Blog entries - September 2007

October 20...going, going, gone!

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It's around 10 p.m., and October 20 has become the first Blaze date to sell out completely. Other dates are on its heels...

HHV�s Blaze Video (and YouTube Contest): It�s on

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{youtube}gOZNAaUFXEI{/youtube}Historic Hudson Valley has freshly posted on YouTube a two-minute Blaze clip using footage that was shot last year. Take a look at it and let me know what you think.

Perhaps the video will inspire you to come to Blaze and create your own. Need more inspiration? How about the chance to win a 42-inch HD flat-screen plasma television, an HD DVD player, and a collection of classic Halloween movies? Yea, I thought so. Read on.

The Blaze YouTube [...]

Ticket glitch (now solved), read if you bought recently

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I've just learned that there was a glitch with tickets that were purchased from about 5 last night till about 11 this morning. (Those of you who were asking earlier if the site was down or tickets are sold out, apparently the site was down briefly this morning while the glitch was being fixed.)

Ticket buyers receive two e-mails: The first is a confirmation, while the second contains a link to the PDF of the tickets. But, for those of you who bought during this time frame ( [...]

Rising only to set again

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Some folks have called or written inquiring about when the sun sets on Blaze evenings so they can plan accordingly. Great question!

If there's a knowledge gap, I aim to fill it. Thus, below are the relevant sunset times for Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., according to the folks at the U.S. Naval Observatory. And remember, Daylight Savings Time conti [...]

Two examples of Natiello's non-pumpkin work

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My my, you Blaze Blog readers have been very active with comments of late. Must be getting close to October!

Several have asked about the artists involved in the event, Michael Natiello (Blaze creative director) in particular, and whether the artists will be exhibiting work at the event.

Well, the event itself is a large-scale work in and of itself, so I think that counts.

For those of you who might be curious about the non-pumpkin mediums Michael works in, I [...]

Eyes in the back of my back

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Yes, the design will seem a little familiar to you loyal Blaze Blog readers, but, I think that's the point.

What you are seeing here is the back of the 2007 official Blaze T-shirt. I absolutely adore the design. I love the idea of walking around with this shirt on knowing that my second pair of eyes is offering a wry grin fo [...]

The Blaze Web, virtual and not so...

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Got an updated image of the central core of the new spider web taking shape for Blaze 2007. As you can see, it's now studded with half-Jack carved funkins ready for lighting.

According to Creative Director Michael Natiello, this central portion of the web will have long tendrils of half-Jack carved regular pumpkins leading outward and connecting to tr [...]

Take a deep breath...

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...ticket sales are back online...

Those missing time slots

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For those of you wondering about the 6:30 and 7 pm time slots, they are off-line temporarily while the HHV techs figure out a particularly pesty problem involving the print-at-home tickets.

Estimated time for those being back on line is around 5 pm tomorrow.

The time slots won't disappear like this when they are sold out. They will appear as having "0" availability.

I can tell you that 6:30, 7 and 7:30 tickets for Oct. 20 are gone. Those went really fast, [...]

Chandeliers are taking shape

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One of my intrepid reporters snapped these in progress shots of pumpkin chandeliers that will be lighting up the tent at Blaze 2007.

The chandeliers, which are designed by Tom Hunt, will provide a healthy bit o' pumpkin ambience in the large welcome tent outside the Blaze. I need to find out if these will be lit with electric lights or candles...