New Year's Eve                             December 31, 2008 See the 2006 Pickle drop! 2007 Pickle Drop News Photo Galleries Pickle Drop History Contact Information/Directions Other News          new! 2007 Pickle Drop draws record crowd, food for others 1/4/08   Time Square it isn't, but the Corner of Cucumber & Vine is the place to be on New Year's Eve.   Where else can you watch a three-foot, lighted pickle drop into a perfectly preserved redwood pickle tank at the stroke of 7 o'clock midnight?   For those of you who wonder about the time, we drop the pickle down our flagpole at precisely 7 p.m. At that moment it's midnight in Greenwich, England, where the world's time is kept. That way, we can officially welcome in the new year, Mr. Crisp can get away in time for his late New Year's date, and the rest of us, well, can be in bed before midnight.   The festivities start at 6 p.m. Join us for free refreshments and live music as the marquee counts down the last hour of 2008. And don't forget to bring canned food items for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina for a chance to win door prizes.   But get here early - the whole thing is over at 7:05.   Top