Tag Archives: New Year’s Eve

No New Year’s Eve is complete without a look at the fireworks spectacular over Sydney. Watch below. I’m just a little disappointed that they didn’t soundtrack the fireworks with Kylie this year.

The celebrations have begun! “Auckland, New Zealand is the first major city to welcome the new year. The city’s celebrations include a fireworks display, launched from the Sky Tower.” Are you working today? Where will you be tonight?

It’s almost nine hours before midnight and Times Square is already mobbed. EarthCam is streaming live shots from multiple angles.

Their fireworks are always the best.

Via World Net Daily: When the famous ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City’s Times Square, a message will be there to remind “our intolerant liberal friends” about the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. Answers in Genesis, the Christian ministry best known for operating the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, announced it is purchasing a recurring, 15-second spot …

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Hit this link for some great shots from around the world.

At this writing midnight is some eleven hours way, but as you can see there are already thousands of people crammed into the pens across Times Square. You can watch the craziness live from a number of cams in different locations.

Native New Yorker Lady Gaga will join Mayor Bloomberg in dropping the ball tomorrow night in Times Square. Each year, Hizzoner chooses a guest to help drop the ball and count down the year’s final minute. Past choices have included Bill and Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell, Muhammad Ali and Rudy Giuliani. Lady Gaga will perform on ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New …

Is this thing on? What with the funky weekend holidays this year, who’s working this week?

Not terrible, but the classic disco version is this one.

What are your plans for New Year’s Eve? Share your traditions, party links, and plans.

NYC Eagle, Thursday, 2am Bear 1: I need to find a more gay-positive working environment. Bear 2: Oh, really? Where do you work? Bear 1: At home.

On last night’s live New Year’s Eve show from Times Square on CNN, Kathy Griffin dealt with some off-camera hecklers in her typical fashion, not realizing her microphone was still live. Wait for the end. RELATED: The CNN reporter in New Orleans had to deal with some obscene gestures from the crowd himself. UNRELATED: How cool was it that the …