I can't believe you guys got a shot of the spire all lite up. I talked to a supervisor late yesterday when I was by the Battle House and they told me it had only been tested in the day time up to that point. There will be a party at the base of the RSA tonight and then Bronner will throw the switch.
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Thanks for the video Hort. Scottybo, the lights are brighter than I thought they would be too. They look very nice. I wonder if the Riverview will have lights?
i was going to a party at felix's last night and saw that same scene on the way back. it was incredible. i was expecting something cool, but this just blew me away.
Also on NBC15's ten o'clock news broadcast, they were talking about it being the tallest in Alabama and on the Gulf Coast between Houston and Tampa or something and they showed the Mobile diagram on this website and gave credit to SSP!
Anyway, here they are.
The countdown with drunk Ann Bedsole at the mic and David Bronner of RSA at the giant lever (with ex-mayor Mike Dow and current mayor Sam Jones looking on)
Candy! "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana played in the background.
Looks like Gotham City
Dow, the dude. (Mike Dow, Sam Jones, David Bronner, Ann Bedsole)
The Battle House
From Bienville Square
Hope you enjoyed. Sorry, I didn't get any skyline shots tonight, I was with family and couldn't go climbing fire escapes.
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Can someone describe the celebration as a whole? How many people? What all went on? Were things at all integrated with the things going on with thyssenkrpupp at the convention center? Did the Germans show up? Etc?
I think the openess of the crown makes it being lit up look more impressive. Will the colors change on the tower all night long or were they just demonstrating what they could do with color schemes?
I think the openess of the crown makes it being lit up look more impressive. Will the colors change on the tower all night long or were they just demonstrating what they could do with color schemes?
It will have different colors for different holidays and seasons.
I stood directly in front of the Battle House when I got downtown and there were cars from the 1920s parked down Royal St in front of it. I didn't expect to be so moved by the sight of the Battle House. It was so bright. It was like I was looking at a picture or postcard. I could see into the building through the front doors and into the rotunda. People were dancing and I could hear the Excelsior band playing some jazzy tune. Then a parade of revelers, led by Excelsior, filed out through the front doors of the Battle House onto to the street. That's when the speeches happened. Ann Bedsole spoke, then David Bronner, then the president of the Press Register. I think there was a love/hate relationship between Bronner and the PR, Bronner made reference to a drawing in the PR that depicted him as King Kong on top of the RSA Tower. There was a lot of joking going on between everybody. Then Dow spoke, then Jones. Finally Ann Bedsole led the countdown. Then they lit it up!
There were spotlights all over the tower, and the colors on in were so rich and pretty. The colored and strobing lights continued for maybe half an hour on the tower, then it turned to white. Apparently, the tower will be white every night, and as the work week progresses to the weekend, the lights will get brighter. I talked to a woman whose husband was in charge of lighting the tower and she said that it'll be lit appropriately for all holidays. I can't wait to see that!
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