Caroll Spinney (right), who has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street since 1969, shakes hands with a muppet as he rides down Peachtree St. during the annual DragonCon Parade in Atlanta on Saturday, September 5, 2015.
September 5, 2015 Atlanta – Caroll Spinney (right), who has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street since 1969, shakes hands with a muppet as he rides down Peachtree St. during the annual DragonCon Parade in Atlanta on Saturday, September 5, 2015. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL