LIVE: Groundhog Day 2024: Punxsutawney Phil set to make his prediction from Pennsylvania

enough we want to honor you as an honorary member of the punk saton groundhog Club Inner Circle no way do you accept yes she said yes yes now wait there is a formality repeat after Thunder hi state your name hi state your name do you hear by pledge I hear by pledge to the SE of SE to the sear of Sears the prognosticator of all prognosticators the prognosticator of all the only true weather forecasting groundhog in the world the only true weather forecasting groundhog in the world that I will fulfill the legend and the lore of punk Satani Phil that I will fulfill the legend and the lore of punani Phil you're in she's in hold on keep it so now you're in uh meetings meetings are every Wednesday Bob Bob Bob and but without we have to make it official now dub dub her i dub thee dup poess she is now gen Carfagno dup poess Inner Circle member thank you my now wait because heavy lies the top hat as the only meteorologist we have in the club I'm going to put you on the spot ready I want you to to get in tune with your your skills and tell the people the weather right now inside Thunder conductor's head what do you see what do you feel it's it's intense it's intense right it's intense what's the weather like so so you know how there's a there's actually snow at the top of every thunderstorm so it starts with thunder snow Thunder Stow oh don't tell Cantor he's got over the moon and then it's lightning yes and then it's just hot it's a hot flash of sun because Phil is probably gonna see his Shadows usually you got bring it you got bring the sunsh SK you know it once again the first meteorologist in the Inner Circle this is dup poess Jen Carfagno Jen Jen Jen Jen Jen Jen J Jen j j j j well we'll we'll find a hat that fit you and mail it to you okay this means so much happy Groundhog Day everybody this is the best you've earned it thanks Jen Jen okay what's next sorry what we have for you folks I mentioned them earlier for if you were here earlier from Dennison University this is a 14 member if that doesn't I'll get AR capella group from Dennison University they call themselves The Dennison hilltoppers oh and they're hobbled come join us happy Groundhog Day all right boys go get them right now hold up hold up hold up hold up Denis Dennison hold up what's going on okay okay let's fire it up boys all right go ahead boys sorry Dennis and H Toppers go ahead yell into it now could [Music] [Music] you [Music] hi everybody how's everyone doing this [Music] morning excited to be here for you been hijacked by a Spanish News Channel I believe I'm glass out there your can't beat them [Music] at the [Music] [Music] house [Music] [Music] [Music] Bo [Music] my [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] we're going to take you back to the [Music] [Music] do [Music] [Music] with [Music] [Music] so [Music] yes I need you yes I need you please say you'll never leave [Music] [Music] me [Music] right CL come on [Music] babe this is awesome we're good there should be yeah standing holding SC on top of Blue Hill came one moment I lost my will I pray for Mercy Lord please take me away bring me sunshine when I only see great the past that a Hold on Me can't be denied and the changes didn't come easily I've been lonely been cheated misunderstood I've beened up been you me CH my life since you came along wo wo wo wo yeah now I don't mind working [Music] so after allain all my my head sh I found you and [Music] you don't you know I've beened up [Music] down wo wo wo wo yeah man get crazy when his life is [Music] get [Music] [Music] shin you help [Music] me came [Music] Al you the Denison Hill Toppers [Music] folks oh oh great job guys okay I'm GNA bring up on stage AJ Dar our rain maker the Handler his brother benero and his uh can't get there's too many people going down let me just tell you a little bit about him he works for a company he brought his boss along his boss decided he saw a presentation about g day they're going to bring the whole company 35 of cve North America out of new city 35 employees all came Bend room this is TBO knock out TBO spr let's s some T mik well done bringing the whole company that's pretty co co easy to get [Music] anywhere the [Music] people back it up Buy [Music] Nation Living in America you have a celebration rock my soul b b many miles a real time all [Music] ready I got a few left keep you and [Music] aoll they need shirts man they need shirts I just gave you one I got I got him the children are children are under [Music] closed oh I'm going to go right through that ring no hold hold your hold your crown [Music] up wait a minute I don't think go spit [Music] Joey anybody need a [Music] hat to keep a little bit warm down [Applause] New York C York c c [Music] [Applause] [Music] Atlant family section heyy your attention over here please this is Beth 36 6 years running happy Groundhog Day a legend of Groundhog Day 36 years and when you get to get 36 years you just walk up on stage who's going to stop you who's going to stop any of you who has it better than us nobody okay we go we got the wing warmed up now huh I got still got some warning track power yo health health B here Inner Circle member it's almost 6: a.m. so the top hats are going to start arriving they just sort of filter [Music] in so nice gr City [Applause] Brothers new lamb defy right back here thanks Chief healthman okay now for some live entertainment Dereck Woods are you feeling it they say you can't [Music] kill take it away Derek [Music] woodsb [Music] ring fi W you [Music] give give [Music] love so good about on fire I'm way good [Music] everybody you got [Music] give give some love give some love some [Music] love [Music] a [Music] [Music] a [Music] on the [Music] floor more do you got easy [Music] you got give [Music] us Give Love Give Love Give [Music] Love [Music] [Music] you [Music] bre Tri for [Music] life [Music] she never [Music] all go [Music] got [Music] he [Music] a [Music] P [Music] sh [Music] thank you very much for the N Woods man we'll see you again in a little bit here hey Dan you know you know we asked how many people earlier but how many people now have birthdays today I got somebody here it's her 50th birthday Melissa needle hello there's your