no Mardi Gras for the Empire State Building

HAPPY MARDI GRAS! Today is Fat Tuesday, February 20, 2007. I finally heard back at 1pm from the decision makers at Empire State Bldg regarding the lighting request. Unfortunately "Purple, Green and Gold"* will not be beaming over New York City. We received no specifics from ESBC but they communicated this: "Many factors go into our decisions to light up for the great many events andcauses that reach out to us through out the year. We have decided...

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Empire State Building in Mardi Gras Colors for 2007

UPDATE on The Empire State in Mardi Gras colors...We're talking with the Empire State Building (ESB) management to go Purple-Green-Gold again on Fat Tuesday! (working on making it an ANNUAL event too). It made national news last year :)New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast is still rebuilding and we suggest asanother symbolic gesture to light the ESB on February 20, 2007 inPurple-Green-Gold. We filled out the forms and have gone back and forth with emails to justify a purple/green/gold theme on Fat Tuesday.ESB wants to know what promotional material...

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