Happy New Year, friends!
Our celebration was a little different this year. Instead of attending Midnight in the Square (aka the Mushroom Drop) in person on New Year's Eve, we watched the two-hour video at home the next afternoon. (The video is available on Midnight in the Square's Facebook page (1) Facebook.)
Because of the pandemic, the organizers moved the site of the Mushroom Drop from the middle of Kennett Square down to the big parking lot in the 600 block of South Broad Street. Spectators were encouraged to stay home and watch the livestreamed event.
The Mushroom was escorted to the site by fire trucks, sirens blaring, and was raised at 9 p.m. New Year's Eve. The livestream started at 10:15 p.m. In the time-honored spirit of "the show must go on!" the usual Mushroom Drop emcee, Tom Lafferty, handled the challenge masterfully. During the two-hour show, he did a super job of integrating his live announcements with photos from past Mushroom Drops and virtual musical performances.
This year's entertainers were Kevin Pierce, William Rose (we enjoyed seeing the dog sleeping on the sofa behind him), and two members of the Funsters, the oldies band that traditionally warms up the Mushroom Drop crowd. Kevin Pierce was a wonderful and truly engaging singer that made us smile with his versions of classics like "The Way You Look Tonight" and "What a Wonderful World." We Googled him and found that he is a former state trooper (Bio - Vocals By Kevin)!
As midnight approached, Mr. Lafferty spoke from the heart about how he hoped 2021 would be a better year for all. And then he counted down as the lighted mushroom was slowly lowered to the earth.
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