Still Feeding Nebo: The may trip final chapter pg 122, Dec. 31

[mikamah]

I vote for Steve to start a September trip report! Let's see a show of hands........

Two hands here and a few bananas!
You've been missed. Can't wait to hear all about the awesome dis-meet!!

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Me too! Me too! Two hands!

Also... very nice pic of the two of you on Patrick's (aka DisneyDad) pre-trip monster!

 

[Backstage_Gal]

When are Nebo and Smidgy coming home?

 

[nebo]

Pssst. Anybody out there?
It's me.
Again.

Oygevolt, where to start?
Man, what a month this was.

From my company going under, followed by two whirlwind trips to the Mouse, I can honestly say I'm exhausted. And you wanna know sumpin?

I'd go right back next week if we could!

Let's first get the unpleasant part out of the way.

I don't handle leaving there well at all, as I'm sure I've said before.
And, yes, that was me that you read about, standing on top of Fulton's Market's roof, aiming my Buzz Lightyear ray gun at the people getting off of the Magical Express bus, yelling, " I'VE GOT YOU'RE PIXIE DUST RIGHT HERE!"

The embarrassing part was that I couldn't get down!
The Magical, Team of a Million Firefighters had to rescue me.
I felt pretty stupid being carried down by Goofy and his big red hat.

Now, about this trip report thingy. Picture Vinny Barbarino holding his face and saying, "I'm so confused!". That's me.

Stephen King once wrote a trilogy called the Dark Tower. And at the end of the first book, he even admitted he didn't know where he was going with the next two. And that turned me off. "What?" "You haven't laid the whole story out?" And I quit reading it.
Not that I'm saying I do that. Nope, not that efficient, though some tr's do. I usually just sit here and think of what came next and start typing.
And I really hate starting something and not finishing it.

Well, except for maybe two things.

Marriage.

And LIFE!
Yep, in no hurry to write that final chapter yet!

I"m talking about the may trip. I think I left off getting lost on the bridge at CBR and then getting a lounger's eye view of Speedo guy.
Nope, not a good place to stop. But if I put off returning to it too long, it's going to all get all muddled in my brain.

Even my awesomely incredible memory can't keep up with the new influx of Disney park days, and keep them straight. Just ask ol what's her name.

However, I have just met a bunch of outstanding people, and that can't be put off. I'm about to run that four letter f word over to Walgreen's right now, although of course I didn't have the camera with me on one of the little meets. I just wasn't thinking. My apologies to Minnimoo and HaleyB. And of course Sheridac. She may be a bad word on these boards, but she's aces in my book.

So, again, I think I'll babble a bit about this last week or so, mostly about the folks I met, and then we'll return to our regularly scheduled program.

Feedback is always welcome, since you're the ones that are reading this drivel.
One comment on a post while we were gone. And I do love reading them all.

McDisney? You live in Missouri, and drove to Nebraska to go to the zoo?
What, is Marlin Perkins back with the Mutuel of Omaha Wild Kingdom show?
Don't they have one of the largest zoo's in the world in St. Louis?
No, I didn't mean Busch Gardens. Just wondrin.

and,

I was just rolling reading about finding the Red Roof Inn, since I lived in Asheville for 11 years! Even I couldnt' figure out where in the world you were, with Gomer telling you to go down 3 lights. Next time I'll be glad to give you directions BEFORE you go to a nice safe motel, right off of I26! By the way, did you get to the Red Roof, and how many drunks were there that night? (It used to not be bad at all, but really hit a slippery slope the last few years.)

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Hoogy, funny you should mention that. We couldn't get a smoking room, so ended up sitting on the curb outside our door. About ten at night, two cars pulled in 3 doors down, (hmm, why does that look familiar?), and 3 guys got out , went in then came back out to hang around.

Totally liquidated.

When two of them came over by us, yeah, I totally tensed up. I was taller than both of them, but one guy was extremely stocky, and it appeared he was born without a neck.

His head just came out of the top of his chest. I told Diane if there's any trouble, you take the handicapped guy without the neck, I'll take the other guy.

But there wasn't any trouble. The one guy said he lives two blocks away. ????

I don't get it.

He asked for a smoke and an extra beer, so I gave him a Viceroy, and ignored the beer part. They also seemed to lose interest in us when I told him we're from Chicago. That's another thing I don't get. Are Chicagoans still looked at as mobsters and gangsters? Oh well.

So, Hoogy, you are correct. I wouldn't recommend this motel, especially when it cost 57 bucks with tax to stay there.


Oh, and by the way, I pretty much remained injury free this trip. I'd give it a .5. Mostly just the back acting up occasionally. And a ton of that I can blame on good old Hista. You know, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience.

What they make you go through just to watch the 3-D movie is just mean.

So, I'm now, totally against it.

Can anybody see the bad joke that's coming?



?



Yes, I am now an AntiHistamean.


sorry

We didn't do it in may, and it was close for refurbishment two weeks ago, so we really hoped they were doing something about the preshow.

Nope, if anything, the whole process seemed longer.

Here's how it went this time. They start out lining you up outside, which continues on to an open "inside" line, to the door. This queue doesn't even have railings to lean on, just ropes and posts. You saw a lot of kids, sitting or lying on the concrete.

And Nebo.

Then, when the line gets enough people, they open the door and let you inside to the preshow area, where they insist you have to stand. That's when my back starts screaming. We stood outside for ten minutes, then inside for 15 more minutes, with a cm yelling on the mike every 2 minutes to move forward and to the left, and you must remain standing!

