Just in case you weren't aware, my roommate was born on the Fourth of July, and every display of fireworks is held in her honor. This year in celebration we got several free pairs of tickets, and recruited a group of friends to see Sonic Youth and The Feelies play in Battery Park. I am always impressed by the River to River summer events, because they are usually well organized and the sound quality is amazing, despite the noise of the city surrounding the event. The Feelies had a really nice, lush sound, and Sonic Youth were given a great mic setup, so drums, baseline, and walls of mind-splitting sound were all perceptibly distinct and just awesome. We should have packed a picnic for this event, but we were scared off by the threat of having to throw out certain things for security reasons, as if we were getting on an airplane. Next time, Kim Gordon, we will bring you some magic cookies.
Next we hopped back on the PATH and got off near Exchange Place for amazing Mexican Food at Baja. I've never been there and didn't know it existed, despite having lived in Hoboken and Jersey City for two years now. Baja is like Disney Land in Mexico... it was a total escape from reality because the decor was amazing, and the food was supremely satisfying. Allison pointed out they were playing Brazilian Girls, which was brilliant.
Finally, we took a tip from what we learned last year on the Fourth of July: why hike to the waterfront when we could see fireworks from the roof? Don't tell our landlord, but we climbed the fire escape and were able to see both Jersey City and a tiny corner of the Macy's Manhattan fireworks right from the roof! If we didn't love our apartment before, we do now.
The rainy, hazy weather made it impossible to capture any fireworks on film, but here are some shots of the street below:
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