Preemptive Independence Day - July 3rd Celebration

The 3rd of July has been long known to be the actual dawning of Independence; the evening before the signing of the Declaration is really when the magic happened -- bunch of rich dudes with great hair getting together over a couple of drinks...and then a couple more...and somewhere around 2am they went out for some cheese steaks, came back to the house and put them fightin' words to paper Declaring our Independence from Europe.

Therefore, we here on this side of the world like to celebrate the real day of Independence, July 3rd, with food, fare, and fireworks.  **Ok, everything I just said is complete BS...except the part about us celebrating Independence Day on July 3rd.  In the end it has to do with the fact that it is cheaper to do on the 3rd instead of the 4th.  Anyway, it was a pretty good event especially since the whole safety aspect is really lacking here.  You really got the full effect with ashes and char raining down on you during the show.

At least they make up for the whole 3rd of July thing by starting out the show with an all-American rendition of "God Bless America" by none other than...oh wait, nevermind...regardless, Celine Dion can still sing.