Rose Parade

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Parachute. (I'm not being snide, he eventually just cut the engine and chuted down)

I figured as much. So, no practical take-off or landing capabilites. Cool toy, but not practical (yet).

I can't imagine the jet pack is in very good shape after a free-fall.

[Chernabog]

It didn't look like disneyland's monorail. We thought maybe it was a Las Vegas float until seeing the Angel's "A" and the giant oranges...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

See it in person and your perspective will change mightily. If you've only watched it on TV you have no idea of the scale of the thing. It's nutty.

Anaheim float - totally a DL Monorail rip off but diff enough to not get sued.

The sound mix was awful on KTLA. In the morning all we could hear was the parade noise, leaving the commentators unintelligible (without Stephanie I didn't care much). We watched a bit of the primetime broadcast and they had obviously tried to fix it, but then the commentators were drowning out the floats and bands. Lame.

I'm super pissed about Stephanie. They could at least acknowledge her many years of service. Instead they pretend she never existed. F'ckers.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The sound mix was awful on KTLA.

I've been watching in on HGTV for the last few years. They do it commercial free (for the most part) and one the hosts is their garden expert who actually knows something about flowers. Of course their "on the street" reporter introduced the "Oak ridge Brothers" and talked about "light swords" so I guess it's never perfect.

[Babette]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

As for the jetpack, it was definitely one of the most exciting Rose Parade moments in memory...but I later caught a rebroadcast where I actually listened to the commentary and learned that the thing only holds enough fuel for a 30 second flight. Bleh, how disappointing.

A few months ago, I heard a segment on the radio with the makers of the jetpack and knew that fact. I tried to tell you but you probably didn't hear me mumbling from under NA's covers and kitties.

[mousepod]

I was glad that the Flaming Lips got to ride one of the Oklahoma floats (though their side wasn't on TV), because it forced them to play their New Year's Eve show in LA and their New Year's Eve Eve show (Dec 30) in San Francisco. And what a show it was.

[BarTopDancer]

I loved the dragons and the jet pack.

It's 2007. Where are my flying cars?

[Alex]

Am I the only one who doesn't want flying cars?

I can barely tolerate the idiots that can't competently move 4,000 pounds of metal and plastic in two dimensions. I can't imagine the horror if they were allowed three dimensions to screw around in.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Am I the only one who doesn't want flying cars?

I can barely tolerate the idiots that can't competently move 4,000 pounds of metal and plastic in two dimensions. I can't imagine the horror if they were allowed three dimensions to screw around in.

I'd expect that some sort of mandatory computer controlled flight path widget would have to come part and parcel with any consumer grade flying car.

[€uroMeinke]

Derigables! I tell you - what could possible go wrong with an airship?

I want my own private Hindenburg