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Christmas at Rockefeller Center – The Big Day Finally Arrives

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

All I can say is, that was definitely worth the wait. Check out the completed Photoblog for all the latest pictures.

One administrative note: now that the tree is lit, I’ve put the pictures back in chronological order, as opposed to reverse chronological order, as I had them throughout the process. For those who have been reading all along and just want to see the latest, click the double-right arrow to go to the end, and the click the left arrow to see tonight’s batch (13 pictures from tonight, 55 in all). I figure this is a better way to organize the pictures for those hundreds of people who will Google-stumble across this page in the months and years to come.

So all that’s left to say now is Merry Christmas to you and yours. There’s no denying it now – the turkey is eaten, the tree is lit, Black Friday has been blackened, and Cyber Monday has been processed. It’s Christmas season, boys and girls! Deck the halls, roast the chestnuts over an open fire, and jingle all the way!

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RCCTP Update – 11/27/07

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

As Monica said to Chandler, “This. Just. Got. Interesting.”

Check out today’s daily update. We’ve got large screen monitors, performance stages in various, well, stages of readiness, as well as behind the scenes pictures of the technicians and equipment required to put on this kind of shindig. And then there’s that beautiful full-frontal shot of the tree as seen from in front of Saks Fifth Avenue. Definitely not to be missed!

Tomorrow, I’ll post more pictures, of course, as well as a review of the show itself. Scheduled to perform, according to NBC.COM are Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Barry Manilow, Taylor Swift, Ashley Tisdale and Carrie Underwood. I know the Rockettes are in the show (they are every year), so I’m sure this isn’t a complete list. Like I said, I’ll keep you posted.

One final bonus today. A live web-cam of the tree, taken from a camera posted somewhere high up in 30 Rock. I assume this will be active during the show, so it might be something worth popping up on your screen.

The national show takes place between 8pm and 9pm Eastern time. If you get New York TV, there will be an extra hour of performances and various other merriment from 7pm to 8pm on WNBC-TV (Channel 4). Two hours of Al Roker! Who could ask for more? ;-)

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RCCTP Update – 11/26/07

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Today’s daily update almost got rained out, but the photoblog perseveres! Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night will keep this blogger from his appointed rounds!

Seriously – today’s update has both rain and gloom of night. Check it out.

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RCCTP Update – 11/22/07

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

I hope everyone had a nice Turkey Day. The weather in the New York area was fantastic, so we got up early in the morning, hopped on the 7:09AM train into New York City, and took in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

This, of course, put me just a couple of blocks away from Rockefeller Center, allowing me to add another couple of pics to the Photoblog. Click for a Macy’s Parade balloon and some small children posing in front of a big tree.

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RCCTP Update – 11/21/07

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

The scaffolding is down!

That is all…

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RCCTP Update – 11/20/07

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

The daily deed is once again done. Today: More lights, handsaws, a Fotomat for crystal jewelry, and Spongebob Squarepants!

Curious? I thought so.

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RCCTP Update – 11/19/07

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Another daily update in the books. Not much going on with the tree today, but there are some cool pics of the Ice Rink, and some classic New York City midtown shots.

As always, click here to join the fun.

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RCCTP Update – 11/16/07

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

The daily update is up again. Hope it’s enough to get you through the weekend.

Today’s installment features power cables, giant scary trumpet players, and angels – harked and heralded for your viewing pleasure.

Enjoy!

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RCCTP Update – 11/15/07

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

The daily update is up. Today: Christmas lights, extra boughs, and High School Musical! Check it out.

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In which I let down dozens of people (maybe)…

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

I wound up working from home today, so I don’t have a live picture of the tree to share. But there is an update. Depending on your glass-is-half-empty/glass-is-half-full score, I’m sure you’ll conclude that I’m either very resourceful with the tools at my disposal, or a lousy, stinkin’ cheater.

Also, Jason Bennion pointed out to me in the comments from my last post that the oh-so-witty captions I’m putting on my posts are not available on Firefox, as they are on Internet Explorer. Given my limited skills with Javascript, I’m quite frankly surprised that Firefox can’t handle something I’ve written. Either I’ve written the code wrong, or Firefox breaks on the simplest of Javascript code.

For the geeks out there, here’s the relevant snippet. Any feedback? Also, if anyone knows how to set the alt text on the picture when it changes, let me know & I’ll do that. I don’t know off the top of my head and I don’t have time to Google it right now.


function Fade_Image(inc){
//Set fade speed
if (document.all){
document.images.imagetofade.style.filter=”blendTrans(duration=1)”
document.images.imagetofade.filters.blendTrans.Apply()
}

//Load up next picture
curr_img = curr_img + inc
if (curr_img > (p-1)) curr_img=0
if (curr_img < 0) curr_img=p-1
document.images.imagetofade.src = preLoad[curr_img].src
caption.innerText=Cap[curr_img]

//Do the Fade
if (document.all){
document.images.imagetofade.filters.blendTrans.Play()
}
}

[…]

<td width=605 height=1000 valign=”top” align=”left” colspan=2>
<img src=”images/shim.gif” name=’imagetofade’ width=600 height=400 onclick=”Fade_Image(1)”><br>
<center><span id=”caption”>

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