Ball drop to feature plenty of 'eye candy'

[steven]

The ball of lights is being fine-tuned. The Jumbotrons are standing by. The crane has been rented to hoist the car 140 feet up.


Eye candy will be everywhere at this year's ball drop on New Year's Eve, an ever-evolving event that usually eclipses the prior year's spectacle.
This year, two Jumbotrons flanking the Electric Tower building in Roosevelt Square will flash a retrospective of the local and national events that shaped 2006.

The fireworks that rocket off at midnight will dance to booming classic rock.

And in a salute to the automobile, Ford will use a crane to lower one of its new Edge cars - which has its panels stamped at the Woodlawn plant - along with the ball of lights.

Side by side, they will fall at midnight.
Buffalo's ball drop, which is in its 19th year, attracts an estimated 40,000 people and has become the nation's second-largest - behind New York City's maelstrom, of course.

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...23/1049063.asp

[300miles]

Buffalo's ball drop...attracts an estimated 40,000 people and has become the nation's second-largest - behind New York City's...

Damn! I didn't know that.

[therising]

It seems that the Buffalo News' definition of eye candy is different than my own.

[300miles]

REAL outdoor eye-candy in January is difficult.

[Ragin]

Originally Posted by steven
Buffalo's ball drop...attracts an estimated 40,000 people and has become the nation's second-largest - behind New York City's...

Damn! I didn't know that.

neither did I .. whodda thunk?

[Chet Kowal]

I'll be in NYC, at the spectacular and uncrowded fireworks display in Central Park. With champagne, of course (bring your own)

[steven]

How many folks are planning to go?

[Dr Funky]

It seems that the Buffalo News' definition of eye candy is different than my own.

LOL, that would be a messy splat....

[300miles]

Anybody else go? They had a really cool fireworks show. And even with the rain there were tons of people out.

[Ragin]

Missed it .. headed down to Blasdell to the "Rocking New Years Eve" party at Club Paradise inside the Clarion Hotel. The band Hit N Run did a fantastic job ringing in the New Year and had the dance floor packed with people of all ages.

It really was alot of fun.

[Dr Funky]

Missed it .. headed down to Blasdell to the "Rocking New Years Eve" party at Club Paradise inside the Clarion Hotel. The band Hit N Run did a fantastic job ringing in the New Year and had the dance floor packed with people of all ages.

It really was alot of fun.

I seen you there doing that Crip walk