[Mini Mix] Happy Fourth of July!

Friday is here and so is the Fourth of July! Maybe it’s just me, but this summer seems like it is flying by faster than usual – is it seriously July already? You really can’t complain though, since the weekend of the 4^th is almost always welcomed, relaxing, and memorable (unless one drinks irresponsibly – yes, please!). I’m off to Chicago for the weekend to celebrate with some friends, catch the firework bonanza, sample the Taste of Chicago, and toast fine American Independence. Enjoy some tunes for the occasion and one of my favorite Fourth quotes – Happy 4^th, enjoy the weekend!

[MP3] Jimi Hendrix – The Star Spangled Banner (Live)
[MP3] Elliott Smith – Independence Day (Live / 1998)
[MP3] Boston – Star Spangled Banner/4^th of July Reprise
[MP3] The New Pornographers – July Jones
[MP3] Sufjan Stevens – The Star Spangled Banner (Live)

“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.” -Erma Bombeck

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