Groundhog Day 2024 live: Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring

about an hour and 15 minutes till punks Aon Phil uhoh who is right behind me oh wait this is also Phil every time I say Philly Phil hey Dan who's that beautiful girl out there in the crowd my wife she has that no that's my wife oh same thing we have the same wife this is how we find out I know he's coming he's coming he's coming he's coming you got to you got to wait till dawn so you might as well deal with us till you got done a hat somebody get that kid a hat boys ready I'm sorry M your way [Music] cin here kid you need a [Music] hat we should at least clothe the children all although some of these hey back on time boys back on time are we back on time oh then let me get out of your way look at that back on time nice catch all right let me get out of your way okay let's get back to the live entertainment hold tight we're like one hour from Phil I got I I have it on good authority the JT Cooper just arrived JT's here juvenile take it away oh it's getting real now isn't it it's getting real now we juvenile characteristics here's a couple Tunes we wrote it's about time we wake that old ground hog up don't you think time to make some noise and wake them up [Music] [Music] one thing I learned about this life from the time spent on this rock you got to give what you got to get what you need what you need you can't reach up to the sky but keep your feet flat on the ground it's everything you done built you going to tear it down you got what you you got to be what you want what you want is where you are now [Music] don't find the FL take a ride and oh I was waiting on that train I was looking I was searching for the something on [Music] theie all the secr that I see oh I was riding on that train I'm on my way the way SM still down and I took a look around CU Road I'm walking now she always pay [Music] P well look at us all here in N punks of T 1 6 a.m. about an hour away from find the prognostication of pration turn it [Music] around [Applause] [Music] my disappear I'm always teaching what I know and always stret what I don't may your Ro deep you can't tear it down come on no more worry in my soul he can't control they never seem to ever help me understand W just love your fellow man cuz we all in the the to the let [Music] it hey take care of each other tonight tomorrow and every other day too it ain't as bad as they want you to believe just take [Music] around to what you love goel Tru face demons [Music] stand going you you're going to tear it down down you're going to tear it down you're going to tear it down to the [Music] ground going to tear put your back on the ground got yeah give it up give it up give it up to you know what that means you're all on TV and give it up for Sonia per 15th birthday [Music] can you believe we get to come out and do [Music] this lead in the old taking and that day by day I take the snow a rain in the r on Shine tring the [Music] Light we take the snow and the rain and the r [Music] sh let's go I talking about of well I'm going to take my time I'm going to get good and high get good and [Music] high to free in that loving Spirit H in a tree with you near it did theow and the rain and the Bri [Music] sh the you ready let's go I feel talking about of well I'm going to going to high [Music] [Music] the light [Music] Hey listen one year ago Mr Jimmy Kimmel said he was going to put this song as his alarm clock when he put all of us on TV caught us a bunch of Maniacs what do you say we show them what Maniacs we are hey this is a song to wake up the old Grand this one's called wake up [Music] [Applause] field [Music] dispens ATV before couldn't sleep but now it's count we got to get him for the party in all his life is a s she giv what help there no Shadow come on everybody wake up up upake up wake up up [Music] now pration isation as he's held up high of the entire nation no water at night to prevent your nation the in reveals the grand prediction wake up wake [Music] upake wake up wake up [Music] wake right everybody we got to make some noise w we all got to do [Music] our his way go he better not sleep through his one between [Music] here we got ground Make Some Noise P come on P wake up pH wake out let's get [Music] him 2 3 4 take up wake up everybody wake up wake [Music] up here we go wake up wake [Music] up wake him up wake up wake up up wake up wake up [Music] I wake up wake [Music] up come on W wake up get [Music] W so welcome welcome one and all not just you here at gobler not but we just arrived on TV oh yeah that's you out there sitting in your little cozy little couches drinking your cozy little coffees when everybody out here's having a great time hey hey early crowd let me hear you glory glory nearly 40 you one more time early crowd lordy lordy it's nearly 40 we love it hey this is juvenile characteristics they've been rocking you all morning along with the Derek Woods Band thank you guys got a lot okay there got one more song but we