porno

A couple of weeks ago we learned the happy news that Aussie pop star Kylie Minogue would be performing at The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, NY and earlier today Kylie did just that. Riding atop a toy duck float, Kylie performed her hit song Get Outta My Way:

Today’s performance was the first time Kylie performed at The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and was very likely her introduction to many Americans who had yet to bear witness to her musical majesty. Altho Kylie‘s performance was just a short snippet of her song, I think it was well executed and fun. In case you missed it or just want to watch it again, you can watch Kylie‘s performance of Get Outta My Way at The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after the jump …

Macy’s Department Store hosted its annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, NY today putting on a show for thousands of New Yorkers as well as millions of TV watchers around the world. Known for its famous balloons, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a staple of Thanksgiving celebration for decades. Here are a few photos of some of the balloons that flew high above the streets of NYC today and some deets about the parade itself:

A high-kicking Kung Fu Panda and a diary-toting Wimpy Kid joined the giant balloon lineup as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade unfolded Thursday, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the annual extravaganza on a chilly, overcast morning. As millions more watched the live broadcast on television, entertainers on tap included Kanye West, Gladys Knight, Keri Hilson, Jessica Simpson and Colombian rocker Juanes. The Broadway casts of “American Idiot” and “Elf” were scheduled to perform, along with marching bands from across the United States. Another new balloon character was Virginia O’Hanlon, the 8-year-old girl whose letter to the editor elicited the response, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” Returning balloons included Smurf, Pillsbury Doughboy and Spider-Man – the last with a new fan in Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He said in a CBS interview that he had traditionally favored Snoopy, but after the Marvel Entertainment character was involved in a recent event promoting city services for job-seekers, “Spidey is my new favorite.” Other celebrities expected at the parade include India Arie, Keri Hilson, Arlo Guthrie and Miranda Cosgrove. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade started in 1924 when employees from the department store marched in costume from Harlem to Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street. The parade was suspended from 1942 to 1944 because rubber and helium were needed for World War II, making Thursday’s parade the 84th.

You simply cannot talk Thanksgiving here in America and not talk about The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Cities all around the country do their own Thanksgiving Day Parades (including my beloved Detroit, MI … which my high school marching band used to march in on those COLD November mornings back my hey day) but none as grand as Macy’s parade in NYC. I understand today’s parade was a lot of fun to watch (it’s airing here on the West Coast right now) with a bunch of fun musical performances. Check back later, I’ll be posting one of the better musical performances from today’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from one of my fave artists ;)

[Photo credit: Wireimage; Source]

Kylie Minogue has released a music video for her new single Better Than Today, her 3rd from her new album Aphrodite. Here are a few screencaps from her very colorful, 80′s video game inspired video:

Better Than Today was the first song that we got to hear from Aphrodite many months before the album was released this Summer. Kylie performed the track live for the first time ever on her For You, For Me North American Tour last year (watch video of that performance HERE) and it remains one of my fave tracks on the album. After the jump, check out the fun video in full …

The fabulous Kylie Minogue has been added to the list of artists who will perform LIVE during the 2010 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Here are the deets of this exciting announcement as outlined in the just released press release:

International superstar Kylie Minogue has joined the talent line-up of the 84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Kylie is poised to create a commotion with this special Thanksgiving Day performance when America’s favorite holiday tradition steps off at 9:00 AM on Thursday, November 25th, ready to entertain more than 3.5 million spectators lining the streets of Manhattan and more than 50 million viewers nationwide. Previously announced stars joining the festivities this year include India Arie, Big Time Rush, Betty Buckley, Ann Hampton Callaway, the casts of Broadway’s American Idiot, Elf, Memphis, Million Dollar Quartet, the Big Apple Circus, the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Miranda Cosgrove, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Gloriana, Michael Grimm, Arlo Guthrie, Keri Hilson, Eric Hutchinson, Juanes, Victoria Justice, Gladys Knight, Mannheim Steamroller, Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, Power Rangers Samurai, Joan and Melissa Rivers, Crystal Shawanda, Jessica Simpson, and Kanye West. The 84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade airs from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (in all time zones) on NBC-TV.

Not only will this news undoubtedly thrill Kylie‘s legion of fans here in the US but it will also introduce her to even more folks here in the US. Kylie‘s performance at the parade will be a nice precursor to the live concert tour she is planning to bring here to North America next year. Who knows … Kylie Minogue may actually break here in the US after all ;)

[Source]

Macy’s Department Store hosted their 83rd annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, NY today and, as usual, the big inflated balloons that made their way down (well, over) the streets of New York were the main attraction. Here are a few photos of some of the big character balloons that were included in today’s parade and read a fun piece on how the balloons themselves have become a NYC tradition of their own:

The tradition that is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has spun off its own tradition — on Thanksgiving eve, New Yorkers and tourists alike gather on the Upper West Side of New York City to watch their favorite characters come to life in the forms of giant balloons. On Wednesday, cartoon balloon characters were inflated in a public ceremony before their televised march down Seventh Avenue Thursday morning in the 83rd annual Macy’s parade. The balloon line-up includes returning favorites such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Spiderman and Kermit the Frog. The only balloon newcomer this year is the Pillsbury Doughboy. Each year, in a tradition that began when Felix the Cat became the first Macy’s parade balloon in 1927, all balloons are pre-inflated outside the museum, and are held down with nets and sandbags during the night before the parade. Every balloon is the product of months of design and testing by the self-named “Balloonatics,” who work in the Macy’s Parade Studio to turn pencil sketches into ready-for-flight balloons. Sketches become giant clay sculptures the exact size of the parade balloon, and polyurethane fabrics are cut based on the sculptures, then heat-sealed to make the balloon. Several indoor and outdoor tests are conducted with the balloons by hundreds of balloon handlers, to make sure each balloon can make its flight safely and intact. The four main giants of Thursday’s parade will be Sailor Mickey, Ronald McDonald, Spiderman and the Pillsbury Doughboy. Other notable appearances include a 53.5-foot high Pikachu whose cheeks will emit a rosy glow, and Flying Ace Snoopy which will be making its record 34th appearance in the Thanksgiving Parade. The 31 balloons that will be featured on Thursday were inflated Wednesday and on public display in a five-block radius around New York’s American Museum of Natural History, from 81st to 77th streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Macy’s workers used hoses to fill each character with helium, section by section, in a careful, time-consuming process. The inflation ceremony attracted a throng of onlookers who were ushered around the netted balloons as they were inflated in preparation for Thursday’s parade.

I’ve never been able to see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person but I have seen it many, many times on TV when I was a kid. I don’t know why but I still love seeing these balloons in the parade … I guess they speak to the kid in me. I’m very happy to see that Pikachu from Pokémon is still included in the parade all these years after the manic fad has died down here in the US. As far as traditions go, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons are one of my faves. Which of the Macy’s balloons are your faves?

[Photo credit: Getty; Source]