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http://www.oxfordpress.com/hp/content/shared/oh/stories/1205lightsweb.html

Warren County holiday light extravaganza

DEERFIELD TWP., Warren County — To say that Carson Williams and his family love Christmas — or rather decorating for the holiday — would be the understatement of the year.

Consider this:

• They've lit up their Deerfield Twp. home in southern Warren County with 25,000 colored lights.

• Carson, an electrical engineer, computerized the display so that the lights are synched up to music by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

• Ever the courteous neighbors, the Carsons broadcast the music not over loudspeakers but with a low-power FM transmitter so that people driving around to view decorated homes can listen on their car radios.

The Williams' light show runs from 6 to 10 p.m. each day through Jan. 1. The family appeared on NBC's Today show Monday morning and has numerous Internet sites burning with chat about how they pulled it off, what people think of all the illumination and links to Web sites offering computer software and other tips for do-it-yourselfers who want to do the Williams house one better.

1 posted on 12/07/2005 8:31:35 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Maybe the accident was because the prior article in that paper gave incorrect directions? LOL


2 posted on 12/07/2005 8:33:53 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat ((circle, circle, circle) "We go nonstop, too" (circle, circle, circle...))
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To: leda

oops.


3 posted on 12/07/2005 8:34:25 PM PST by patton ("Hard Drive Cemetary" - forthcoming best seller)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

I just showed the video of this to my hubby tonight! I can't even get him to put the wreath up on the barn!! LOL!!


4 posted on 12/07/2005 8:37:22 PM PST by curlewbird
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To: Diddle E. Squat

bump


8 posted on 12/07/2005 8:47:09 PM PST by VOA
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To: Diddle E. Squat

As a HUGE Trans-Siberian Orchestra fan (and as one who is playing lead guitar in an upcoming series of concerts playing their entire "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" catalog)......I loved the video of this house's lighting display synched to the TSO song. Just awesome. Check it out and turn UP your speakers when you do..........


12 posted on 12/07/2005 8:50:42 PM PST by RightOnline
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To: Diddle E. Squat

How come they are Christmas lights when the stuff hits the fan rather than holiday lights?.Are they predominantly Nativity Oriented, or just a bunch of twinklers?


30 posted on 12/07/2005 10:03:44 PM PST by mathurine (ua)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

I watched the video, and I've read that this is a live show, but I still think that for the video he used some stop-motion stuff. The still pictures they show do not show snowmen all over his yard (or trees, or whatever they are).

In the video he has these rows of white trees/snowmen marching around his yard, forward, back, to the left, and to the right. I think he had 5 of them and posed them -- look at the video, and you don't see any hint of 'turned-off' objects blocking the objects that are "behind" them.

There are a few other things that don't quite look live in the video, but that was the most obvious.

Still awesome though. Anybody have an opinion about the video?


31 posted on 12/07/2005 10:04:55 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Diddle E. Squat
That is the coolest light display I've ever seen, excluding Disney. Too bad he didn't use Holiday Christmas music.
40 posted on 12/07/2005 10:28:11 PM PST by CommandoFrank (Peer into the depths of hell and there you will find the face of Islam...)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
That's Clark W. Griswold.
42 posted on 12/08/2005 5:32:31 AM PST by Trust but Verify (( ))
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Saw a book yesterday - "Holiday Decorating For Dummies". Obviously this guy doesn't need it


57 posted on 12/08/2005 11:36:25 AM PST by daybreakcoming (May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

bump to show wife latter :)


74 posted on 12/08/2005 1:37:04 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* “I love you guys”)
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To: ImaTexan

ping


77 posted on 12/12/2005 2:50:42 PM PST by bjcintennessee (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff)
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