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On 7/6/2011 11:34 AM, Harryk wrote:
The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. My God, those evil corporations. Where will it stop? |
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#12
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On 7/6/11 4:36 PM, Jimmy wrote:
On 7/6/2011 11:34 AM, Harryk wrote: The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. My God, those evil corporations. Where will it stop? Yet another posting name for you here, eh? No wonder there's hardly any real posters left here. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing |
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#13
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On Jul 6, 10:34*am, Harryk wrote:
On 7/6/11 11:26 AM, John H wrote: On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 17:51:47 -0700 (PDT), *wrote: On Jul 5, 8:07 pm, *wrote: On Jul 5, 10:12 am, *wrote: On 7/5/2011 1:27 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 4, 1:56 pm, * *wrote: A duet by Pat and Martina. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbv5i...eature=related Well we had a special treat Monday. We stayed on our boat on the Charles River for the 4th of July in Boston. Got to hear Martina live while watching her on TV. And Pat always knocks my (Red) Sox off too! After watching the DC fireworks on the TV, we switched to Boston. I wish I'd watched only Boston's. I've never been able to figure why the capitol of the country couldn't do a better job. Boston always does a great job. My recollection is that the DC fireworks are paid for by the city government of the District of Government. I saw the Boston fireworks on TV in the past and was curious because they seemed a lot more extensive. The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing I remember 1976 watching the 24 hr a day fireworks on 'cable tv" pumped in live from Boston Harbor. Recording equipment was in pioneer stages then but wow I wished i could have taped it. Absolutely spectacular. Fireworks going off in broad daylight and seemingly hundreds of fire boats in full spray. very awsome! |
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On Jul 6, 8:30*pm, Tim wrote:
On Jul 6, 10:34*am, Harryk wrote: On 7/6/11 11:26 AM, John H wrote: On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 17:51:47 -0700 (PDT), *wrote: On Jul 5, 8:07 pm, *wrote: On Jul 5, 10:12 am, *wrote: On 7/5/2011 1:27 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 4, 1:56 pm, * *wrote: A duet by Pat and Martina. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbv5i...eature=related Well we had a special treat Monday. We stayed on our boat on the Charles River for the 4th of July in Boston. Got to hear Martina live while watching her on TV. And Pat always knocks my (Red) Sox off too! After watching the DC fireworks on the TV, we switched to Boston. I wish I'd watched only Boston's. I've never been able to figure why the capitol of the country couldn't do a better job. Boston always does a great job. My recollection is that the DC fireworks are paid for by the city government of the District of Government. I saw the Boston fireworks on TV in the past and was curious because they seemed a lot more extensive.. The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing I remember 1976 watching the 24 hr a day fireworks on 'cable tv" pumped in live from Boston Harbor. Recording equipment was in pioneer stages then but wow I wished i could have taped it. Absolutely spectacular. Fireworks going off in broad daylight and *seemingly hundreds of fire boats in full spray. very awsome! We did the 1976 show in my dad's old wooden lapstrake Pen Yann then tere was a big gap in our attendance until a couple of years ago. One thing that was annoying was the helicoptor circling and shining the spot light on the crowd. We got there a day early so we could get a spot close enough so that we could actually hear the concert live but the chopper drowned out a lot of it. |
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On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 04:53:50 -0700 (PDT), stp wrote:
On Jul 6, 8:30*pm, Tim wrote: On Jul 6, 10:34*am, Harryk wrote: On 7/6/11 11:26 AM, John H wrote: On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 17:51:47 -0700 (PDT), *wrote: On Jul 5, 8:07 pm, *wrote: On Jul 5, 10:12 am, *wrote: On 7/5/2011 1:27 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 4, 1:56 pm, * *wrote: A duet by Pat and Martina. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbv5i...eature=related Well we had a special treat Monday. We stayed on our boat on the Charles River for the 4th of July in Boston. Got to hear Martina live while watching her on TV. And Pat always knocks my (Red) Sox off too! After watching the DC fireworks on the TV, we switched to Boston. I wish I'd watched only Boston's. I've never been able to figure why the capitol of the country couldn't do a better job. Boston always does a great job. My recollection is that the DC fireworks are paid for by the city government of the District of Government. I saw the Boston fireworks on TV in the past and was curious because they seemed a lot more extensive. The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing I remember 1976 watching the 24 hr a day fireworks on 'cable tv" pumped in live from Boston Harbor. Recording equipment was in pioneer stages then but wow I wished i could have taped it. Absolutely spectacular. Fireworks going off in broad daylight and *seemingly hundreds of fire boats in full spray. very awsome! We did the 1976 show in my dad's old wooden lapstrake Pen Yann then tere was a big gap in our attendance until a couple of years ago. One thing that was annoying was the helicoptor circling and shining the spot light on the crowd. We got there a day early so we could get a spot close enough so that we could actually hear the concert live but the chopper drowned out a lot of it. That's a damn shame. Wonder if it's still happening? |
