Viva Las Vegas

"10 minute fireworks show" WHAT?? 10 minutes?? Last time I saw fireworks in Vegas, they started shooting from the Stratosphere hotel, then it started to rain, Stratosphere paused the fireworks until the rain stopped, after which more fireworks unenthusiastically spat out of the Stratosphere hotel. This year I'm in Vegas once again for 4th of July hanging with my artist friend Jeff Pittarelli.

10 minute fireworks show. 

Not like when we were kids, eh? Blanket on a hill. Picnic basket. All your friends and neighbors. Actually that's exactly what we're doing. But in Vegas. 

4th of July is a state of mind. And while I appreciate Channing Tatum's FB post on the Statue of Liberty, can't we also just see some awesome fireworks? Is that too much to ask? Or do we have to rely on YouTube for that too? 

Dear gods of fireworks 💥, you know the ones that shoot into the sky with a loud boom and then spray different rotating lights in four separate wheels... those... lots and lots of those. If you need us to make a last minute fireworks run, I know a guy in Indio...