follow up on the great ball drop

Heard on the morning news today - over 5000 people attended the great ball drop here in Fort Wayne  on New Years Eve.  I believe that.  There were lots of people packed into a half block area.  One of the producers / promoters of this event said that they were pleased with the turn out but realized they need to make some improvements for next year. He suggested more food and drink sources, a greater variety of music and entertainment, and finally - this is what I was waiting for - a better ball drop experience. It really won't take much to improve on the ball drop which was simply a relatively small light image projected on a brick wall which kind of slid down the wall as we all counted down.  They were also projecting the numbers (minutes and seconds) on the wall and I personally think it would have been more effective to simply show the numbers, count down and shoot off the fireworks. Don't worry about the ball, just enlarge the fireworks display. That's my suggestion for what it's worth. I did hear one commentator suggest that they should drop a giant apple for Johnny Appleseed. Maybe they could station someone on the roof of the building who could tip a bushel of apples over the side to cascade down the wall as the clock strikes midnight. It would be more exciting that what they had this year. Ok, that's all my griping. I really am glad it's 2017. Happy New Year again, everyone.