07/05/08 – On the evening of July 4th, Beth and I arrived home to find that we had apparently missed the memo commissioning a Karns community-wide fireworks celebration. Red, white, blue, green and orange starbursts were blooming all around. The whine of high pitched rockets echoed between the houses. While booms like cannon shots reverberated through the hills.
Our neighbors’ dogs were cowering in their doghouses, their paws over their ears. There was even a wide-eyed, dazed and confused bunny rabbit in our backyard. As soon as I parked our car, Beth was out on the back deck taking it all in. In the meantime, I grabbed my camera and tri-pod to shoot some pictures while I pieced together the contents of that memo we must have missed:
Dear Karns Resident:
As you may or may not know, the Karns Community has a long and storied history of pyrotechnic (aka fireworks) demonstrations and displays. For example, consider our failed attempt at secession from Knox County in 1978, the Farmer’s Rebellion of 1964 or the commissioning of the “Downtown Karns Traffic Light” in 1983. Each of these displays were marked by the enthusiastic support of our entire community along with vibrant exhibitions of the finest fireworks East Tennessee has to offer.Now is your turn to take part in history. On July 4th 2008, you along with the rest of the Karns Community are invited to participate in what will be the largest grassroots fireworks initiative in the continental United States. Starting at dusk on the 4th, we invite you and your neighbors to launch fireworks from your cul-de-sacs and sideroads. Spare no expense and expend your best efforts into putting on the best 232nd birthday celebration this country has ever seen!
Sincerely,
Your Neighbors in the Karns CommunityP.S. - If you’ve been wondering what to do with your tax rebate check, might we suggest you invest it in the biggest, brightest, loudest and grandest fireworks you can find!
Despite not receiving the memo, we did find some consolation: Since I wasn’t busy shooting off rockets, I was able to get a lot of great photographs of the 2008 Karns Community Fireworks Show:
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So who was it that introduced you to your new favorite snack? If you are up for Sushi anytime, I’m game, or at least dinner at Wasabi!! We are big fans of there and Tomo! Oh, and do you share your edamame?
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@Noelle - Thanks for hijacking the comment thread on this post (i.e. commenting on something that isn’t even mentioned in this entry)!
Yes, we’ll have to all go grab some sushi sometime. Hillary introduced Beth and me to it. And, yes, I share.
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I’m bringin’ the thread back to it’s purpose
Is that Ryan’s house on fire back there?!??!?!?
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@Kerry - Many thanks for getting us back on topic, and though I can neither confirm or deny it, I am highly suspicious that the glow in the background comes from an errant rocket smoldering on Ryan’s roof!