Tommorrow night from either bank of the river... Boats decorated with Xmas lights parading back and forth for a couple hours finishing with a pretty good fireworks display!! I try and make it every year... I have always enjoyed it...
Saturday Night November 29.
Tonight is also the tree lighting at the Landing
Quote from: jbm32206 on November 28, 2008, 05:17:13 PM
Tonight is also the tree lighting at the Landing
Artificial tree this year with LED lights I hear...
Yeah...it's something new they're doing this year.
Quote from: BridgeTroll on November 28, 2008, 05:01:02 PM
Tommorrow night from either bank of the river... Boats decorated with Xmas lights parading back and forth for a couple hours finishing with a pretty good fireworks display!! I try and make it every year... I have always enjoyed it...
Saturday Night November 29.
do you know what time it starts?
7pm.....
Morning news said they had 75 boats signed up!!
If you have never been... here is what you missed. Try it next year.
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=646638&CategoryID=10519
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=646920&CategoryID=10519
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=646844&CategoryID=10519
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=646192&CategoryID=10519
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/category.asp?eventID=646190&CategoryID=10519
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=646141&CategoryID=10519
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/category.asp?eventID=646136&CategoryID=10519
An artificial tree with LED lights???
That doesn't sound right.
How does it look?
Saw it tonight.
Broke my heart.
Nothing like taking the 22 year tradition of bringing in a beautiful, real tree and replacing it with this garish toy.
The lights dance.
They dance.
Nothing says "going green" like bringing in this Chinese-made steel monstrosity.
Some people liked it.
Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on December 03, 2008, 10:21:33 PM
Some people liked it.
I tend to dislike artificial trees in general, so I might not be the most partial on the subject :D
Watching the Rockefeller Center tree lighting on TV tonight though, I just don't think it would be the same with a fake, LED tree.
On a similar note, I think city planners should take note of the New York event, as well as other similar events around the country. For most of the events, as it should be, the lighting of the tree is the main event, per se. The tree is lit, everyone ooohs and ahhhs, and you leave filled with warm feelings of sentiment and holiday spirit.
Only in Jacksonville do they light the tree, and then immediately blow $75,000 worth of explosives up off some barge, taking all focus of the actual, you know, tree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTAazA-Xlag
Quote from: KenFSU on December 03, 2008, 09:27:41 PM
Saw it tonight.
Broke my heart.
Nothing like taking the 22 year tradition of bringing in a beautiful, real tree and replacing it with this garish toy.
The lights dance.
They dance.
Nothing says "going green" like bringing in this Chinese-made steel monstrosity.
Not a big fan of artificial either... but...They are touting the energy savings with the LED lights. They were claiming this system will use 1/3 the energy of the old lighting system.
Christmas
I went to the Boat Parade and snapped some shots. Most of my shots of the boats weren't any good, but the fireworks are pretty good. The fireworks display was AWESOME! We really enjoyed the whole night.
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Had to get a shot of the Jacksonville skyline mainstay. Go Jags!
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(http://images48.fotki.com/v1405/photos/1/1161746/6979831/JacksonvilleBoatParade057-vi.jpg)
(http://images47.fotki.com/v1400/photos/1/1161746/6979831/JacksonvilleBoatParade060-vi.jpg)
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(http://images48.fotki.com/v1405/photos/1/1161746/6979831/JacksonvilleBoatParade065-vi.jpg)
(http://images48.fotki.com/v1412/photos/1/1161746/6979831/JacksonvilleBoatParade074-vi.jpg)
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Great pix! Great shots from the otherside of the river.
Those are very nice. When you see pics like that it makes you sad and happy at the same time, sad because you can see the potenial we have, but dont take advantage of or seek it.
Sweet picks!!
The "Sons of Norway" boat looks great.