How could we possibly do the early ball lighting in your room?

(12-06-2012 12:09 PM)HappyHuskie Wrote:  How could we possibly do the early ball lighting in your room?

That could be a problem. If you use a flashlight, it won't hurt. However, if you insist on using a flame, we made need to coat the ball in some fire-retardant salve. You are making me have to think hard about this.

As to early ball lighting, I am willing to stick my neck out and let you do it early AND late - all night, in fact. Plus, I will get (or pay for) permission from the hotel so as not to disturb (or excite) the other guests.

I'v got my work cut out for me so that you guys can have a meaningful and pleasant ball lighting experience.

Sounds like a segment on Jackas*.
Whose ball do you plan on using?

(12-06-2012 12:57 PM)HappyHuskie Wrote:  Sounds like a segment on Jackas*.
Whose ball do you plan on using?

Whoever comes with the nicest looking one and is willing to let us light it.

In a pinch, we could use mine, but mine is old and it's lost some of its size over the years. Plus, it might not light as well as a newer one.

(12-06-2012 09:49 AM)JCCNIU31 Wrote:  December 31st, 2012

City of Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown
Date: December 31st, 2012
Location: Downtown Fort Lauderdale
Time: 4:00 PM - 3:00 AM
Free Event

The Orange Bowl and the City of Fort Lauderdale have partnered together since 2011 to host the annual Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown, the premier New Year’s Eve celebration in South Florida. Touted as one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations in the South East, the free 11-hour street festival is full of fun and excitement for both children and adults. An estimated 100,000 revelers will crowd downtown Fort Lauderdale on Monday, December 31 from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. to wait with anticipation for the lighted ball to drop at midnight.

The spectacular celebration will feature a variety of activities for the whole family from 4 to 8 p.m. including bounce houses/inflatables, face painting and games, contests and line dancing with the DJ, as well as an early ball lighting countdown at 7 p.m.

Here is the link...live music on 2 stages...etc
http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/events/cou.../index.htm

You sure this is recent? Everything in the link is from last year's event.

Anyone know how our allotment sales are going? Regardless if the MAC covers us or not, it would still be much more respectable if we sold at least 10k.

(12-06-2012 09:24 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  

(12-06-2012 09:49 AM)JCCNIU31 Wrote:  December 31st, 2012

City of Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown
Date: December 31st, 2012
Location: Downtown Fort Lauderdale
Time: 4:00 PM - 3:00 AM
Free Event

The Orange Bowl and the City of Fort Lauderdale have partnered together since 2011 to host the annual Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown, the premier New Year’s Eve celebration in South Florida. Touted as one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations in the South East, the free 11-hour street festival is full of fun and excitement for both children and adults. An estimated 100,000 revelers will crowd downtown Fort Lauderdale on Monday, December 31 from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. to wait with anticipation for the lighted ball to drop at midnight.

The spectacular celebration will feature a variety of activities for the whole family from 4 to 8 p.m. including bounce houses/inflatables, face painting and games, contests and line dancing with the DJ, as well as an early ball lighting countdown at 7 p.m.

Here is the link...live music on 2 stages...etc
http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/events/cou.../index.htm

You sure this is recent? Everything in the link is from last year's event.

Here's a new link I found
2012
It claims it takes place in 2012.

Thanks! BTW, they're advertising the count down event at FSU, so plan to be well out numbered and lots of talent. See you there...

(12-04-2012 02:10 PM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 02:08 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 01:50 PM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 01:49 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  Fret not! I am already in contact with the Miami Area Gay People Interested in Exposure (MAGPIEs) to set up a gay pride parade through the Miami Beach area. Many of us will be nude or semi-nude, so make sure you come!

I am also setting up a parade of Miami Beach nursing home patients. It will be an all-wheel chair and walker parade for two blocks. Right now, I have my people down there trying to corral some participants expected to still be alive on January 1.

I am so busy that I do not know which end is up (this time literally). Why do I always seem to get stuck being the social activity organizer?

Two blocks? How long does it last for, eight hours?

Hey, we need to entertain you guys for a long time! It's our mission!!

I'd rather watch paint dry.

I think the paint would dry first.

(12-06-2012 10:54 PM)NSwanson89 Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 02:10 PM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 02:08 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 01:50 PM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 01:49 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  Fret not! I am already in contact with the Miami Area Gay People Interested in Exposure (MAGPIEs) to set up a gay pride parade through the Miami Beach area. Many of us will be nude or semi-nude, so make sure you come!

I am also setting up a parade of Miami Beach nursing home patients. It will be an all-wheel chair and walker parade for two blocks. Right now, I have my people down there trying to corral some participants expected to still be alive on January 1.

