Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 2008 - Pictures
I tried to be a "Parade-Caster" this morning for the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade -- hoping to get a glimpse of David Archuleta on the Starship Discovery float. The original plan was to "follow him" on the float until he reaches Macy's. Unfortunately, I discovered due to my own naivete that something like that is impossible unless you are part of the parade itself. (This was my first time to actual go out and watch the parade after all these years). I arrived at Columbus Circle at around 9:30 AM and the crowd was like -- 25 people deep? Arghh. Needless to say I tried to be "chatty" for the people who were listening on Rickey TV. I looked for a place in Central Park where I could get a decent view with my zoom lens, hoping to get a glimpse of David Archuleta. I was communicating with Tos who hosted the show on Rickey TV -- and we were both confused as to what was going on. People said different things about what was going to happen, etc. -- it was quite interesting.
As you can see, I did see Buzz Lightyear who was apparently behind the Starship Discovery float -- which I didn't see because it was tiny! LOL Oh well. Next time I should camp out like Xeno at 3 AM. She told me she has great video of David Archuleta waving at the New York Angels -- because he recognized them!
Anyway, hopefully, the fans won't say that I'm not "doing enough" for David Archuleta. This Macy's thing was more difficult than I thought!
At any rate: our next real chance is on December 12 for the Z100 Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden. Hope that happens.
Even if I did not see David Archuleta in the flesh today -- I really enjoyed myself out there. Thanks for everyone who came into the chat room!
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