Comments on: Dear PoP – Can You See Fireworks on the Mall From Bloomingdale?

By: NAB

NAB — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:16:19 +0000

Another year, no trouble, great time. The teens I saw exceeded my expectations, actually being rather polite. Matt, I am sorry you had a bad experience, I just don’t want people saying things on here that misreperesnt the overall spirit of the event. People take these comments pretty seriously, at least subconciously, and if everyone shows up expecting problems or people who don’t want problems stay home, then event will suffer.

By: dc

dc — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:20:23 +0000

there are great views from Artomatic.

By: Reformed Somali Pirate

Reformed Somali Pirate — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:37:08 +0000

Ahoy !

“…July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.

I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.

It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty.

It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”

-John Adams writing to his wife Abigail, July 3, 1776 from Philadelphia.

http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/

A Happy Fourth of July to all who advertise, participate, and read PoP !

Reformed Somali Pirate “Tantum Eruditi Sunt Liberi”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:52:57 +0000

“I’ll back up Matt here, seeing as how I was hit in the arm by a kid who called me a cracker last July 4 at Cardozo. NAB, do shut up.”

Accepting Matt’s experience as true he went too far “No fun wasting a holiday dealing with DC race relations.” – Kids have pointed Roman Candles at my car and I am black. I have seen kids try an throw fireworks into crowded city buses (yes full of black riders with women who probably look like their mothers).
Most kids are fine…bad kids are bad kids you ran into some bad kids. These kids represent people in DC, hardly even said sarcastically what Matt said – not cool

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:04:28 +0000

McKinleyHS in Eckington is a great spot for fireworks watching.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:27:34 +0000

I’ll back up Matt here, seeing as how I was hit in the arm by a kid who called me a cracker last July 4 at Cardozo. NAB, do shut up.

By: Trubs

Trubs — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:54:59 +0000

How about the same question for Columbia Heights/Petworth? Can fireworks be seen from roof tops?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:28:19 +0000

So NAB, you’re calling Matt a liar?

By: jm

jm — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:24:26 +0000

Awesome, thanks guys. I’m pretty much at 2nd & U also so it sounds like I’m in for a good fourth–maybe I’ll see you around!

By: NAB

NAB — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:21:47 +0000

Matt, please substantiate that claim. I was there and saw none of this. The kids I saw were far too busy lighting explosives to concern themselves with something as pedestrian as rocks. Going on this blog and propogating that sort of “info” does nothing but deter people who just want to have a good time and enjoy the ‘hood, exactly the type of people who are most likely to be deterred, and exactly the type of people who shouldn’t be deterred, lest the event devolve into the hyper-racialized hot mess you’re claiming it is.

In short, put a lid on it.