4th of July in September
Ah, downtown living. I snuggled up on the couch with a book and dozed off — early, for a change, at 8:30PM and slept soundly till 10PM, until my girlfriend dragged me up to bed at 10PM. By around 10:30, I was well on my way to the land of gumdrops and pink unicorns (what, you guys don’t dream about those?). That’s when the booms started. Fireworks? In September? Surely not — must be the opening salvos of World War III. And here I am without a compound, like a sucker.
So, I drag myself out of bed, put on a comical assortment of nearby clothes and head outside to “check it out”. Yeah, it’s fireworks. Big ones. Right on riverfront. Apparently the American Pyrotechnics Association (i think) had a conference in town and they held this show. The show lasted until about 11PM.
It was a little weird — there was no one downtown watching it save for the normal homeless, bar-goers and a few cars that pulled off in the circle on 1st and Broad to watch them. And me, in flip-flops, green shorts and a blue polo, scratching my head in confusion. It was a great show. I just wish they had picked a more appropriate time than 10:30PM on a Wednesday. Not to get all Negative Nelly, but this is not the first time I’ve been woken up by fireworks displays on riverfront for this and that.. It’s not a big deal for me — comes with the territory of living downtown. But if Nashville is serious about its commitment to building a residential community downtown, it does make me wonder if the city will need to start getting more strict about these late night, very noisy events.
Watched all of it from my balcony over here in West Meade.
It was spectacular.
What? You want Nashville to be like Houston, or as I like to call it, “The Town that Gets to Bed on Time”
Nah, not at all.. I realize it’s a downtown area.. Party it up.. but I think fireworks late on a wednesday night might be a little excessive..
Nice photo!
It was the APA convention, and you got a real treat — those shows are the big manufacturers, importers, and display companies showing off for their peers, with fancy expensive items you’d rarely see in a public display.
(It was probably supposed to go off earlier than 10:30pm, but stuff happens)
quit whinning it was awesome! i happen to be driving around. it was fantasic! looks like you should move if 10:30 is late for you. and it bothered you.
Is THAT what that was? I’m relieved. I was in bed when I heard the initial booms and I ran through my mental list quickly - no, there wasn’t a football game at LP, the Sounds were already finished for the season, no Dancin in the District anymore….so I figured it was gunshots. Until it went on for half an hour.
Old man!! haha
You can’t hear that stuff all the way in Brentwood…but then again I think I was out that night and thought to myself…are those fire works? How odd…
I could hear it from where I live in Hillsboro Village. Wish I could have seen it instead of just hearing it!