had to pause because the lyrics of this song were actually written by Thunder conductor but he can't sing and neither can I so we need a band okay so this next one cabie we're leaning on you pal all right baby you guys be the eye candy all right this the lyri candy you the eye candy we'll take care of the rest this this this concerns a poor guy who forgot his gloves when he came to ground long day boys forget your gloves take it away [Music] you [Music] ready I took my vation in the ground day but I didn't think it over and now my hands are just a little bit colder I just want to use your gloves tonight I forgot to bring my [Music] tonight ain't got many fingers there AR [Music] I just want to use your tonight come on baby oh yeah oh yeah even though my hands are shaking people in the crowd are making I can see we all from my neighbor look I just got a I won't forget and I thank you [Music] bring to bring come on I just to youright you [Music] know I forgot to bring my cles tonight well I just want to use your CL tonight well I forgot to bring my CL one more I [Music] to well I forgot to bring my so [Music] tonight you your [Music] it's about to get real ponic are you ready for the SE of SE juvenile characteristic in the house you characteristic thank you boys thank you give it up for juvenile characteristics they've been here all morning long they got here before you trust me gabby my man okay every once in a while I me I love you too I'm just going to say hottie Jones in the house all right she going to she going to feature her a little bit later but she's all dressed in the right apparel every once in a while every once in a while you got to you got to change up the schedule right this is live we're we're Outdoors going up right just on the Fly okay so it turns out we have a VIP so we want to acknowledge it right so we got to stop the jumping and singing and the dancing because yes that's go here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania we have a fair and decent leader that fair and decent leader is is Punks ton Phil but right there with him in this great democracy is the governor and for the second year in a row the governor of Pennsylvania has [Music] decided I think he's here there's a lot going on seems like he's here there he is okay for the second year in a row this guy's the man this guy knows what we have in Pennsylvania and he's here to fly the flag for the second year in a row give it up for the governor of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro welcome [Music] back are you ready for Phil [Music] puni is the center of the universe right now and I love that you're all here we got my wife the first lady and the first family is in the house and I got a message for the millions of people watching us around the world you better get your butts to punon next year that came today with a really important announcement using my power as Governor I'm here to announce that Phil is the new official state meteorologist to Pennsylvania yeah [Applause] baby there you go Bill's the man ladies and gentlemen have an amazing Groundhog Day you are awesome Pennsylvania's awesome and punks andon is the best have a great day he ain't lying he ain't lying hey okay Mr Governor we would like to welcome you and your family hey by hey let's party play some play something by somebody from uh [Music] Pennsylvania so you can your family can jump around take some pictures throw a t-shirt whatever it happens to be uh what do we have left oh oh wait oh wait get Swift done get ba okay let's fill the stage come on my turn it up Mike it's a party that's what that's what come here come here I go on too many but I can't make them stay is a that's what people say that's what [Music] people this is [Music] everyone t-shirt baby I'm just going to shake shake shake shake shake shake it off shake it off break is going to break break break break break and Bre baby I'm just going [Music] [Music] toake I'm dancing on my own Dancing On My Own make the moves up as I go as I go and that's what they don't know that's what they don't know but I keep Cru okay 620 1 hour till fil 1 hour till fil everybody Hold [Music] Steady [Music] happy day shake shake shake shake shake shake it shake it shake it shake it I shake it I shake it I shake it I shake it I shake it I shake it hey hey hey just think while you've been getting down and out about the liars and the dirty dirty cheats of the world you could have been getting down to this sick beat myman brought his newfriend she's like oh my God just been shaking to the over there with a hell good hair over baby we can shake shake shake [Applause] [Music] yeah shake shake shake sh shake shake shake it shake [Applause] it break bre break [Music] bre shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake it shake it I shake it I shake it I shake it shake it I shake it I Shake It Off Shake It Off I shake it off I shake it I shake it you got I shake it I shake it I shake it back to where you came from children if anyone's