Showing posts with label New Year's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year's Day. Show all posts
Thursday, January 2, 2020
New Year's Day Along the Los Angeles River
Friday, January 1, 2010
Retro Friday: New Year's Edition
Johnny Carson counts down to the New Year, along with guest Robert Blake, in 1976.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year from Franklin Avenue!
Above, Johnny Carson ushers in 1977 with Ed McMahon, Doc Severinson... and Robert Blake. Watch it all the way to the very end -- kinda bizarre, given what we now know about Blake!
One more for ya:
Here's how your TV viewing might have looked like 31 years ago, on the morning of New Year's Day, 1977 -- including USC facing off against Michigan in the Rose Bowl... and Michael Landon and Kelly Lange giving the play-by-play for the Tournament of Roses parade.
Hope everyone has a great 2009...
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The Bloggest Loser: Los Angeles
I jumped on a scale the other day. And quickly jumped off.
It was frightening. I'd reached a weight I'd never seen in my life.
When I moved to L.A. straight outta college in 1996, I was a svelte 155 (that's what it still says on my California drivers license, ha!). A few years later, all those business lunches and industry parties had taken their toll, and I moved into the low 160s range.
And there I remained. Until 2004, when Blogger Toddler was born -- and my gym-going days came to a halt. In more recent times, I've been in the 175 range, and accepting of my growing gut.
But now that I've smashed the 180 barrier (too many desserts, not enough exercise), I finally have the wakeup call I've needed. I finally rejoined the neighborhood Bally's (their latest "come back to us" plea offered $199 for two years, I figured I oughta) and now I'm gonna have to do some serious diet adjustment as well.
Well, that's the plan. Along with thousands of other resolution-minded folk in the New Year.
Will I succeed? Doubtful. But I figured I might at least try harder if I had to report my progress here at Franklin Avenue. Hence "The Bloggest Loser."
Any of you out there in the Blog-LA-Sphere interested in joining me? We'll report everyone's progress every Saturday. And don't worry, no embarrassing "before and after" pics. Email us at franklin_avenue@yahoo.com if you want to join in. Send in your current weight and your desired weight (I'd be happy to get back down to 165). We'll hold our first virtual weigh-in on Saturday, Jan. 12.
(Logo via BloggestLoser.Blogsome.com, which tried its own version in 2006.)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
The Tournament of Roses Parade Roundup: Your Annual Bob Eubanks Fix
As I write this, KTLA is in the middle of its all-day broadcast, re-broadcast, re-broadcast, and re-broadcast again of the Tournament of Roses Parade. Watching on KTLA still beats sleeping on Colorado Boulevard on New Year's Eve in order to catch "Up With People" live in person. (Although, I've never done it -- any of you past or present parade spectators beg to differ?)
Some highlights from this morning's telecast:
Sorry, Stephanie Edwards fans, she was nowhere to be seen again this year. Once again, Bob Eubanks was joined by "KTLA Morning Show" anchor Michaela Periera in the parade announcing booth.
Chef Emeril Lagasse was grand marshal of this year's parade. Seriously. He kicked off the festivites by screaming, "WE'RE GONNA KICK THINGS UP A NOTCH! BAM!" Seriously. Here he is in mid "BAM."
When we hear the roar of the Marine F/A-18 Hornets overhead here in Glendale, we know the Tournament of Roses Parade is about to begin. Here they are over the 134.
The televised start of the parade, in front of the Norton Simon Museum on Colorado
My fave (and Blogger Toddler's, too) float of the parade: Honda's cool transformer-style car, which flipped into a futuristic space ship, complete with belching flames in the back. (Another view below.)
After years of embarrassing floats, Glendale finally gets it right. Our fair city came up with a replica of the Grand Central Terminal, which once upon a time was the region's main airport (pre-WWII). Yep, when people flew into Los Angeles back in the day, they flew into Glendale. The old terminal building still exists, and is now on Disney property. (We wrote about it here in 2005.)
Some quality TV time for the Impeach Bush/Impeach Cheney crowd. (Also saw a big Kucinich banner, next to someone holding an "Impeach" sign. The result: It looked like someone was pushing to "IMPEACH KUCINICH." Huh?)
The Rose Bowl court
Some highlights from this morning's telecast:
Sorry, Stephanie Edwards fans, she was nowhere to be seen again this year. Once again, Bob Eubanks was joined by "KTLA Morning Show" anchor Michaela Periera in the parade announcing booth.
Chef Emeril Lagasse was grand marshal of this year's parade. Seriously. He kicked off the festivites by screaming, "WE'RE GONNA KICK THINGS UP A NOTCH! BAM!" Seriously. Here he is in mid "BAM."
When we hear the roar of the Marine F/A-18 Hornets overhead here in Glendale, we know the Tournament of Roses Parade is about to begin. Here they are over the 134.
The televised start of the parade, in front of the Norton Simon Museum on Colorado
My fave (and Blogger Toddler's, too) float of the parade: Honda's cool transformer-style car, which flipped into a futuristic space ship, complete with belching flames in the back. (Another view below.)
After years of embarrassing floats, Glendale finally gets it right. Our fair city came up with a replica of the Grand Central Terminal, which once upon a time was the region's main airport (pre-WWII). Yep, when people flew into Los Angeles back in the day, they flew into Glendale. The old terminal building still exists, and is now on Disney property. (We wrote about it here in 2005.)
Some quality TV time for the Impeach Bush/Impeach Cheney crowd. (Also saw a big Kucinich banner, next to someone holding an "Impeach" sign. The result: It looked like someone was pushing to "IMPEACH KUCINICH." Huh?)
The Rose Bowl court
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