Providence Village, Texas (October 1, 2008) – Light show designer and Vaderville creator Darren Vader today announced that the debut light show of the 2008 holiday season will take place at 6pm on Friday, November 28th.

The Vaderville synchronized light show is made up of three neighboring houses pulsating in sync with more than 40,000 lights and special effects running on 80 computer controlled channels of animation. Highlights include a virtual Santa (who makes live appearances on weekends closer to Christmas), dozens of strobe lights, virtual snow machines, and animated video clips– all synchronized to a play list of unique versions of classic holiday songs being broadcast over an FM transmitter at 107.3fm on the dial.

Vader and his neighbors have been hard at work on their 2008 show since early March. “The technology that drives a show like ours is very cool, but it’s only a small part of the preparation equation. Every beat of every song is manually assigned to a position within a sequence, video is edited, layouts are created, props are built, and prototypes are tested. We spend about eight to nine months preparing for the 35 days or so that the show will run.”

“Our annual Christmas light show is the most important thing we do all year long. Our strong belief in ‘paying it forward’ is facilitated to a great degree by the absolute joy we see every night on the faces of visitors young and old alike,” said Vader. “This year we are partnering with Firehouse Christmas Lighting and the Hilltop Church HOPE BANK to collect donations of clothing and non-perishable food items that will help some local families have a brighter holiday.”

Vaderville is located off Highway 380 just east of Denton at 1441 Providence Blvd., Providence Village, Texas, 76227. Show times are Sunday – Thursday, 6pm-10pm and weekends from 6pm-11pm; weather permitting. This is a residential display, so admission is free. If you enjoy the display, please consider making a donation of non-perishable food items or clothing to the HOPE BANK. Donations can be placed in the collection bin at the front of the display. See www.vaderville.com for more information.

About Vaderville
Vaderville was created by Darren Vader as a unique way to merge his interest in technology and music with his love of Christmas. Much to his surprise, it quickly became the talk of the town and a new tradition for a growing number of families each year. Vader takes pride in knowing that his passion is providing joy for all who witness his creation, and that the hard work allows Vaderville to give back to the community through its work with the Hilltop Church HOPE BANK. Visit www.vaderville.com for more information.

About the Hilltop Church HOPE BANK
The HOPE (helping other people every day) BANK was established in 2002 by Hilltop Church in Aubrey, Texas to provide food and clothing to those in need during times of crisis or hardship. Visit www.hilltopassembly.com for more information.

About Firehouse Christmas Lighting
Firehouse Christmas lighting provides professional lighting design and installation. From elegant static light displays to animated computer controlled light displays like Vaderville, Firehouse Christmas Lighting offers flexible options to meet any budget. Visit www.firehousechristmaslighting.com for more information.

That’s how the story started - and now here I sit, every day more amazed at how absolutely possessed I am with the idea of getting my chosen search term “Scrapbooking Supplies” tagged to my domain at ScrapbookingSuppliesEtc.com - to pop up on the first page of Goggle’s search results for the phrase. I’ve been successful thus far - currently landing on page 2 of the results at live.com and msn search. I have a feeling that with the next round of Google updates I’ll have a pretty good start there as well.

And so it has come to pass that a wanna-be redneck - while mowing the lawn and tendering caressing a Miller Light - can’t seem to stop thinking about anything but the 60-80% margin on fluffy pretty stuff that adorns the pages of scrapbooks alongside so many baby’s, pets and vacation photos.

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“It is not too late to join in this project. Each card sent in equals one ticket in the drawing. You can also donate prize items and those will each get you one ticket in the drawing as well,” said project co-developer Marcia Fix.

The group expects to deliver more than 5,000 hand made cards to St. Jude Hospital in Memphis on July 12, 2008. The grand prize drawing will also be held on July 12.

“St. Jude’s does so much to help children and their families from all over the world regardless of their personal, financial, ethnic, or religious backgrounds,” said project co-developer Carol Gough Lust “This is our opportunity to help them in their efforts.”

If you would like to participate in the Cards for Kids project benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by either creating and donating hand made cards or by donating thank you prizes for the participants, please contact Carol Gough Lust at CarolDGough@aol.com. The donation deadline is June 20. 2008.

About St Jude Children’s Research Hospital: http://www.stjude.org/about
St. Jude Hospital is where some of today’s most gifted researchers are able to do more science, more quickly. Where doctors across the world send their toughest cases and most vulnerable patients. Where no one pays for treatment beyond what is covered by insurance, and those without insurance are never asked to pay. We’ve built America’s 3rd-largest health-care charity, with a model that keeps the costs down and the funds flowing, so the science never stops.

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After many hours spent searching for just the right “knight” stamp set to make her son’s 5th birthday invitations - with no luck, Korin Sutherland decided to try her hand at drawing one. The rest is history. After much nudging from her many friends, Korin decided to pursue creating her own line of stamps and Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps came to life.

