New Year's Eve

Looking forward to ringing in 2007 by orchestrating and running a Fireworks Show was just fascinating for me to undertake. The weekend prior to New Year's Day was the second time I had spent staying in my own home since my accident on July 18, 2006. On Saturday December 30th, I went to the Black-Cat Fireworks warehouse. I ended up buying small, medium and large sized "cakes" which are boxes attached by a single fuse. Inside the boxes are several mortar shots.

On December 31st, my friend Kevin and I proceeded to organize and set up the fireworks in a choreographed manner. We set up 2 rows of fireworks to be exploded with the second row to be lit last and serve as the "Grand Finale." We then proceeded to take the first row outside and set up on the street in front of my house. We had an outside table for small stuff and to hold the punks and flashlights. Portable chairs and sparklers were also placed in the driveway for an excellent view of the fireworks to be exploded. The show then began. There were several neighbors outside in their yards waiting for the ensuing show.

Man oh man, what an incredible show! After the first row of fireworks were expended, we decided to take a break and eat our dinner of homemade black-eyed peas and cornbread. That was delicious!

The second set or row of fireworks started off with a bang. The cakes were larger, more numerous, and even better than before! After eating dinner I was really excited about doing the best fireworks show ever. Once again a lot of neighbors came back outside to watch and enjoy the show. This time around, along with lighting up the cakes, I also began blowing up multiple packs of firecrackers in 1000 and 2000 firecracker rolls.

What a BLAST! Nothing like have a fireworks show with all kinds of firecrackers blowing up at the same time. All in all, this was definitely the best fireworks show I have ever put on. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to 2007!