[Leica] My First Picture of the New Year--One Big Bologna

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Jim,

I am still mystified, what is a "bologna"?

Happy 2007 anyway!

Peter Dzwig

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
> 
> 
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