husband so we just want to say to everybody who birthday happy birthday what better day to be born on than Groundhog Day there is no better day you know Dan it's just we get these guys out here we try to get some music playing we try to get them moving usually because we got to keep you moving so you can't worry about the cold but it's hot today I mean we can ask the early crowd now the early crowd might know the early crowd you know who you are there's people just arrived that are not the early crowd but let's coach them up early crowd let me hear you but with enthusiasm enthusiasm early crowd let me hear you it's nearly 40 happy birthday okay it's nearly 6 o'clock in the morning who knew let's ramp this place up you're about about an hour and 15 minutes till punks a Tony Phil uhoh who is right behind me oh wait this is also Phil every time I say Philly Phil hey D 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 gotta 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 am I in your way C here kid you need a [Music] hat we should at least clothe the children although some of these 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 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 groundhog up don't you think time to make some noise and wake them up [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 reach up to the sky but keep your feet flat on the ground it's everything you done built you down you [Music] got you got be what you want what you want is where are now don't go look it very find the flow take a ride and oh I was waiting on that train I was looking pass I was searching for something on theill like a man got that piece of hold all the secet that I see oh I was riding on that train I'm on way then I took along the way I still down and I took a look around CU Road up watching she always p p [Music] for well look at us all here at n punks of T 6 a.m. about an hour away from finding out the prognostication of pration turn it [Music] around [Music] my disappear my I'm always teaching what I know and always stretch for what I don't may your Ro go deep SL 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're all playing in the grab the M step to the light let it [Music] down 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 a look [Music] around you have to give what you love all to prach that gopel truth 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 groundin no going to put your back on the [Music] ground yeah give it up give it up give it up for two 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 making the lead in the old way taking and G that day by day I take the snow the rain and the r shine track [Music] the we take the snow and the rain and the [Music] brightshine let's go I feel 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 the free in that loing Spirit Po in a tree with a you be near it we did the rain bright [Music] sh the you ready let's go I feel talking about of well I'm going to CH I'm 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 CAU 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 ground this one's called wake up [Music] [Applause] field [Music] [Music] could sleep but now it's we got to get him for the party and all his life [Music] there is no Shadow come on everybody wake up up upake up wake up wake up up [Music] pration isation as he held up high of the entire nation no water at night to prevent your nation the in reveals the grand prediction wake up wake [Applause] up wake up wake up wake [Applause] up wake my [Music] B all right everybody we got to make some noise wake up we all got to do [Music] our way go he better not clean through his one and job between here and the liary probably down like a we got to make some noise to the ground Make Some Noise P come on now wake up wake up let's get him wake [Music] up 2 3 4 take up wake up wake up wake up I here we go wake up wake [Music] upake up wake him up wake up wake upake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake [Music] up on w w w [Music] up get [Applause] [Music] 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 [Music] hey hey early crowd let me hear you glory glory nearly 40 there 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 they got one more song but we had to pause because the lyrics of this song were actually written WR by Thunder conductor but he can't sing and neither can I so we need a band okay so this next one C we're leaning on you pal all right baby you guys be the eye candy all right this the lyri give me 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 in the ground I didn't now my hands are just a little bit colder I just want to use your G tonight I forgot to bring my [Music] tonight ain't got many fingers in there AR BL [Music] I just want to use your [Music] tonight come on baby oh yeah oh yeah even though my hands are shaking people in the crowd are making friends I can see we all my neighbor look I just got a pair I won't forget and I thank you [Music] to bring I just to use youron you [Music] know forgot to bring my cles tonight well I just want to use your tonight well I forgot to bring my one more go I just [Music] to well I forgot to bring my [Music] T you [Music] your [Music] it's about to get real Punic are you ready for the Sear Sears juvenile characteristics in the house Jah 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 mean I love you too I'm just going to say hi 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 that's going here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania we have a fair and decent leader that fair and decent leader is is punk 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 decided I 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 Punk sator 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 punk Chon next year I 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 andony 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 the be uh what do we have left oh oh wait oh wait get Swift done get ba okay let's fill the stage come onate in turn it up mik it's a party that's what that's what come here come here I go on too many days but I can't make them stay that's what people say [Music] what this is [Music] everyone t-shir he baby I'm just going to shake shake shake shake