A lot of you wrote in that you enjoyed the Norma Geli video of the live countdown to fireworks in Las Vegas. And some of you figured out as I did why it at first seemed like the pyrotechnics had been canceled and then they came bursting forth in all their "Ooh!" and "Ahhh!" glory. The fireworks started right on time but the countdown was early. The folks watching for it where Norma was were counting down based on the big electronic sign in front of the Park MGM hotel and it was about a minute fast.
So was the big sign in front of the MGM Grand. Another Vegas YouTuber, "Jaycation," was in front of the Excalibur and the folks there were looking at the big sign there and it was also early. You can see that in this video at about the sixteen minute mark. The MGM company also owns Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, the Luxor, Excalibur and New York, New York. So maybe they all rang in the new year a minute early.
There were lots of great fireworks displays ringing in the new year…in Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Dallas, Rio de Janeiro, Toronto, Paris and many other cities. Every dog in the world must have been hiding under a bed somewhere.