ROBOLIGHTS© in Palm Springs
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ROBOLIGHTS© in Palm Springs
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- Kenny5 months ago
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- ROBOLIGHTS© in Palm Spr…1 year ago
Several new spectacular features are being created for Robolights 2012. Stay tuned.
- Kevin Davidson3 years ago
Major Bummer... Any other ideas on how you may celebrate the holiday?
- Jamie James4 years ago
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Hey Robochristmas in Palm Springs, I am sending you a Green Beer.
Send me a drink back! - Jamie James4 years ago
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Hey Robochristmas in Palm Springs, I am sending you a Margarita.
Send me a drink back! - Moe Banshee4 years ago
Amazing Display!! God Bless you and yours today and always!+
- Jamie James4 years ago
great christmas lights!!
- The Fundraiser Guy!5 years ago
Wishin you a Happy Day!!
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..CBS News Features ROBOCHRISTMAS 2008:..New Four Part Video featuring an overveiw of the 2007 display. Please do your part to contribute to the artist efforts either when you visit the display in person or online by Paypal. Thankyou and have a happy winter season!"Panoramic of the 2006 Display which includes the new 50' tall Santa Claus"
.."Freshly fallen bubbles in front of the Centurian Bigbots blasting steam"
"Celebrating Christmas according to A.I."
.."41' Tall Santa tower with giant alien santa looking out for Santa's Earth sleigh"
"On stage: the four bots with full robot festiveness"
"Giant 38' tall robot trilogy holiday scene"
"Shawdow village with towering poles of lights glowing in front of millions of lights"
"One Ton Megarobodeer"
Pathway of lights extending far from the bridge of lights and more lights"
"Tennis court size Elf village"
"Robot of the Pink Flamengos"
"Robogolfer and his robocaddy at a round of golf blazen with millions of lights"
"Left veiw of Eid celebration band playing music"
"Front veiw of Santa's jet sleigh"
"Rear veiw of Santa's jet sleigh"
"28 Million candle power tree as bright as the sun next to the Christmas house"
"Front veiw of the giant 54 ton 68' tall robot with triple rocket stage boosters"
"578 Gallon solid glue robot stands over 18' tall"
"Eid celebration scene next to a flying saucer with aliens and veiwing area for the giant TV Robot"
"3 Level story Christmas house"
"A sea of millions of lights"
"21' Tall Santa throne gurded by his two giant 600lb centurian robodeers"
"388' Long tunnel of lights looking west surounded by the army of robots"
"Tiger-eyed Rudolph"
"Giant Alien Santa pearched up high on top of the photo both"
"Ariel veiw showing the pathway of lights [only a small part]"
"Guardian robots of the 54 Ton 68' tall black giant robot"
"Another Guardian robot of the 54 Ton 68' tall black giant robot"
"Telebot at the Christmas house"
"Roboloveseat"
Latest Blog Entries
- Dec 8, 2011 4:15 PM No Title
- Aug 3, 2010 4:26 PM Light Show to return soon
- Aug 3, 2010 4:23 PM Official Name Change
- Nov 7, 2009 5:48 PM Please comment on the Newspaper article reguarding the grinch
- Oct 11, 2009 2:46 PM ROBOCHRISTMAS faces the end
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New official UPDATE For 2010: ROBOCHRISTMAS is now known as ROBOLIGHTS.
The new official name changes takes place immediately and the display will return 2010 or 2011 for your enjoyment. Upgrades & improvements are occurring or underway and certain elements are being changed. The new theme will now be an artistic annual light show full of visual splendor of lights and artistry for all to enjoy. The light show will no longer reference any particular holiday however the light show will still occur during the same time of the year from late November to Early January and will vary slightly each year. The lights from now on will be clear & green.
:UPDATE 2009:
Robochristmas faces the end after 22 years of operation due to a new neighborhood grinch. Read blog for futhur detals
We are sorry but there will be no more Robochristmas for Palm Springs that draws in 10,000 of visitors a year.
This is an official Robochristmas announcement for the 2009 season and perhaps beyond :UPDATE:
A new neighbor moved into the neighborhood as of early Fall of 2008 and complained to the town about the essential artworks that make the ROBOCHRISTMAS light show unique as the nation's largest residentaul and most visually unique artistic light show that draws 10,000s of visitors every year for nearly the last quarter century. ROBOCHRISTMAS is also known internationally as a major legend.
As a result of the grinch's complaints to the town of Palm Springs regarding the light show & artwork means there will be no ROBOCHRISTMAS 2009 this year. This grinch also harassed us during the operation of the 2008 light show causing problems for both my father and me. My apologies goes out to the 10,000s of people who will be saddened by this news this year with one less place to take their families & kids to however it is out of my control as a result of the grinch that stole Christmas after 21 Years of bringing joy and happiness to countless individuals that began in 1987 when I was only 13 years old.
Sadly there is very unhappy & bored souls out there that are unhappy with themselves and they want to spread their unhappiness with others. Though they may be the minority numbering only one person, this one person has a powerful potential to ruin things for the rest of the majority of us.
