Topic: JULY THE FOURTH AKA THE FOURTH OF JULY (Read 6163 times)

John G. · « **Reply #60 on:** July 04, 2019, 07:45:42 AM »

Three!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #61 on:** July 04, 2019, 07:46:23 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on July 04, 2019, 07:40:17 AM

After all this angst about Li'l Adolph's ridiculous July 4 celebrations for his inhumane cronies, this bit of humanity made my day:
https://pawsplanet.me/scared-shelter-puppy-hugs-her-best-friend-before-they-were-put-down/?utm_source=CFL2&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=CFL2&fbclid=IwAR05Op7_vsSzPF2Qc3RSu-vy3nkF_lW94td7ZZRFGXwZqTBjTjxpqqHfOwo

Oh my god. How can they keep DOING THAT SHIT?
If I hadn’t read to the end I would have been a wreck.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #62 on:** July 04, 2019, 07:47:51 AM »

(Well, I’m still a wreck. That picture is a killer.)

Jane · « **Reply #63 on:** July 04, 2019, 08:33:45 AM »

John G. · « **Reply #64 on:** July 04, 2019, 09:46:27 AM »

I remember going to see the fireworks over the castle ruins in Heidelberg back when I was 6 or 7. It was my first trip overseas and I wasn’t entirely comfortable being someplace that didn’t speak English. I didn’t even think that the Fourth was not celebrated in Germany. But the fireworks drew a lot of Americans. Suddenly people around us were speaking my language. The the fireworks started. And somewhere in the dark, a group of drunken boys started with the vowel sounds: “Ouuuh, “Ahhhhh,” “Eeeee,” “Ooooo!” All in order. After a couple of rounds the rest of the crowd joined in. We laughed and enjoyed that night.

John G. · « **Reply #65 on:** July 04, 2019, 10:22:28 AM »

Starting to watch Paths of Glory, which I had never seen.

bk · « **Reply #66 on:** July 04, 2019, 10:32:49 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - six hours of sleep. I may go back to bed for a bit.

Ginny · « **Reply #67 on:** July 04, 2019, 10:34:29 AM »

Independence Day greetings! We’re taking it very easy today and staying in out of the heat. We are both reading David McCullough’s new book, The Pioneers, which seems appropriate for the day. We’ll watch the NYC fireworks on TV tonight.

bk · « **Reply #68 on:** July 04, 2019, 10:38:33 AM »

10:36 - we just had us an earthquake - normally the past few are not even worth mentioning. This one lasted about thirty seconds and was a little scary as it could have gone many different ways. Thankfully, the house swayed quite a bit and but nothing fell or even came close. But usually they're done in a few seconds - this one just swayed and swayed.

bk · « **Reply #69 on:** July 04, 2019, 10:40:20 AM »

People really must have Facebook open at all times - as the damn thing was happening they couldn't wait to be the first to post - hundreds of posts.

bk · « **Reply #70 on:** July 04, 2019, 10:47:45 AM »

According to what I'm reading (not on Facebook - what ever did these people do with their lives but live on that site twenty-four hours a day), it was situated in the desert and was a 6.6.

bk · « **Reply #71 on:** July 04, 2019, 10:48:31 AM »

That must be why I woke up earlier than planned, which has happened with every earthquake I've experienced.

John G. · « **Reply #72 on:** July 04, 2019, 11:33:14 AM »

Earthquake-free vibes for BK. Scary stuff.

John G. · « **Reply #73 on:** July 04, 2019, 11:50:02 AM »

Paths of Glory was exceptionally good. I may have to watch Dr. Strangelove again soon.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #74 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:04:10 PM »

I have yet to watch Paths of Glory either, and I have the Blu-ray. Interesting, because someone somewhere else just posted about it a few days ago, and I vowed then to take it off the shelf. Now I’m doing it, dammit.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #75 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:05:52 PM »

We’re having a string of Xfinity outages, both TV and Internet. I sneak on for a minute whenever it comes up.

Jane · « **Reply #76 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:06:38 PM »

Quote from: John G. on July 04, 2019, 09:46:27 AM

I remember going to see the fireworks over the castle ruins in Heidelberg back when I was 6 or 7. It was my first trip overseas and I wasn’t entirely comfortable being someplace that didn’t speak English. I didn’t even think that the Fourth was not celebrated in Germany. But the fireworks drew a lot of Americans. Suddenly people around us were speaking my language. The the fireworks started. And somewhere in the dark, a group of drunken boys started with the vowel sounds: “Ouuuh, “Ahhhhh,” “Eeeee,” “Ooooo!” All in order. After a couple of rounds the rest of the crowd joined in. We laughed and enjoyed that night.

Fireworks over the Heidelberg Castle-cool!

Jane · « **Reply #77 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:07:32 PM »

My aunt & uncle experienced fireworks at Lake Como, Italy one 4th of July. They loved it.

