No, it’s not a broken record you’re hearing – I really am featured in / on a major news outlet for the second time this week!
This time, it’s the San Francisco Examiner, who were very kind to promote my “Lost Parks” presentation at the San Mateo County History Museum.

For the full article, pick up a copy of today’s Examiner, or click the link below.
Let’s hope to keep this remarkable streak alive and continue to build awareness for the brand – feel free to share Great American Thrills with all your friends, family and favorite television stations / networks!
Read the article here:
Or copy / paste this link:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/thrill-seeker-revels-in-amusement-park-history/Content?oid=2610741
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October 24, 2013 | Categories: Amusement Parks, Lost Parks, Theme Parks | Tags: #lostparks, ACE, american coaster enthusiasts, amusement park review, California, california history, coyote point, frontier village, great american thrills, history, history presentation, Huell Howser, kris rowberry, kristopher rowberry, lost parks, lost parks of northern california, luna park, manteca waterslides, mike rowe, Nor Cal, norcal, pacific city, playland, playland-at-the-beach, poo, presentation, san francisco chronicle, san francisco examiner, san mateo county, san mateo county history museum, san mateo history museum, the next huell howser, theme park review | Comments Off on “Lost Parks” featured in the San Francisco Examiner!
There’s something about danger that makes our stories better, don’t you agree?
Case in point – Producer Nick and I were heading out to the SF Zoo this past Sunday to film a segment about the 1922 Dentzel Carousel. (It happens to be the only operating piece of the short-lived Pacific City Amusement Park at Coyote Point.)
Unfortunately, the park was beyond capacity, both in parking and general space, as they were celebrating Chinese New Year. With the weather as spectacular as it was, we should have known the park would be crowded.
We parked on Herbst Way, which turned out to be smack dab in the back of the park. Sadly, we were unaware of this, so…like sheep in a herd, we followed the pack of people who purported to know where the entrance to the zoo was.
Turns out, it was the entrance to the Great Highway and Skyline Blvd. (CA-35).
Whoops!
This is the result…
Braving the Great Highway to get to the S.F. Zoo!
Now Producer Nick and I are all for excitement – when it’s in the controlled and safe confines of an amusement park. But when you have cars whizzing by at 55 mph and you’re carrying upwards of $6,000 worth of camera and video equipment – it makes for a hairy situation.
But it got me to thinking – even if this was a lame day to shoot video, it would still be memorable – almost legendary. And while we DID end up making it into the zoo without any problems, and filming went along smoothly – the one thing we’re probably going to take away from today was that crazy walk.
Funny how things work out in the end, huh?
Stay tuned for the ACTUAL video we were shooting for – the Lost Amusement Parks of Northern California…coming soon!
February 20, 2013 | Categories: Lost Parks, Television Production | Tags: adventure, American, amusement park, amusement parks, Bay Area, dirty jobs, Frisco, fun, Great, great american, great american thrills, great highway, historical, history, host, introduction, investigative, kris rowberry, kristopher rowberry, mike rowe, new talent, presenter, San Francisco, san francisco zoo, series, sewage treatment plant, SF, talent, television concept, television production, theme park, theme park review, theme parks, thrill, thrills, WGA, zoo | Comments Off on A Little Extra Excitement in Your Life