shake shake it off shake it off Heart Break is going to break break break break break and the is going to f bre baby I'm just going to [Music] [Music] shake I'm dancing on my own Dancing On My Own make the moves as I go as I go and that's what they don't know that's what they don't know but I keep cruising okay 620 1 hour till fil 1 hour till F everybody Hold [Music] Steady shake out there [Music] happy got Shake Shake Shake Shake Shake It Off I shake it off Shake It Off I shake it off I I I Shake It Off I shake it off I I I Shake It Off I shake it off I I I Shake It Off I shake it off hey hey hey just think while you've been getting down and out about the and the dirty dirty cheats of the world you could have been getting down to this sick beat myman brought his new girlfriend she's like oh my God I'm just going to shake into the over there with a hell good hair you over baby we can shake shake [Applause] shake I'm just to shake shake shake sh sh up I you up bre break break break break [Music] break shake shake shake shake shake shake it shake it shake it I shake it I shake it I shake it I shake it I shake it I Shake It Off I shake it off Shake It Off I shake it off I I I shake it I shake it you got to I shake it I shake it I shake [Music] 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 Dennison 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 earlier they sang a little earlier but kid got this is the Dennison Hill toppers from Dennison University first 14 they got a gather here close you know what you got to stay close to the bikes I'm leav I'm the last one we need to see walk in the ti Ro so get ready folks Dennis Hill Toppers they're going to sing one for you and say you singing my personal favorite my personal favorite Awesome song 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 [Music] 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 den Hill Toppers you've never been here before we've been doing this since 1887 Hill Toppers take it away [Music] whis she's coming in 12:30 flight her Moon Wings reflect the stars that guide me toward Sal I stopped an old man along the way findot words he turn to me as if to say hurry boy it's waiting there for you [Music] [Applause] [Music] out in the night rest longing for some solitary fine I know that I [Music] [Music] must take to me away from you [Music] to take some time to [Music] [Music] do [Music] down [Applause] in bless the down [Applause] iness down [Applause] iness [Applause] [Music] [Applause] in we're at they roll on this [Applause] yeah y okay folks Denis H Dennison 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 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 Day and these guys are going to honor us with our national [Music] at the Twilight last who and bright stars through the [Music] orsam and [Music] [Applause] theck through the night our flag was still [Applause] there [Applause] yet for the of the free and the of [Applause] the [Applause] [Music] I'm people watch as out of thate right behind all these guys L now so no shadow that me shadow that will be an early we go with [Music] theor I really hope we can go [Music] [Music] live [Music] excuse me take offs as fast as they [Music] can of the oh my [Music] gosh [Music] [Music] trans [Music] [Music] W par [Music] [Music] hear [Music] [Music] what [Music] like [Music] n [Music] I don't know why I didn't [Music] think [Music] I'm [Music] nothing [Music] [Music] [Music] now [Music] [Applause] that a show it's 648 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 down SE down we [Music] will Shadow comes out away feeling's got to touch got me R down the bar play sare I hope we'll see you there [Music] daning down the SE from where we will get through the night till it's go down see go down see to down Sil where we will down through [Music] down where we [Music] will down see feel go down see to feel all [Music] right your way PR eyes pulling the go St eyes [Music] close here are [Music] way [Music] don't [Music] the [Music] w [Music] you know who I [Music] don't [Music] more all right we need your help with this next part here I'm going to say don't Look Away you say Don't Look Away here we go don't look away pretty eyes way pretty eyes don't look well S one more time don't look well look way pretty eyes don't look on your [Music] way way [Music] thank you very much with the Derek Woods Band it's great to be [Music] here [Music] just a got no heart [Music] mid from your eyes from your eyes from your eyes [Music] Ching [Music] ch [Music] here [Music] you call you [Music] wywh got no let got [Music] got [Music] see you P [Music] start [Music] got no heart ground don't [Music] got [Music] around tell [Music] got you 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 Johnnie 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 we 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 on his head right thank you Miss Pennsylvania Phil's getting ready he's getting ready did you hear that in the bathroom hi dear in the middle okay Phill'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 the 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 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 3. 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 characterist thank you than you than Mikey shomi [Music] [Applause] 34° ready [Music] to [Music] up [Music] again [Music] [Music] P waking up again I'm up ground it's day have another [Music] [Music] day [Music] [Applause] up [Music] ground up [Applause] [Music] again the Kazo Kazo that's the [Music] [Applause] Kaz [Music] [Music] she [Music] [Applause] [Music] it up again ground day again [Applause] [Music] job out there everybody thank you honey Jones happy Groundhog Day happy Groundhog Day okay so this song is one of mying fine got be down because I all started out I hear this everybody I want to hear everybody every everyone falling asleep come on I want to see you moving I want to hear you sing I you's dress that's it sing it manab SL hole take it and I just can't look it's killing me and taking [Music] control jealousy turning Saints into the sea swiming through S all joking on your Al but it's just the price I PID Destiny is calling me open up my eager eyes [Music] I tried to r a COR and it didn't work 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 