Haley and Casey to appear at holiday fest (2011: old thread - no new appearance)

[Miguel]

Something of a hometown appearance:

Wheeling native Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams have re-teamed, this time recasting the flirty holiday staple “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”

The perennial duet partners will bring some cheer to the holiday season, performing the classic Nov. 19 at the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival at the BMO Harris Bank Stage at 401 N. Michigan that afternoon.

They’re also set to appear in the parade that night.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111...711049725/

[My Alter Ego]

Lucky hometown fans!!!

However, given that it's November in Chicago (the Windy City!), it is likely to be cold outside. (Timing is everything!)

Something of a hometown appearance:

Wheeling native Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams have re-teamed, this time recasting the flirty holiday staple “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”

The perennial duet partners will bring some cheer to the holiday season, performing the classic Nov. 19 at the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival at the BMO Harris Bank Stage at 401 N. Michigan that afternoon.

They’re also set to appear in the parade that night.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111...711049725/

[Miguel]

The press release for the festival makes it sound like a big deal:

One million people from around the country will travel to Chicago to experience a weekend of nonstop holiday offerings that lead up to a magical evening procession featuring more than 40 magnificent floats, helium-filled balloons, classic characters from Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida, lively marching bands and musical performances from top artists. Grand marshals Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from the Walt Disney World® Resort will appear together on the lead parade vehicle for the second year in a row to illuminate one million lights on 200 trees along Michigan Avenue, One of the Great Avenues of the World.

The nationally-televised event will be broadcast on Saturday, November 19 from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. CST in local markets on ABC 7 Chicago and in more than 65 markets around the country throughout the holiday season. Broadcast times are available in local listings.

Star appearances include star of Disney Channel's hit series "A.N.T. Farm" and Hollywood Records recording artist China Anne McClain, along with her sisters Lauryn McClain and Sierra McClain; My Block/Columbia Records multi-Grammy Award-winning inspirational recording act Mary Mary; American Idol finalists Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams; cast members of the Disney Channel Original Movie "Lemonade Mouth;" Jake and the Never Land Pirate Band as seen on Disney Junior; Radio Disney's N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) artist Shealeigh from Chicago; Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players; Disney Music Group Artist Nathan Pacheco; and more.

The holiday celebration also includes:

A full lineup of live musical performances on the BMO Harris Bank Stage in Pioneer Court from 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. CST (401 N. Michigan Avenue)

...The stunning Fireworks Spectacular over the Chicago River, created from more than 10,000 handmade fireworks shells from Lumina, will serve as the grand finale of the beloved holiday event at approximately 6:55 p.m. CST;

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-cou...2011-11-07

[Himm2]

Exactly 3 years ago today I was at the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival for this heartwarming show by Haley & Casey:

Let me know if my combined video is playable because it says "Video Blocked in some countries" for some reason.

I'll be at that fest again this weekend with my friends from NY to see Jacquie Lee from Season 5 of "The Voice". It will sure bring back great memories from 3 years ago.

[XAtlantic]

Let me know if my combined video is playable because it says "Video Blocked in some countries" for some reason.

Yeah, it is blocked here in Germany, as are half of the videos that get posted. There is a national organisation, GEMA, that collects fees every time an artist's material gets played anywhere, and the money is distributed to the artists and labels; and that organisation has been in a battle with youtube for many, many years, where the organisation insists on a notable fee per play and youtube is offering much less, and so that national organisation has forced youtube by court orders to block millions of videos that stream ok most everywhere else on the basis of appropriate deals in those places. It is really annoying, a meeting of backwaters thoughts with the modern age. The user suffers along with the artists. Or has to use proxy servers, which doesn't help the artists either! I guess the dinosaurs are not extinct, nor are the media mogules that try to avoid any responsbilities. Entrenchment on both sides, for many years, and counting.

[BrandHaley]

Let me know if my combined video is playable because it says "Video Blocked in some countries" for some reason.

Yeah, it is blocked here in Germany, as are half of the videos that get posted. There is a national organisation, GEMA, that collects fees every time an artist's material gets played anywhere, and the money is distributed to the artists and labels; and that organisation has been in a battle with youtube for many, many years, where the organisation insists on a notable fee per play and youtube is offering much less, and so that national organisation has forced youtube by court orders to block millions of videos that stream ok most everywhere else on the basis of appropriate deals in those places. It is really annoying, a meeting of backwaters thoughts with the modern age. The user suffers along with the artists. Or has to use proxy servers, which doesn't help the artists either! I guess the dinosaurs are not extinct, nor are the media mogules that try to avoid any responsbilities. Entrenchment on both sides, for many years, and counting.

Can you use a proxy server such as http://www.xroxy.com/proxy-country-DE.htm? It should allow you to create a YT account as though you are "a U.S. local." I used to use one of these back when beloved freemantle was trying to ruin our day with their domestic restrictions on Haley vids.

[Miguel]

I think this thread was 33 pages long and the forum software lost the other pages when I edited the title in the original post to reflect it was three years old.

[Tusk]

I thought Google might've kept a 'cached' version of the original thread, but that's gone too