Right now we have been in negotiations for almost a year with the town of Palm Springs since last November and the town is working diligently with us to hopefully resolve this situation with the grinch and yet at the same time for the grinch to not create major problems for the town. At the same time when the grinch came around my only brother still remains in a coma from a car crash and my aunt passing away breast cancer. Times are very difficult however I am grateful for all the past years I have brought untold joy to the community and those that travel from all over the world just to see ROBOCHRISTMAS.
My fullest gratitude goes out to the the town of Palm Springs for their support.
2009 LIGHT DISPLAY IS CANCELED Nov 26th-Jan 6th:
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ROBOCHRISTMAS 2008 Has just arrived with over 7.0 million lights!
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..New attractions include animontronic robots of recycled scrap
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.., 50' tall godzilla holding a giant candy cane
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.., near 40'tall King Kong holding Santa's sleigh and all above his head
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.. and a giant several story tall wintertime wizard and a 100' tunnel made out of nearly 200 gemmy inflatables all bound together
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... Walk under the the spectacular 12.000 sqft' light dome which covers most of the entire front yard. A first ever in any light display. There is also several computerized animated displays within Robochristmas. Also see the ice coffin and cave where the lifelike grinch and the reindeer biped being reside. Seeing is believing. I am also displaying many new types of some of the world's most unusual and strangest christmas lights this year.
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..See the giant ginger bread house with 18' tall candy canes.
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..Photo By Ramon Mena Owens, The Desert Sun
..My Light display known as Robochristmas according to how artificial Intelligence would celebrate Christmas. This is the one man Christmas display of now 7.0 million lights for 2008 and growing ever larger every year by Kenny Irwin Jr. I am a multifaceted artist living in Palm Springs in which I work in many different mediums of art including the famous one man art and light display of millions of lights during November 27th- January 6th on every night 6:30-10pm for tours. HGTV ranks this as the largest residential light display in the country and now The Learning Channel has is currently airing my display through December 25th. Please check your local listings for the show "Crazy Christmas Lights".
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE 2008 LIGHTSPLAY!
Watch the power meter spin faster than a compact disc player, help me conserve energy in the 2008 light display by being a sponsor of LED lights for ROBOCHRISTMAS and get national and international reconition on a epic scale for your featured products used in my light display.
How to get to the display: 1077 Granvia Valmonte, Palm Springs-Ca. 92262 is located one block north of Alejo. From freeway i-10 take offramp hiway 111 until 111 turns into Palm Canyon and make a left on Alejo then a left on Aveneda Caballeros. Go two blocks north and make a right on Granvia Valmonte. You can't miss it. Some of the displays tower nearly 100' tall into the night. Pilots have noted it be one of three brightest spots from up to 80 miles away which include the staduim, the airport and my light display.
*This display is partially publicly supported so please contribute to the artist responsible for this work and please donate toys for the needy. Bins for toys are located in the front and the bin for cash contributions to the artist is located at the start of the Christmas Village walkthrough located to the left of the courtyard as you enter the display.
You can contact the artist at pigeonyolk [at] aol.com
You can also contribute to the artist online by Paypal year round to help keep the light and art tours going.
This display is made possible by people like you who support it and contribute. This is a display for all faiths and nationalities, a display all inclusive of everyone and not exclusive of anybody in anyway. It is also made possible by the artsales I make through out the year and by family patronship in an order to make the world a brighter place one light at a time.
Thankyou for your support!
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"Inside the Christmas Village"
"Summer Lewison and Kakie Urch
The Desert Sun
December 21, 2005
Wide-eyed wonder at the lights of Christmas is a holiday tradition.
The desert has plenty of opportunities to show your young ones or out-of-town visitors the sights against the dark sky.
From the 4-acre, 5.7-million-light display artist Ken Irwin Jr. puts on in Palm Springs to the Cathedral City street known as "Candy Cane Lane," and the professional light array at WildLights at The Living Desert, the night sky comes alive for the holidays.
If you're looking for a walk-through light display that's punctuated with found object sculptures, Irwin's jaw-dropping display at 1077 E. Granvia Valmonte, one block north of Alejo Road and one block east of Avenida Caballeros in Palm Springs might be your choice. It opens when the sun goes down and costs the Irwin family more than $20,000 a year to light.
Featured this year on HGTV as one of the top light displays in the country, the spectacle is amazing. And it's grown nearly every year.
"I told Kenny, 'Wait a minute, I said just some lights'" reminisced Ken Irwin Sr. about his son Kenny Irwin Jr.'s earlier years putting up lights."-Courtesy of Summer Lewison and Kakie Urch of the Desert Sun Newspaper-
Above photos By Ramon Mena Owens, The Desert Sun
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"Inside the Christmas Village"
"Summer Lewison and Kakie Urch
The Desert Sun
December 21, 2005
Wide-eyed wonder at the lights of Christmas is a holiday tradition.
The desert has plenty of opportunities to show your young ones or out-of-town visitors the sights against the dark sky.
