Oct 29, 2008 11:46
WORLDS LARGEST PINATA
Sun. November 2nd, noon. 20th and Market Sts.
During the last Depression a giant gorilla climbed to the top of the Empire State building and had its furry belly ripped open by fighter plan machine guns so that its guts spewed out all over NYC. History is about to repeat itself, except instead of a gorilla, its going to be a six-story high donkey ( 62 feet tall and 55 feet from nose to tail ) being smashed by a wrecking ball. And instead of stinking money guts, its going to rain 8000 pounds of candy all over market street. Its a publicity stunt for some cruise company and its going to be turned into a TV ad, but its also a chance to see Philadelphians scramble in the dirt like dogs to get free stuff, which is always a crowd pleaser. This canny zeitgeist-savvy marketing; Pinatas are the new zombies.