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4th of July
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Posted: 4th July 2006 08:05
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Well all you in America know what that means. Fireworks and Beer. While I had Martinis on Canada Day, i'm going to have Margeritas today.
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Posted: 4th July 2006 08:06
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I don't even really notice it anymore. (If only because I don't really celebrate any holidays anyway.) I suppose the fireworks are nice.
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Posted: 4th July 2006 15:17
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Happy Fourth of July!
You are correct, the fourth means there's gonna be a bunch of slobbering drunk people blowin' stuff up....... Fireworks are not actually legal in the county I live in, but what the heck, that sort of thing never stops anyone. |
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Posted: 4th July 2006 18:38
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Happy 4th of July! Up until a few years ago I'd go down to Navy Pier at my hometown of Chicago, Illinois but t'night I'll be doin' somethin' at checkin' out the fireworks from the city square jus' a few blocks down from where I live.
Actually the more the people have to drink, the more fun it is! This post has been edited by FabulousFreebird on 4th July 2006 18:38 -------------------- "Thought I was dead, eh? Not until I fulfill my dream!" Seifer Almasy "The most important part of the story is the ending." Secret Window "Peace is but a shadow of death." Kuja |
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Posted: 4th July 2006 23:34
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At a family friends house for a meal, and I'm probably going to see fire works
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Posted: 5th July 2006 00:37
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Quote (Zeromus_X @ 4th July 2006 03:06) I don't even really notice it anymore. (If only because I don't really celebrate any holidays anyway.) Jehovah's Witness eh? They were actually going door to door today. I didn't get to answer it, but oh well. I went to fireworks saturday, for some reason there are none anywhere tonight within a half hour. Lame.... -------------------- The clouds ran away, opened up the sky And one by one I watched every constellation die And there I was frozen, standing in my backyard Face to face, eye to eye, staring at the last star I should've known, walked all the way home To find that she wasn't here, I'm still all alone -Atmosphere "Always Coming Back Home to You" |
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Posted: 5th July 2006 01:53
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Just watched our local ones and was really impressed. For a little tiny town they put on a pretty serious show only about two blocks from my building.
-------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Posted: 5th July 2006 03:12
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Happy 4th of July!!
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Posted: 5th July 2006 03:16
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I just got back from working my park manager summer job. We put up a decent show for around an hour, and we sold more food than usual. That about wraps it up.
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Posted: 5th July 2006 04:00
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Happy fireworks!.
-------------------- "You know that feeling you get when you're on a merry go 'round, and you want to jump off to make the spinning stop, but you know it'll suck when you land? I feel like that all the time"- Keno "I stab my girl until I fall down" -Yukari Do you like Horny Bunnies? |
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Posted: 5th July 2006 05:36
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Got together with some friends for a good old-fashioned cookout, then drove down to watch the fireworks by the harbor. Fine show tonight, too, much better than I expected.
I tend to forget what this holiday actually celebrates. My patriotism-fu is weak; George Washington would be so ashamed of me. -------------------- "I always have a quotation for everything - it saves original thinking." ~Dorothy L. Sayers "The truly remarkable thing about television is that it allows several million people to laugh at the same joke and still feel lonely." ~T.S. Eliot "Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as reality - in your own mind!" ~ Bruce Lee |
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Posted: 5th July 2006 05:39
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Quote (Tidu-who @ 4th July 2006 17:37) Quote (Zeromus_X @ 4th July 2006 03:06) I don't even really notice it anymore. (If only because I don't really celebrate any holidays anyway.) Jehovah's Witness eh? No, I just don't really pay attention to holidays. Nothing appealing to them for me, anymore. Don't worry, I'm sure there are still going to be drunk idiots, like always. -------------------- |
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Posted: 5th July 2006 06:46
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I actually watched the Boston fireworks from sitting on the Charles River bank of the Boston lagoon.
The fireworks were absolutely amazing, but unfortunately they kinda drowned out the music. And of course, they were deafeningly loud. It was a nice touch that they started the first round of fireworks just when the first playthrough of the 1812 Overture hit the final section, but again, unfortunately, it drowned out the music. Additionally, they said that the Boston Pops would perform it again, but I don't think they ever did--they seemed to just do a string of pop songs, among which I recognized some song by Sheryl Crow. Most interestingly, though, the eastern end of the fireworks barge caught on fire. Nothing much more interesting happened there though, since there was no sudden brightly-multicolored explosion from that end or anything. It was put out about 20 minutes after the show ended. That marks the first time I've actually seen fireworks live on the 4th of July. The only other time I've seen them live is at New Year's Day in Disney World's EPCOT Center. -------------------- Check the "What games are you playing at the moment?" thread for updates on what I've been playing. You can find me on the Fediverse! I use Mastodon, where I am @[email protected] ( https://sakurajima.moe/@glennmagusharvey ) |
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Posted: 5th July 2006 15:35
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Happy 4th, all i remeber from yesterday was fireworks and seeing Cars.
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Posted: 5th July 2006 16:49
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Happy Belated 4th of July. Mine completely sucked. Another reason for us dirty Americans to get rip roaring drunk and fall over ourselves! Heh. Just remember whose land this really belongs to ;-)
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Posted: 5th July 2006 20:48
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Actually I didn't do anything for the 4th this year. I planned on goin' down to the city square, but I couldn't bring myself to go. I jus' stayed home and watched movies with the family while watching the fireworks goin' off in the neighborhood.
-------------------- "Thought I was dead, eh? Not until I fulfill my dream!" Seifer Almasy "The most important part of the story is the ending." Secret Window "Peace is but a shadow of death." Kuja |
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Posted: 5th July 2006 21:05
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i let off a bunch of fireworks, and we almost got the cops called on us. thrice.
'twas a happy 4th of july This post has been edited by Malevolence on 5th July 2006 21:06 -------------------- moé in the streets, senpai in the sheets |
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Posted: 6th July 2006 04:46
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I had a pretty good 4th of july.Me and my friends ate BBQ and set off fireworks,and went camping.I had fun
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Posted: 6th July 2006 17:27
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I can't complain about my day. I celebrated the 4th in Joyzee, where I met up with my high school girlfriend went to see some good fireworks. I had to lifeguard the first half of the day, but it was nice
 . -------------------- Can you pull down the dawn? It's been so dark since you've been gone and we've been begging for the morning to come. We were so optimistic, wasn't it so easy to be? We were young and naive. -The Hush Sound: Eileen |
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