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The only thing I have saved is . . . one picture of myself working at the Barbara Mandrell concert in 1981 :cry: I mentioned that concert in a post a couple years ago. That was the first day I was promoted to Permanent Employee status, and I had to work that concert in my new, starched, dark blue u...

Well there seems to be some interest in my old bumper sticker cache! I've often thought about selling them, but at the same time I hate to give them up. If you think about it, these are likely the only original MGA bumper stickers still in existence! Then I looked at how many I have, and figured wha...

Would you believe I still have a half case full of those original bumper stickers? I snagged them out of the garage of the old Ritter estate on the west side of I-94 (the temporary offices for Great America during the park's construction). A few of us techs went over there to remove anything of valu...

Hmmmm . . .
According to my fuzzy memory, season passes weren't available until the early '80s. I can't remember exactly which year they were first introduced, but I do remember they were a bit of a controversial concept at the time.

Can anyone back me up on this one?

-PPG

No problem!
Just go click on the Member List at the top of this page, go to page 3 (I'm number 120), and click on Email.

Thanks,
PPG

^^^ Wow, you just jogged another memory out of the back of my brain! At the Gurnee park, they had the same problem, but they solved it by digging the road out underneath the bridge, which made more headroom above. The downside was the lower road flooded more often during really heavy rains, but that...

Hi Eagle Mom,
If there's a chance you would like to use a photo from any of my folders, please don't grab it off of this site. Send me a private email, and I'll send you a higher-resolution copyrighted photo.

Thanks!

-PPG

Another Wardrobe memory- Yes, we all owed a lot to the Wardrobe department, but don't think for a minute those ladies would pass up an opportunity to pile on an embarassing situation . . . :oops: They had a special award for those of us who fell victim to the unthinkable :shock: : http://www.greatam...

Hey gstar- Here's a wardrobe-related item for ya: http://www.greatamericaparks.com/images/displayimage.php?album=60&pos=36 Could that be your unique signature at the lower right corner??? :D I'll never forget the work you girls did on my uniforms- you actually sewed sleeve extentions on my jacke...

Ok thanks I think thats kinda dumb I under stand the 35 feet part but didn't the businesses know it would be loud if they chose there office to be next to a amusment park. Your mistake is, you are looking at the issue logically. :D You should never assume people are capable of logical thought. It's...

Three-way tie for most popular after-hours hangouts: -Poor Richard's Pub (a.k.a. Dick's) -Avalon restaurant (before it was remodeled) -In-Law's bar & restaurant Poor Richard's . . . don't get me started (but you were right about one thing- they were a bit lax on carding people! I oughta know!) A...

So far no one from Show Ops has come forward with a recording. :( I have a VERY small segment of the parade on a cassette. It's playing in the background of a recording I made with a handheld recorder, when I walked in to the shop and talked to the guys. I haven't tried the college / school idea. Th...

As I remember it from my supervisor days, the background colors on the name tags in Gurnee from 1977-1982 were: White - seasonal costumed employee Yellow - seasonal costumed employee under 16 years old Blue - seasonal costumed supervisors Red - permanent full-time management Green - non-costumed em...

One of my friends from the Marriott days (he's a member on this site also) acquired an old soundtrack from the parade . . . Trouble is, it's on an 8 channel 1" analog reel-to-reel tape. That format is defunct! I found a studio in Canada that has a 1" 8-track deck and could dub the tape to ...

That's where I came up with my username- It was the radio call sign for the lead in our department. The highest "radio rank" I ever achieved was Show 1. I was in charge of Show Ops for second shift a couple of times, probably late in the season when they couldn't find anybody better . . . ...