Ledisi Lights Up Bryant Park, and NYC Rocks

Diana D'Angelo and I had a pretty awesome New York night yesterday, and we've got the pictures to prove it.

First stop was the live broadcast of CBS 2's Holiday In Bryant Park, where Ledisi gave an amazing performance of "Give Love on Christmas Day" from her new album 'It's Christmas.' Diana and I had no idea that our VIP seats would be quite so…visible. Specifically, we sat onstage right behind the Barenaked Ladies' drummer.

You can watch the broadcast here (including the third-time's-almost-a-charm tree-lighting):
http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=120787@wcbs.dayport.com

Ledisi's performance is about 37 minutes in (but don't skip past the synchronized skating routine because it's pretty rad). I'm the girl in the orangey-red hat and Diana's in the black coat to my right.

Here's a shot of Ledisi right before she sang:



Me, Diana and the giant tree:


After sitting outside for about an hour and a half, Diana and I decided to warm up with a carousel ride in Bryant Park:


Wheeee!!!

Next stop was the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's NY Annex. A fabulous soirée featuring a performance by Debbie Harry. Here's one Diana took of me pretending to be famous: