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Jul. 4th, 2004
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IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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The sound of gunfire off in the distance
Jul. 4th, 2004 06:00 pmI'm getting used to it now.
The annual illegal fireworks extravaganza has begun here in the Almaden Valley. Let me describe how it sounds to me.
Off to the west, there is intermittent rifle fire - battle rifle caliber, maybe AK-47s. Beyond that, a machinegun is firing in suppressive mode; with long bursts that will burn out his barrel.
To the east, quite nearby, a sniper is plying his trade. His shots come in ones and twos, but since he's firing something heavy, they are quite noticeable... wait, sounds like his targets have located him and are returning fire.
Whoops, somebody called in mortar fire, or tripped a big IED.
The firefight out west reached a crescendo and then dropped off. A few final shots. Probably wounded losers not smart enough to surrender.
This is how my brain works in processing sounds.
20 points to the first person to ID where I stole the subject from...
The annual illegal fireworks extravaganza has begun here in the Almaden Valley. Let me describe how it sounds to me.
Off to the west, there is intermittent rifle fire - battle rifle caliber, maybe AK-47s. Beyond that, a machinegun is firing in suppressive mode; with long bursts that will burn out his barrel.
To the east, quite nearby, a sniper is plying his trade. His shots come in ones and twos, but since he's firing something heavy, they are quite noticeable... wait, sounds like his targets have located him and are returning fire.
Whoops, somebody called in mortar fire, or tripped a big IED.
The firefight out west reached a crescendo and then dropped off. A few final shots. Probably wounded losers not smart enough to surrender.
This is how my brain works in processing sounds.
20 points to the first person to ID where I stole the subject from...
The Boston Pops aren't on TV! Bummer!
Update
Well, turns out they were on TV, on CBS to be precise. An hour-long cut-down that removed much of the joy of the concert and didn't show the 1812 Overture! Instead we got The Stars and Stripes Forever and fifteen minutes of televised fireworks. Argh. The reason a Russian composition celebrating a victory over Napolean has become an American standrard for July 4th is because the Boston Pops play it every year on television!
Needless to say, I'm writing CBS a nasty note.
Update
Well, turns out they were on TV, on CBS to be precise. An hour-long cut-down that removed much of the joy of the concert and didn't show the 1812 Overture! Instead we got The Stars and Stripes Forever and fifteen minutes of televised fireworks. Argh. The reason a Russian composition celebrating a victory over Napolean has become an American standrard for July 4th is because the Boston Pops play it every year on television!
Needless to say, I'm writing CBS a nasty note.