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A Good Fourth

July 5, 2009 11:05 PM

helsadilla and I started the day out at the farmer's market. We walked around for a while, but we weren't really need anything, so it was just sort of nice to go on a walk. And then we found the Capital City Band playing on the square. Being big fans of classical and semi-classical music, we hung around and watched for a while. They did an awesome little brass-band version of "Billie Jean" as a tribute to Michael Jackson, and then they did a tribute to the armed forces. With the honor guard standing behind them, they played the theme song of each of the branches of the armed services and asked that anyone who had served in the military stand up when his or her branch's song was played. It was really cool, and I was glad that chelsadilla didn't see that my eyes got all watery.

After that, we headed to Bluephies, which I hadn't been to in a while. Brunch was delicious, as usual, but the big winner of the late morning was the Fat Boy Bloody Mary I got. Check this thing out:

That's two jalapeno-stuffed olives, a cocktail onion, two pickled mushrooms, an asparagus spear, celery, lemon, lime, some string cheese, and a slice of bacon. And the drink itself is made with bacon-infused vodka. This thing was delicious, but also expensive. It actually cost more than my eggs benedict, which is a little bit ridiculous. On the other hand, though, the drink was fucking good. So I definitely see myself getting it again, even if I don't get it every single time I go to Bluephies.

Next up, I took a nap and then worked on a mix CD of badass songs about America. First up was a version of the Star Spangled Banner by Duke Ellington. Then came the Hoe-Down portion of "Rodeo," otherwise known as the "Beef: It's What's for Dinner" song. Other songs on the CD included Simon and Garfunkel's "America," the 1812 Overture, a really awesome old-timey version of "This Land Is Your Land," and a version of "My Country Tis of Thee" by Crosby and Nash, and a few others. It was awesome.

Chelsadilla and I took the CD over to our friend's house and played it while I whipped up some delicious burgers. Which we then attempted to cook. The problem was that we failed utterly and completely at understanding that hot things melt melty things. Consult chelsadilla's Facebook page for more information.

Anyway, after that, we went to the the fireworks show at Shorewood Hills, where were all agreed that we were closer to the fireworks than we had ever been. And they were awesome.

The Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays. Yeah, I love the fireworks and I love the food and the drinking and all that other stuff. But I like the Fourth of July so much because I sincerely love America and all that it's about. TRJ's posts on the subject always capture the sentiment well, and this year's is no exception.

Anyway, it was a good Fourth of July.