it was only a kiss it was only 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 a bed and my stomach is sick and it's all in my head but she's touching his chest now he takes off her dress now let me go cuz I just can't look it's can't me and taking [Music] control Jey turning Saints the sea turning I no all the college kids are hoing Destiny is calling me open up my ears everybody is [Music] he and just like that 7 [Music] a.m. nothing to it I never I [Music] [Music] never 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 chappy I'm nothing without my he's kidding everybody's reaching your pockets Dan you know what for 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 H at what starting on this side cie doing a wave the whole way across our 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 on [Music] little Zack Brown listen to the lyrics of this song he didn't really WR for us but maybe he did don't matter what day it is come on over and let yourself in sh up we won remember this call out the ground let's do it again no it 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 no matter what day it is on Sunday and party like a Saturday [Music] night I can't wait to see what you wear call your girls up and get them here okay dancing bodies are getting drenched even under going do it again no matter what day it is matter what day it is matter what day it is matter day it is matter day it is [Music] Mattery like a Saturday night on Sunday Frid like [Music] sat Monday turn it up Tuesday Wednesday going th down Frid the Saturday don't Sunday we going in come Monday we going to do it again do it again do it again come m [Applause] [Music] [Applause] suay like [Music] sat like [Music] sat like Saturday [Applause] [Music] night don't worry about it it'll disintegrate give it 30 years do you want to dance [Music] [Applause] [Music] yeah all right one 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 harder you love me say that you need me say that you want me you want to pleas me come on now come on come I years I the bottom [Music] of you want to leave me you want to let me go I want you to know I said I you to know right now you been good to me baby myself and you I want El I said I want you to know I said I want you to know right now you know make me want yeah yeah yeah [Music] yeah come on P State new I want to see you giv it [Music] [Applause] up now minut [Music] now that I've got my woman I feel all [Music] [Applause] right you've been so good to me you've been so good to me uh you know you make me my head up my come on now come on come on now come on now take it take it take it take it a little bit s a little bit s a little bit s little bit now a little bit now a little bit now a little bit [Music] a little louder a little louder a little B louder a little louder a little louder now a little bit louder now a little bit louder now hey hey hey heyy hey hey I [Music] little [Music] 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 got to we got to make a line we're going to make a way from the steps to that Tru 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 to from the step yeah from the steps right there everyone you minutes till py fell this way all right Marcy send them in oh no Marcy where's Marcy gando come here Marcy y filet 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 gando 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 [Music] weird [Music] [Applause] ladies and gentlemen won't you please give a rousing welcome to the Inner Circle of the punk Satani ground hog Club as they make their annual trik to Gobbler's [Music] Knob [Music] [Applause] [Music] now [Music] now [Music] morning we good morning I'm Thomas dun president of the punani groundhog Club welcome [Music] to welcome to ground [Applause] hog what a huge [Music] Crown how many guests do we have tracking with us for the very first time 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 ground h day how many groups do we have here today celebrating somebody's Groundhog Day [Applause] birthday W 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 he keep showing up we've been 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 [Applause] 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] downpour Josh farcus is [Music] [Applause] 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] [Music] [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 oao 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 [Applause] Shaker all right I want to talk about this Kane is handed down from president to president my father once held this very cane 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 D 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 pH Phil Phil [Music] Phil it's patani [Applause] fil [Applause] gentlemen gather around okay we have a [Applause] [Music] 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 prog 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 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 [Music] [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] [Applause] tell the world the news is [Music] here 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 puny 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] hey Kelly Happy [Music] [Applause] Birthday [Music] [Applause] [Music] n when Czech off saw The Long Winter he saw a winter Bleak and dark and bere of Hope yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life but standing here among the people of puneton 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 ENT [Music] [Applause] [Music] everybody goes on and on the so [Music] they kiss and they dance [Music] again [Music] while they're dancing [Music] Everybody this goes on and until [Music] the and then they start [Music] [Applause] Dan [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 I got you Bab I got you Bab they say I love won pay the rent before it's earned our money is all been SP I guess that's so we don't have a PL but at least I'm sure of all the things we [Music] got I got you Bab I got you baby I got flowers in the spring I got you to wear my ring and when I'm said your

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Length: 126min 14sec (7574 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 02 2024