I'm hoping there is some "alternative" programming to the T-rumpalooza on the National Mall...I won't watch that...

[wcmagumba]

Must be something, anything else to watch on the 4th of July.

[PittBlue]

1. Watching paint dry would be more entertaining.

[Initech]

2. There's a video for that!

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. I might use this as a cure for insomnia

[PittBlue]

13. Well, thanks!

That made my day!!🤣

[Initech]

3. The Hollywood Bowl is having a fireworks spectacular.

But they have the Beach Boys and Mike Love is a major MAGA ass kisser. So I don't know.

[wcmagumba]

4. Thanks, I might look in on that but I really don't want to watch Maga anything...

[Initech]

6. Same. I don't want anything to do with this bullshit.

I'm going to see Les Claypool next Friday so that will be my fireworks.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. That's too bad

I love the original Beach Boys.

[Initech]

8. Yeah it sucks everything is so damn politicized now.

I know Mike Love has performed at Mar-A-Shithole many times, that sucks.

[MustLoveBeagles]

9. Yes it does

He supported censorship of music in the 80's so this isn't his first rodeo. I was so disappointed when he did that.

[Chipper Chat]

7. My laundry has been piling up.

And I might count the sheets on my newly installed roll of Quilted Northern.

[a kennedy]

11. I think Anderson Cooper and the other Andy are having something on CNN......

https://deadline.com/2026/05/cnn-anderson-cooper-andy-cohen-host-independence-eve-live-1236929922/

[chowder66]

12. America's Block Party July 4th

Join the Celebration!
The biggest Fourth of July in American history starts with you. America’s Block Party will unite communities nationwide on July 3 and 4 for live music, local celebration, and something new: a call to give back. This year, we’re launching Giving 4th — a movement to transform Independence Day into the largest single day of charitable giving in U.S. history.

Bring the celebration home. Pick a cause. Make it count. Register to host an official America’s Block Party and get a digital toolkit with everything you need to plan your event. Then give to a charity that means something to you because July 4th has always been more than fireworks.

https://america250.org/americas-block-party/

And....
WASHINGTON, DC — June 15, 2026 — America250 today announced that Chris Stapleton and The Smashing Pumpkins will take the stage for America’s Block Party at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 4, 2026, hosted by Queen Latifah. Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks. The landmark concert will celebrate Giving 4th, America250’s new national initiative calling on all Americans to add something new to their celebration: the act of giving back through pledges for charitable donations.

https://america250.org/news/america250-announces-chris-stapleton-and-the-smashing-pumpkins-among-performers-and-queen-latifah-as-host-for-americas-block-party-concert-benefiting-giving-4th/

It will unfortunately be televised for 3 hours on CBS but it may be on other platforms as well.
https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-great-american-block-party-250/