Happy 4th of July ...

[Mark]

... to all you Americans.

I'm celebrating (well, I'm not; it's more of a coincidence) by going to see an American singer/songwriter in concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo this evening.



Tori Amos

[Florestan]

Happy birthday, USA!

[greg]

yay

[Hollywood]

Being a U.S. expat and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution living here in Austria, I felt it was my patriotic duty to play my John Philip Sousa cds full blast in honor of today being the 4th of July. 

[hornteacher]

I feel the love!

Lots of Copland on my listening list today.

[SonicMan46]

... to all you Americans. ................

Mark - thanks for the celebratory message!  Dave 

[Mark]

Mark - thanks for the celebratory message!  Dave 

You guys are more than welcome, Dave. Hope you had a good day.

I had a great evening in Ms Amos' company, incidentally. She wore a stars and stripes all-in-one catsuit (meow!), and belted out some of her best songs with her three-piece band. Place was packed, and the light show was worthy of a stadium rock gig. Very different from her much more intimate, one-woman-and-three-keyboards tour of two years ago.

God bless America for Tori Amos.

[George]

You guys are more than welcome, Dave. Hope you had a good day.

I had a great evening in Ms Amos' company, incidentally. She wore a stars and stripes all-in-one catsuit (meow!), and belted out some of her best songs with her three-piece band. Place was packed, and the light show was worthy of a stadium rock gig. Very different from her much more intimate, one-woman-and-three-keyboards tour of two years ago.

God bless America for Tori Amos.

Glad you had a good time, Mark! 

[greg]

fireworks outside until 11:30........
that's nice and all, but i wish fireworks had a mute button.

[George]

fireworks outside until 11:30........
that's nice and all, but i wish fireworks had a mute button.

I hear ya greg!

It got old by the time I was 16. 

[SonicMan46]

I hear ya greg!

It got old by the time I was 16. 

George - LOL!    I grew up in southern MI near the Ohio border - we always got 'fireworks' on the 4th of July (and @ other times - oops!) - favs were M-80s & Cherry Bombs - got old by my later teens, although I did a few 'interesting' innovations (not to be discussed - rather juvenile!).

In North Carolina, fireworks are outlawed (except for sparklers - give me a BREAK!), athough once you cross the border into South Carolina, plenty of 'factory outlet' stores for fireworks - interesting contrast!

But just a week or so ago and about 2 miles from my house in a housing development, some guy was trying to make 'homemade' fireworks - an explosion occurred - looked at some of his xrays a few days later after the 'accident' - he blew off all of his fingers & half of one hand + lost one eye; lesson - don't try to make your own!    Dave - 

[George]

George - LOL!    I grew up in southern MI near the Ohio border - we always got 'fireworks' on the 4th of July (and @ other times - oops!) - favs were M-80s & Cherry Bombs - got old by my later teens, although I did a few 'interesting' innovations (not to be discussed - rather juvenile!).

In North Carolina, fireworks are outlawed (except for sparklers - give me a BREAK!), athough once you cross the border into South Carolina, plenty of 'factory outlet' stores for fireworks - interesting contrast!

Indeed! Sparklers? Those aren't fireworks, those are matches to light the real stuff with. 

But just a week or so ago and about 2 miles from my house in a housing development, some guy was trying to make 'homemade' fireworks - an explosion occurred - looked at some of his xrays a few days later after the 'accident' - he blew off all of his fingers & half of one hand + lost one eye; lesson - don't try to make your own!    Dave - 

Youch!! 

[mahlertitan]

Fireworks still going strong 2:00 AM in the morning, needless to say i had no sleep last night!

[SonicMan46]

Indeed! Sparklers? Those aren't fireworks, those are matches to light the real stuff with. 

Your right - my wife bought some sparklers a few years ago - she was out on the deck at night dancing around w/ them - I refused to participate! Maybe just a 'macho thing' from my younger years? 

[George]

Your right - my wife bought some sparklers a few years ago - she was out on the deck at night dancing around w/ them - I refused to participate! Maybe just a 'macho thing' from my younger years? 

Dude, I am totally with you. No sparklers, no chick flicks and no clothes shopping "for the hell of it." 

[hornteacher]

In North Carolina, fireworks are outlawed (except for sparklers - give me a BREAK!), athough once you cross the border into South Carolina, plenty of 'factory outlet' stores for fireworks - interesting contrast!

Yes, and I live near the NC/SC border and needless to say there were a lot of people out here with more than just sparklers.  The cops were very busy last night.