Slog - Comments on Ka-Bust http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust Not sure what's lamer--tonight's fireworks, or the fact that I'm kicking off the new year with a Slog post about them. Either way, thanks to a Space Needle computer meltdown, the huge fireworks display froze up twice tonight, and once they were finally thrown into manual override, they were pretty much all set off at once. Looked awful. Somebody, quick--figure out how this is foreshadowing for Seattle public policy in '08. Even worse than standing out in the cold to watch them downtown, though, was watching channel 5's broadcast of the thing as the hosts tried to make up for... Copyright 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:41:07 -0800 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:33:47 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Blue Streak Digital 7-2
It sucked from the comfort of my own home.
Thanks for explaining why.

]]> Blue Streak http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885699 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:54:25 -0800 Comment by joe m This one made Paul Schell's 'ring in the new millenium' celebration look downright jolly.

]]> joe m http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885700 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885700 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:57:58 -0800 Comment by calvin If you just disregard the hosts of the K5 biz, you would have heard the gem of the evening: John Curley's LIVE host of the marriage proposals on the air. It was during the wait for the 2nd or 3rd fiance's answer that someone in the crowd yelled, "FUCK YEAH" right there on live television. Priceless.
Now there's a great start to the new year: an FCC complaint! Yippee!

Get over your hatred of all other media, it makes you miss the story.

]]> calvin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885701 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885701 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:04:52 -0800 Comment by genevieve Thanks for explaining - I and the handful of folks huddled at 13th/Olive were doing a big collective WTF at the lamest fireworks I can recall seeing at NYE. I now wish I'd stayed home to watch it on tv. Seeing newscasters struggling with dead air would have been a lot more fun.

]]> genevieve http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885702 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885702 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:11:38 -0800 Comment by violet_dagrinder Yeah, the King5 coverage was priceless. Watching them spend a half-hour trying to discuss Space Needle food, finally get to the huge relief of some fireworks shooting off so that they can stop shooting off their tired mouths. . . only to have the fireworks just stop. And then stop again. Oh, it was delightful.

It also made me want to spend the next year in bed, but whatever.

]]> violet_dagrinder http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885703 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885703 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:24:28 -0800 Comment by violet_dagrinder So, whaddaya wanna bet that the fireworks were running on Vista?

Just sayin'.

]]> violet_dagrinder http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885704 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885704 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:25:09 -0800 Comment by Pinky HA! I heard the FUCK YEAH shout- awesome. Not feeling so bad about being home with Pink Eye! All the fun was on TV- Especially when they didn't realize it was time- then all of the sudden- FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO... Nada. What happened to counting down from TEN?

]]> Pinky http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885705 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885705 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:28:30 -0800 Comment by stinkbug Stuff like this is what happens when you decide to kill off the Fun Forest. The old rides are retaliating.

]]> stinkbug http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885706 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885706 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:31:07 -0800 Comment by Tom I was hoping the whole thing would explode suddenly and the monstrocity is gone for good. Darn.

]]> Tom http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885708 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885708 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:38:06 -0800 Comment by laterite The makeout session between the hosts up in the space needle during the lull more than made up for the technical glitches. They looked geniunely mortified to be caught on camera. The main hosts on the ground never cut back to them after that either. Having a bellyful of shiraz, I couldn't help but guffaw at the sight. Tell me someone out there tivo'd that shit!

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885709 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885709 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:39:10 -0800 Comment by giffy We were at Lo-fi and were kind of WTF why are the fireworks kind of random. Now we know why...

]]> giffy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885711 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:48:26 -0800 Comment by Daniel K Here's a little bit of it before the second stop:
http://www.kirkdorffer.com/ontheroadto2008/2008/01/new-year-starts-with-whimper.shtml

]]> Daniel K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885712 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:52:58 -0800 Comment by Just Me Here is a thought, lets shove fire works up the asses of all the TV anchors and set them off next year??!!

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885713 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885713 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:23:32 -0800 Comment by Gordon Werner sad. real sad.

and to think we had just gotten over dealing with the stigma over the "Battle in Seattle" ...

like we need anymore global ridicule. even 2000's fireworks (even from behind a fence) were better

Blue-screened fireworks display. lame.

]]> Gordon Werner http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885715 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885715 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:43:52 -0800 Comment by apres_moi @10 i saw that right as I turned my TV off and laughed my ass off. that's something one would usually see in a movie not in real life. at least they weren't fucking or feeling each other up.

i'm sure the camera men knew beforehand and can't stand the news anchors. so they decided to fuck with them and get them in trouble.


@6 my roommate and i were just talking about that before I read the comments. I could either see being an application related error - maybe they're using either C++ or Java to send machine-level commands, or maybe it's OS related.. probably didn't test the damn application in Vista. it'd be interesting to find out what program they're using. Maybe some idiot pulled the plug accidently.

]]> apres_moi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885719 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885719 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:18:25 -0800 Comment by pox I thought the "surprised" kissing hosts looked obviously staged. Heard the "FUCK YEAH". I laughed out loud when Curley told a kissing couple, "This is a family show! Leave room for the Holy Spirit!" They should let Curley do the whole show himself.

