Please view the video first, then read the... 30 FUN FACTS ABOUT THIS STEAMER VIDEO 1 THE MUSIC IN THE OPENING CREDITS IS 'TAKE THE A TRAIN'. STEAMER IS AN OLD K4 LOCOMOTIVE, AND THE A, IN THIS CASE STANDS FOR 'ALTOONA' 2 THE GALLERY SIGNS ARE IN DOWNTOWN ALTOONA, THEY ARE FROM KAUFMAN AND SONS 3 JOE SERVELLO'S ART GALLERY WAS USED SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE CORY COLLECTS JOE'S TRAIN PAINTINGS ( AND IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GALLERY SIGN ) 4 THE TERM 'SQUARE THE BASES' IS A SQUARE DANCE CALL AT THE C1 LEVEL 5 AFTER CALLERS CALL OUT THAT CALL, THE DANCERS ARE SUPPOSED TO SAY BACK "WITH THOSE HAPPY, SMILING FACES!' 6 THE MUSEUM MUSIC IS CALLED THE HONEYMOON HOTEL, FROM SUPERMAN 2 (CORY'S FAVORITE SUPERMAN MOVIE) 7 THE PHOTOS AND PAINTINGS ARE OF THE HORSESHOE CURVE, NOT TO GET CONFUSED WITH THE ALTOONA CURVE BASEBALL TEAM 8 THE HORSESHOE CURVE PHOTOS ALL BELONG TO WELL-KNOWN ALTOONAN, JOHN KAZMAIER 9 THE STEAMER WATERCOLOR PAINTING WAS DONE BY PAM SNYDER, CORY'S FRIEND. SHE PAINTED A BUNCH AT THE CURVE GAMES, WITH HER EASEL PROPPED UP IN THE CONCOURSE. CORY'S FAVORITE ONE OF THE MASCOTS, UMPS AND CATCHER DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, IS ON DISPLAY IN CORY'S ART STUDIO 10 STEAMER WAS NOT WEARING HIS BIG SHOES WHILE RECORDING THIS VIDEO. THEY WERE STILL SOAKED FROM SHOOTING 'STEAMER AND DIESEL DAWG'S SNOW DAY' VIDEO A WEEK BEFORE. 11 'LOOK OUT HERE COMES STEAMER' SONG WAS DONE BY ALTOONA MUSICIAN, JACK SERVELLO AND WAS A GIFT TO CORY. JOE SERVELLO, THE ARTIST, AND JACK ARE COUSINS. 12 THERE ARE 2 DOZEN STILL SHOTS IN THE SLIDESHOW PART OF THE VIDEO 13 DIESEL DAWG'S IMAGE IS IN 8 SHOTS 14 GENERAL MANAGER TODD 'PARNEY' PARNELL IS IN 2 OF THE PHOTOS 15 TYLER SHEA, STEAMER'S WISE-CRACKING ASSISTANT DURING THE GAMES, CAN BE SEEN IN TWO PHOTOS; ONE IN THE OLD DIESEL DAWG COSTUME (LOOK CAREFULLY) AND THE OTHER SHOT WITHOUT THE COSTUME ON STANDING NEXT TO KIRA, STEAMER'S OTHER ASSISTANT 16 PUNXY PHIL PHOTO WAS TAKEN RIGHT AFTER THE VARMIT BIT STEAMER. GUY WITH TOP HAT SAID, 'DON'T WORRY, HE DOESN'T BITE' AND THEN, CHOMP! LUCKILY, CORY HAD HIS FINGER TUCKED IN THE STEAMER FUR, BUT STEAMER HAD A CHUNK BITTEN OUT OF THE GREEN FUR 17 CHARLTON JORDAN, WHO PLAYS STEAMER'S BUDDY,DIESEL DAWG IS ALSO JIMMY JUMPER, NATIONAL TRAVELLING MASCOT FOR NCAA BASKETBALL 18 ORIGINAL LOLLIPOP KID, JERRY THE MUNCHKIN, FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ WAS AT THE BALLGAME. LITTLE GUY WITH BIG EGO. FANS HAD TO PURCHASE HIS 8X10 COLORED GLOSSYS IF THEY WANTED AN AUTOGRAPH 19 IN THE STEAMER BIG BOUNCE SHOT, THERE IS A WOODEN CUTOUT STEAMER IN THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE SCREEN. CORY PAINTED IT AND STUCK IT IN THE GAMES SECTION AT THE CURVE OFF SEASON. FROM THE HIGHWAY PEOPLE SAID IT REALLY LOOKED LIKE STEAMER WAS OUT IN PLAYLAND 20 CORY DREW THE STEAMER COLORING PAGE SHOT AND DREW THE STEAMER HEAD ON THE BOARD AT THE END OF THE VIDEO 21 CORY'S FRIEND DUANE MADE THE WOODEN FRAME FOR THE STEAMER PAINTING 22 CORY WORE THE STEAMER GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND, WHILE HOLDING THE VIDEO CAMERA IN HIS RIGHT, AT THE BEGINNING WHERE STEAMER WAS ENTERING THE ART MUSEUM 23 STEAMER ON TOP OF FOUR WHEELER PHOTO WAS LAST GAME OF 2002 SEASON AND ATV WAS CHANCED OFF TO A FAN WHO WAS REALLY HAPPY TO WIN IT 24 IN THE GALLERY TOWARDS THE END OF VIDEO, ACTUAL BASEBALL CARDS WERE ENLARGED AND FRAMED FOR THE STEAMER ART DISPLAY 25 THE ONE PHOTO OF STEAMER TAKING KIDS BASEBALL CAPS WAS PRINTED IN THE USA TODAY 26 CORY NEEDED THIS VIDEO FOR AN AUDITION AND FOR A NOMINATION 27 CORY AND ERIN USED WHITE PAPER TO MAKE BUCK TEETH FOR THE VERY END OF MOVIE 28 CORY PREDICTED MOVIE WOULD BE 5 MINUTES LONG, ERIN SAID 4:48 SECS ( HE WAS THE EDITOR ) 29 CORY PLAYED STEAMER IN ALL OF THE STILL SHOTS EXCEPT FOR ONE 30 STEAMER WEARING STRAW HAT AND LEI WAS TAKEN ON JIMMY BUFFETT DAY AT THE PARK. CORY CALLED SQUARE DANCES TO ONLY JIMMY B. MUSIC WITH TOM MILLER. ALL DANCERS RECEIVED FREE SEATS AND A GILLIGAN'S ISLAND FLOPPY FISHERMAN HAT.

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