Comments on: On the Road: Kennywood http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/ More than you ever wanted to hear from Bestselling Author Jenny Crusie. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Marta http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113356 Marta Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:13:51 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113356 A pirate compromise is in order; 2 special forces pirates and 10 pirates of lesser skill. And they do use real chainsaws at those horror shows, but they take the chains off. Pittsburgh is a bitch to navigate, with all the ravines and rivers and mountains, but you can get real buttermilk in the grocery store. The biscuits you can make with that stuff . . . Great. Now I want biscuits. Can't wait for this book! A pirate compromise is in order; 2 special forces pirates and 10 pirates of lesser skill. And they do use real chainsaws at those horror shows, but they take the chains off.

Pittsburgh is a bitch to navigate, with all the ravines and rivers and mountains, but you can get real buttermilk in the grocery store. The biscuits you can make with that stuff . . .

Great. Now I want biscuits. Can’t wait for this book!

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]]> By: Jill http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113319 Jill Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:16:00 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113319 I’m finishing a book here. Music to my ears :) I’m finishing a book here.

Music to my ears :)

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]]> By: Mary Stella http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113306 Mary Stella Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:14:08 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113306 A friend of mine who used to play in a band told me that smoke machines often use water, liquid nitrogen, or, more frequently, a water-glycerine-mineral oil mixture. I don't know how they convert that to the fog, however. I love these peeks into the Crusie-Mayer collaborative creative process. I was born in Atlantic City, home to many things including amusement piers. I'll never forget the cheesy, fake, but still scary Amazing Ape Girl exhibit on Million Dollar Pier. The transformation of a docile teenaged girl in a bikini into a rampaging person in a gorilla suit was accomplished, literally, with smoke and mirrors but people still ran screaming from the tent when the ape broke free. A friend of mine who used to play in a band told me that smoke machines often use water, liquid nitrogen, or, more frequently, a water-glycerine-mineral oil mixture. I don’t know how they convert that to the fog, however.

I love these peeks into the Crusie-Mayer collaborative creative process.

I was born in Atlantic City, home to many things including amusement piers. I’ll never forget the cheesy, fake, but still scary Amazing Ape Girl exhibit on Million Dollar Pier. The transformation of a docile teenaged girl in a bikini into a rampaging person in a gorilla suit was accomplished, literally, with smoke and mirrors but people still ran screaming from the tent when the ape broke free.

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]]> By: JamieH http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113231 JamieH Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:28:46 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113231 Definitely agree about the superiority of wooden coaster to their metal, modern counterparts. Thanks for posting this, regardless of the fact that it's from October- it's so much fun to read your experiences since they're like little snippets of your books. Which makes you the ultimate Crusie heroine, I suppose ;) Definitely agree about the superiority of wooden coaster to their metal, modern counterparts.

Thanks for posting this, regardless of the fact that it’s from October- it’s so much fun to read your experiences since they’re like little snippets of your books. Which makes you the ultimate Crusie heroine, I suppose ;)

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]]> By: Louis http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113215 Louis Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:53:34 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113215 I think the "Smoke" started out as dry ice. I think the “Smoke” started out as dry ice.

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]]> By: Lily Blues http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113214 Lily Blues Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:44:49 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113214 Thanks for the Cherry Bomb fix. What a great holiday present! Sad to hear that this will be the last Cherry Bomb collaboration for awhile, but I'm eagerly awaiting your solo books,too, so I'll struggle through. Thanks for the Cherry Bomb fix. What a great holiday present! Sad to hear that this will be the last Cherry Bomb collaboration for awhile, but I’m eagerly awaiting your solo books,too, so I’ll struggle through.

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]]> By: inkgrrl http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113199 inkgrrl Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:32:53 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113199 Arr - always more pirates!! Arr – always more pirates!!

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]]> By: Diane (TT) http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113192 Diane (TT) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:43:41 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113192 I have nothing intelligent to say, except that I'm really looking forward to it and am glad that progress is being made. I have nothing intelligent to say, except that I’m really looking forward to it and am glad that progress is being made.

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]]> By: Jackie http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113178 Jackie Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:12:06 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113178 Well, bummer on the no more C-Ms for a long while, but Cs and Ms are really good too. Just keep writing, and we'll keep reading and buying books. Well, bummer on the no more C-Ms for a long while, but Cs and Ms are really good too. Just keep writing, and we’ll keep reading and buying books.

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]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113174 Jenny Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:46:10 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113174 On the series: This will be the last Crusie-Mayer for quite awhile--I have two solos to do and Bob has solos and non-fiction--so this will be a stand alone. And yeah, even if he's a demon, the BB has to be a smart demon, and that means strong motivation and intelligent acts. But we've got that all ironed out. On the series: This will be the last Crusie-Mayer for quite awhile–I have two solos to do and Bob has solos and non-fiction–so this will be a stand alone.

And yeah, even if he’s a demon, the BB has to be a smart demon, and that means strong motivation and intelligent acts. But we’ve got that all ironed out.

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]]> By: MJ http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113166 MJ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:01:31 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113166 New Year's Resolution Time is the perfect time for this post - a reminder of all the work that goes into anything worthwhile. Thanks, Jenny. New Year’s Resolution Time is the perfect time for this post – a reminder of all the work that goes into anything worthwhile. Thanks, Jenny.

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]]> By: McB http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113159 McB Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:09:57 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113159 Oooh, a Crusie-Mayer book fix. This is like a belated Christmas present! Thank you! smoke machines ... I think I heard or read somewhere that it's not real smoke because otherwise even healthy people would be having smoke inhalation problems. But I don't know what it is if it's not smoke. The Big Bad ... agreed that he should have a reason for whatever he wants. But if the BB is a demon, his reasons don't have to be logical in the real world, do they? vanquished pirates ... split the difference and go for eight. Still pretty darned impressive. I agree it can't be too easy; the hero has to work for it. Oooh, a Crusie-Mayer book fix. This is like a belated Christmas present! Thank you!

smoke machines … I think I heard or read somewhere that it’s not real smoke because otherwise even healthy people would be having smoke inhalation problems. But I don’t know what it is if it’s not smoke.

The Big Bad … agreed that he should have a reason for whatever he wants. But if the BB is a demon, his reasons don’t have to be logical in the real world, do they?

vanquished pirates … split the difference and go for eight. Still pretty darned impressive. I agree it can’t be too easy; the hero has to work for it.

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]]> By: Strop http://www.arghink.com/2008/12/29/on-the-road-kennywood/#comment-113134 Strop Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:51:39 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=656#comment-113134 It sounds good. Although it also got me remembering something you said a while ago: that Wild Ride was originally going to be the first book in a series, but now it looked like it was going to be a standalone. Why is that? Have you mentioned something else and I've missed it? It sounds good. Although it also got me remembering something you said a while ago: that Wild Ride was originally going to be the first book in a series, but now it looked like it was going to be a standalone. Why is that? Have you mentioned something else and I’ve missed it?

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