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Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:59 am
by RainbowsandUnicorns
defixione wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:44 am
In the early 2000s a friend would fly in from SF and spend the week prior to 4th of July helping me build a Rube Goldberg panel of various fireworks. We used everything from sparklers and flashers to Roman candles, spinners, fountains, rolls of firecrackers, and aerial bombs. The whole display lasted about 40 minutes and the grand finale was pretty impressive. My friend was so excited to be able to ignite fireworks, and he knew that I was in graduate school, so he paid for everything . Sometime around 2008 or 2009, Lawrence banned most fireworks within the city limits. We stopped making the display but I have some pretty cool videos from our efforts.
Videos or it didn't happen!
I live in a piece of shit city that used to "host" one of the best fireworks shows/displays in the county on the THIRD of July in Grant Park along the lake.
Assholes who couldn't behave themselves ruined that for everyone.
Then the city tried to have a more controlled show/display on the 4th of July at Navy Pier. Nope, assholes couldn't keep themselves from ruining that too.
This 4th of July.... NOTHING from the city of Chicago in terms of "hosting" firework/s shows/displays.
To me, that's some sad boo sheet!
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:39 am
by pdub
“ Sometime around 2008 or 2009, Lawrence banned most fireworks within the city limits”
Communists.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:47 am
by MICHHAWK
the 4th of July has to rank third on the list behind:
1. Christmas
2. Thanksgiving
3. 4th of July
it is 3 on the list only because Christmas and thanksgiving are so awesome.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:02 am
by Sparko
As a kid, the 4th was my favorite. Blew the crap out of army forces from a swingset. Bottle rocket fights. Home made ice cream. Memorial stadium display.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:04 am
by TDub
Thanksgiving
Christmas
halloween
memorial day
labor day
new years
4th of July
Martin luther kings day
veterans day
Juneteenth
presidents day
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:08 am
by Sparko
Fair. Adult list.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:21 am
by Mjl
My favorite 4th was driving to Lawrence from KC and it had just gotten dark. Fireworks all around us the whole drive. It was super cool.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:02 pm
by Back2Lawrence
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:08 pm
by pdub
Xmas
Halloween
Thanksgiving
4th of July
Memorial Day
St Pattys ( largely bc of link to March Madness )
Whatever we call Columbus Day bc there’s usually some good sports centered around this and it’s an extra fall break
New Years Eve
MLK
Presidents
Veterans Day
Juneteenth
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:10 pm
by pdub
pdub wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:19 pm
We go up the coast on the fourth and every year I’ve been up here, bout five years running, there’s a big group of campers who set up shop around a 2 bd 1 ba house and party all day.
They are loud. They drink alll day. They have cornhole tourneys. They let off fireworks when the sun goes down. Our group tends to grill at 5, have wine ( sans me ) and clean up by 7. Judge hard.
I wanna go over and peace offer bc our house generally don’t roll like that but the difference I don’t think is nearly as much as people make it. The toughest part is being humble I think. Not every time but most times.
They are all back.
Probably 15-20 vehicles deep on a .33 acre lot.
I love it. MIL does not.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:25 pm
by Shirley
pdub wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:10 pm
pdub wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:19 pm
We go up the coast on the fourth and every year I’ve been up here, bout five years running, there’s a big group of campers who set up shop around a 2 bd 1 ba house and party all day.
They are loud. They drink alll day. They have cornhole tourneys. They let off fireworks when the sun goes down. Our group tends to grill at 5, have wine ( sans me ) and clean up by 7. Judge hard.
I wanna go over and peace offer bc our house generally don’t roll like that but the difference I don’t think is nearly as much as people make it. The toughest part is being humble I think. Not every time but most times.
They are all back.
Probably 15-20 vehicles deep on a .33 acre lot.
I love it. MIL does not.
Sounds like
"fun for the whole family"!
John Candy in Summer Rental:
https://youtu.be/a35jyiUk6L8
Maybe it's Karma for being such a dick to KJLivin?
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:27 pm
by pdub
I get along with JKLivin types in person.
They sound fun as hell.
They must have an annual cornhole tournament bc they play from noon to sundown.
And everyone here goes to bed at like 9 and that’s when they start the fireworks so I’ll be out on the porch enjoying probably a 2k display.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:36 pm
by pdub
The Patriot is on.
It’s not very good ( barely any historical accuracy attempts - the British didn’t fucking lock the doors to a church and burn women and children alive ) but it’s one of the last revolutionary war movies they put any money into.
Would love another attempt at something serious.
( Turn and John Adams good series )
Give me a movie like Lincoln but for Washington. Directed by Spielberg.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:03 pm
by TDub
horseshoes is so so much better than cornhole
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:05 pm
by KUTradition
i liked John Adams
i could see a Paul Revere focused biopic as well
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:07 pm
by pdub
Hm.
Yea.
You dont need the whole cornhole board, you just need the posts and horseshoes.
I do like the better knockout chances of cornhole though. Better team sport.
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:09 pm
by pdub
KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:05 pm
i liked John Adams
i could see a Paul Revere focused biopic as well
It was the very best of that time period in the last what forever years?
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:52 pm
by Shirley
TDub wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:03 pm
horseshoes is so so much better than cornhole
^^^
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:47 am
by RainbowsandUnicorns
Feral wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:52 pm
TDub wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:03 pm
horseshoes is so so much better than cornhole
^^^
Shuffleboard > Horseshoes and cornhole?
Curling > Shuffleboard > Horseshoes and cornhole?
Re: Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 6:25 am
by defixione
KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:05 pm
i could see a Paul Revere focused biopic as well
Do you think this clip would be a small part of it?
https://youtu.be/IP8G4clUJBY