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Originally Posted by CASD57
Funny how 30 years smooths out the wrinkles of our memories  |
In 1976 there was a bicentennial celebration here in town that had the most awesome fireworks display I've ever seen. Right before the end they had a series of huge BOOM fireworks that seemed directly over our heads (although I'm pretty sure you never do stuff like that over a crowd's head).
I remember the feeling of each boom slapping my pants legs against me and I've always wondered how many health and safety laws they broke that night. After those 8-10 bangs were done I was actually hoping they would stop because it started getting painful. There were probably 40,000 people who came away with permanent notches in their hearing!
But man, that was one awe-inspiring batch of fireworks.
P.S. Reading what I just wrote, I realize that's almost half a century ago. Mon Dieu!