One of the best things about the Maradonia books hitting the interwebs was the fallout. The endless Yahoo Answers questions regarding "who is the youngest author in the world?" Her online mag Glory Extra. The sock puppetry on LiveJournal and YouTube and amazon... Copy pasted testimonials raving about how 'donia is not just a book - it's a lifestyle!! The sheer bravado claiming it was going to be made into a movie AND a theme park. (Amazed we got the movie before they ran out of cash) Of course, as well as the written sporkings and video beat-downs.
The whole thing was a 'Glori-ous' mess and it was amazing. No doubt if her new book is ever released somehow sporks must follow. But there will never be another Maradonia Saga...
I wish that theme park opened. The cognitive dissonance of the Tesches could not possibly make excuses for why almost no one (except a few people videotaping it for the internet) was at the AWESOMEST place in America as they hemorrhaged money every day.
I wish that theme park opened. The cognitive dissonance of the Tesches could not possibly make excuses for why almost no one (except a few people videotaping it for the internet) was at the AWESOMEST place in America as they hemorrhaged money every day.
I'm really curious about how a theme park would've worked out. Would there have been a bouncy-glacier castle area (aka the Evil Empire hideout) and a mermaid water park where people can pet unicorns?
Just trying to imagine what they probably would've had in mind, though I think they got the idea from the Harry Potter theme park more than anything.
I wish that theme park opened. The cognitive dissonance of the Tesches could not possibly make excuses for why almost no one (except a few people videotaping it for the internet) was at the AWESOMEST place in America as they hemorrhaged money every day.
I'm really curious about how a theme park would've worked out. Would there have been a bouncy-glacier castle area (aka the Evil Empire hideout) and a mermaid water park where people can pet unicorns?
Just trying to imagine what they probably would've had in mind, though I think they got the idea from the Harry Potter theme park more than anything.
Probably some old carnival rides repainted and relabeled to be Maradonia themed and maybe a mermaid swimming pool (starring Gloria as the mermaid a couple times a week). Maybe a few guys in costume as Apollyon and Joey, but only Gloria gets to be Maya and the mermaid (just one so she doesn't get outshined). Guaranteed to have been the worst theme park in Florida since Pirate's World closed down.
Probably some old carnival rides repainted and relabeled to be Maradonia themed and maybe a mermaid swimming pool (starring Gloria as the mermaid a couple times a week). Maybe a few guys in costume as Apollyon and Joey, but only Gloria gets to be Maya and the mermaid (just one so she doesn't get outshined). Guaranteed to have been the worst theme park in Florida since Pirate's World closed down.
It was an extremely shitty amusement park from the 60's that closed in the mid 70's. Maybe I'm too harsh but even for the time it looks pretty damn lame.
It was an extremely shitty amusement park from the 60's that closed in the mid 70's. Maybe I'm too harsh but even for the time it looks pretty damn lame. https://youtube.com/watch?v=MwRg3vl5XzM
Looks about right. I'm pretty sure they could get the actual cast of Maradonia to reprise their roles for the theme park (assuming Gerry actually paid them).
They were self published. Not sure how that works but it's possible Gerry was printing a few at a time as orders came in. He also split the first book into 2 at some point and did the 9/11 intro. It's certainly possible that there's a mountain of Maradonia books still in the foreclosed Tesch mansion after the divorce waiting to be claimed like Atari ET games, though.
Everything we have are stored on secret Russian servers under direct supervision from the Kremlin. I have it on good authority that Vladimir Putin himself has seen this film and said of it, 'This film is worse than Chechnya."
Other people probably have working mirrors. But just as a PSA: if anything like this happens, bloody save it as fast as you can. You're witnessing Cultural Happenings in real time. Things might not be there tomorrow. In words of those who came before me: "these are cultural treasures, and shouldn't be let to vanish." (...ironically, it was said on a website that has long since vanished. But hey.)
Probably some old carnival rides repainted and relabeled to be Maradonia themed and maybe a mermaid swimming pool (starring Gloria as the mermaid a couple times a week). Maybe a few guys in costume as Apollyon and Joey, but only Gloria gets to be Maya and the mermaid (just one so she doesn't get outshined). Guaranteed to have been the worst theme park in Florida since Pirate's World closed down.
It was an extremely shitty amusement park from the 60's that closed in the mid 70's. Maybe I'm too harsh but even for the time it looks pretty damn lame. https://youtube.com/watch?v=MwRg3vl5XzM
I stand corrected. Goddamn that place looks horrible. That said I think the Tesch's could probably put out something on par with it, except replace dinosaurs with Maradonia and "science" with her mother's paintings.
Oh shit. Glo Glo is going into tech. Will she now join Zoe Quinn and Brianna Wu in attempting to make a video game? Or will she join Ali and Jake Rapp in pretending to be a programmer?
