The CoasterRadio guys

You know how when you add a pool to your backyard, suddenly the entire neighborhood is at your door, smelling of cocoa butter and grinning widely?

And when you get a summer cottage, all those long-lost relatives can't wait to rekindle your close familial relationship?

(For the record, I have neither. I do, however, have an imagination.)

It's sort of like that when you build a roller coaster.

Not that I'm complaining. It's wonderful when the media can't wait to talk about you.

And it's great fun to finally put a face with a name and meet the folks who have been emailing back and forth for years.

Last Saturday, three of the CoasterRadio guys showed up at our door.

Or, rather, gate.

It was time to record a podcast. Not another conference-call recording. This one was in person.

Live from Santa Claus: It's Saturday afternoon!

Mike, Mike and Eric were very nice fellows. We quickly got them set up for their recording and a curious crowd quickly gathered.

In addition to the podcast, one of the Mikes also wrote a treatise discussing the "hype" about The Voyage.

All the way from Washington, DC, Eric and the Mikes were a bit wide-eyed during their first visit to Holiday World. They commented that not only are our Hosts and Hostesses polite, our Guests are, too.

Mike couldn't get over how a teenager apologized for bumping into him:

"Oh, excuse me, sir."

Mike's young face twisted in wonder.

Sir?