possum drop: Possum Drop 2013 - 12/31/12 06:37 AM
Possum Drop 2013
It's not too late to come out to Tallapoosa for the Possum Drop.  Every New Years Eve, Spencer teh Possum gets dropped from the highest point on Head Ave., in his possum cage.  
This year lots of vendors are set up, several businesses will be open, and the meet and greet will again feature local legend Rhubarb Jones of country music DJ fame.
If the possum drop is not your cup of tea, the West GA Mud Park in Tallapoosa will be having a fun time playing in the mud as they ring in the new year.
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possum drop: The Possum Drop Is Scheduled for December 31, 2011 n Tallapoosa, GA - 12/31/11 02:37 AM
The Possum Drop is scheduled for December 31 in Tallapoosa, GA. 
New York drops the Apple in Times Square, Atlanta, GA drops the Peach at Underground, and Tallapoosa drops the poosum on Head Ave.  On New Year's Eve in Tallapoosa, GA, Spencer the possum is dropped from the tallest building on Head Ave. to ring in the New Year.
Fear not, Spencer is not a live possum, (PETA would have a fit).  He was a road kill that was preserved by Bud Jones, a local taxidermist and historian. 
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possum drop: Who Wants to Watch a Possum Drop? - 12/30/10 02:25 PM
Who wants to watch a possum drop?  Many will ask, and have asked this question through the years...but evidently people from all over the land enjoy the New Year's fesivities in Tallapoosa, GA each New Year's Eve.
Each New Year's Eve at the stroke of midnight, Spencer the possum (taxidermy patient) is dropped from the top of the highest building on Head Ave., while the crowd goes wild.
Don't miss it.  Be there or be square. It's awesome to watch the possum...drop.
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