http://www.lpcomet.com/archives/7.html Lincoln Park N. Dartmouth MA Comet Rollercoaster ,History, memories and information Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:49:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lpcomet.com/archives/7.html/comment-page-1#comment-13 BRIAN AUSTIN Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:12:04 +0000 http://capeweb1.meganet.net/~lpcomet/?p=7#comment-13 Just looked at her today, July 8, 08. Looks like construction has paused and the Comet is still standing. Sort of. I would love to hear of any open house day to tour the park one last time as mentioned on another site. Just looked at her today, July 8, 08. Looks like construction has paused and the Comet is still standing. Sort of. I would love to hear of any open house day to tour the park one last time as mentioned on another site.

]]> http://www.lpcomet.com/archives/7.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 BRIAN AUSTIN Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:37:57 +0000 http://capeweb1.meganet.net/~lpcomet/?p=7#comment-12 I had the great pleasuse of working at Lincoln Park in the early 70's. My boss' name was Slim McConnel, I think. I worked the BB guns with the red paper star to shoot out. Funny, pretty girls always seemed to be the best shots. I rode the Comet a few times a week. I remember fondly coming in to work the evening and walking under her listening to her working her magic on countless patrons. I never got bored with riding the Comet. No matter how many times you rode her you couldn't avoid getting slammed against the sides or your co-rider. Fun times indeed. What a shame to see her "becoming" the Village at Lincoln Park. Ten units of affordable housing with two hundred units at full price. Shops to buy "memories" that won't last out the day. My memories of her are as vivid today as they were 35 years ago. Getting to work with the top down and hearing the first ride go by. Hearing her clackity clack roar every 3 minutes or so. Noticing her silence from across the park and wondering what was wrong. Usually it was a rider who couldn't handle her. As a little kid in the 60's anticipating/dreading the day I was big enough to ride. The first ride where her 65 feet might as well have been 650 feet. Lord, was it only 65 feet? I hope the people who live in this village hear, off in the distance on hot summer nights, a clacking noise followed by screams that disappear in the wind. Maybe they won't even know what it is? But we will. Just the "Comet" folks. Going for one more ride. I had the great pleasuse of working at Lincoln Park in the early 70’s. My boss’ name was Slim McConnel, I think. I worked the BB guns with the red paper star to shoot out. Funny, pretty girls always seemed to be the best shots. I rode the Comet a few times a week. I remember fondly coming in to work the evening and walking under her listening to her working her magic on countless patrons. I never got bored with riding the Comet. No matter how many times you rode her you couldn’t avoid getting slammed against the sides or your co-rider. Fun times indeed.
What a shame to see her “becoming” the Village at Lincoln Park. Ten units of affordable housing with two hundred units at full price. Shops to buy “memories” that won’t last out the day. My memories of her are as vivid today as they were 35 years ago. Getting to work with the top down and hearing the first ride go by. Hearing her clackity clack roar every 3 minutes or so. Noticing her silence from across the park and wondering what was wrong. Usually it was a rider who couldn’t handle her. As a little kid in the 60’s anticipating/dreading the day I was big enough to ride. The first ride where her 65 feet might as well have been 650 feet. Lord, was it only 65 feet?
I hope the people who live in this village hear, off in the distance on hot summer nights, a clacking noise followed by screams that disappear in the wind. Maybe they won’t even know what it is? But we will. Just the “Comet” folks. Going for one more ride.

]]> http://www.lpcomet.com/archives/7.html/comment-page-1#comment-2 pjf Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:59:55 +0000 http://capeweb1.meganet.net/~lpcomet/?p=7#comment-2 Sad days ahead ;( Sad days ahead ;(

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