Happy Post 4th Weekend, Kiddies!

Good morning and happy Post 4th of July Weekend!

Where did you end up going?

On the Esplanade in Boston, my friends and I found an empty spot on the grassy spot not far from the Hatch Shell and parked ourselves on blankets, pulled out our many unhealthy snacks (yes, even me!) and listened to the music blaring out of Sound Tower #4. Can you find us on the Charles River Map? (Don't ask how many there were, but boy, were they loud! But fab choice of music indeed.) We played cards and ate until our tummies felt sick. People brought their tents, tarps, guitars, children and well-behaved doggies. (No, Veda prefers to be away from crazy crowds.) Others hit beach balls while some even took naps. (Not a great combo - beach balls and naps. Yes, some fights broke out! Call the Boston PD! What's the #?!) The sky was clear blue with scattered clouds to hide the sun during moments of intense heat. It was fabulous with no thunderstorms or rain, hooray!

At eight o'clock after the National Anthem, the Boston Pops performed with Neil Diamond. But I'm sure your favorite part would've been the Supersonic Jets blasting across the sky - when they near blown out my eardrums. Vaaaaa-rooooomroaaar! Scary...but what a sight! Fast and furious.

Neil Diamond sang his infamous "Sweet Caroline" to the audience of 500 million and repeated his trademark song after commercial break while dancing his old legend body away. There's just something to be said about thousands of different kinds of people of all ages singing along one song. Talk about unity! What songs did you play during your picnic-party-noise-polluting BBQ?

Around ten-thirty in the evening after the sky grew dark, the crowd inched toward the Cambridge side of the water to view the strategically-designed, ever beautiful crackling sky. The Sound Towers played a well-thought out arrangement of popular songs to add to the already crowd-pleasing excitement. (Yes, that is Grease you hear blaring in the background.) What other songs do you recognize as the fireworks flash and pop? What other songs would go with works?

In hopes all your fantastic celebrations were filled with good eats, music and NOISE!

Always,
Miss Lou