It's the Fourth of July! (well, almost)

[dreamshark]

For the first time since we've been throwing a room party at Convergence, the con weekend actually coincides with the Fourth of July. Yikes! I guess that means we aren't going to make it to Powderhorn Park this year, for the first time in a long time.

It just occurred to me that we can still have a little bit of our usual ceremony right there at Convergence by having a reading of the Declaration of Independence on Friday night. Usually we do that at Barb's house after the fireworks, at Eileen's instigation. Anyone up for that? Is anybody reading this actually planning to attend the fireworks on Friday? Coming back to the con afterwards? If so, we can schedule it for 11:30 or something like that.

I should have thought about this sooner, but I'm just starting to recover from The Big Project at work, and feel a little like Rip Van Winkle. Assuming, of course, that Rip woke up and discovered that not only had he missed the past 20 years, a bunch of people were showing up at his house that night for a party. Eek!

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

It's probably also worth reading the Bill of Rights. Near as I can tell, many people have recently forgotten what they say.

B

[laurel]

I know in the past it has been possible to see some fireworks displays in the distance from the 22nd floor of the Radisson.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Not the same as actually being there.

B

Readings

[jbru.livejournal.com]

I think reading the Declaration would be a cool thing. I recently read the "translation into American" by H.L. Menken (see it here) and it inspired me to go read the original again.

That, of course, got me all riled up against our current government. But that's another story.

Re: Readings

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

I hadn't seen that Menken translation before. Funny, and oddly moving, considering that 'American' is made to equal 'Bad English.'