Finally, the preshow started. Another ten minutes of standing there. And as I've said before, it's just a Kodak commercial. When Kodak is done, then you get a 3 minute actual preshow based on what you're about to see in the theatre. I timed the whole thing. To see the approximately 12 minute movie, it took 50 minutes.

The funny part is, Kodak sponsers Muppetvision, over at MGM. Diane asked me why they let you walk in to that preshow anytime, this trip we actually walked in while they were letting folks into the theatre. I told her, the preshow for muppets is just basically a cartoon, the best preshow of all of them, but a cartoon nonetheless. At Hista, it's definately a commercial, and they insist if we're going to sponser this attraction, YOU VILL Zee ze Commercial, unt you vill LIKE IT!

Ok, I've gotten a few thoughts knocked off the list, coming up, we're going to knock off the great people we've met.

so to speak

adios

 

[monymony3471]

Welcome back Nebo and smidgey. You've been missed.

Read so many wonderful things about you good people. Wish the timing could have been different.

Hopefully in the future, our paths will cross.

Ok, on with the show................

 

[lexmelinda]

Glad to know you are home safe and sound.

And, yes, that was me that you read about, standing on top of Fulton's Market's roof, aiming my Buzz Lightyear ray gun at the people getting off of the Magical Express bus, yelling, " I'VE GOT YOU'RE PIXIE DUST RIGHT HERE!"

I'm only laughing because I felt the exact same way! I MISS POR!

YOU VILL Zee ze Commercial, unt you vill LIKE IT!

Antihistamean! It's corny but I like it!

 

[nebo]

One last thought right now.
Isn't Philadisney's show coming up really soon? Please somebody tell me we didn't miss it and what time and station it's going to be on.

Thank you,
the management

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Yes, I am now an AntiHistamean.

Man, am I glad you're back.

 

[UtahMama]

NEEB and Smidge!!!! It was SOOOOO great to meetcha! You both are the BEST!!!

WELL??? On with the show! (Brought to you by KODAK)

 

[jcc0621]

coming up, we're going to knock off the great people we've met.

so to speak

You knocked off Disers Are you sure everyone is Chigaco isn't a gangster

 

[Piglets Mommy]

I'm glad you guys are back! Can't wait for more hilarity!

 

[Philadisney]

One last thought right now.
Isn't Philadisney's show coming up really soon? Please somebody tell me we didn't miss it and what time and station it's going to be on.

Thank you,
the management

Unfortunately not - they pushed my show all the way back to JANUARY 4, 2008! how ridiculous that I must wait so long to be embarassed on national television! it will be on the TLC network, which I believe is a channel famous for 'Trading Spaces' and not much else.

'AntiHistamean' may be one of my new favorite words, if only because I wholeheartedly fall into that category myself. Really, that rats banging against your feet are a little much!

 

[winkers]

Yeah, you're back!!!!

 

[McDisney]

McDisney? You live in Missouri, and drove to Nebraska to go to the zoo?
What, is Marlin Perkins back with the Mutuel of Omaha Wild Kingdom show?
Don't they have one of the largest zoo's in the world in St. Louis?
No, I didn't mean Busch Gardens. Just wondrin.

Yea we went to the St Louis zoo a couple years ago, it was good- but we had to leave about half way through it (wife got sick), the Kansas City zoo is okay, but the Omaha Zoo is rated #1 in North America (with good reason),,,,, it was awesome! The sea exhibit can almost rival Disney's (in my opinion)
anyhow, enough about me, lets talk about you..... how ya feelin'?

 

[McDisney]

You knocked off Disers Are you sure everyone is Chicago isn't a gangster

Na, I don't think they're all gangsters, just don't get'em started talkin' about "Da Bears"

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Welcome back, Nebo and Smidgy, sorry I missed you!!

 

[kath1210]

BACK!!

We've missed you guys!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Yay! They're home!!!

Anti-Hista-mean

...It was a pleasure spending time with all of you at the Poly...

Patrick is a riot, his son Drew is too. All of the Ladies are absolute sweethearts...your husbands and children are blessed. Nebo and Smidgy, my big brother an sis...can't wait to read more, keep writing, I insist~

 

[SoonerGirl]

Welcome home nebo & smidgy!!!

 

[smidgy]

boy, did I have fun!!! to me the highlights of these trips were meeting some on the best people in the world! ok, you ALL have to move to carpentersville. wait, better idea lets all move to florida. we'll take over a whole neighborhood!
you already heard about our great meet with jaimee and rhonda. this trip, our first day, melinda spotted us, half hour after checkin. (she got our room in bldg. 18 ) felt like meeting up with an old friend. her kids are great.
nebo and patrick(disneydad) enjoyed manhattans together that evening (karen and I had beers), and, again, didn't we just party with them last week? felt like it!
the meet at poly was fun,lexmelinda and hubby Jamey, and disneydad and mom, colleen(tiggerwannabe), wendy(utahmama)and hubby ron, iris, eeyore, disneyfreak and hubby. lapu lapu time! ran into wendy at the land, I can't beleive in such a big place, I kept running into people (esp. melinda!)
got to meet sheridac haley b and minnie moo for margaritas in mexico (with patrick family and wendy family)
can't wait to see pics!!!! love you all.
PS> when can we do it again? and can you all come over for thansgiving?