]]> pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885727 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885727 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:10:40 -0800 Comment by doctiloquus "New Years 2008: Seattle" was the best ever. Who wants to sit through another boring fireworks show? I much preferred the fucked up version. It was far more entertaining than the same old tired run of songs arguably synced with the same old tired run of explosions (oh look, a smiley face firework! yawn).

This is the fireworks show everyone will remember. Be glad you were around to witness it go down live and quit your bitching.

]]> doctiloquus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885730 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885730 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:26:44 -0800 Comment by doctiloquus "New Years 2008: Seattle" was the best ever. Who wants to sit through another boring fireworks show? I much preferred the fucked up version. It was far more entertaining than the same old tired run of songs arguably synced with the same old tired run of explosions (oh look, a smiley face firework! yawn).

This is the fireworks show everyone will remember. Be glad you were around to witness it go down live and quit your bitching.

]]> doctiloquus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885731 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885731 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:26:58 -0800 Comment by Mr Catnip It actually looked pretty cool standing underneath when they had the manual finale... with Battle's "Rainbow" on the headphones. It didn't feel as cold as last year... I had low expectations to begin with.

]]> Mr Catnip http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885734 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885734 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:54:47 -0800 Comment by Joe I caught it on repeat at 3am, and fucking LOVED it, the awkwardness, the pissed off crowd, candy throwing at news anchors, the staged convo's. Also, I ate a lot of mushroom chocolates a few hours previous, so...

]]> Joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885745 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885745 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:23:08 -0800 Comment by sceptic Have the Geeks abandoned Seattle?
First the bus tunnel, then the fireworks.
What's next?

]]> sceptic http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885757 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885757 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:47:19 -0800 Comment by John How much you want to bet the forced Office SP1 which killed my Vista and sent XP into never never land for a while this time yesterday came into play????

Funny part was watching TV and needle sputter while armatures across Lake Washington were giving Baghdad's Shock and Awe a run for its money

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885764 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885764 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:41:59 -0800 Comment by Tootle They were seriously talking about how great the food was in the Space Needle up until the final 10 second countdown. I loved how Joyce also seemed super pumped about the line-up of the themes from Hollywood's greatest films during the fireworks and wouldn't stop talking about that either.

Also, that makeout session in the Needle was totally staged.

]]> Tootle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885768 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:18:19 -0800 Comment by RainMan Missed the TV coverage since I was among those standing out in the cold saying WTF?

I've always wondered about public marriage proposals. What if the answer is no?

]]> RainMan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885774 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885774 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:39:13 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball Here you go, RainMan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg3vYwFSvI4

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885777 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:05:38 -0800 Comment by Spoogie I thought the firewhacks were really pretty. But then, I'm still incredibly drunk.

]]> Spoogie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885780 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885780 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:19:47 -0800 Comment by Weave The entire thing was painful to watch...painful and funny! A giant, malfunctioning, brightly-lit lawn sprinkler, surrounded by endless, bizarre and staged chatter. I think the most heartfelt thought of the evening was the "FUCK YEAH!" :)

]]> Weave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885791 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885791 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:09:20 -0800 Comment by Christian Here's why the fireworks didn't go off on time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wz2uVxVm0Y

]]> Christian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885813 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885813 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:30:37 -0800 Comment by RainMan @25: Thanks, JTC. OWWWW! That hurt just watching it. And unlike the No Michael publicly received from his real estate agent on a rerun of The Office, that wasn't even staged...

]]> RainMan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885849 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885849 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:05:22 -0800 Comment by mattro2.0 Be nice to Space Needle. It's not their fault, it was a new computer. They got a good deal on it from King County Metro.

]]> mattro2.0 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885897 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885897 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:42:25 -0800 Comment by ahole Why the hell were you all paying attention to the stupid space needle anyway? Most of you must not be from here.

]]> ahole http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885949 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885949 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:09:45 -0800 Comment by happy new year It all stopped right on cue when the mighty Star Wars theme played. And then again with the ET theme. Maybe the fire works didn't like those themes. The whole show was just surreal. Still what a night though. At the clubs and bars I mean. I just woke up. Happy new year all.

]]> happy new year http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885951 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885951 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:27:55 -0800 Comment by Mike We can indeed blame Bill Gates, according to this guy:

http://blogs.king5.com/archives/2008/01/computer_glitch.html#comment-2106911

]]> Mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885986 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885986 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:43:47 -0800 Comment by KCTS The only things to be thankful for about the fireworks display, it wasn't raining and it wasn't that cold. Also, thanks to the dickheads at the Seattle Center gates who closed off the park 25 minutes before midnight. What the hell? The lame reason "the fireworks are going to be very big and we have to keep everyone a safe distance away." Great, better to have everyone drunk and in traffic than at the music fountain. I'll wait and see what happens for 2009 new years, maybe they'll be running LINUX.

]]> KCTS http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/kabust#c885999 2008 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:33:47 -0800