Manhattan Strip Clubs: Time’s Square Ball Drop: How Did this New Year’s Eve Tradition Begin?
As for the appeal of a giant, glowing ball covered in Swarovski crystals slowly sliding down a giant pole in the middle of what used to be the strip club capital of the United States . . . uh, yeah, hmm. How exactly did that happen? Good thing Rudolph Giuliani replaced the dirty book stores with that giant Toys R Us. *ahem* But it’s an easy visual symbol to mark the last few seconds of the old year, and you don’t even have to be old enough to read to shout along with everyone on TV as the big ball comes down. It makes the whole night official, as you can hear entire neighborhoods erupting in “Happy New Year!” simultaneously, letting us all share the moment, time zone by time zone, thanks to Dick’s Giant Ball.
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