MajorWoody
The View From My Office
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2002
- Messages
- 294
Who :
Bill, age 44, NYSP Investigator, AP holder and numerous WDW trips
Jenn, daughter, age 19, AP holder, last trip 12/00
Joseph, son, age 17, AP holder, last trip 12/00
Where:
All Star Sports - 5 nights
Coronado Springs - 5 nights
When :
12/7 thru 12/17/02
Hello again,
Sun got off to a late start, as we slept in. We finally got ready, and
headed down to the Pepper Market for lunch. Lunch consisted of a combo
Tuna//Shrimp salad sandwich for me, a pizza for Joe, and a chicken sandwich
for Jenn. The tab came to $31.71, including tip and tax. The tuna/shrimp
salad combo was very good. We then caught a bus to Epcot, and headed in.
Today was the public day for the Teddy Bear & Doll show, so we wanted to
make our way over there. We entered the park, and of course the first stop
was Pin Central, where I didn't buy anything for a change. We then walked
over to Test track to get Fast Passes. They had some sort of bonus, giving
an extra FP for Honey, I Shrunk The Audience with our regular TT FP. That
was a nice feature. FP's in hand, we then headed out to World Showcase.
Our first stop at WS was in Canada, where we caught Off Kilter. After
there set was over, I spoke with Randy, the guitar player. On my May trip,
we had spoken about different songs, and Whiskey in the Jar came up. He had
told me that they were planning on adding it to their setlist, and I offered
to send him a CD with some different versions of the song, most notably by
the Grateful Dead, among others. He told me that he had received the disc,
and that the song was now part of their repertoire. He told me to come back
for the next set, and they would make sure they played it. The kids and I
then walked to the old Millenium Village building, which is where the Teddy
Bear show was being held. I found a nice bear with a hidden Mickey, for $25,
and bought that for my mother as a Christmas gift. I also got a few Teddy
Bear & Doll show pins, for $22. We then took a walk to France, as Jenn &
Joe wanted pastries. We bought a few pastries in the pastry shop ($9), and
headed back to Canada for the next Off Kilter set at 2:30pm. As Randy had
said earlier, they did Whiskey in the Jar as the 2nd song in the set, doing
a very nice version of it.
After Off Kilters set, we took a walk to the USA, as I wanted to catch the
Voices of Liberty. They were already performing when we arrived, and we
caught the rest of their set. They performed all Christmas songs, which was
very appropriate. After they finished, we left the pavillion, and headed
over to Germany, where we ordered some etched mugs , and I got some Goebel
stuff for my mother. One of the Goebel artists, I think it was Randy
Goebel, was in the pavillion, autographing purchase. He signed a calendar
and
some other trinkets I bought for my mother. All in all, it ended up costing
me $39.75 at the glass booth, and another $58 at the Goebel store. We then
continued around WS, and finally made it back to Future World. We went and
used our FP's for HISTA, which wasn't too crowded. After HISTA, we then
walked to Test Track, and rode it using our FP's. We also used the single
rider line, and rode it a 2nd time with a minimal wait.
After finishing at TT, Jen wanted to return to Coronado and hit the
health club, so she left and caught a bus. Joe & I went to Guest relations
to see if any good PS's were available that evening at Epcot. There wasn't
anything that agreed with us, but Joe wanted to hit Garden Grille the
following night, so we made a PS for 6:30pm on Monday there. We then went
and rode Spaceship Earth, with no wait at all. We then exited Epcot, and
caught a bus back to Coronado.
At Coronado, Joe & I hit the Pepper Market again, we each had a beef
fajita, and he also had a churro. The total came to $26. After eating, Joe
wanted to hang out in the resort, so he went back to the room. I grabbed the
van, and drove to Pleasure Island, to catch a few more CW shows. When I got
Downtown, I decided to hit the Marketplace first, and went to the DTD Pin
shop. I found someone to trade one of my extra lanyard pins for an Ariel
Topiary pin, and I also got a Daisy Duck lanyard pin that I hadn't seen
before. I then went to WOD, and bought a Mouse Ear pin bag for my wife, a
Grumpy coffee mug for Jenn, and some candy for the secretaries at work. The
total came to $65.73, with the DC 10% discount.
