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If you donated money, your special show is on the way!
08/08/2007
We promised a special episode of CoasterRadio.com for anyone who donated money to Team CoasterRadio and the Single Riders Marathon.
Around 60 of you donated close to $1,200.
So, those 60 listeners have been sent a super-secret link to a podcast produced just for them. It's our version of a "road-trip" podcast, produced as we drove home from Kennywood on Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania.
Keep an eye on your e-mail inbox for the episode link.
If you didn't get a message with the link, let me know by emailing me at mike(`at`)coasterradio.com.
Thanks again to everyone who supported us!
CoasterRadio.com is BACK! (Sort-of)
07/08/2007
We're back from the first ever Single Riders Marathon at Kennywood Park.
Despite the rain, the event was a complete success and brought in close to $4000 in donations to Give Kids The World.
Congratulations to Clint Novak, Will Holder, Katie and the rest of the Coaster Crew for coming up with such a great idea. They devoted a lot of time and energy in order to pull the event off.
In our opinion, this is exactly what coaster enthusiast groups should be doing. Hopefully this is the first of many successful charity events that they will have. We also hope that other coaster groups and websites will follow their lead.
Mario, Flava and Mike presented a check for $1,138 on behalf of the listeners and friends of CoasterRadio.com. They then got to marathon on The Racer, logging 25 rides in just over an hour.
The highlight of the weekend, was getting a chance to host The Coaster Crew's Guide to the Midway podcast. This was the first time the guys have actually done a real "theme park" podcast in 9 months.
They interviewed Kennywood GM Jerome Gibas, dished on their favorite rides and attractions, and also had a chance to try the world-famous Potato Patch fries.
You can listen to the show HERE.
CoasterRadio.com Listeners Are The Best!
03/08/2007
I have ALWAYS said that the listeners of CoasterRadio.com are by far the best podcast audience around.
We know we can always count on the hardcore fans for support, whether it be during interactive segments of our show, contests or in this case, helping to raise money for charity.
For those of you who don't know, we have been raising money for the past two months as part of the upcoming Single Riders Marathon. All of the money raised is going to benefit Give Kids The World and Kennywood Cares.
Last night, we passed the $1000 mark! ($1095) This means that three more episodes of CoasterRadio.com are on the way. These three shows will be the "opening act" for the new podcast that will follow immediately after.
AND, anyone who has donated will receive a super-secret link to a show specifically for donors.
PLUS, Mario, Flava and I will be hosting a special edition of The Coaster Crew's Guide To The Midway when we are at Kennywood this weekend.
So, that means there are technically five more CoasterRadio.com episodes coming your way.
But, there still is time to get your donations in. We'll be accepting donations up until midnight on Friday night.
Thanks again to all of you.
What would Ari Gold from Entourage do?
02/08/2007
I was watching an episode of HBO's Entourage a few nights ago and I came to a conclusion.... I really like the character of Ari Gold.
Sure, he's not the most honest guy in the world, but he makes things happen.
He has a way of spinning things so his clients always look good.
Now here we are, just a few days away from the charity coaster marathon and I was noticing that we had raised 45% of our goal of $2000. With two days left, unless a miracle happens, we're not gonna get there kids.
But, I'm a man who believes that you constantly have to evaluate and re-evaluate your goals. We shot for the moon with our first goal and I believe we've landed in the stars with close to $1000 in donations.
So, I've made the final goal $1000 in the hopes that any last-second donors will push us over the top.
Remember, $1000 in donations from CoasterRadio.com listeners gets three new shows.
PLUS, we'll be producing a special show just for the people who donate. I have the e-mail addresses of the listeners who have given money and I'll be sending them a secret link to a special "donors only" show.
So thank you Ari, for the inspiration.
Now let's hug it out bitches!
Guest Blogger - Nick Hutson
02/08/2007
Hi guys! This is Nick Hutson here from the MusicalTalk Podcast. I am
the "guru" who wrote the Coaster Boy musical, and I'd like to urge you to please
donate money to the wonderful event that the Coaster Radio crew are
doing.
I'd like to ask you to remember the first time you went to a theme park.
The first time you smelt the corndogs, the first time you heard the
rollercoaster make its slow ascent up that lift hill, the first time
you said "I can't wait to come back next year!". Now I ask you to
remember that not every child in the world gets to do this. However, if
you simply donate something, you will be able to provide a lot of kids with,
probably, the happiest day of their life. So - this summer - treat someone
else's kids to a day at your favourite theme park. You'll be glad you
will.
And - hey...let's try and make it up to $1000! You know what's in
store if you do! Three more episodes of Coaster Radio! Let's try and
make this happen.