missing swifties we found them okay like I said it's 622 all right we want to welcome back okay the Dennison Hill Toppers are here Dennis from Dennison University okay let's get nice and tight here boys okay folks you're about to see they're at home they played ear they sang a little earlier but kid see this is the Dennison Hill toppers from Dennison University first 14 they got a gathering here close you know what you got to stay close to those spikes I'm leaving I'm the last one we need to see walk in the ti roope so get ready folks Dennis and Hill Toppers they're going to sing one for you and say you singing my personal favorite my personal favorite awesome s well no that they sing not the one I sing and then and then they're going to give us our national anthem that's what I'm dressed for and then you're going to see something up there if you have never been who's never been here before you're going to see something up there it's going to blow your minds the Denis Hill Toppers you've never been here before we've been doing this since 1887 Hill Toppers take it [Music] away [Music] RH hear the DRS Whispers of some quieters she's coming in 12:30 flight her Moon Wings reflect the stars that I stopped an old man along the waying findot words he turn to me as if to say hurry boy it's waiting there for [Music] you take a lot to me away from [Music] [Applause] [Music] again rest longing for some solitary I know that I [Music] [Music] must take me away from [Music] time to [Music] [Applause] [Music] do hurry [Music] [Applause] [Music] Bo down [Applause] iness down [Applause] [Music] [Applause] in down [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] in if they roll on [Music] this okay now after do this I'll leave the the control [Applause] yeah okay folks Denis H Denison Hill Toppers you guys stay right there you're fine you're fine what we'd like to do now as we always do we would love to give a shout out to all the men and men and women in uniform form all across this state all across this nation all across the world those who are serving us keeping this land great we want to say thank you keep doing what you're doing we appreciate it we're here having a good time because of you we hope someday you can join us thank you we love you happy Groundhog [Music] Day and these guys are going to honor us with our [Music] [Music] at the Twilight last who and bright through the [Music] theck through the night our flag was still there [Applause] [Music] [Applause] s for the of the free and the of the [Applause] [Music] I'm happy you know I can't think another event that tens of thousands of people gather here at g to watch ason bille comes out of that tree St right behind all these guys we about less than an hour away now in a so shadow that will be [Music] [Music] early I really hope we can go [Music] live [Music] excuse me take off as fast as they [Music] can of theor oh my [Music] gosh [Music] [Music] find [Music] [Music] [Music] par [Music] [Music] I [Music] [Music] what [Music] like [Music] n [Music] I don't know why I didn't [Music] think [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] s [Music] [Music] [Music] now [Music] [Applause] that's a show it's 64 am. does it feel like it herbster here thanks a million to the Walston club and Carrie Kelly for our fireworks show happy birthday [Music] kid all right keep rocking we're getting real close to Phil in the meantime Derek woodsb get him [Music] going go down SE we [Music] will Shadow comes feeling got to turn down the sare I hope we'll see where we will get through the night till go down [Music] see go down see down Sil where we will down [Music] down [Music] will down SE go down SE feel all [Music] right your way pry eyes ping the go St eyes [Music] CL here all [Music] way [Music] don't [Music] don't [Music] w [Music] all you know [Music] who like [Music] all right we need your help with this next part here I'm going to say don't Don't Look Away you say Don't Look Away here we go don't look away look pretty eyes way pretty eyes don't look well S one more time don't look well look way pretty eyes don't look way on your way [Music] eyes [Music] thank you very much with the Dereck Woods Band it's great to be [Music] here [Music] just ain't got no Heart wh wh [Music] from your from your eyes from your eyes [Music] ch [Music] ch [Music] call you Bey anyway much [Music] face s got no heart this got [Music] got [Music] see your put [Music] start [Music] got no heart just no ground don't tell us how they got got [Music] around don't tell [Music] got so much with the airports [Music] man every you can't kill rock and roll you know we're getting close when Thunder conductor loses his [Laughter] voice okay we'd like to give a big thank you out there to everybody in Punk tny and everybody across everywhere there's so many to name so we're just going to say a big thank you to everybody we do got to kind of single out you know Sam Adams they uh Sam Adams Hog Day they got the hats on everybody that's pretty