To the person(s) who organized this year’s HRM Tree Lighting – what were you thinking?! I went with a few friends expecting a holiday themed, fun and upbeat event… instead I was bored out of my mind, along with most of the audience that left with their children half way through the event. Shrek was obviously a big hit, but the skit that was done wasn’t even about the holidays – it was about their wedding anniversary! The band was ok, but the majority of Christmas songs they played were super slow and boring and you could see the energy being sucked out of the audience as the show went on. The fireworks display went off from BEHIND the stage so you couldn’t even see half of them, safety issue or not, it could have been better laid out/planned. Santa was the only highlight, he was authentic and sweet and even took pictures with the kids. I’m sure HRM paid a lot for this event and the salary of the person responsible for planning it, so I expected way better. Let me plan it next year and I’ll show you what a great Tree Lighting should look like! —Unmet Expectations
This article appears in Nov 24-30, 2011.
LOLZ, I’m not saying whomever planned this event did a good job, my EVERYONE thinks they’re expert event planners and could do it OMG SO MUCH BETTER than the people trained to do it. *eyeroll*
this is probably because our mayor sucks and our councilors have no vision whatsoever.
Rumour has it that Shrek was paid $18,000 ffs
No ones ever happy with these events it seems. Maybe the hrm should save money and start charging admission instead of making them free so that your bitch would Merritt. (I know we pay taxes yadda yadda yadda but we could put this money to better use).
Or just cancel them all together, RC. If people are going to bitch constantly no matter WHAT HRM does… what’s the point?
I mean OBVIOUSLY they suck so much….
Instead of a tree lighting ceremony we could have a massive bonfire and sit the worst criminal of the year on top of it.
My question is WTF does a big green ogre have to do with Christmas?
corporate sponsorship runs amok, it reminds me of the simpson’s episode where the church starts advertising
ah well o.p., it will soon be over, and you can go back to your cave and sleep for another year. p.s., tell your little dog max, i like him.
What do you expect OB? Christmas is the only time of year that people get to see an active, obese person (Santa). The rest of those fat fucks just sit on their asses pushing foods down their throats and wondering when they were last able to see their dicks or pussy without the use of a series of mirrors.
#1 sponsor of this event…. OLAND BREWERIES. Way to go you hypocritical fucks on HRM council. It too bad Shrek didn’t show up drunk, then they could blame that on the sponsorship. Bunch of no talent assclowns!!!
#1 – No Shrek.
#2 – Competent people to set up the fireworks.
#3 – The band should play fast, up-tempo Christmas music. Maybe something RELIGIOUS? Or would that offend too many athiests in the crowd?
#4 – More Santa!
$5 – Free Hot Chocolate and stuff.
Pretty good list there Lisa. Though, as an atheist I wouldn’t be offended by songs celebrating the birth of a Jew on a traditional pagan holiday.
fwp
There once was a very rich man who spent a vast fortune on all the trappings of religiosity so that on especially holy days the people would know him and praise him and bless him, but he knew not the ways of Our Father on all the other days of the year. He was a hypocrite.
This I say unto you. I would rather keep the company of atheists who deny me and yet do good works, than spend one day with the pious who praise me and yet do evil all the days of their lives.
I have always felt that dramatic public displays of piety were pointless and in bad taste.
The message I bring is a very simple one.
LOVE
“I have always felt that dramatic public displays of piety were pointless and in bad taste.”
Nice… Nothing like being judged by some assclown with a god complex.
I think they noticed how well the characters in the ghetto parade went over with the kids so they figured they’d smatter the kids with a few more to keep ’em happy…
I would say you can get a LOT of hot chocolate handed out for the 18K they paid for ‘entertainment’ and licensing fee for use of the ‘characters’.
then again, I’m of the mindset that it’s all really a waste and people will be let down every time regardless. cancel the stupid shit show.
save the coin for something more beneficial.
I took my 5yo to the Christmas Tree Lighting this year for the first time.
…. She was excited for Shreck, fine. Done. We went. She asked me why Shreck & Fiona weren’t talking about Christmas.
The band played – good band, unfamiliar songs. What ever happened to “deck the halls” or “walking in a winter wonderland”?
Santa. Well. My daughter pulled me close after he came on stage and told me that she had a very serious question. She proceeded to say “Mom. Since when does Santa have a Newfoundland accent?” Sorry Santa, you sucked.
I won’t be going next year. Screw that.
i thought all santas had a newfie accent, sweet sounds to my ears
apparently santa has every accent since he goes to every kid on the planet…
even the thousands of unwanted chinese girls born every year…
awwww, how sweet.
http://lotpotoa.files.wordpress.com/2010/1…
Amen, JC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VstjOx7zAU
In the gym today, I someone whose T shirt said:
Your god was nailed to a cross. My god carries a hammer. Coincidence?
Sheesh. Kids these days.