Dick, you're no longer America's oldest teenager. Your America's creepiest old man.
It also looks like you have lost the title of best New Years Eve show. ESPN took your spot away with Red Bull: New Year, No Limits. The show featured Travis Pastrana's World Record rally car jump off the Pine Street Pier onto a barge anchored 269 feet away in the harbor. He made it look easy.
The crowd in Long Beach, California watched as he crawled out of the car and topped off his record shattering jump by doing a backflip off the barge into the water.
See the difference, Dick?
Channel 8 once again aired BigD NYE hosted by the beatdown twins, Pete Delkis and Dale Hansen. Luckily former Channel 8 alum Leeza Gibbons was there to throw a life preserver to the broadcast. Gordon Keith had a very scaled back role from previous years and it showed. It's great that we have local programming on New Year's Eve. It's too bad that they still haven't figured out how to pull it off without looking like a local broadcast. It had potential, but no spark.
It was also wrecked with technical difficulties.
I have two words to pass along to Belo. Sound check. There were horrible audio problems early on during the live music featuring Reckless Kelly and some cover bands I hever heard of, but weren't that bad. They also had an annoying habit of breaking in during the middle of songs to do their chat bits. They need to coordinate the live show with the segments better. That's one area where Dick still knows his stuff. Production values.
The DrPepper fireworks show looked great and I'm sure it was awesome in person. Everyone there on camera certainly looked like they enjoyed the live show. I heard rooms at The W started at $599. I'll stay home, drink a bottle of Ballatore and watch The Three Stooges marathon on AMC.
I just saved $595! Happy New Year!!!
Remember to eat your blackeyed peas and cabbage!
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