LG Electronics Times Square Moment

In previous posts I mentioned that I had entered the LG Electronics "Time Square Moment" Contest. I ended up being one of the 10 who had their photo broadcast in Time's Square on New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, since I live on the west coast, I was never able to see it flash on the screen and I have been unable to find any pictures or videos of it. I would have loved to have been there to experience it in person and to hear the crowd's reaction. My daughter, on the other hand, who is pictured with the Naked Cowboy would have been mortified!

Here is my photo, and following it is the fb transcript announcing the winner.

Dayeanne with the Naked Cowboy, Times Square 8/16/07.

This is LG's post from facebook on January 7th, 2012.  I especially liked the battle of the words from the winner and the runner up accusing each other of cheating!

Ta ta for now...

"This past New Year's Eve, ten lucky winners from the Times Square Moment picture contest had their photos shown on the billboard in Times Square, New York City!

Congratulations to the Grand Prize Winner, Jose Angeles, who also won a brand new LG Cinema 3D LED TV."

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Dawn Skalba congrats nice prize

January 7 at 9:55am · Like ·  3

Matthew Chapski I wish I had a LG because Sony sucks

January 7 at 10:00am · Like ·  2

Al Castro congratulations so movies at your pad now

January 7 at 10:04am · Like ·  1

Joseph Maffei LG customer service sucks

January 7 at 10:04am · Like

Adam Renner I Have 2 LG TVS .. There the BEST !! :) Congrats to the winner..and enjoy :)

January 7 at 10:05am · Like ·  2

Joseph Maffei My vizio kicks any lg tv's ass. and their customer service sucks

January 7 at 10:16am · Like

Ramakrishna Rao MV ‎201C006C0069006B0065201D

January 7 at 11:09am via mobile · Like

David Espinosa Congratulation!!!! They finally announced the winner.

January 7 at 11:39am · Like

Mark Romero Lucky him

January 7 at 11:58am · Like

Nikki Pelotte Follow these steps 

1. cover your mouth with your hand

2. whisper a wish into ur hand

3. post this onto ten other comments

4. now look at your hand

January 7 at 1:07pm · Like

Jhada Lee Congrats Jose Angeles, enjoy your new LG Cinema 3D LED TV!

January 7 at 8:06pm · Like

Cynthia Chambers Congrats!!

January 7 at 10:27pm · Like

José Alberto Angeles Veloz Dixie, I think that's what you did. Because I saw like 3 times an increment of like 200 votes on your picture in matter of minutes. I worked too hard and it took me a lot of time trying to get all my friends to vote everyday for me. So look at yourself before you point out fingers. We can run the contest again and I can guarantee you a will beat your up again. Just check all the comments and the likes I also got there. If I really bough them I don't think they will bother leaving comments of liking the picture too!!! Thanks and Have a NICE one!!!

January 8 at 3:33pm · Like ·  1

José Alberto Angeles Veloz How then also I got like 160 Comments and 236 likes throughout the whole competition on my picture, while you just had 30 comments and 140 likes on your picture!!!

January 8 at 3:37pm · Like ·  1

Irene Z Hutton Congratulations to the grand prize winner! It was a fun contest. I wish that I had been in NY to see my daughter's photo broadcast to the crowd. Is there any type of video on youtube or anything so that we can see all of the pictures shown on the large screen? Thanks LG!!!

January 8 at 4:10pm · Like ·  2

José Alberto Angeles Veloz Yeah, I tried to go to TS but i had to work that night. I hope I can find a video or anything about it!!!

January 8 at 4:39pm · Like

José Angeles Veloz Dixie... that happens when you face someone who has friends...just came out of your hands...Good Luck for the Next Time!!! Congratulation Bro!!!

January 8 at 6:08pm · Like

Keller Dwight How many Jose Veloz are there?

January 8 at 6:13pm · Like

Salvador Young They're bros duh

January 8 at 6:19pm · Like ·  1

Dee Smith The real Jose again next time delete Mary Williams!!! :) I seen it too :)

January 9 at 6:31am · Like

Celeste May yup

January 9 at 7:05pm · Like

Honoring the Victims of 9/11

I was in New York a couple of days after the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and one of the highlights of our visit was being able to visit the Memorial at the Ground Zero site. I must admit I had not been following all of the events leading up to the 10 Year Anniversary, so I was not aware that the Memorial was almost complete (the museum will open in 2012). I was very fortunate to have been able to get 5 visitors passes 11 days before our trip into the city and only 4 days after the Memorial had been dedicated. If you are planning on going, make your reservations here.

The subway trip down was almost uneventful. We were on an express train and I wasn't sure if it was going to stop at Park Place, so we hopped off thinking we would have to transfer to a local. Just as we were all on the platform, we heard that indeed the next stop was the one we wanted. I have never seen 5 women over the age of 45 move so fast. I think we stunned the other passengers who giggled and asked us if we were sure!

It was a bit of a walk to the Memorial from our station. I stopped to ask a businessman who was kind enough to give us lengthy directions to the sight. Actually I did not meet an unpleasant New Yorker during our entire visit. Everyone was helpful and friendly and accommodating. The visit is very well organized. After you pass through security there are guides all along the way checking passes and directing you to the entrance.

It was quite humbling entering the site. It was a very large plaza area with trees and benches and it was very quiet which seemed unusual in such a large city such as New York. 

I felt an energy all around me, but I did not feel sadness until I walked over to the south pool and saw all of the names engraved on the plaques. The moving water was calming and energetic as the waterfalls cascaded down the sides of the square fountain, to the square empty box in the center. What a beautiful tribute to those who lost their lives during  such a heinous event.

The callery pear tree became known as the Survivor Tree after sustaining extensive damage, but living through the 9/11 terror attacks. In October '01, the tree with lifeless limbs, snapped roots & blackened trunk was discover & freed from the piles of smoldering rubble in the plaza of the WTC. The tree was originally planted in the 1970's in the vicinity of buildings 4 & 5 in the WTC complex near Church Street. The damaged tree measured 8' tall when it first arrived at the Nursery  in the Bronx. It was nursed back to health & today has grown to a height of about 30 feet.

The rebuilding continues at a steady  pace outside the chain link fence that surrounds the Memorial. The Spirit of the American People has not been broken.

We are reminded that life moves forward whether we want it to or not, and it is us who chooses how we participate and make our own lives meaningful and purposeful.

Ta ta for now...


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