I was embarrassed at myself. In that I got a tad angry when he wouldn't drop it, you know, point made.
Diane got back, and now people are looking around to see who the beer was really for, between them looking at us and me having a weird look on my face,
She paused, and said, " I probably shouldn't even ask, right?"
Well, the laughs in our area did it, so I told her about my new cockney girlfriend and how the law is after me.

"Boy, I can't leave you alone for ten minutes, can I?"

Yeah, that's it for tonight.
I do have one burning, important trivia question for you.

Oh yes, this is the chance to win Biiiiiiig Prizes.
Hey, I"m not joking .

Here's your question.

In Star Tours at MGM, who originally did the voice of the commander of your space craft? Only clue; he wasn't the voice for long before he was replaced.

night kids

 

[smidgy]

hound: yeah yeah how much did nebo pay you??? huh? huh?( hard to get used to getting up early when you are used to working till 1am 2-3 nights a week tending bar, and then clean houses the next day,,, hmmm?)
but then again when you live with someone as "sharp as a tack" like nebo, with a WIT like his, well, let me just say, he keeps me on my toes!. I was drawn by his looks, but fell in love with him for his intelligence and SENSE OF HUMOR! guess he's a KEEPER! never a dull moment with nebo! I dare anyone to NOT have fun with him! an intelligent mind is SO SEXY!!!