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LSparkle

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8. NYC July 4, 1998

Reply to amerikat (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 02:48 AM

Sunday

We sat in the section reserved for police and firefighters on the East River in the 30s and lay on a strip of grass with fireworks going off over our heads. Felt like I was on hallucinogenics while fully sober. I’d never been a big fireworks fan (went to Disneyland and local SoCal displays as a kid) but the NYC experience was mind blowing!

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