Last year, Marietta made headlines with its very unique New Year's Eve presentation. At midnight they dropped .. a guy.
Seriously.
#dudedrop trended after a box descended at midnight revealing a member of the Proia Dance Project who performed mid-air. The thousands of people who gathered for the surprise reveal were either amused or confused. We were there and the reaction of folks standing near us was basically, "Huh. That's different."
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Here's video if you missed it, courtesy of the City of Marietta:
This year the celebration was much more conventional. Marietta dropped a Big Chicken. For those of you who aren't from around here, the Big Chicken stands at a KFC restaurant at Cobb Parkway and Roswell Road, and it's how we give directions. ("Turn right at the Big Chicken and it's another mile down on the left..")
Here's a photo courtesy of the Marietta Police Department:
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
And here's one the city posted:
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
