Chris (a life-time local) was a great trip advisor but if you do not have your own trip advisor, you can get the info here to manage your own schedule. People go all out, renting buses or limos. Its kind of a big deal.
Our trip advisor, Chris, took alot of pictures. I will upload more to facebook since blogger is giving me fits today. Enjoy!
As a side note, I cant look at all this explosion of spirit withouth thinking,
#1. Why would you do this?
#2. How much is your power bill?
#3. And you want to cause a traffic jam in your neighborhood every night for a month?
#4. Do your neighbors hate you? year around or just at Christmas?
#5. Do these people plan to be on the tacky light tour OR are they shocked when their address makes it on t he list?
Either way, it was fun.
And I found this website with more info on the tacky light tour. Who knew it was the 25th anniversary!
After the very first "tacky lights" tour was organized by Richmond radio deejay Barry "Mad Dog" Gottlieb in 1986…
After being named "the capital of the lighting universe" by BusinessWeek…
And a "Christmas beacon" for tacky lights from Forbes Magazine…
After being featured on NPR for our tacky lights...Which basically means that Tacky Lights are being recognized by the mayor and its 25th anniversary here in Richmond.
1. They do it because they like to get attention. Period. There are no shy or humble homeowners on the tacky light tour.
ReplyDelete2. A lot. Like, more than my mortgage a lot. That's why many of them ask for donations. The lights alone are crazy expensive, but the power bill and the bills for the people they hire to put in extra generators and the guys with the cherry-pickers to put the lights up in their trees. A LOT. (which is why I got a little grumpy when I saw that the house on Asbury Court (the biggest one) was being foreclosed on, and rather than not doing the big spectacle this year, they still paid for all the decorations and electricity bill, even though they can't afford to pay their mortgage. Call me ugly if you want but it just doesn't seem practical.
3. Yes, the traffic is horrible, which answers the next question...
4. YES, their neighbors HATE them! I would. I love visiting it but I would not want to be on their street and have to wait in 20 minutes of traffic just to get into my driveway.
5. They apply to be on it. It's a big thing. There were a few that we found this year that weren't on the tour, but were pretty darn impressive. Apparently you have to have a minimum number of lights and inflatables and apply by a certain time. It's a whole thing.
6. Can I expect to see your house on it next year? Perhaps a Hanukkah theme?
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