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Scrap Your Trip™ has all of your hard-to-find, themed scrapbook supplies right here in one convenient location. The world’s largest selection of scrapbooking papers, embellishments, & die cuts (stock and custom), for travel, military, sports, pets, holidays, wedding, and more!

CONTACT:
Darren Vader
Scrapbooking Supplies, Etc.
940-453-4701 ph
775-367-6741 fx
darrenv@cropjunkie.com
http://www.scrapbookingsuppliesetc.com

The Lights of Vaderville Extreme Holiday Display Now Open for 2007
Expanded Multi-Home Display Includes Over 30,000 Lights, a Virtual Santa and More

Holiday cheer is what keeps us going throughout the year and the hard work we put into bringing the community our Christmas display is our ode to the joys that come with the holiday season.

This is our second year of running a computer controlled light show; we’ve added a good bit of growth for 2007. This year our display will include over 30,000 lights, 30 strobe lights, a virtual snow machine made out of a rotating disco ball, a virtual Santa Claus, red and green flood backdrops, a new ‘mini-mega tree’ and a fancy new sign announcing the radio signal at 107.3fm!

We’ve also added another whole house to the display! Our neighbor has joined the fun by installing a computer animated display of his own and we’ve synced the two of them to the same fantastic musical play list. It is a fun and unique experience that the entire family will enjoy!

The show is synchronized to a variety of unique holiday tunes and can be heard by tuning your car stereo to 107.3 FM.

The show runs from 7pm-9pm Sunday-Thurs nights and 7pm-10pm on Fri and Sat nights. Please come by and see us!

Please see www.vaderfamily.info for show times, maps and complete details.

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Also, see my related notes on red neck art collecting and Redneck Cuisine ideas.
The Redneck Philosophy

Being a “real” Redneck is so much more than driving a pick-up truck and naming your dog Bubba. A true Redneck does not feel the need to impress people with the outward trappings of superficial wealth and a real Redneck is perfectly comfortable in an Armani suit or a stained t-shirt.

Redneck art is now being sold in the top galleries, and make sure to read by notes redneck animal art.

Rednecks truly feel sorry for the poor bastards who worked their ass-off for 8 years in college only to become a corporate slave, all this hard work just to get a decent BMW and Rolex. You see, a real Redneck never feels the need to brag and they would not think of mentioning to hard working yuppies that their 80 acre farm is with eight million dollars of that they have $5,000,000 in farm equipment that they only use a few weeks each year. Without trying to sound too much like Jeff Foxworthy (a great comedian, but a tad misinformed about Redneck theology), let me try to explain the basic tenets of achieving a state of Redneck:

* Sense of inner Peace - The true Redneck is at-peace with the world. They always feel safe (not just because they have guns in every room of their home), and they are not concerned with what others may think of their Redneck lifestyle.

* High sense of Duty and Honor - A true Redneck will defend their Sacred Honor and will not tolerate those who disparage their families, traditions or loved-ones. Many a surprised New Yorker has pondered this while visiting the Emergency Room after flipping-off a Redneck.

* Disregard for Time - A true Redneck does not respect man-made timelines and lives life one day at a time. A true redneck may put a car up on-blocks for a decade before restoring it.

* Disregard for man-made Mores - A true Redneck will follow their tastes and desires without regard for social customs and “appropriate” behavior. Because the Redneck is not constrained by outsider opinions and Madison Avenue dictates about taste, they are free to embrace whatever they like without guilt or remorse.

* Honors their Ancestors - A real redneck know details about every one of their ancestors who fought in the Civil War and American Revolution. An ardent patriot, a true redneck will always fly the Star Spangled Banner right above the Stars and Bars on every national holiday. A true redneck will also participate in ware reenactments as a way of honoring the redneck sacrifices of their ancestors.

* Eschews wealth - My cousin Sara-Ruth lives on land with a massive garden and all of her own livestock. She even has a banana tree and the only things she buys are sugar and coffee. Her house and property were paid for centuries ago when our great-great-great Grand-daddy Aaron Burleson received it from the Continental Congress, thanking him for fighting in the American Revolution. They live a simple and free life with none of the conventional worries about money and impressing the Jones’s.

Living around rednecks has had a profound effect on my way of looking at life. I once visited a cousin in my fancy new car and made what Rednecks Theologists call the “sin of pride” when I mentioned that my new car costs me a fortune. In good humor he pointed over to a giant farm tractor and said “Wall, I’m impressed. See that reaper over there? She cost me over $200,000, I paid cash money, and I reckon only take her out a few weeks a year”. Man, did I feel humbled in the presence of such profound Redneck wisdom, and I never bragged to anyone again.

Sure, the tenets and promises of the Redneck Theology seem like unachievable goals, but I’m told that with years of conscientious study and practice, a true state of Redneck is achievable, even for a sinner like me.

Usage of the term “cracker” generally differs from “hick” and “hillbilly” because crackers reject or resist assimilation into the dominant culture, while hicks and hillbillies theoretically are isolated from the dominant culture. In this way, cracker culture is similar to redneck culture.