DOWN UPON THE GROUND, AND THE COOL MOIST GRASS FELT SO GOOD, AND WE WERE IN THE MOOD FOR FIREWORKS AS THE EVENING DESCENDED UPON THE TOWN OF TEHACHAPI. THE FOOTBALL STADIUM WAS THE FOCAL POINT FOR TOWN AS THE ORCHESTRA PLAYED WITHIN THE PAVILION TENT, AND WE LENT OUR EARS TO THE PERFORMANCE. AT NINE PM, SUDDENLY THE BLACK SKY TURNED TO BRILLIANT WHITE AS THE FIRST ROCKETS BLOSSOMED ACROSS THE CANOPY OF STARS AND CONTINUED FOR ABOUT FORTY FIVE MINUTES NONSTOP WITH BLAZING COLORS. WOWEEEEEEE, AS THE FOURTH OF JULY 2006 WAS BORN AND THEN DIED WITHIN THE COMING OF THE DAWN. |