Along with Journey, gave the crowd an excellent show at Germain Amphitheaters in Columbus, OH on September 10th, 2006. The original members ran around the stage rocking the night. Played all of their hits and a few of the new cover songs from their new album “Yeah!”

Journey in concert, September 10th, 2006 at Germain Amphitheater in Columbus, OH. Excellent concert, along with Def Leppard. Energy was high and the sound was perfect. Great to see these bands out touring and showing they still can put on a great show. On the big screen behind the band is the lead singer, Jeff Scott Solo, who replaced Steve Augeri who was the replacement for the original singer, Steve Perry. He was wearing the Ohio State University Buckeyes quarterback’s jersey (#10 Troy Smith). OSU beat University of Texas the night before to remain #1 in the nation. Guitarist Neil Schon was unbelievable on lead guitar.

Now, what could have possibly happened that necessitated the placement of this sign? Taken outside an ice cream shop in Lebanon, OH over Labor Day weekend. Interestingly, there is also a large ice cream cone trash bin nearby, no sign on that though.

With speeds reaching around 75mph, the hydros hit the waves just right to appear that they float on air on the course. During one heat, one of the boats went completly in the air, much to the joy of the crowd, although the driver was not as thrilled!

During a break in the racing heats, the vintage boats took to the lake and showed the crowd how the races used to look about 30 years ago. Notice the open cockpit, modern drivers have the advantage of closed windowed cockpits to keep the spray from hitting them. Of course, the speeds have increased dramatically too.

The Celina (Ohio) Governor’s Cup 2006 race was held August 26th & 27th on Grand Lake. The hydro boats race in different classes ranging from 1.0 Litre modified up to 5.0 Litre. The boats are about 13.6 feet long and weigh in at 750lbs in the lower classes. Speeds are any where from 70 to 140 mph. Very exciting to watch, even though the weather was overcast and strong wind made some waves on the lake.