the greatest best country God has ever given man on the face of the Earth

I love musicals, but I don't think I've ever seen that one. Don't know how I missed it! I'll have to check it out.

I always walk with Democrats in our local July 4 parade. Trying to decide whether to make my own sign again this year, and if so, what to put on it. Last year I walked wearing a t-shirt for our local statehouse candidate (who unfortunately lost). Two years ago I carried a sign that said, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men (and women!) are created equal..."

In the afternoon we usually take the kids to a celebration in the park, where they have a playground, inflatable slides, bounce houses and sprinklers to run in. We usually stay home and watch a fireworks display on tv because it's a little loud for my kids.

"1776" is my personal "It's a Wonderful Life".  I watch it every year (ironically, I've only seen IaWL once).  I've seen it off Broadway (Brent Spiner played John Adams) and watched the movie at the National Archives.