I then put the purchases in the van, and walked to Pleasure Island. I
found a CM with a Donald Duck lanyard pin, and traded for that. I then
stopped in at the Adventurers Club, and said hello to Graves, proudly
sporting my AC members button. At 8:15pm, it was time for the Comedy
Warehouse, and as I was heading in, Jenn came over and joined me. There was
a very small crowd, less than 1/3 full. The cast consisted of Christine,
Brian, Matt, Joy, and Gregg. They opened with a phone call to Jimmy
from Philly in the crowd, which was ok. Then Matt & Joy did a song based on
audience suggestions, including a steel factory, a spanking machine, and a
Christmas tree that fell down. Next up was the letter to the editor, and the
finale was based on a family that always interrupted each other. It was a
decent show, but it must have been hard to playing to an almost empty house.
We then waited for the 9:15 show, and this time the place was half-full.
This time the cast was Brian, Matt, Phillip, Christine, and Joy. The skits
consisted of an opening song, called the Genuflect Song ( no phone call).
They then did This is Your Life, based on crowd member Alison. It was very
nicely done. They followed this with Shmeopardy, and finished up with the
grand finale "Stinky Feet".
After that show, we hit the Adventurers Club, and settled in for a while. We
ran into Dave Marx & Jenn Watson, of Passporter fame, and chatted with them
for awhile. Jenn & I went to leave for the 10:30pm CW show, and Dave joined
us. This time the crowd was a bit larger, but still not a full house. The
cast consisted of Phillip, Matt, Brian, Jen, and Gregg. They opened with a
phone call to Guy, a Trooper from Indiana. He was a pretty good sport, and
they did a nice job with it. They followed with a song, "Emotions", by Gregg
& Matt. Next up was an audience suggest story, about Stolen Egg Nog, done by
Phillip & Brian. They next did Freeze Frame, using the topics of puppy,
Ferrari, sleep, and heart monitor. The finale was an embarrassing audience
story, about falling asleep nude in a parked car while drunk. It was ok, but
sort of a stupid topic if you ask me. After that show was finished, we left
PI, and drove back to Coronado at 11:15pm.
Next up, Day 10, stay tuned.....
Take care,
Bill
Bill, age 44, NYSP Investigator, AP holder and numerous WDW trips
Jenn, daughter, age 19, AP holder, last trip 12/00
Joseph, son, age 17, AP holder, last trip 12/00
Where:
All Star Sports - 5 nights
Coronado Springs - 5 nights
When :
12/7 thru 12/17/02
Hello again,
Sun got off to a late start, as we slept in. We finally got ready, and
headed down to the Pepper Market for lunch. Lunch consisted of a combo
Tuna//Shrimp salad sandwich for me, a pizza for Joe, and a chicken sandwich
for Jenn. The tab came to $31.71, including tip and tax. The tuna/shrimp
salad combo was very good. We then caught a bus to Epcot, and headed in.
Today was the public day for the Teddy Bear & Doll show, so we wanted to
make our way over there. We entered the park, and of course the first stop
was Pin Central, where I didn't buy anything for a change. We then walked
over to Test track to get Fast Passes. They had some sort of bonus, giving
an extra FP for Honey, I Shrunk The Audience with our regular TT FP. That
was a nice feature. FP's in hand, we then headed out to World Showcase.
Our first stop at WS was in Canada, where we caught Off Kilter. After
there set was over, I spoke with Randy, the guitar player. On my May trip,
we had spoken about different songs, and Whiskey in the Jar came up. He had
told me that they were planning on adding it to their setlist, and I offered
to send him a CD with some different versions of the song, most notably by
the Grateful Dead, among others. He told me that he had received the disc,
and that the song was now part of their repertoire. He told me to come back
for the next set, and they would make sure they played it. The kids and I
then walked to the old Millenium Village building, which is where the Teddy
Bear show was being held. I found a nice bear with a hidden Mickey, for $25,
and bought that for my mother as a Christmas gift. I also got a few Teddy
Bear & Doll show pins, for $22. We then took a walk to France, as Jenn &
Joe wanted pastries. We bought a few pastries in the pastry shop ($9), and
headed back to Canada for the next Off Kilter set at 2:30pm. As Randy had
said earlier, they did Whiskey in the Jar as the 2nd song in the set, doing
a very nice version of it.
