New Year's Eve, 2012

Times Square, New York City

Confetti Distribution Engineers at Work

December 28th, 2012 through Jan 1, 2013

Hudson River and George Washington Bridge

Central Park, Manhattan

View from our Humble Abode
The Edison Hotel on 47th Avenue

Wo Hop Chinese Restaurant, Canal Street,
with Elsa's friend, Larry Klusky, from nearby White Plains, NY.

NBC Studios

Rockefeller Plaza Christmas Tree

Skating Rink at Rockefeller Plaza

Ready for some Serious Boot Shopping

No new Boots. Snowing in Herald Square

Freezing in line in front of Carnegie Deli

In the End, it was Worth the Wait in the Rain
Pastrami and Chopped Liver met their Match

Elsa's Newest Friends

Tourists, Times Square, 2012

Times Square Line for Half-Price Theatre Tickets on the Left

Elsa and Larry got tickets for "Nice Work, If You Can Get It"
with Mathew Broderick and Blythe Danner

It's Official !!
We are Certified Confetti Distribution Engineers

The Marriot Bar on the 8th Floor, overlooking Times Square
Our Confetti Drop will be from 2 Floors above this Point

Elsa got up early to see the Rockefeller Center NBC TV Broadcasters
Erica Hill and Willie Geist at 8:00 AM New Years Eve Day.
It was better when watched on TV in the hotel.

Looking into the NBC Studio during the Morning Show

Crowd Gathering by Mid-day
Street Closings started at 3:00 PM

Broadway is Thata Way
No Entrance

The Last Supper of 2012, Lobster Bisque

Treb, the Chief Tycoon, and Adoring Admirers

Checking the Plan

150 Volunteers Waiting for Final Instructions
at 7:00 PM at the Westin Hotel

Everybody got a Poncho to Identify Group Members
as they Moved to Various Buildings

Police Escort down Center of Broadway at 8:00 PM for Poncho Wearers.
Our station is above the Marriott Restuarant windows above the Hankook Tire sign.

Our Group of 14 splits off from the rest
at the Entrance to the Marriott Hotel

Step One... Assemble Cardboard Boxes,
Open Confetti Bags and Fluff the Paper into the Boxes

Step Two... Move the Cardboard Boxes
out to the Dispersal Area over the Street.

Step Three... at 9:30 PM, Relax and
Wander around until 11:30 PM

Helping TV Crew Operate their
Remote Camera on a Boom over the Street

The Boom Camera was able to look Straight Down at the Street

PSY performed his hit song "Gangnam Style" on the Nivea
Countdown Stage as part of 6:00 PM to Midnight Entertainment

Crowd at the Peak

We Invited One Million of our Closest friends

Elsita, Contemplating next item for her Bucket List

Step Four... Back to Work at 11:59:40
Let the Confetti Fly

Handful by Handful,
Over the Edge it Goes

Most went Down, but the Wind
Caught Some and Up it Went.

Step Five... Let the Cleanup Begin

On the Way Home... Manhattan in the Mist

Racing the Sun Homeward, January 1st, 2013