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David C. Althoff, Jr.


Media Service Technician
Information Technology
Phone: 614-236-6219
Email: dalthoff@capital.edu
Also: dalloff.gcfn.org@sbcglobal.net
Capital University
1 College and Main
Columbus, Ohio 43209

That's me, standing under the Skyliner roller coaster at Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Have a look at my new 'blog'!


Capital University
Information Technology
(Official stuff)
Audio/Visual Info
Media Equipment Guide
Current Features:
Presentation Builder (MacOS application)
Widescreen video in iDVD 5
QuickTime Chapters in iDVD 5
Media Equipment Guide
Classroom Technology Guide
Video Production Pointers
Alert: VHS is going away!
Adventures
Adventures
Current Features:
Will you, April?
Trip Reports 2008
Wyandot Lake auction
Trip Reports 2006
Me and my girlfriend
Trip Reports 2005
Trip Reports 2004
Roller Coaster Almanac
Lost: Norwood Park
Trip Report Archive
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Dave's Featured Video
Ride Technology
Ride Technology
Current Features:
Patrons & Ride Safety
Roller Coaster Control Panels
Amusement Ride Patents
Amusement Ride Hall of Shame
Coaster cars
Blocking systems
Linear electric motors
What Happened to Superman: Ride of Steel?
What is an Eli Cycloid?
Brilliant Scrambler Operator of the Day
The Vekoma SLC anti-rollback system

Note: Old content doesn't usually go away! If it isn't in the menu above, click the icon for the full section list!

Other stuff:

Entry of the Gladiators:

In my Kennywood trip report for August 6, 2000 (posted to rec.roller-coaster) I mentioned that I entered the park just as Entry of the Gladiators was playing on the park's public address system. You have heard this march, written by Julius Fucik, before, though you might not know it by name. Heck, I didn't know its name until just recently! Anyway, the MIDI file linked above is a really good rendition of it that I found out on the Web someplace.

Powerhouse

Here's another song that you have certainly heard, but might not know by name..and you've probably heard all of it, but it's unlikely that you've heard it all put together in one piece. It was written by Raymond Scott, and the reason you know it is that Carl Stalling used it in countless cartoons, and parts of it are used for all of the "bumpers" on Cartoon Network.


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--Dave Althoff, Jr.