After Off Kilters set, we took a walk to the USA, as I wanted to catch the
Voices of Liberty. They were already performing when we arrived, and we
caught the rest of their set. They performed all Christmas songs, which was
very appropriate. After they finished, we left the pavillion, and headed
over to Germany, where we ordered some etched mugs , and I got some Goebel
stuff for my mother. One of the Goebel artists, I think it was Randy
Goebel, was in the pavillion, autographing purchase. He signed a calendar
and
some other trinkets I bought for my mother. All in all, it ended up costing
me $39.75 at the glass booth, and another $58 at the Goebel store. We then
continued around WS, and finally made it back to Future World. We went and
used our FP's for HISTA, which wasn't too crowded. After HISTA, we then
walked to Test Track, and rode it using our FP's. We also used the single
rider line, and rode it a 2nd time with a minimal wait.
After finishing at TT, Jen wanted to return to Coronado and hit the
health club, so she left and caught a bus. Joe & I went to Guest relations
to see if any good PS's were available that evening at Epcot. There wasn't
anything that agreed with us, but Joe wanted to hit Garden Grille the
following night, so we made a PS for 6:30pm on Monday there. We then went
and rode Spaceship Earth, with no wait at all. We then exited Epcot, and
caught a bus back to Coronado.
At Coronado, Joe & I hit the Pepper Market again, we each had a beef
fajita, and he also had a churro. The total came to $26. After eating, Joe
wanted to hang out in the resort, so he went back to the room. I grabbed the
van, and drove to Pleasure Island, to catch a few more CW shows. When I got
Downtown, I decided to hit the Marketplace first, and went to the DTD Pin
shop. I found someone to trade one of my extra lanyard pins for an Ariel
Topiary pin, and I also got a Daisy Duck lanyard pin that I hadn't seen
before. I then went to WOD, and bought a Mouse Ear pin bag for my wife, a
Grumpy coffee mug for Jenn, and some candy for the secretaries at work. The
total came to $65.73, with the DC 10% discount.
I then put the purchases in the van, and walked to Pleasure Island. I
found a CM with a Donald Duck lanyard pin, and traded for that. I then
stopped in at the Adventurers Club, and said hello to Graves, proudly
sporting my AC members button. At 8:15pm, it was time for the Comedy
Warehouse, and as I was heading in, Jenn came over and joined me. There was
a very small crowd, less than 1/3 full. The cast consisted of Christine,
Brian, Matt, Joy, and Gregg. They opened with a phone call to Jimmy
from Philly in the crowd, which was ok. Then Matt & Joy did a song based on
audience suggestions, including a steel factory, a spanking machine, and a
Christmas tree that fell down. Next up was the letter to the editor, and the
finale was based on a family that always interrupted each other. It was a
decent show, but it must have been hard to playing to an almost empty house.
We then waited for the 9:15 show, and this time the place was half-full.
This time the cast was Brian, Matt, Phillip, Christine, and Joy. The skits
consisted of an opening song, called the Genuflect Song ( no phone call).
They then did This is Your Life, based on crowd member Alison. It was very
nicely done. They followed this with Shmeopardy, and finished up with the
grand finale "Stinky Feet".
After that show, we hit the Adventurers Club, and settled in for a while. We
ran into Dave Marx & Jenn Watson, of Passporter fame, and chatted with them
for awhile. Jenn & I went to leave for the 10:30pm CW show, and Dave joined
us. This time the crowd was a bit larger, but still not a full house. The
cast consisted of Phillip, Matt, Brian, Jen, and Gregg. They opened with a
phone call to Guy, a Trooper from Indiana. He was a pretty good sport, and
they did a nice job with it. They followed with a song, "Emotions", by Gregg
& Matt. Next up was an audience suggest story, about Stolen Egg Nog, done by
Phillip & Brian. They next did Freeze Frame, using the topics of puppy,
Ferrari, sleep, and heart monitor. The finale was an embarrassing audience
story, about falling asleep nude in a parked car while drunk. It was ok, but
sort of a stupid topic if you ask me. After that show was finished, we left
PI, and drove back to Coronado at 11:15pm.
Next up, Day 10, stay tuned.....
Take care,
Bill
