Kids! Come on out here and see what Uncle Clark's done to the house!

December 17

Show Updated!
I’ve been struggling to get the show to really look the way I intended for it to look this year.  Some of the new things that were added were special lights that allowed us to control each and every bulb of the show this year.  Up until tonight, we’ve not had the ability to do [...]

9:23 PM GMT  |  Read comments(0)

A passionate show for passionate people
(Posting time changed to protect those…  lost in the moment!)  I absolutely love my hobby of setting up Christmas lights for viewers of all types and backgrounds.  It’s been really entertaining getting to meet the many varieties of onlookers as they gaze in wonderment at the display.  Some people have computer backgrounds and they really [...]

11:51 AM GMT  |  Read comments(0)

December 12

New friends out of thin electrons!
You can’t run a light show with tens of thousands of lights, install multiple electrical sub panels, and convert all major electrical appliances to gas appliances and honestly feel you still have your hobby under control. There’s no rationalization that can be made at this stage of CLD (Christmas light addiction). Believe me, I’ve tried. [...]

11:55 PM GMT  |  Read comments(3)

December 03

Don’t let your battery die!
Tonight I was able to spend a lot of time outside visiting and mingling with guests.  We handed out over 200 candy cane mints and 100 candy canes.  I’m on the search for more mini candy canes! During the running around and meeting people, I saw some of my repeat visitors.  A mom and her [...]

8:54 PM GMT  |  Read comments(0)

December 01

Donations through mobile phone now available
Lipton Lights is proud to now accept donations made from your mobile phone.  To make a donation, text PAWS followed by a space and the amount you wish to donate to the number 27138.  Thank you so much for your willingness to give!  Merry Christmas!

2:47 PM GMT  |  Read comments(0)

November 30

You can’t reach them all!
So tonight was quite entertaining!  The last few days have been pretty quiet with all of the rain and cold weather.  Tonight made up for it in a big way as I needed to hand out some candy canes.  We met several carloads of people tonight, some packed full of people and others with just [...]

6:59 PM GMT  |  Read comments(0)

November 26

What did you say?
One of my favorite parts of running the light show is meeting the people who stop by. Tonight I met some visitors from Franklin, TN, from Ohio, and from Greece. The very gracious visitor from Greece said, “Thank you for what you are doing.” Often I get wrapped up in all the technical details associated [...]

8:47 PM GMT  |  Read comments(0)

November 25

THE LIGHTS ARE ON!!!!
The show is up and running!! We had our first “successful” night November 25. There are still a couple of things I’d like to change about the show, but I don’t know that any visitors will notice. Most of the issues encountered have been a result of the complexity of the sequencing. The sequences, when [...]

4:10 PM GMT  |  Read comments(0)

November 24

2011 Show Update
Show UPDATE – The show will NOT BE RUNNING TODAY, 11/24/2011. Last night while testing, we encountered some significant technical issues that prevent the show from running due to the complexity of the display this year. Starting last night, we began redoing the entire show to remove many of the complex transitions and sequences. I [...]

12:11 PM GMT  |  Read comments(0)

November 15

Mid November Light Update
I’ve had many emails and many questions about the show for this year. There WILL be a show, but I’ve simply been too busy to even start to reply to the kind emails! Here are some updates for you! 1.) We’ve moved to an entirely new piece of sequencing software this year. While this gives [...]

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