Before you jump my bones about being repetitive....I get it.
This isn't about the Big Dipper, games or rides, it's my view from being both a fan and employee. Besides working as a life guard, during my off-duty hours I could pick up extra bucks by running the rides on the midway.
One of my favs was the Calypso tilt-a-whirl by the Arcade....there were two controls and they were supposed to be operated simultaneously at all times but when I would get the occasional loud-mouth hero drunk, I could make them sick as a dog by shutting down the inside slower than the larger turning platform.....so if you ever got sick and was a loud-mouth obnoxious drunk at Springlake...it was me that did it.
Next, (if there's interest) I'll talk about the entertainers like Twitty and Cash (behind the scenes)and life at the pool.
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