Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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