The only exception being if it’s the original and it’s Times Square. John Lennon was a part of New York. On Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 11:51:36 PM UTC-5 Stan S wrote:
> I didn’t know that they still had to pay for the performance even though > it was “natural sound” and not an introduced performance. > > -Stan > > On Friday, January 3, 2025 at 2:25:14 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: > >> At least when I worked there, Dick Clark wasn’t willing to pay the music >> licensing fee for Imagine, so ABC would either cut away to commercial or to >> “Famous Face” himself babbling about the live color television magic. >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM Stan S <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> At least Cohen and Cooper intentionally shut up for the five minutes >>> before and after midnight. >>> >>> They let “Imagine” play uninterrupted (although it should always be the >>> original) while Seacrest yammered on about something then went to >>> commercial. >>> >>> -Stan >>> On Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 11:20:59 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote: >>> >>>> Like Kevin we celebrate New Years in East Coast time ( we have 2 >>>> children in NYC, and we are old). Like Dave we tuned into CNN to watch the >>>> ball drop, and were appalled at the Andy and Anderson show. Wish I had >>>> thought to mute it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 at 7:25 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm baffled that anyone would watch Cohen and Cooper with the sound on >>>>> unless they were being held at gunpoint. The former strikes me as just a >>>>> dick without any social skills and the latter seems like a clueless sap. >>>>> I >>>>> tuned in to watch the ball drop, but had to mute within ten seconds. >>>>> >>>>> It's no wonder that CNN's ratings are cratering if this its idea of >>>>> good programming. >>>>> >>>>> --Dave Sikula >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 10:28:57 AM UTC-8 Kevin M. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Last night I watched the NBC News Channel’s coverage of fireworks >>>>>> from around the world. I did so because I have reached the age where >>>>>> staying awake until midnight is no longer a goal but a failing, but I >>>>>> wanted to ring in the new year. Unfortunately, nobody told AI to be on >>>>>> the >>>>>> lookout for foreign languages during the broadcast, which resulted an >>>>>> unintentionally comedic broadcast. I refuse to believe in the future >>>>>> predicted by “The Terminator” if AI can’t even decipher an Edith Piaf >>>>>> song. >>>>>> >>>>>> Credit to Dubai for having the best display of the evening: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://youtu.be/voN84ELUOT8?si=Qtz3dXdi0_BeIQ0b >>>>>> >>>>>> I did manage to stay awake to watch the west coast feed of CNN’s >>>>>> coverage of the Times Square ball drop. Never again. Ten minutes of >>>>>> Anderson Cooper cackling was almost unbearable. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6b32c7ea-3436-4269-a20b-9f2655da9415n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6b32c7ea-3436-4269-a20b-9f2655da9415n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4d0fa98c-7687-47bf-9333-df640a386c90n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4d0fa98c-7687-47bf-9333-df640a386c90n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/dabbd36f-caad-46b1-b231-501c5dbe6cf7n%40googlegroups.com.
