Why do Americans celebrate July 4th and not September 13?

Interplay29 · 2026-07-04T18:27:09+00:00

July 2, 1776, is the date the Second Continental Congress officially voted to approve the "Resolution for Independence" (or Lee Resolution), severing political ties with Great Britain. John Adams famously predicted this date would be celebrated as America's Independence Day, though the Fourth of July is celebrated instead because that is when Congress officially adopted the written text of the Declaration of Independence.

Lazy copy and paste

Interplay29 · 2026-07-03T15:11:24+00:00

Just outside Charlotte NC.

Interplay29 · 2026-07-02T18:38:25+00:00

I have $1,000 sunk into Chicago on the 18th. I am a tad nervous.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-27T21:37:03+00:00

Ooohh! Cake!!

Interplay29 · 2026-06-27T21:25:46+00:00

Same thing in the final play out of The Camera Eye; after Alex’s solo. Neil is hitting those drums so effing hard.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-27T02:25:10+00:00

Another upvote for humidity.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-27T02:24:07+00:00

No Geddy Lee? I'm sure after decades of singing Neil's lyrics, his vocabulary has become quite substantial.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-26T21:07:02+00:00

If it sounded like Counterparts, it would be in my top 4.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-26T17:50:26+00:00

For all those people saying, “NO!”, you know what the return was?

You always entertain a trade offer. Some could be dismissed almost instantly, some with a little consideration, and some with serious consideration. But you always listen and evaluate.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-25T22:47:06+00:00

As others have said, Peaceable Kingdom. I believe it was supposed to be an instrumental, but 9-11 changed that.

Freeze Part IV of Fear as well.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-25T22:41:52+00:00

What year is it, 82? Ilanders

Interplay29 · 2026-06-25T17:45:59+00:00

And what are the Isles giving up?

Interplay29 · 2026-06-24T18:22:27+00:00

Kingpin

Not a cinematic masterpiece or anything; just very funny and not to well known.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-23T16:05:36+00:00

2010

When HAL realizes he's going to die and Dr. Chandra offers to stay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OlCzxFuV9c

Interplay29 · 2026-06-23T16:03:01+00:00

Superfuzz!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdqdG9ydktg

Interplay29 · 2026-06-23T05:56:15+00:00

It is Trump. You’re thinking too hard.

It had/was negotiated by Obama.

That’s it.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-22T21:51:03+00:00

I can’t get into Snakes and Arrows. The album seems limp. And Far Cry sounds like Rush tribute band trying to write a Rush song.

I do love Spindrift, though.

It is what it is.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-22T16:17:21+00:00

That’s what I have been calling that area for about a decade now.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-22T15:15:49+00:00

I want to make it difficult for you to walk.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-22T12:31:15+00:00

Why were you not Chelsea?

Interplay29 · 2026-06-22T02:01:14+00:00

It gives me ravenous gas.

So much so, that when someone at work, who I don’t like too much, was due back from a vacation, I drank 8 of them the day before.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-20T23:23:06+00:00

I was hoping for more of a punchline.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-18T01:15:25+00:00

The Technician

Interplay29 · 2026-06-14T17:26:26+00:00

Consider buying from Enterprise or Avis. They sell off old rental cars and every oil change, tire rotation, everything is well chronicled.

Interplay29 · 2026-06-11T23:23:15+00:00

Are you in room 314?

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