I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July. Rob and I celebrated by going for a walk in Riverside Park. The weather was nearly perfect. We chose not to fight the crowds to see the fireworks and now, at 1:20 am we are still able to listen to them as various neighbors continue to blow things up.
No, no. Don’t mind us. We were awake anyway.
Dear me…did you miss the NPR broadcast
of Prairie Home Companion this evening
from Lake Woebegon? It was Garrison
Keillor’s 35th anniversary celebration of
his live radio show broadcast from Avon, MN
population 12,042…including Rob’s
1 neice & 3 nephews.
Shame, shame. Population of
Avon, Mn. is 1,242..not 12,042
Oh…no good w/numbers.
HAPPY 233rd FOURTH OF JULY.
Did I get that right, I hope!
I’m not sure when the modern calendar came in to use, but surely there have been well over 1000 July 4ths.
We are listening to today’s broadcast right now in fact.
As it happens, I was on Riverside Drive tonight myself, but it was explicitly to watch the fireworks.
I visited Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman and joined them on their building’s rooftop. The impact was somewhat reduced by distance (the northernmost launcher barge was around 50th Street and their place is at 98th), but it was a lovely night, the Hudson looked great, and being able to see the fireworks without being stuck in a crowd was great.
Oh, that sounds like a delightful evening!
-d- You are right. I
should have said “Happy
Independence Day!”