Chick-fil-A Bowl parade

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Chick-fil-A Bowl parade

The Chick-fil-A Bowl parade in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, December 31, 2009.

Handlers steer an "eat mor chikin" balloon along the parade route.

Thousands stood in the damp weather to watch the parade as it made its way along Techwood Drive in Atlanta.

Among parade attendees at Centennial Olympic Park were fans in town for the Chick-fil-A Bowl game between Virginia Tech and Tennessee.

The Johnstown High School marching band from Johnstown, Ohio.

Men on motorcycles make their way through downtown Atlanta on Thursday for the Chick-fil-A Bowl Parade.

(From left) Chezney McCreary, 6, and Taylor McCreary, 9, both from Louisa, Va., pose for a photo with their father Brian McCreary taken by their mother Jessica McCreary.

From left, Mike Tate, 29, stands with his girlfriend Beth Hamilton, 25, whose sister Cara Hamilton, 23, whispers, "Did you see that dance move?" to her about Morris Brown's marching band.

A parade through downtown Atlanta officially kicks off Chick-fil-A Bowl game day on Thursday, Dec 31, 2009.

From left, Tennessee fans and cousins Ashley Sturgill, of Dryden, Va., and Hannah Addington, of Norton, Va., do not appear to share the same sentiment as Virginia Tech fans Lexie Lovelace, 8, and Logan Lovelace, 11, both of Concord, N.C., as they cheer for a Virginia Tech helmet that has been hoisted by a man atop a convertible.

Peyton Ford, 5, from Limestone, Tenn., wears his Smokey hat with pride.

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Handlers steer an "eat mor chikin" balloon along the parade route.

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