Fireworks

There's a bit of whining here over the fact July 4 fireworks will be on July 3.

Wondering which other cities, especially the larger ones, have their fireworks displays on July 3 this year instead of July 4

 

Detroit/Windsor had theirs two weeks ago, as part of what used to be called Freedom Festival. Forget what they changed the name too now.

Anyway, it was a little early this year (first day of summer). Usually it's the last week of June. Fairly big production on the Detroit River so both Detroit and Windsor get to partake.

 

I wish there fireworks here tonight. I'll be driving back from the beach tomorrow night and will miss seeing any, unless I catch some while driving on I-95.

 

Ours will be Sunday. 1. It's the 4th. 2. They are always tied into our minor league team which is on the road Saturday but home Sunday.

 

The neighborhood kids are having their own shows tonight and presumably tomorrow.

 

The thing about the Boston area is that aside from the big show in Boston with the Pops concert, almost every suburban town has a show, too. They usually get spread out all through the holiday weekend. Lexington's show was Friday night, and so was Bedford's, the next town over. Some were last night, some will be tonight.
Here's the weird one. Hanscom Air Force Base, which is basically an electronics research center for the Air Force, has a fireworks display each year and it's always the weekend BEFORE the 4th of July. Does anyone here with a military background know why that might be?

 

Some towns here in Central Jersey have cancelled their fireworks displays as a way to save money.

 

Please. Make them stop playing Neil Diamond on municipal fireworks soundtrack. I know the song is about America. But stop. Please.

 

Knowing Central Jersey, I'm surprised they didn't do it because they were afraid it would inspire kids to shoot off their own fireworks, thus leading to an epidemic of children nicknamed "Lefty."

 

My little town did its fireworks show on the 3rd. Lotta folks did their own homemade fireworks shows tonight. From the sounds of it, some of these shows also involved live ammunition.