To all my US buds, no blowing off fingers when blowing off steam and fireworks tomorrow. Like we say to drummers and guitarists, leave the hard work to the professionals.
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July 4th
- Thread starter buldog5151bass
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And be extra careful if you are doing any anvil blasting. It is the perfect passtime for metalheads.
It's beer and jello shots tomorrow boys. Probably Coors Light, neighbor is getting a keg. If all goes well and I can avoid the ever watchful eye of the wife, I should be doing a RHCP number on the front lawn by 8PM ... without the socks !
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Happy Birthday, U. States!
Have fun, TBers, but let's keep it just below the incarceration threshold, shall we?
Have fun, TBers, but let's keep it just below the incarceration threshold, shall we?
I seem to recall from when I was a kid that this holiday was once called Independence Day, not "4th of July."
And if you'll allow me to step on to my soapbox for a moment, if you'd like to gain a better understanding and appreciation for what Independence Day is really all about, then I'd like to suggest a couple books for you to read: Paul Revere's Ride, and Washington's Crossing, both by David Hackett-Fischer. Upon completing these books, I gained an immense appreciation for what those men an women of the 13 Colonies went through to gain freedom from England. It truly was an incredible feat!
And if you'll allow me to step on to my soapbox for a moment, if you'd like to gain a better understanding and appreciation for what Independence Day is really all about, then I'd like to suggest a couple books for you to read: Paul Revere's Ride, and Washington's Crossing, both by David Hackett-Fischer. Upon completing these books, I gained an immense appreciation for what those men an women of the 13 Colonies went through to gain freedom from England. It truly was an incredible feat!
Yeah.
July 4, 1776 must have been an interesting day for all parties.
It wasn't like the revolution was a unanimous decision.
Cambridge, ma and much of NY were so loyalist, Washington wrote them off until the end of the war.
July 4, 1776 must have been an interesting day for all parties.
It wasn't like the revolution was a unanimous decision.
Cambridge, ma and much of NY were so loyalist, Washington wrote them off until the end of the war.
The UK was largely uninterested as there was more going on closer to home
On saying that, we may be joining you in becoming a post-Westminister country, but shall keep the politics out of that.
Excellent, Nukes. Some real history to add perspective to what has otherwise become an excuse to get drunk and act stupid. Our forefathers would be proud.
It's supposed to rain virtually nonstop from this afternoon into Sunday so I don't expect to do much besides smoke some ribs, drink beer, and watch the neighborhood kids shoot Roman candles at each other.
And we didn't actually beat you- we bankrupted you!The UK was largely uninterested as there was more going on closer to home
On saying that, we may be joining you in becoming a post-Westminister country, but shall keep the politics out of that.
And as you say, France and Spain were the bigger fish locally.
America was simply an expensive skirmish.
And embarrassing to empire.
I was told Coors Light is like having sex in a canoe. Effing near water.
Have fun!!
I was told Coors Light is like having sex in a canoe. Effing near water.
Have fun!!
Yup, but free is for me. The jello shots are just meh as well. I'm sure I'll find something with a little more hair on it.
I was told Coors Light is like having sex in a canoe. Effing near water.
Have fun!!
Fairly sure that was applied uniformly to American beer as a whole by dear ol' Monty
I thought it was the French that got bankrupted? It's one of those counterfactual whatifs: if there had been no revolutionary war, and the French government had not fallen to a revolution itself, then perhaps there would have been no Boneparte, no Louisiana purchase, and a thousand other consequences... Probably best discussed around a BBQ with a few beers tomorrow
He who goes forth with a fifth on the fourth, may not go forth on the fifth.
Fireworks by the pyro-techs in Houston tomorrow, gig is about 500 yards from the launch site.
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