Indio Lights - Computer animated Light Display

Where are the lights?

We've heard that question a lot lately and a lot of people have been driving by the house very slowly.  The fact is, earlier this year we decided not to put up the display for 2009 for various personal reasons.  In mid-November the bug bit me after a trip to Alaska where just about everyone has lights up and on.  The problem was by mid-November I should have been halfway through installing the lights, I was way too far behind.  Fortunately for me a good friend of mine from LaSalle Lighting offered up the use of a boom truck and in one weekend I managed to do three weeks worth of work - I wrapped our mesquite trees with nearly 16,000 lights.  I still have a problem, I previously promised much of my time in late November to another cause - an amazing float for the Palm Springs Festival of Lights parade (I highly suggest you attend the parade!).  I have spent many hours helping with the float and as a result very few additional lights have been installed for our display. 

So, as of right now, IndioLights for the 2009 Christmas season may or may not get lit.  If we do manage to put a few solid days of work into the display and get the lights up we'll probably light them on the weekend of December 12th.  Better late than never right?  If we do that we'll keep them lit through January 3rd so we'll still have three weeks of lights.  In that time we will try to put together some animated shows, no promises though. 

Shameless plug - as I mentioned above, the use of a boom truck greatly decreased the time and energy required to wrap our mesquite trees with lights.  With that said, if you have any electrical projects you need done please contact LaSalle Lighting Services, Gary and his guys are a top notch crew and are sure to do an outstanding job.  Tell them you heard about them on IndioLights.com. 

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The Palm Springs Festival of Lights parade was held on Saturday, December 6th, 2008.  This year marked the first year I was involved with a float in the parade.  Odd, some would say, that someone with a hobby like mine wouldn't have already helped create a float, but indeed this was the first year. 

I, along with many great parents and students, helped work on the Xavier College Prep High School "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" float.  The school received the coveted "Sweepstakes Award" and entertained 80,000 people on the parade route.  Looking back at the experience I have to say it was amazing to see the creative abilities people have, from coming up with the concept, building it, painting it, wiring it, lighting it up, making the costumes, coordinating the entire effort - it takes a great group of people to pull this off, Xavier is fortunate to have these people. 

Here are a couple pictures of the final product.  This float was put together in about 10 hours the night prior to the parade.  We had 5500 lights on the truck alone, and another 12,000 on the float.   Total power draw was around 55 amps supplied by two 5500 watt generators. 

In memory of Jerry...

On December 9, 2007 we lost our good friend Jerry Kozitka. I had known Jerry for six years through work and over the years he became a close friend.  Jerry would always give me a hard time about the amount of time I spent putting this display up, he couldn't understand why I'd spend all this time and money on Christmas lights. But when the lights went on he was a loyal visitor and usually came to see the lights several times a year.  We were lucky to have Jerry stop by the display just a day before he left to see his family in Minnesota.  He never returned from that trip.  Although Jerry is in a better place now he will be missed greatly by those of us who knew him. 

This display is dedicated to the memory of Jerry Kozitka.

Indio Chamber of Commerce
2007 “Holiday Traditions” Decorating and Lighting Contest
Creativity Award

Indio Chamber of Commerce
2006 “Holiday Traditions” Decorating and Lighting Contest
Best Use Of Lights Award