Happy New Year 2010

You are all aware of the hoopla in New York City's Time Square every year on December 31st. The celebration with a falling crystal ball has been a tradition that began in 1907 with the exception of the years 1942 & 1943 due to World War II. In 1928, it began to be broadcast by radio waves. Before his stroke, the eternally young Dick Clark hosted the televised broadcast, but now the ever present Ryan Seacrest hosts. It has experienced many transformations from a wood and iron 700 pound monstrosity to a Waterford crystal ball. It is, by far, the most known American way to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Well here in the South, we like to be different. If you haven't been following this blog, you might want to read some of the older posts to prove to yourself just how different we like to be. No, we don't drop an iron and wood ball. We don't commission Waterford to craft us a ball. No we drop something else entirely. We drop a peach. Not a real peach, mind you. No, our peach is made out of fiberglass & foam and weighs in at 800 pounds. The first Peach Drop took place in 1989 at Underground Atlanta. What's the use of all this information? Not much. Just wanted you to know. New York has its Waterford and we got our Peach. We just like to be different!

Happy 2010 Y'all!!!