I am so busy that I do not know which end is up (this time literally). Why do I always seem to get stuck being the social activity organizer?

Two blocks? How long does it last for, eight hours?

Hey, we need to entertain you guys for a long time! It's our mission!!

I'd rather watch paint dry.

I think the paint would dry first.

You guys will get old one day, too. And when that happens, I'll just laugh as you tool along with your walker and I drive by in my Ferrari with a drop-dead gorgeous babe in the front seat. (And no, I will NOT have to blow her up - but she may need to blow ME up!)

(12-06-2012 09:24 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  

(12-06-2012 09:49 AM)JCCNIU31 Wrote:  December 31st, 2012

City of Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown
Date: December 31st, 2012
Location: Downtown Fort Lauderdale
Time: 4:00 PM - 3:00 AM
Free Event

The Orange Bowl and the City of Fort Lauderdale have partnered together since 2011 to host the annual Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown, the premier New Year’s Eve celebration in South Florida. Touted as one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations in the South East, the free 11-hour street festival is full of fun and excitement for both children and adults. An estimated 100,000 revelers will crowd downtown Fort Lauderdale on Monday, December 31 from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. to wait with anticipation for the lighted ball to drop at midnight.

The spectacular celebration will feature a variety of activities for the whole family from 4 to 8 p.m. including bounce houses/inflatables, face painting and games, contests and line dancing with the DJ, as well as an early ball lighting countdown at 7 p.m.

Here is the link...live music on 2 stages...etc
http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/events/cou.../index.htm

You sure this is recent? Everything in the link is from last year's event.

I just re-posted the link from the Orange Bowl site that states Monday, Dec 31 2012

(12-06-2012 10:16 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  Thanks! BTW, they're advertising the count down event at FSU, so plan to be well out numbered and lots of talent. See you there...

Were in Florida...of course we will be outnumbered...good odds for any huskie...

I will make sure I dress appropriately... NIU hat and shirt to go with the Huskie pride...

(12-06-2012 10:16 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  Thanks! BTW, they're advertising the count down event at FSU, so plan to be well out numbered and lots of talent. See you there...

I kind of like being out numbered....

(12-07-2012 08:42 AM)JCCNIU31 Wrote:  

(12-06-2012 10:16 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  Thanks! BTW, they're advertising the count down event at FSU, so plan to be well out numbered and lots of talent. See you there...

Were in Florida...of course we will be outnumbered...good odds for any huskie...

(12-07-2012 04:13 PM)Kulz007 Wrote:  I will make sure I dress appropriately... NIU hat and shirt to go with the Huskie pride...

(12-06-2012 10:16 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  Thanks! BTW, they're advertising the count down event at FSU, so plan to be well out numbered and lots of talent. See you there...

Aside from dinner NYE, I plan on wearing Huskie gear at all times.

(12-08-2012 10:58 AM)DogTracks Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 04:13 PM)Kulz007 Wrote:  I will make sure I dress appropriately... NIU hat and shirt to go with the Huskie pride...

(12-06-2012 10:16 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  Thanks! BTW, they're advertising the count down event at FSU, so plan to be well out numbered and lots of talent. See you there...

Aside from dinner NYE, I plan on wearing Huskie gear at all times.

+1

(12-08-2012 11:50 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote:  

(12-08-2012 10:58 AM)DogTracks Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 04:13 PM)Kulz007 Wrote:  I will make sure I dress appropriately... NIU hat and shirt to go with the Huskie pride...

(12-06-2012 10:16 PM)Big Redd Wrote:  Thanks! BTW, they're advertising the count down event at FSU, so plan to be well out numbered and lots of talent. See you there...

Aside from dinner NYE, I plan on wearing Huskie gear at all times.

+1

As far as NYE dinner, I think acceptable attire must be some kind of Red and Black. Tuxedos optional.

For anyone planning on going to the Game Day Fan Zone, they are dumping tickets on ticketliquidator.com I got 4 for $3 each. Add in fees and I paid about $7 per person.

I'm not sure if I will go, but for less than $30, I won't feel bad about wasting them. I have kids, they might have fun.

I'm planning on getting my game tix from NIU, but there's no need to pay face value for the Fan Zone.

(12-09-2012 10:12 AM)JBarbour Wrote:  For anyone planning on going to the Game Day Fan Zone, they are dumping tickets on ticketliquidator.com I got 4 for $3 each. Add in fees and I paid about $7 per person.

I'm not sure if I will go, but for less than $30, I won't feel bad about wasting them. I have kids, they might have fun.

I'm planning on getting my game tix from NIU, but there's no need to pay face value for the Fan Zone.

Thanks for posting...this is on jan 1, right? I was looking at buying and description of the event said 1/31.

My receipt shows Jan 1.