Topic: JULY THE FOURTH AKA THE FOURTH OF JULY (Read 6133 times)

ChasSmith · « **Reply #90 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:48:19 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne 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, oner of many career highlights, I would think.

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

As I read that, it seemed kind of logical, like a very "Mormon" thing to do.

Jeanne · « **Reply #91 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:48:31 PM »

Quote from: Jrand68 on July 04, 2019, 07:03:45 AM

Yesterday in the posts I learned two different expressions that are now in my lexicon:

A ball of pajamas. MR BK

Yelling like a cat with its tail caught in the garbage disposal. DR JANE

Yes, so many tired, old cliches out there. Let's create some new expressions. I like "a ball of pajamas," but the second one is too graphic for me, I'm afraid.

Jeanne · « **Reply #92 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:50:28 PM »

Quote from: Jrand68 on July 04, 2019, 07:04:04 AM

Remember DR KEVIN H - Miss Barbra will be standing the whole time, too.

Jeanne · « **Reply #93 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:51:12 PM »

Quote from: Jrand68 on July 04, 2019, 07:05:12 AM

Let's see.....I guess my favorite July 4th memory was the time when a bunch of friends and I got together and Philadelphia to sign a paper......HA!

No I am not QUITE that old.

Jeanne · « **Reply #94 on:** July 04, 2019, 12:55:24 PM »

Gotta scoot.

BBL.

TTFN.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #95 on:** July 04, 2019, 01:14:24 PM »

Mad Magazine to Effectively Shutter After 67 Years

Jrand74 · « **Reply #96 on:** July 04, 2019, 01:50:01 PM »

Mad Magazine was a necessary for many of us of a certain age. I never subscribed, but I purchased it regularly at the drug store....beginning when it was thirty five cents.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #97 on:** July 04, 2019, 01:59:36 PM »

Worst July 4:

1979, I had just moved to NYC, and the friends with whom I was staying at East 80th Street and First Avenue wanted to go to the fireworks which were that year in Riverside Park. So we schlepped across the island on the crosstown 79th Street bus to the West Side. The crowd was packed, it was very warm, obnoxious kids were running around throwing firecrackers. I havbe a memory there were frightened dogs running through the crowd as well.

When the whole thing was over, we had to ride a packed crosstown bus back to the East Side, standing all the way. I vowed I would never ever again habe anything to do with fireworks in Manhattan.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #98 on:** July 04, 2019, 02:33:26 PM »

Well, that reminds me of the one time I was in Manhattan on the 4th. This was in the early 1990s and I decided on a whim to go to the top of the Empire State Building to see what I could see of the fireworks from there (they were on the East River that year) -- which, as it turned out, was hardly anything. Enough people had already gotten up there ahead of me to fill up the areas near the edge, so standing behind them, almost nothing except the highest reaching fireworks could be seen. But it didn't really matter. It was a fun thing to do.

To tell the truth (and I must, I must), I'm not actually wowed much by fireworks themselves, and that goes for being just about anywhere. When it's been fun for me, it's because of the company and whatever else is going on.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #99 on:** July 04, 2019, 02:35:29 PM »

And having said that, it's time for me to get ready to go to my friends' fireworks par-tay.

TCB · « **Reply #100 on:** July 04, 2019, 03:34:01 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne 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?

I wanted the sofa delivered before moving day, but they only had half of it in stock. I said that was okay, but when they delivered the other half it was wrong. The replacement sofa was also wrong, so I just hooked the two pieces together and made one long sofa out of it until they can correct the error.

Jeanne · « **Reply #101 on:** July 04, 2019, 03:50:28 PM »

Quote from: John G. 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.

I'll look for it.

Jeanne · « **Reply #102 on:** July 04, 2019, 03:53:51 PM »

Quote from: Jrand68 on July 04, 2019, 01:50:01 PM

Mad Magazine was a necessary for many of us of a certain age. I never subscribed, but I purchased it regularly at the drug store....beginning when it was thirty five cents.

I also used to buy it at the drugstore when I was a teen. I loved it!

Jeanne · « **Reply #103 on:** July 04, 2019, 03:56:53 PM »

Quote from: TCB on July 04, 2019, 03:34:01 PM

Quote from: Jeanne 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?

I wanted the sofa delivered before moving day, but they only had half of it in stock. I said that was okay, but when they delivered the other half it was wrong. The replacement sofa was also wrong, so I just hooked the two pieces together and made one long sofa out of it until they can correct the error.

What a pain! So sorry. Is this the same Ashley's that has many locations or is it a one-off?