cool Weather Channel Lending Tree the official spring sponsor we would like to thank old man winter Old Man winner hey Phil his name his name is Phil just thank Phil thank Joe and Joe Joey Jones Joe pzo Old Man winner he can't even hear that's why he wears those microphones and to miss P his head right thank you Miss Pennsylania Phil's getting ready he's getting ready did you hear [Music] that in the bathroom you're in the middle okay ph's getting ready now we're getting ready welcome to the stage Heidi Jones so as Dan told you earlier we don't know how to sing so well so we've got to bring in some professionals if you like what you see tomorrow night at the burrow The Edge is rocking what's your band called Heidi The Edge Ed night Saturday night Saturday night that's tomorrow tomorrow it's not even today yet it's not even it's still today I know it's still today we've been up since there wasn't it tomorrow there wasn't one today there wasn't one today oh Okie doie as Chuck T say do you need this get this um and Joe you good Joe oh Joe's still working okay all [Music] right you guys we are 30 minutes from punks saton Phil how many of you have been here since Liars okay my early crowd let me hear you buty it's nearly 40 see that's how you give yourself away you weren't the early crowd early crowd let me hear you lordy lordy it's nearly 40 we're going to be bringing out the short pants soon man hey okay in the meantime thank you Derek woodsb thank you juvenile character istics thank you thank you than you thank than you than thank you Mikey shami [Applause] 34° ready to [Music] [Applause] [Music] up [Music] again [Music] P waking up again I'm up the ground it's day [Music] another [Music] [Music] [Music] up the Kazo Kazo that's the Kaz [Music] were [Music] [Music] [Music] she [Music] it up again day again [Music] [Applause] [Music] job out there everybody thank you honey Jones happy Groundhog Day happy Groundhog Day okay so this song is one of my [Music] faor I hear this everybody I want to hear everybody everyone everyone falling asleep come on everybody I want to see you moving I want to hear you sing I what [Music] you that's it sing it manab SL hole take it I just can't look it'sing me and taking [Music] control jealy turning SS into the sea swiming through joking on your but it's just the price I P Destiny is calling me open up my eager eyes [Music] I tried to r a COR didn't last maybe next year that's the SC [Music] though I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine got to got to be down because I want it all it started out with a kiss how did it end up like this only a kiss it was B kiss now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a c while he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick and it's all in my head but she's touching his chest now he takes off dress now cuz I just can't look it's me and taking control turning Saints the sea I no all the college kids are hopping Destiny is calling me open up my ears everybody [Music] is and just like that 7 [Music] a.m. nothing to [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] it [Music] [Music] I huh all right like I said we were just going to 701 everybody Miss Miranda Moore Miss Pennsylvania you haven't been here for a while if you just got here i' rather like to acknowledge Miss Miranda more that's Miss Pennsylvania and the filet feature dancers we're going to send them down here in a minute and they have a very important job to do and so do you but in the meantime does anyone have any chapstick so chap I'm nothing without my he's kidding everybody's reaching your pockets Dan you know what for he wouldn't use it after you did I can tough it out for a few more minutes can you guys hang on Phil is coming the top hats are coming the prediction is coming you guys have grown I'm not joking I I know we've said it before but this might be the biggest groundhog day crowd ever I cannot I can't see the back of you was that chapson thank you okay everybody how at what starting on this side cie doing a wave the whole way across now we're all way back you ready ready go he'll put it on the internet and [Music] back all right oh excellent hey in the meantime Mikey crank the tunes we got some time to kill let's do something hey this is party [Music] on Zack Brown listen to the lyrics of this song he didn't really for us but maybe he did don't matter what day is come on over and let yourself in up we remember this out the ground let's do it again no matter what day it is no matter what day it is no matter what day it is no matter what day it is no matter what day it is no matter what day it is matter what day it is on Sunday and party like a Saturday night I wait see what you call your girls up and get them here danc andies are getting drenched going do it again no matter what day it is don't matter what day it is matter what day it is matter day it is matter day it is [Music] [Music] matter like a SAT night on Sunday like [Music] sat Mond ites Wednesday th down