A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-28-07 to 1-1-08....New Year's Eve In Times Square

Aquamarine

[Aquamarine]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 200,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

Every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn once more to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square. Anticipation runs high. New Year's Eve is in the symbolic center of New York City "The City That Never Sleeps".

New Year's Eve in Times Square is chaotic, crowded, and out of control. People begin arriving late in the afternoon on New Year's Eve. By approximately 6:00 p.m., the Bow Tie of Times Square (42nd to 47th Sts. Between Broadway & 7th Ave.) is fully closed to traffic.

Times Square has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of its home city. Times Square is principally defined by its animated, digital advertisements. Known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the "ball" which "drops" from a tower on its roof every New Year's Eve.

The "New" New Year's Eve Ball

Each year, millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year's Eve Ball. At 11:59 p.m., the Ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to count down the final seconds of the year, and celebrate the beginning of a new year full of hopes, challenges, changes and dreams.

On October 4, 2007, the co-organizers of New Year’s Eve in Times Square (Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment) unveiled the new LED Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball at a press conference at Hudson Scenic Studio in Yonkers, New York. 2008 year marks the 100th birthday of the New Year’s Eve Ball, a universal symbol of celebration and renewal.

Auld Lang Syne - Traditional

The world holds its breath...and cheers as the clocks strike twelve. As the famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding a collective farewell to the departing year, and expressing our joy and hope for the year ahead.

WATERFORD CRYSTAL created an exclusive “Let There Be Light” design for the crystal triangles on the new Ball. Designed and crafted by Waterford artisans in Ireland, “Let There Be Light” features a dramatically stylized, radiating sunburst on each of the 672 crystal triangles. Due to the new design and technical innovations, this represents an increase of 168 crystal triangles from last year’s Ball. And, for the first time, the crystal triangles will feature cutting on both sides. The double cutting maximizes the light refraction within the crystal triangles.

The new Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball is more than twice as bright as the old one, with enhanced color capabilities and state-of-the-art LED lighting effects. Waterford Crystal crafted a beautiful new design for the crystal triangles on the Ball. Philips Lighting provided new solid state lighting technology that substantially increased the brightness, energy efficiency, and color capabilities of the Ball. And Focus Lighting developed a spectacular and unique lighting design for the new Ball on its 100th birthday.

Times Square at 12:00 AM January 1





We will open the book.
Its pages are blank.
We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is called "Opportunity" and its first
chapter is New Year's Day. ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce



History of New Year's Eve In Times Square
About The New Year's Eve Ball
Countdown To 2008 - In Video


Happy New Year 2008!

The Best Is Yet to Come
I've Got The World on a String
That's Life

Click on titles for music

03-27-07 ~ Hall of Fame #19 ~ Final

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 12-24,25-07...Merry Christmas 2007 12-26,27-07...Warm Fuzzy Wednesday & Thursday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[GodBlessUSA]

[GodBlessUSA]

Beautiful (((ES)))
Thank you! :)

[Diver Dave]

Thank You, ru4.

And let me say, Happy Birthday to you as well.

May God Bless you exceedingly abundantly :)

[Diver Dave]

Thank you all for the birthday greetings.

I thought my secret was safe, but it was afterall, in all the papers - well, at least one paper, oh soooo long ago...

[MEG33]

Love the news photo,DD!

*DIVER DAVE*

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[The Mayor]

How cute Dave!

[DollyCali]

Thank you so very much.. what a delightful sentiment & picture... a wish for a great year ahead for you also

[DollyCali]

HAPPY
BIRTHDAY

Diver Dave

Double your pleasure...
All year long!

[jaycee]

How wonderful!

[lonestar]

Please say one for my cousin Mike, whose wife died suddenly three months ago. I got this email from him today.

Never thought this would be so hard. One day you have plans and the next moment you have none...First time in my life that I have nothing to look forward to...Karen was everything to me...three months today.

[lonestar]

Happy Birthday!!!

Were you the first baby in the New Year?

[ru4liberty]

How cool is that?!! Such darling babies! I got my name in a couple of papers (local and county) as “pin-up queen” for being the first baby born for that year, but no one ran my picture. :(

Did y’all win prizes for being first? If so, I bet all the merchants who donated prizes were shocked when they had to cough up 2 of each!

[jaycee]

Is today your birthday, too, ru4?

[La Enchiladita]

Dave, that is sweet. Which one is you? What a blessing you were the first babies of the new year...awwww...

That clipping is a treasure...:)

[La Enchiladita]

Terrific!! How nice of you, Dolly, to do that for Dave.
It looks like you went to a swell event last night and thoroughly enjoyed. You go, girl!!

[ru4liberty]

Yes, it is, jaycee. They come so quickly anymore. Seems like it was just one short year ago that I was celebrating a birthday. < sigh >

[La Enchiladita]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, ru4liberty. Unless I have a bad case of CRS, I don’t recall talking with you before. It’s a pleasure to meet you; please join us here more often. Oh phooey, they didn’t put your pic in the paper for being first.

We used to have a brand of milk here in SoCal called ADOHR. Each week, in the Sunday paper, they would feature an “ADOHR-able Baby.” One week, I was it. That clipping is long lost, though...:(

[ru4liberty]

Shucks! I wish we could have seen your clipping, La Enchiladita. I’ll bet that truly was ADOHR-able! I lived out there in the 70s but don’t remember that brand. It must have been before then.

Don’t worry. You don’t have a case of CRS. ;) It’s been a few years since I was able to participate on the Finest threads. I hate that, too, because I’ve meet some fabulous people on these threads.

[La Enchiladita]

Esmeralda, You are an FR Treasure!!!

[La Enchiladita]

It was back in the ‘50s. Knudsen kind of took over on dairy after that.

Well, isn’t it nice that The Finest is still here? Welcome back!!!