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#17
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A treat for Yall
My recollection is that the DC fireworks are paid for by the city government of the District of Government. I saw the Boston fireworks on TV in the past and was curious because they seemed a lot more extensive. The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing I remember 1976 watching the 24 hr a day fireworks on 'cable tv" pumped in live from Boston Harbor. Recording equipment was in pioneer stages then but wow I wished i could have taped it. Absolutely spectacular. Fireworks going off in broad daylight and *seemingly hundreds of fire boats in full spray. very awsome! We did the 1976 show in my dad's old wooden lapstrake Pen Yann *then tere was a big gap in our attendance until a couple of years ago. One thing that was annoying was the helicoptor circling and shining the spot light on the crowd. We got there a day early so we could get a spot close enough so that we could actually hear the concert live but the chopper drowned out a lot of it. That's a damn shame. Wonder if it's still happening? Do you will the chopper be there next year? My guess is yes. I'm sure that CBS pays good money for the rights to broadcast the event. I'm going to see who I can send complaints to though. I don't see why they couldn't set up cameras on cranes instead. Boston businessman David Mugar is the driving force behind the event so I'll start there. We were there the day before and saw the rehersal performance which is as good as the show just minus the fireworks. Speaking of fireboats... we stayed overnight on the boat and the next morning we were up before 0500 and saw smoke coming from the fireworks barges. My friend and I hopped in the dinghy and went over to look: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/vide...65/detail.html It took almost an hour for the big tubby fireboat to show up and put out what was left of the fire. On our way back to the boats a Massport catamaran fireboat blasted by us. When we got back my wife who was onboard said it had passed about 50 feet away and before she could do anything the wake hit. My buddy's stern rail smashed down on my Magma grill and then on the next roll snapped it out of the rod holder onto the deck pretty much wrecking it. I contacted Massport and surprisingly heard back from them right away saying to send in a report. We'll see how that goes. |
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#18
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On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 14:10:03 -0700 (PDT), stp wrote:
My recollection is that the DC fireworks are paid for by the city government of the District of Government. I saw the Boston fireworks on TV in the past and was curious because they seemed a lot more extensive. The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing I remember 1976 watching the 24 hr a day fireworks on 'cable tv" pumped in live from Boston Harbor. Recording equipment was in pioneer stages then but wow I wished i could have taped it. Absolutely spectacular. Fireworks going off in broad daylight and *seemingly hundreds of fire boats in full spray. very awsome! We did the 1976 show in my dad's old wooden lapstrake Pen Yann *then tere was a big gap in our attendance until a couple of years ago. One thing that was annoying was the helicoptor circling and shining the spot light on the crowd. We got there a day early so we could get a spot close enough so that we could actually hear the concert live but the chopper drowned out a lot of it. That's a damn shame. Wonder if it's still happening? Do you will the chopper be there next year? My guess is yes. I'm sure that CBS pays good money for the rights to broadcast the event. I'm going to see who I can send complaints to though. I don't see why they couldn't set up cameras on cranes instead. Boston businessman David Mugar is the driving force behind the event so I'll start there. We were there the day before and saw the rehersal performance which is as good as the show just minus the fireworks. Speaking of fireboats... we stayed overnight on the boat and the next morning we were up before 0500 and saw smoke coming from the fireworks barges. My friend and I hopped in the dinghy and went over to look: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/vide...65/detail.html It took almost an hour for the big tubby fireboat to show up and put out what was left of the fire. On our way back to the boats a Massport catamaran fireboat blasted by us. When we got back my wife who was onboard said it had passed about 50 feet away and before she could do anything the wake hit. My buddy's stern rail smashed down on my Magma grill and then on the next roll snapped it out of the rod holder onto the deck pretty much wrecking it. I contacted Massport and surprisingly heard back from them right away saying to send in a report. We'll see how that goes. Hopefully, they'll cover it. If you get good number to call about the damn helicopter, post it. I'll call 'em. Hell, maybe a few more folks will do likewise. |