Frid the Saturday don't Sunday we going in come M we going to do it again do it again do it again come m [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] sat [Applause] [Music] don't worry about it it'll disintegrate give it 30 years do you want down [Music] [Applause] [Music] yeah all right one more more more wish you guys could see you're so beautiful I mean you beautiful you're beautiful do that you're [Music] beautiful come on hit him hard hit him hard that you love me say that you need me say that you want me you want to pleas me come on now come on now come on now I still remember you to be 9 years old I for you from the bottom of [Music] my yeah yeah you want to leave me you want to let me go you up I want you to know I said I want you to know right now You' been good to me baby better than I've been to myself and you I don't want else I said I want you to know I said I want you to know right now you know you make me want yeah yeah yeah yeah oh right oh [Music] right come on P State new I want to see you give it [Music] [Applause] up now wait a minute [Music] right now that I've got my woman I feel he all [Music] [Applause] right you've been so good to me uh you've been so good to me uh you know you make me my head up my hands back come on now come on come on now come on now take it take it take it take it a little bit s now a little bit s now a little bit s now a little bit now a little bit now a little bit now shout a little bit [Music] finging fing now a little bit louder now a little bit louder now a little bit louder now a little bit louder a little louder now a little bit louder now a little bit louder now hey hey hey [Applause] heyyy [Applause] hey [Music] I yeah go all right it's go time hey thank you phet thank you phet phet phet you're charge with the task all right now listen we got to bring in some people we need to make you'll see the police officers coming down now the filet are going to come and meet them you need to form a we're going to send the filets down we're going to we're going to make a line we're going to make a way from the steps to that truck line for some important people so we're sending the filetes down there they're going to spread the Seas here they got sharp little elbows and they know how to use them so just clear the clear the road I love you too but again I think we should see other people from the step yeah from the steps right there everyone you minutes tell puny fell this way all right where Marcy send them in oh no where's Marcy gando come here Marcy y Phil let's part the ways in the meantime I want to say hello to somebody if you bought a ticket if you called Goblin's knob if you've done anything the last two days or today or tomorrow you probably went through Marcy gandoo this is The Wizard of Oz behind the curtain and she did it all so give it up for [Applause] Marcy thank you Mar head down that way Marcy go help the filet part the seas please okay look at that on time and under budget I'm kidding we went well over budget and we're only kind of sort of on time you know what never mind Phil Cushing are we ready old man winter send in the top hats let's get exceptionally weird [Music] ladies and gentlemen won't you please give a rousing welcome to the Inner Circle of the punk saton hog Club as they make their annual trek to Gobbler's [Music] Knob [Music] now [Music] now [Music] [Music] morning [Music] here we go we got that [Music] message good morning I'm Thomas dun president of the punani groundhog CL [Music] welcome welcome [Music] [Applause] to what a huge crowd how many guests do we have tracking with us for the very first time [Music] how many have checked two or more times nice welcome back how about five or more times wow 10 or more times how about [Music] 20 well welcome back now we love you coming to groundhog day how many groups do we have here today celebrating somebody's Groundhog Day [Applause] birthday happy birthday Mr Vice President yes sir Dan McGinley moonshine yes sir will you please introduce the members of the Inner Circle my pleasure Good Friday morning to you all is it still Friday I do want to talk to you about the gentleman that stand before you but before we do that we have some dignitaries that I would like to make mention of first of all Senator Joe Pitman representative Brian Smith Commissioners Jeff pasaric and Scott North our mayor Richard Alexander of course our attorney general Michelle Henry and the governor of Pennsylvania [Applause] he keep showing up we've been [Music] here as for my buddies in the top hats I want to start over here because he's been on stage with me since 3:00 a.m. give it up he's gone through at least two tuxedo shirts already today give it up for the Thunder conductor Dr D [Applause] Jelani this is the Butch and Butch part of the show first up former member Cole front Butch [Music] brn and the other Butchie you can be his wingman now he can be yours this is ican Butch [Applause] fer give it up for the big man rob McCoy [Applause] [Music] downpour