July 2nd – Explodeapaloozaganzatacular
Yes, that was the title of this show. Living in an apartment, I was responsible and let people know I would be doing some fireworks so they didn’t complain about the noise, and that was what I called it. Living in Oregon, about the only things that are legal are fountains and ground spinners, so options are limited. Last year I bought a few small things to play with and told a friend or two. When I came out, about ten people were there expecting a show. This year I decided to expand considerably, but it was still meant to be funny and small. A few of these were from Steve, but most were purchased on my little Oregon fireworks excursion. [Edit: The spacing is being all screwy again, so just bear with it...]
Beihai Powerful Fountain was quite good and had a nice variety of effects. Brothers Hawaiian Rainbow was cool, though it didn’t go as high as I expected. Brothers Keg Party was a standout, the fountain section was pretty standard, but the flipping over with crackle and spinners was a nice surprise for everyone. Black Cat Tie Dye and Nuclear Meltdown were both good, with nice colors and very little noise. The Pacific Paradise fountains weren’t all glitter as they were described, but were still nice, and went well with a Shogun Silver Cone. Four TNT Purple Rain was another high point, those little fountains have some nice color and shot as high or higher than most fountains of the night. The finale was Two Black Cat Pop Goes the Fountain and three Phantom Volcano Vortex fountains. One Vortex didn’t ignite, but everything else worked fine. It made a lot of noise and a nice wall, but none of them went as high as I was expecting. After the finale, sparklers were passed out and we all had a laugh about my silly little fireworks show.
Below (both pictures) - TNT Carnival and Beihai Powerful Fountain.
Below - 2x Pacific Paradise, Shogun Silver Cone, TNT Iced Out.
Below - Two photos of TNT Purple Rain.
2x Black Cat Tie Dye and 1x Nuclear Meltdown.
Finale - 2x Black Cat Pop Goes the Fountain, 2x (supposed to be 3x) Phantom Volcanic Vortex.
Sparklers!!!
Well, that's it for the Explodeapaloozaganzatacular. I might do it again next year, but I'm not going to be at the same place, so it won't be quite the same thing...