Program Reminders from NYC.....

Here are two program reminders of special interest to the group that just traveled to New York City with us....programs that should be enjoyable for all of us, as we enter into the 'holiday season'.

Tonight, on NBC, Al Roker (pictured below giving us the 'thumbs up', as we were watching him at his weather desk in NY) hosts the lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center.


We saw the tree just after it was brought into NYC and put in the place where it will stand proud and beautiful during the holiday season. We were told it is the tallest tree ever to grace Rockefeller Plaza at a majestic 80 feet.


And there also was quite a story surrounding its discovery and selection.

Apparently, a neighbor sent photos of the tree in to the selection committee without telling the owners of the property the tree was on in Connecticut, I believe. When the committee member showed up to tell the man that the tree had been selected, the man had to tell him it wasn't his tree and they both went over to the neighbors to deliver them the surprise news and see what would happen next.

Long story short...the neighbors were flattered and came to the conclusion that the tree probably was close to the end of it's life and, therefore, said 'yes, you can have the tree for New York City and the rest of the world to enjoy'.

The second program note also involves our recently completed trip to the 'Big Apple'.

We were fortunate enough to enjoy the 'Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular' on the night when it was taped to be shown on NBC at a later date as a special to honor the famed hall and the Rockettes 75th Anniversary.



Well, that 'later date' is this weekend, as the one hour special will be shown on Saturday night, December 1st, on NBC. It was a spectacular show and one that I'm sure will really put you in the 'holiday spirit'.


Matt and Meredith from the Today Show were even there the evening we saw the show. After the show, I was able to get photographs of several members of our group with 3 of the 'stars' of the 'Spectacular'. I'll include a couple of the photos and a little story about them on my next travel-ography.com post.

(All above photos were taken on our trip...click on them to see a larger version.)

Happy Holidays !!!

Steve