I'm a mostly vegetarian, but usually have meat when there is no other choice, or it is a special occasion. I wish my parents had grilled steak instead of hamburgers and hot dogs. Back when, hamburgers were just something I ate. I have now decided that they aren't really all that good.

Because my hometown is filled with a bunch of geeks, yuppies, and defense engineers, all the local festivies cost money. So my sister and I, and her 2 friends from Florida and Indiana went to a nearby industrial/river port city. I'm glad, because at that free festival, we got the full effect.

The crowd was the nice multicultural mix of Whites, Blacks, and Latinos, that we Americans are so fond of. We got to hear the shrill singing of local Miss Alabama hopefuls. I was cheering for the girl who sang the Jesus song with the phat bassological kareoke beat. I can't comment on their looks because we were too far away, and I can't comment on their platforms, because we couldn't hear all that well.

My vote for favorite group of people has to go to the "Kid Rock Family." The dad had a Kid Rock t-shirt, and looked very much like the entertainer. His little son and daughter looked very much like Kid Rock also.

For the fireworks show, they played some patriotic country song, "Freebird" (yes! I know! Freebird during a fireworks show!), "Sweet Home Alabama," and closed with "Born in the USA" by the Boss. The Grand Finale lasted a total of 3 seconds, and was probably the best Grand Finale I've ever seen.

In closing. USA!