Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, Interesting story and pic. At Port Clinton, Ohio (on Lake Erie) they drop a huge walleye fish. Unfortunately it isn't suitable for consumption. <g> Have a Happy New Year. Regards, Rob McClure On Jan 1, 2007, at 2:09 AM, Jim Shulman wrote: > Central Pennsylvania has become somewhat famous for its local New > Year's Eve > "drops". Lancaster, PA is known as a rose city, so it drops roses at > midnight. Another town is known for its wooden sleds, so they lower a > sled > at midnight. > > Lebanon, PA is famous for Lebanon bologna, in either regular or sweet > varieties. For the past ten years the town has created an enormous > Lebanon > bologna, which is lowered to touch the ground at midnight. After the > celebration, the bologna is donated to a local homeless shelter. > > About 500 people gathered at the 9th and Cumberland parking lot for the > event. After the bologna descended, the DJ broke out the Village > People's > classic rendition of "YMCA". There were 500 people dancing to "YMCA" > around > a 7 1/2 foot long, 125 lb. vertical bologna. Hopefully a harbinger of > very > good times in 2007! > > http://tinyurl.com/slxe5 > Some digital Olympus thing, lightened up so you can see the bologna. > > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Rob McClure Upper Sandusky, OH