RCCTP Update – 11/27/07
By Brian | November 28, 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
By Brian | November 27, 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
By Brian | November 23, 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
By Brian | November 22, 2007
That is all…
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RCCTP Update – 11/20/07
By Brian | November 21, 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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Making Buildings out of Money
By Brian | November 20, 2007
Just so those Italians know you don’t need a leaning tower to do clever camera tricks. The $10, $20 and $50 bills are here.
Hat tip: Lisa Fiorenzo
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RCCTP Update – 11/19/07
By Brian | November 20, 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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A-Rod on his way back to the Yankees
By Brian | November 19, 2007
Alex Rodriguez says his contract talks with the Yankees are in the bottom of the fifth inning.
I have no idea what that means. But I do know what this means:
“Long after baseball, New York is going to be part of our lives,” he said. “I have some unfinished business in New York.
I can’t tell you how glad I am to hear him say this. When he opted out of the contract, and had his agent do it during Game 4 of the World Series, I had written A-Rod off as a businessman who just happened to play baseball. A hired gun.
This tells me that it bothers him on more than just a professional level that he had one of the greatest indivdiual baseball seasons ever and fell apart in the post-season. I know that the rest of the team fell apart as well, but I think A-Rod expected himself to carry the team on his shoulders, and he didn’t do that. And that bothers him.
The only thing better than having one of the best players in baseball as your third baseman is having him there with something to prove.
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Have a Politically Correct Christmas!
By Brian | November 17, 2007
Here’s one from the PC crowd that just takes the cake:
Aspiring Santas have been told not to use the term “ho, ho, ho” because it could be seen as derogatory to women. Thirty trainees at a Santa course in Adelaide last month, held by recruitment company Westaff, were urged to replace the traditional festive greeting with “ha, ha, ha”.
Two Santa hopefuls reportedly left the course after the trainer’s edict.
The term “ho” is also American slang for a prostitute. “We were told it (ho) was a derogatory term for females and can upset people,” said the Santa, who did not want to be identified publicly. “As far as I’m concerned, a hoe is something you dig the ground with.”
Critics have branded the instruction for Santas to use “Ha! ha! ha! Merry Christmas” as nonsense and madness.
The silver lining to this story is the near universal agreement that such a suggestion is insane. That said, it doesn’t seem like Political Correctness is about to burn itself out in the flame of public opinion any time soon…
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RCCTP Update – 11/16/07
By Brian | November 17, 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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