From the 4-acre, 5.7-million-light display artist Ken Irwin Jr. puts on in Palm Springs to the Cathedral City street known as "Candy Cane Lane," and the professional light array at WildLights at The Living Desert, the night sky comes alive for the holidays.
If you're looking for a walk-through light display that's punctuated with found object sculptures, Irwin's jaw-dropping display at 1077 E. Granvia Valmonte, one block north of Alejo Road and one block east of Avenida Caballeros in Palm Springs might be your choice. It opens when the sun goes down and costs the Irwin family more than $20,000 a year to light.
Featured this year on HGTV as one of the top light displays in the country, the spectacle is amazing. And it's grown nearly every year.
"I told Kenny, 'Wait a minute, I said just some lights'" reminisced Ken Irwin Sr. about his son Kenny Irwin Jr.'s earlier years putting up lights."-Courtesy of Summer Lewison and Kakie Urch of the Desert Sun Newspaper-
Above photos By Ramon Mena Owens, The Desert Sun
Below photos by Kenny Irwin
"Ariel Shot of the city of robots from 68' above the ground"
"Light pole 68' above the ground looking up towards the sky"
"Front entry to ROBOCHRISTMAS"
"Looking forward at the giant nine robodeer landing"
"Centurian Bigbot Steels the show with a mega blast of steam"
"Santa's Rocket Sleigh and all nine giant 250-400lb robodeer"
"Santa's Rocket Sleigh"
"Robodeer passing by Jack Frost the Roboplasmabot"
"Pathway of lights extends nearly that of a mile"
"Santa's robodeer in the lead"
"Down the path of lights looking at Santa's ject sleigh"
"Elf Village with the parade of 8' tall snowmen marching to the singing animatronic snowman"
"Giant 15" tall Christmas tree of 2208 ornaments"
"Dish Plane [flying sauce] chamber of Electrabots"
"Celebration of Eid band figure to the right next to the Tikibot"
"Towering 50' tall christmas tree on the roof"
"388' Long east tunnle of lights looking east"
"26' Tall Dinobot made mostly of vacuums"
The nativity scene at the light display has been done because I live with a mostly Christian family. The Nativity is done out of respect for my father who is Christian. For many years he requested that I put a nativity scene in the light display and it was done. He is a very loving, respectful and supportive father of my artwork. It is done in peace. Thankyou Kindly.
"Crash Test Dummy Nativity Scene"
"Front entrance with wreathes of solid lights presenting the muilti-national Santa Claus Choir"
"West tunnel of lights"
"Forcast for bubble showers in the Christmas Village"
"Bubble blizzard falling over the giant 38' tall Santa"
"Ariel Shot of the city of robots from 68' above the ground"
"Light pole 68' above the ground looking up towards the sky"
"Front entry to ROBOCHRISTMAS"
"Looking forward at the giant nine robodeer landing"
"Centurian Bigbot Steels the show with a mega blast of steam"
"Santa's Rocket Sleigh and all nine giant 250-400lb robodeer"
"Santa's Rocket Sleigh"
"Robodeer passing by Jack Frost the Roboplasmabot"
"Pathway of lights extends nearly that of a mile"
"Santa's robodeer in the lead"
"Down the path of lights looking at Santa's ject sleigh"
"Elf Village with the parade of 8' tall snowmen marching to the singing animatronic snowman"
"Giant 15" tall Christmas tree of 2208 ornaments"
"Dish Plane [flying sauce] chamber of Electrabots"
"Celebration of Eid band figure to the right next to the Tikibot"
"Towering 50' tall christmas tree on the roof"
"388' Long east tunnle of lights looking east"
"26' Tall Dinobot made mostly of vacuums"
The nativity scene at the light display has been done because I live with a mostly Christian family. The Nativity is done out of respect for my father who is Christian. For many years he requested that I put a nativity scene in the light display and it was done. He is a very loving, respectful and supportive father of my artwork. It is done in peace. Thankyou Kindly.
The nativity scene at the light display has been done because I live with a mostly Christian family. The Nativity is done out of respect for my father who is Christian. For many years he requested that I put a nativity scene in the light display and it was done. He is a very loving, respectful and supportive father of my artwork. It is done in peace. Thankyou Kindly.
"Crash Test Dummy Nativity Scene"
"Front entrance with wreathes of solid lights presenting the muilti-national Santa Claus Choir"
"West tunnel of lights"
"Forcast for bubble showers in the Christmas Village"
"Bubble blizzard falling over the giant 38' tall Santa"
"Crash Test Dummy Nativity Scene"
"Front entrance with wreathes of solid lights presenting the muilti-national Santa Claus Choir"
"West tunnel of lights"
"Forcast for bubble showers in the Christmas Village"
"Bubble blizzard falling over the giant 38' tall Santa"
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- Status: Single
- Here for: Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends
- Body type: 5' 7" / Athletic
- Ethnicity: Other
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Occupation: Artist
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California College Of Arts And Crafts
- Oakland,California
- Graduated: 1996
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Fine Arts
- Minor: Academics/Science
1993 to 1996
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