Jeanne · « **Reply #104 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:01:48 PM »

I braved Best Buy, which wasn't as crowded as I expected. They don't recycle as much as I thought, but did take some of it. The Apple specialist, Mike, wasn't there today and the demo software on their Macs wouldn't let me test Mojave in the way I wished. But I came home with a new surge protector, which is now up and running. They now have a Spectrum (formerly Time-Warner) specialist, also named Mike, who I was chatting with. I like the idea of having specialists in the stores, they're much more knowledgable.

Jeanne · « **Reply #105 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:04:05 PM »

I'm not a big fan of fireworks. Every year when I was growing up there was always some tragedy, someone would lose an eye or a finger. And, frankly, I'm just not wowed by them. Professional fireworks shows are so much safer and so much better. Not that I go to them as a rule.

Jeanne · « **Reply #106 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:10:21 PM »

The first year that I lived in the DC area I went to the HUGE (300,000 people) picnic/concert/fireworks show on the Mall near the Capitol. Another year we went again, but with different "seats" (we sat on the ground, like most people), this time with a view of the concert stage. It was an interesting experience, but because it felt that the people "owned" the government, not because of the fireworks.

Jeanne · « **Reply #107 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:14:20 PM »

One year, when I lived here in LA, a friend wanted me to go to a fireworks show out in the desert. My friend had a friend who made his own fireworks and he was putting on the show. I said no, and wouldn't go. My friend went and I later learned that there had been an accident and his friend lost a finger. I was very glad I hadn't gone.

Jeanne · « **Reply #108 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:15:31 PM »

That said, I hope that all of you who will be watching fireworks tonight enjoy them and remain safe, as I'm sure you will.

Jeanne · « **Reply #109 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:20:18 PM »

Jane, I didn't buy anything ahead of time just in case Mike said, "Buy this one." Surge protectors are such a mundane item that I wasn't expecting them to be sold out or anything like that. The in-store selection was MUCH smaller, though, than the online selection. Another advantage to buying online.

Jeanne · « **Reply #110 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:22:51 PM »

TTFN 2.

bk · « **Reply #111 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:24:41 PM »

Three hours later and the commentary is done. So, one less thing I need to do.

bk · « **Reply #112 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:24:55 PM »

I had In N Out for the meal o' the day.

Jane · « **Reply #113 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:33:33 PM »

Quote from: John G. 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.

Long winded title but funny.

Jane · « **Reply #114 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:35:43 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne 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?

I can imagine it happening, however, I have not been in a major quake since the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. We kept missing them on our visits home.

Jane · « **Reply #115 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:38:26 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne 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!

Yes, and flying over them sounds kind of cool. Our first 4th here we went to Cannon Beach with a friend. To avoid the crowds the waitress at dinner suggested we park on a mountain road higher up. While there were lots of people it wasn't totally packed. We were above most of the fireworks and could see various shows along the coast. It was a different perspective.

Jane · « **Reply #116 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:40:35 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith 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.

That last bit does add to the story

Jane · « **Reply #117 on:** July 04, 2019, 04:41:33 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on July 04, 2019, 12:48:31 PM

Quote from: Jrand68 on July 04, 2019, 07:03:45 AM
Yesterday in the posts I learned two different expressions that are now in my lexicon:

A ball of pajamas. MR BK

Yelling like a cat with its tail caught in the garbage disposal. DR JANE

Yes, so many tired, old cliches out there. Let's create some new expressions. I like "a ball of pajamas," but the second one is too graphic for me, I'm afraid.

You do realize the tail was not caught in the garbage disposal. Poor Bryan just thought it was.

Jane · « **Reply #118 on:** July 04, 2019, 05:09:48 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on July 04, 2019, 04:01:48 PM

I braved Best Buy, which wasn't as crowded as I expected. They don't recycle as much as I thought, but did take some of it. The Apple specialist, Mike, wasn't there today and the demo software on their Macs wouldn't let me test Mojave in the way I wished. But I came home with a new surge protector, which is now up and running. They now have a Spectrum (formerly Time-Warner) specialist, also named Mike, who I was chatting with. I like the idea of having specialists in the stores, they're much more knowledgable.

I need to go talk to the Samsung specialist regarding a new tablet. Bryan suggested I look at ones with a blue light. Maybe I mean I need a tablet that blocks blue light. It might help with my headaches.

Jane · « **Reply #119 on:** July 04, 2019, 05:11:34 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on July 04, 2019, 04:20:18 PM

Jane, I didn't buy anything ahead of time just in case Mike said, "Buy this one." Surge protectors are such a mundane item that I wasn't expecting them to be sold out or anything like that. The in-store selection was MUCH smaller, though, than the online selection. Another advantage to buying online.

Very mundane-lol. Keith often does it to save time though the pick up line today might have been long.

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