Neighborhood lights from lisab on Vimeo.
This is my official nomination for the "Paragon of Excess" Christmas Lights Award for 2008. It's like a light-eating monster ate too many, and then threw up Christmas in this front yard. It was a drive-by, so I'm sorry about the obstacles the car itself creates. In particular, you cannot view the seriously undecorated aspens on the east side of the yard. More's the pity.
hilarious!!!
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whoa. i think they used to live on my folks' street....
ReplyDeletewouldja believe my word verification word is RADICAL?
What? No blow-ups and lots of mechanical lighted toys that move? I believe these are required for total over the top obnoxiousness. If the folks who live across from my parents are in full force this year, I will have a challenger photo for you. This is a challenge, right?
ReplyDeleteI think you have sparked my holiday cheer and inspired a new tradition--documenting the lightmare! I already have a few favorites to film, but wait until you see my mom's place lit up in blue...yes, Virginia, I said BLUE...it expands with every passing year...
ReplyDeleteI love to drive around and look at the lights. It's actually one of my favorite things. And that house is hilarious. I love when people go crazy and mix things. I love, for example, a Santa in the manger. Or reindeer mixing with the Wise Men. My favorite lights are the all white ones, or the trees in different colors on South Temple.
ReplyDelete(Oh, and I love the Historian's narration. Maybe you could dub in a faux lecture style, as if he is studying a rare form of human culture: Holiday Over-decorator!)
I think they had to dedicate one coal plant just to power that thing.
ReplyDeleteThere is a house on my street that just about has this one beat. I'll have to take a video of it with suitable commentary.
ReplyDeleteI like the "host of Santas."
Oh, and here is a new holiday greeting for you, courtesy of the City Weekly in honor of your great State Senator Buttars: "Hail Santa! Hail Santa! Hail Santa!"
Excellent little documentary piece. Please post more. I think you need a whole series of Xmas light videos with commentary.
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