Jane · « **Reply #78 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:08:41 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 04, 2019, 10:38:33 AM

10:36 - we just had us an earthquake - normally the past few are not even worth mentioning. This one lasted about thirty seconds and was a little scary as it could have gone many different ways. Thankfully, the house swayed quite a bit and but nothing fell or even came close. But usually they're done in a few seconds - this one just swayed and swayed.

I came to ask who felt it. I am glad it wasn't worse.

Jane · « **Reply #79 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:09:01 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 04, 2019, 10:40:20 AM

People really must have Facebook open at all times - as the damn thing was happening they couldn't wait to be the first to post - hundreds of posts.

LOL. I have been there yet.

Jane · « **Reply #80 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:11:34 PM »

Checking FB a friend of a friend said they felt it in Vegas. I will have to check if family & friends there also felt it.

John G. · « **Reply #81 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:34:00 PM »

Starting to watch a documentary called If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast: After 90, People Don't Retired, They Inspire.

The title is long-winded, to be sure, but it features Carl Reiner, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, Normal Lear, Kirk Douglas, Dick Van Dyke and Betty White.

John G. · « **Reply #82 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:35:42 PM »

In fact, the movie starts with Tony Bennett singing one of the best renditions of The Best Is Yet to Come I've heard in ages.

Jeanne · « **Reply #83 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:36:02 PM »

Hello, everyone.

Jeanne · « **Reply #84 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:39:27 PM »

Well, I see I wasn't the only one to feel the earthquake. I had just gone into the bathroom to take a shower when the swaying started. No damage here, but it made me dizzy! I've been through plenty of quakes, but that has never happened before. I have a wonderful nausea remedy, so I took that and rested a bit just in case. (Aftershocks are common.) And I'm fine now.

Jane, has this ever happened to you? Dizzy or nauseated from a quake?

Jeanne · « **Reply #85 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:41:26 PM »

I decided to try to brave Best Buy. They have recycling bins for electronics and I have a bag of ewaste, plus I'd like to talk to their Apple guy, as I'm having problems with Mojave. I'll go soon.

Jeanne · « **Reply #86 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:43:15 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on July 04, 2019, 06:29:11 AM

Late-1970s: Renting a Cessna at Van Nuys and flying over L.A. and the Valley, seeing dozens of "miniature" fireworks displays that looked like they barely got off the ground. (Fireworks only go up a few hundred feet, and you're flying at a few thousand, at least.)

I'm glad you clarified that; I had no idea how high fireworks go!

Jeanne · « **Reply #87 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:45:03 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on July 04, 2019, 06:43:47 AM

Best July 4: 1997, Logan, UT

I was there as orchestrator/editor for Jo Loesser to help the Utah Festival Opera with their production of Greenwillow. My memory is that we had the sitzprobe on July 3. The afternoon of the fourth was a huge picnic for the company at the home of the Festival's founder and star. The food was fantastic, I liked hanging out with the musicians, and it was an interesting day, since everyone who was anyone in the Mormon echelon and political scene was there as well. I'm sure many of them were supporters of the festival. It was also the end of two weeks in Logan putting a new version of Greenwillow together.

That night there was a concert/fireworks display, and I went with some of my housemates and my festival "host." Each person in the company had a host, a local volunteer, to drive them around and be helpful as possible. My host was an older widow named Lee, and she was fantastic: kind, patient, a lot of fun to hang out with. She drove the seventy or so miles to the Salt Lake City airport to pick me up and take me back to Logan on both trips.

The next day, July 5, Lee drove me back to Salt Lake City. Three days later, Jo Loesser called and told me she needed me in Logan, and I flew back. Lee met me at the airport, and I stayed another two weeks. It wasn't only a wonderful Fourth, but it was a wonderful month.

This is a lovely story, one of many career highlights, I would think.

I've never heard of having hosts, but what an excellent idea!

Jeanne · « **Reply #88 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:46:30 PM »

Quote from: Jane on July 04, 2019, 07:00:58 AM

Quote from: TCB on July 04, 2019, 03:12:54 AM
I need to go to Ashley’s and complain once again about the sectional, that is not a sectional at all; but a very long sofa instead.

Ashley's, good luck. You will need to be deligent with them as they are not very good at fixing their mistakes. I did finally get them to take back the office chair to my desk, and to fix the consul we purchased. It took a few months in total.

Why was the sofa delivered in two deliveries in the first place?

ChasSmith · « **Reply #89 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:46:39 PM »

I was never in L.A. for any of the big ones. The shakiest I experienced was the Whittier in '87 which was 5.7 or something. I was taking my shower in the morning when the shower stall sides began swaying and buckling a little, but no damage. When I got out and looked outside, the pool water (this was in a condo complex) was sloshing around.

Went to work, and I think the only damage there was that a file cabinet had tipped over. The funny thing is that our office then was on the eighth floor in the twin towers on Wilshire at Oxford (diagonally across from the Wiltern), the very building "used" in the film EARTHQUAKE.

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