Billy Ray Cyrus, Weiner Dog Races, Bean Bag Tournaments, Steel Pan Bands…& Fireworks
by Jason Clement on July 6th, 2009
Another Fourth of July has come and gone, and as I do my best to keep it together during the always-grueling Monday that follows a three-day weekend, I am left with three questions:
1. How is it that mosquitoes consistently find the one area of my ankles that somehow missed the bug spray?
2. Exactly how many treadmill miles do I need to log this afternoon to burn off two hot dogs, chips, a chicken leg, potato salad, baked beans, pasta salad, an ice cream sandwich, and “a few” cold ones?
3. What would the Fourth of July be like without Main Street?
With hometown parades and years of history draped in red, white, and blue, Main Street adds something – a feeling – to the Fourth of July that you just can’t get at home with PBS. It is, as my colleague eloquently blogged just before the big day, the perfect backdrop to “reflect on our heritage and to enjoy Americana.”
Last week, we put out a call for stories and pictures that capture these amazing Main Street moments. Come to find out, some of you celebrated America’s birthday by getting tangled up in a town-wide Twister competition, while others cheered dogs and ducks around the racetrack. And, well, some of you are probably still trying to get “Achy Breaky Heart” out of your heads. Good luck with that.
Regardless of what you did, if it happened on Main Street, we want to hear about it! Visit our Red, White and Blue Main Streets web page, and join others who have shared stories about how they celebrated Independence Day in their neck of the woods. And if you took photos this weekend, consider adding them to our special photo collection. You’ll find easy, step-by-step instructions on the same page.
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