The 4th is a stupendous celebration throughout the United States. It commemorates our intention to become independent of our good ol' friend England in 1776. It goes off in a bang everywhere there are citizens of the US. We love it generally and only the grumps hold back. It's always been a favorite of mine coming at the height of the summer months amidst plentiful sunshine and warm (if not downright HOT!) weather. When my kids were little I held the biggest, baldest fireworks display ion our entire block and hardly ever set fire to anyone's house or cars. Incidents did happen from time to time with minor burns to hands and paint and once even a roof (my own!), otherwise it was just good fun thanks to my connections in Chinatown in San Francisco. You could buy any and everything you wanted for not a whole lot of money too. Then the work would begin to rig up whirly gigs and series of fuses so things went off almost certainly in sequence. Terrific for my kids and their friends on the block. I loved it. My favorite things were a firework called "Ground Bloom Flowers", some of these were small and spun like the wild things they were bouncing up and down totally out of control and lots of scary moments occurred when one ventured under a neighbor's car or truck or our own fireworks! Yes sir, great fun! The I found a dealer in The City that had these things in LARGER sizes weighing not mere ounces but a full pound or more! Whoopee! They were downright dangerous and had long leashes of 25 -50 feet which allowed them to bounce high and fast and fill the sky with sparks and fury. I LOVED these things!
Now I live with Kelly and Furry and our daughter Audrey (nearby) in Suisun and we have the biggest, baddest most amazing Independence Day in the whole county of Solano! Bands play, singers sing, flags fly, food is served and copious amounts of beer and wine are served. It is a scene! At the end of the day just as nightfall happens the fireworks begin and thousands of people come here to see them up close over our waterway and turning basin. Fantastic they are and they far outdo anything I did...ever! It is a great day indeed for our nation and for our citizens and visitors. Come one, come all to Suisun City tomorrow to enjoy the day and watch the fireworks show. Free Parking EVERYWHERE about town!