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On Jul 7, 7:20*pm, John H wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 14:10:03 -0700 (PDT), stp wrote: My recollection is that the DC fireworks are paid for by the city government of the District of Government. I saw the Boston fireworks on TV in the past and was curious because they seemed a lot more extensive. The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing I remember 1976 watching the 24 hr a day fireworks on 'cable tv" pumped in live from Boston Harbor. Recording equipment was in pioneer stages then but wow I wished i could have taped it. Absolutely spectacular. Fireworks going off in broad daylight and *seemingly hundreds of fire boats in full spray. very awsome! We did the 1976 show in my dad's old wooden lapstrake Pen Yann *then tere was a big gap in our attendance until a couple of years ago. One thing that was annoying was the helicoptor circling and shining the spot light on the crowd. We got there a day early so we could get a spot close enough so that we could actually hear the concert live but the chopper drowned out a lot of it. That's a damn shame. Wonder if it's still happening? Do you will the chopper be there next year? My guess is yes. I'm sure that CBS pays good money for the rights to broadcast the event. I'm going to see who I can send complaints to though. I don't see why they couldn't set up cameras on cranes instead. Boston businessman David Mugar is the driving force behind the event so I'll start there. We were there the day before and saw the rehersal performance which is as good as the show just minus the fireworks. Speaking of fireboats... we stayed overnight on the boat and the next morning we were up before 0500 and saw smoke coming from the fireworks barges. My friend and I hopped in the dinghy and went over to look: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/vide...65/detail.html It took almost an hour for the big tubby fireboat to show up and put out what was left of the fire. On our way back to the boats a Massport catamaran fireboat blasted by us. When we got back my wife who was onboard said it had passed about 50 feet away and before she could do anything the wake hit. My buddy's stern rail smashed down on my Magma grill and then on the next roll snapped it out of the rod holder onto the deck pretty much wrecking it. I contacted Massport and surprisingly heard back from them right away saying to send in a report. We'll see how that goes. Hopefully, they'll cover it. If you get good number to call about the damn helicopter, post it. I'll call 'em. Hell, maybe a few more folks will do likewise. While searching for places to complain I came across this: http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles...uly_fireworks/ Faked shots. Anyone remeber seeing them? And from he http://www.july4th.org/ I followed the link to their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston...900157?sk=wall I posted on their wall but it looks like it was deleted. !!! |
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On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 22:41:42 -0700 (PDT), stp wrote:
On Jul 7, 7:20*pm, John H wrote: On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 14:10:03 -0700 (PDT), stp wrote: My recollection is that the DC fireworks are paid for by the city government of the District of Government. I saw the Boston fireworks on TV in the past and was curious because they seemed a lot more extensive. The Boston show apparently is paid for by private corporate interests. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing I remember 1976 watching the 24 hr a day fireworks on 'cable tv" pumped in live from Boston Harbor. Recording equipment was in pioneer stages then but wow I wished i could have taped it. Absolutely spectacular. Fireworks going off in broad daylight and *seemingly hundreds of fire boats in full spray. very awsome! We did the 1976 show in my dad's old wooden lapstrake Pen Yann *then tere was a big gap in our attendance until a couple of years ago. One thing that was annoying was the helicoptor circling and shining the spot light on the crowd. We got there a day early so we could get a spot close enough so that we could actually hear the concert live but the chopper drowned out a lot of it. That's a damn shame. Wonder if it's still happening? Do you will the chopper be there next year? My guess is yes. I'm sure that CBS pays good money for the rights to broadcast the event. I'm going to see who I can send complaints to though. I don't see why they couldn't set up cameras on cranes instead. Boston businessman David Mugar is the driving force behind the event so I'll start there. We were there the day before and saw the rehersal performance which is as good as the show just minus the fireworks. Speaking of fireboats... we stayed overnight on the boat and the next morning we were up before 0500 and saw smoke coming from the fireworks barges. My friend and I hopped in the dinghy and went over to look: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/vide...65/detail.html It took almost an hour for the big tubby fireboat to show up and put out what was left of the fire. On our way back to the boats a Massport catamaran fireboat blasted by us. When we got back my wife who was onboard said it had passed about 50 feet away and before she could do anything the wake hit. My buddy's stern rail smashed down on my Magma grill and then on the next roll snapped it out of the rod holder onto the deck pretty much wrecking it. I contacted Massport and surprisingly heard back from them right away saying to send in a report. We'll see how that goes. Hopefully, they'll cover it. If you get good number to call about the damn helicopter, post it. I'll call 'em. Hell, maybe a few more folks will do likewise. While searching for places to complain I came across this: http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles...uly_fireworks/ Faked shots. Anyone remeber seeing them? And from he http://www.july4th.org/ I followed the link to their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston...900157?sk=wall I posted on their wall but it looks like it was deleted. !!! I took the survey ( http://www.july4th.org/2011_Program/...Feedback_2011/ ) and put this comment in the bottom: "Many complaints from people on the ground about the damn helicopter. Get rid of it, or find a stealth chopper!" Also complained about the number of commercials in an earlier question. Just watch, it'll be much better next year. Hopefully everyone here will go take the survey and bitch about the helicopter. |
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