Coney Island Photo Dump
I was at Coney Island a couple of weeks ago but just never got around to putting up some pictures. We did pretty much all of the stereotypical Coney Island stuff: ate at the original Nathan’s, rode The Cyclone, saw a freakshow, and caught a Class A baseball game. It was the Brooklyn Cyclones vs. the Lowell Spinners (who were 7-26 coming into the game). Brooklyn won in the 9th with a walkoff single. It was pretty fun overall, but the whole time I couldn’t stop thinking about how much better it would have been if you could bet on Class A baseball games. I did make a bet with my girlfriend regarding whether or not there would be a home-run hit in the game. She took “no” and owed me a beer in the 2nd inning because I run hot when it doesn’t matter. Ship it!
The Cyclone was actually pretty good. For a roller coaster that’s been around since before the Great Depression, I wasn’t expecting much, but it gave a thrill for sure. I was just more concerned that it was going to give me back problems (as rickety old wooden roller coasters can tend to do), but that was no issue. I was going to take a POV video on my phone while riding it (because I’m a dork like that), but just before doing so, I figured I would check to see if there was already something like that on YouTube. Turns out there is, so I put my phone back in my pocket. This is what the ride is like:
Oh, and as cliche as it is, Nathan’s hot dogs really are way better at the original location.
Lastly, here’s a November Nine preview I did for PokerTips.org.
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