Fourth Of July Fireworks (Of Course)

I’m spending the morning watching “1776” uncut (including the song that President Nixon had cut) and commercial-free on Turner Classic Movies. An incredible piece of work, for a while we were going to do it for our high school senior play. (The movie had come out in 1972.) We had read and studied the play in my sophomore year and I wanted the part of John Adams so, so, so much. I memorized the part, practiced it — and we ended up doing “Harvey” instead. (I played Doctor Chumley.) Yet now, forty years later, I can still do about 90% of the John Adams part at the drop of a hat. (Okay, singing along with the movie helps…)

Tonight, of course, there will be fireworks across the land. Here are some from an Angels game August 13, 2008.