Christmas Lights Synchronized to Music
It seems like it hasn’t been that long ago that I was putting the display up in the new yard, running new outlets, making new cabling, and adapting the sequencing to make it all work. The time has quickly slipped by, and we are getting ready to shut the lights down until this fall. If […]
We had a visitor send us a few time-elapsed photos that he took of the display a couple nights ago. The long exposure shots definitely give a neat appearance to the lights: Thanks for sending those, CB. It was nice to meet you. If anyone else has taken photos that they would like to share, […]
Gosh, that was quick. We have gained another 1000 views, and crossed over 6000 tonight. Awesome!
There are many fun facts and traditions that are intertwined with the Christmas season. One of these facts is that the 12 Days of Christmas actually are counted after Christmas day, and end on the eve of the Epiphany. Twelfth Night is the designation of the end of these 12 days, and traditionally signals the end of […]
Tonight, Kristi Truman was the 100th person to like our page on Facebook! I have no official award for you Kristi, just the notoriety of marking a milestone for us. Thank you! Thank you to all of you who have been by on the last couple nights to see the display- traffic has definitely increased […]
The site had it’s 5000th visit early this morning. That seems like a lot to me 🙂 I’m glad it is being seen, and hope to keep those numbers rising.
Not any of mine 🙂 We visited three shows tonight- Mike Read, Tyson H, and Mike Arnott. That doesn’t seem like much, but there was over 100 miles of driving involved to pull that off! Mike had his open house and cookie swap tonight at his new location near Peculiar, MO. He had quite a […]
The lights show will run as planned tonight. This will not be done to diminish the tragedy in CT today, but maybe as a means to honor those lost, as well as those who are grieving. It may also give a means for those in the area to spend some time with their own children, […]
I had my first interview today. Jenna, a student at Mill Creek High School, chose me as the subject of an interview for one of her classes. She was very professional, came prepared with good questions, and also asked a few off the cuff. She did very well. She took some daytime photos of the display, and […]
For those of you who are visiting, or plan to visit the display, please remember to turn off your headlights, keep the radio at a reasonable volume, and avoid blocking the driveways of my neighbors. Go ahead and block mine- I’ll get over it 🙂 Thank you!
I had several strands of blue lights that had been used for two years, and they looked okay upon initial inspection, so I put them out. Well, in short order, I found that the lights had more white than blue, and my four new 4′ trees looked much better than the 8 that had the […]
If you stopped by the show and took some good shots with your camera, phone, ipad, or whatever else, we’d like copies! Lots of creative photos get taken, and we would like to share them on our site. Appropriate credit will be given, as will our profuse thanks. Touch base with us through the contact […]
I received a nice message tonight from a family who visited the display: “I took the family out to see your display for the first time tonight…we LOVED it! We could have stayed for hours. You have an amazing display with music rich in tradition. Thank you for making this Christmas brighter for the xxxxxxx Family!! […]
I finally had enough time to finish up a sequence that I have been wanting to do, and I added it to the show tonight: an edited version of August Burns Red’s ‘Carol of the Bells.’ This addition gives me 17 total tracks, including 10 songs and 7 pop culture bits. Songs include: Louis Armstrong- […]
I had a neighbor stop by today and drop off a Christmas card with a nice note and a check for the charity. That made my day! Not only was it a nice message from one of our new neighbors here, but also a nice gesture to Kansas City Rescue Mission. Very cool. Even before the […]
We made our way over to see Tim Dorr’s display tonight, and the changes he made this year are awesome! His display is primarily led lights, along with some pixel strips that allow almost infinite colors, while each ‘bulb’ is actually separately controllable. This makes your imagination the only limit to your sequencing. It looked great, […]
I had intended to update this yesterday, but it got a little crazy around here. Thanksgiving day, we fed 18 here at the house, and then kicked off the light show that evening. We had some good traffic, including our neighbor’s entire Thanksgiving gathering standing outside watching. Yesterday, we had an oven give up (sparks and […]
Today was the busiest day the website has ever had! There has been a steady uptick as we neared the kick-off date, and as the site has been promoted by KCRM and others. It’s pretty exciting, and I hope we can carry the momentum right through the season
One of my co-workers just gave me this shirt: That made my day 🙂 Now to get stuff done, so that I can live up to it, lol.
KCRM has their Holiday 2012 Connection newsletter available. We will have these on site, as well, to hand out to those who have questions about who they are and what they do. You can also read through it here: These folks do a great work, and I hope we can help them out this season. […]
That took longer that I figured it would, but as of last night, the physical setup of the display is complete. I started into modifying the sequences, and finished the ‘pop culture bits’ last night. Tonight I will start into the songs, and hope to make some good progress. I need to, as I am […]
I’d like to give a big Thank You to Mike Sailer at Signco KC for supplying us with vinyl lettering for some of our signage, as well as a couple large QR Code stickers to allow those with smartphones to snap a picture and go straight to the website. Mike did our lettering a couple […]
The website, that is. After what seemed like an eternity, and some support help from the new host, the site is moved. I have run through it, and believe all the links to be functional, as well. Bonus! Since my last post, I have upgraded the house to a 200A service. The former 100A panel […]
We have made a lot of progress, but there is so much more to do. I sat down and made a list last night, and immediately wished I hadn’t, lol. The nativity star is up, as are the angels and the snowflakes. The flag pole is set for the mega-tree. We worked on the fence […]
We have been given the green light to announce our charitable partner for this year’s light show: Kansas City Rescue Mission. You may have heard their commericals recently on the radio. They do an amazing work here in the KC area, and we are excited to help them with our donation drive. Visit the new Donations […]
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