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Of countdown entertainment and president of the times square alliance. good morning. thank you so much for having us here and happy new year. we re so happy to be here. the party is about to begin. the ball s ready. fantastic. everything looks good. i want to ask you because across the country we have all kind of drops. we have a possum drop, the moon pie drop, the strawberry drop. why is it a ball in new york city? it is so interesting because the whole tradition started in new york city and expanded across the country. it comes down to a maritime tradition when we had the first ball drop in 1907. it started with taking a time ball which drops in parts around the world. navigators at sea can adjust timepieces. here in new york city we combined with with the electric light bulb to drop at midnight. the first ball was 125 watt incandescent light bulb. there s like 2,600 ....
It. peta, anti-meat people got involved. they filed an injunction. but the judge says the possum is cleared to do tonight s drop. another big celebration is in the south, mobile, alabama, probably my favorite drop of all time. it is the moon pie drop which is a southern delicacy. it s a 12-foot moon pie. they drop it at the stroke of midnight. lots of fun, lots of chocolate and graham crackers. then the last story is a bit of sad news. from harrisburg, pen opinion. strawberry drop. they did a test run. unfortunately, somebody dropped the berry, three stories. it smashed. unfortunately, organizers are in a jam. you going to be here all week? are your arms flying in from dc? what do you think about the atmosphere there in times ....