New Year's celebrations around the world
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Updated: 2005-12-31 15:01

'Sushi,' portrayed by female impersonator Gary Marion, is lowered from the balcony of the Bourbon Street Pub in Key West, Florida December 30, 2005, in a mammoth reproduction of a women's high-heel shoe. The practice drop was staged as a dress-rehearsal for 'Sushi's' real performance, set for New Year's Eve Saturday. The red shoe drop was conceived as a whimsical answer to New York City's ball drop in Times Square and traditionally attracts thousands of revelers to Key West's Duval Street. Picture was taken with a wide angle lens. [Reuters]