New Years Eve MAY have a new tradition, no more Times Square.
Ga. town prepares to drop possum on New Year's Eve Associated Press
1:25 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2011
Townspeople in Tallapoosa are preparing for The Possum Drop this New Year's Eve.
WXIA-TV reports ( http://on.11alive.com/u6hWki) up to 4,000 spectators are expected this year at the annual event in the west Georgia city.
Tallapoosa Mayor Pete Bridges said townspeople slowly lower a mounted possum to the ground.
The mayor says the animal is in a beautifully lit cage as it is lowered, and the event is followed by fireworks.
Taxidermist Bud Jones cares for Spencer, the mounted Virginia possum who will make the New Year's descent.
Jones said the animal "was road kill. He recalls that he "was going down the road one day and there was old Spencer in the road. So I jumped out and got him. And there he is."
Give us a call when Dick Clark comes down there to produce it..... 😉 😉 :party:
Happy new year!
I understand that Rhubarb Jones, last year's "Possum King" will be officiating this year. Man, what a shindig!
I hope nobody starts shootin' at the stuffed possum during the 'festive' event.
They should try to get Donna Douglas and Max Baer (Ellie May and Jethro) to provide over the festivities and declare Dec. 31 as Possum Day!
I'm sure glad this is not in Alabama. It is only about 20 miles from it though.
According to an on-line article, here are some of the things that will be dropping around the nation at midnight:
A giant lighted Peeps chick that weighs 85 pounds and is 4 ½ feet tall, in Bethlehem, PA;
Wylie the Walleye, a 20-foot, 600-pound fiberglass fish, in Port Clinton Ohio;
a glowing 3-foot gherkin, in Mt. Olive, NC;
a six-foot tall fiberglass crab, in Easton MD;
an 800-pound fiberglass peach, in Atlanta GA;
an 800-pound illuminated beach ball, in Panama City, FL;
twelve human beings will make the plunge on the Super Shot free-fall ride, in Costa Mesa CA;
an illuminated 6-foot pine cone, in Flagstaff, AZ;
an 18-foot, 500-pound replica of a watermelon, plus a dozen real watermelons, in Vincennes, IN;
an 80 pound Styrofoam cheese wedge, in Plymouth WI.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!!:party: :music: :drink: :beer: :coffee:
> According to an on-line article, here are some of the things that will be dropping around the nation at midnight:
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> A giant lighted Peeps chick that weighs 85 pounds and is 4 ½ feet tall, in Bethlehem, PA;
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> Wylie the Walleye, a 20-foot, 600-pound fiberglass fish, in Port Clinton Ohio;
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> a glowing 3-foot gherkin, in Mt. Olive, NC;
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> a six-foot tall fiberglass crab, in Easton MD;
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> an 800-pound fiberglass peach, in Atlanta GA;
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> an 800-pound illuminated beach ball, in Panama City, FL;
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> twelve human beings will make the plunge on the Super Shot free-fall ride, in Costa Mesa CA;
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> an illuminated 6-foot pine cone, in Flagstaff, AZ;
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> an 18-foot, 500-pound replica of a watermelon, plus a dozen real watermelons, in Vincennes, IN;
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> an 80 pound Styrofoam cheese wedge, in Plymouth WI.
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> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!!:party: :music: :drink: :beer: :coffee:
Also a giant Moon Pie in Mobile, Alabama.
RIP Ellie May
> They should try to get Donna Douglas and Max Baer (Ellie May and Jethro) to provide over the festivities and declare Dec. 31 as Possum Day!
> I'm sure glad this is not in Alabama. It is only about 20 miles from it though.
And now, a short 3 years and 3 days later, Donna Douglas joins the ranks of fellow entertainers Hank Williams and Townes Van Zandt who have gone on to their rewards on January 1st. RIP Ellie May.