Josh farcus is frostbite it's fitting that we say hello to Jory serenne he's [Applause] daybreaker Robbie gel is Storm [Applause] Builder the guy standing way up there is Dr John Johnson chief healthman Al also with us this morning was Jason grusky Big [Applause] Chill well he's seated at the left hand of the Father the future is clear but Jay Lundy is overcast former president give it up for Jeff Lundy Fair weatherman Pat Cassidy is the head [Applause] Huntsman and Pat oaco it's ozone and I know you've been waiting patiently so for our ceremony give it up your friend our friend his Handler Mr AJ Dar rain [Applause] maker and heavy ways the ACAA Kane the president of the groundhog Club in her circle is Tom duncle shingle [Music] [Applause] Shaker all right I want to talk about this Kane is handed down from president to president my father once held this very can as president of the Inner Circle this cane gives me the ability to speak groundhog e that's how I communicate with Phil through Winks nods purs and Phil's going to let me know which scroll to choose now I'm going to talk a little bit about what's going to happen up here today I'm going to take this cane and I'm going to knock on the burrow door three times and his Handler AJ darom will gently lift Phil from his burrow and hold him high for all to see he will then Place Phil upon the stump where Phil and I will have a little talk about whether he sees his shadow or not if it's his shadow he sees six more weeks of winter there will [Applause] be if there's no Shadow early spring daybreaker please place the royal red carpet Mr Vice President please place the Scrolls upon the stump gentlemen are you [Applause] ready are you ready it's a tradition before we get Phil out we get him fired up by chanting Phil Phil Phil Phil Phil Phil Phil Phil [Music] Phil are you up [Music] [Music] it's pun Satani [Applause] Phil [Applause] gentlemen gather [Music] around okay we have a [Applause] decision a prediction has been made Mr President here ye here ye now on this February 2nd punks Aton Phil the sear of Sears prognosticator of all prognosticators was awakened from his wintry nap at dawn on Gobbler's Knob Phil looked to the skies and then speaking in Groundhog ease directed the president to the proper scroll which reads another Winter's slumbered pause so I could meet the crowd hard to sleep anyway when the part's this loud I envy your energy I envy the fun I envy all of you and your opposable thumb but it's not what I feel it's what I see and what you hear so gather round and let me be clear atmosphere is a wonderful thing and we can create our own and the weather it brings it brings hope for the future and so much more maybe some punksatony Phil wrin votes in [Applause] 2024 but what this weather did not provide is a shadow or Reason to hide Glad Tidings on this Groundhog Day an early spring is on the [Applause] way [Applause] [Music] [Applause] stop tell the world the news is here [Music] [Applause] [Music] if you would like a photograph on stage with Punk Satani Phil in the Inner Circle we'll probably do it for as long as Phil will let us you'll come up this side of the stage and you will exit that side have your phones ready and uh we'll do about three or four groups around the stump at a time we have a souvenir shop up there that you're welcome to visit the buses will be rotating through punksy till about 2:00 to take you back to your vehicle whenever you need so please visit beautiful downtown patani there are a lot of activities down there in the park our community center our Weather Center and please visit our merchants and pick up any souvenirs or needed supplies that concludes our ceremony happy Groundhog Day happy Groundhog Day spread the word continue the [Music] celebration [Music] Kelly Happy [Music] Birthday [Music] [Applause] [Music] hard to [Music] believe when Czech off saw The Long Winter he saw a winter Bleak and dark and B of Hope yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life but standing here among the people of patani and basking in the warmth of their hears and hearts I couldn't imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous [Music] winter it's it's number one ENT [Music] [Applause] everybody [Music] every go on and on [Music] so K and dance [Music] again [Music] while they daning [Music] every we this go on and [Music] the and then they start to dance [Applause] again [Music] they say we're young and we don't know we won't find out until grow well I don't know all that's true cuz you got me baby I got [Music] you hey [Music] I got you Bab I got you Bab they say I love won't pay the rent before it's ear our money been spend I guess that's so we don't have a PL but at least I'm sure of all the things we [Music] got Bab I got you I got you Bab I got flowers in the spring I got to wear my [Music] ring [Music] [Music]

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Length: 96min 40sec (5800 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 02 2024