WEBN Fireworks 2008

I have a lot of great memories of the Labor Day fireworks celebration. In Northern Kentucky, Biehl Street (Newport) has one of the best views of the Cincinnati skyline around.

Some of my earliest WEBN firework memories go back to when my brother lived on Biehl Street. The whole family would show up early in the afternoon to have a cook out. We would socialize and eat until dark and then the much anticipated firework show would begin… My mom being there, John and Robbie, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends… The hospitality, the music, the fireworks, and spending time with my family fill my mind with many wonderful memories.

Although, as I remember back, it was also a bittersweet time. The fireworks meant the end of summer. School would start after Labor Day and that meant less time with my children. It meant no more swimming, no more sleeping late and that cold weather and winter was just around the corner...

This year, we didn’t do much in preparation for the fireworks, as in years past. Philip had decided to go to a friend’s house (on Biehl Street) where he could watch the fireworks. Katie decided she would stay down at the Levee all day and watch from the river with some of her friends.

We still had a small cookout at my house for Amy and her family. After finishing hamburgers and hot dogs, we waited until 8:30 PM and drove down to Biehl Street to scope out a spot to watch the fireworks. Jeff, (being the knowledgeable neighborhood mailman), told us that the vacant house, the one with the yard with the wonderful view of downtown Cincinnati, might be a good place to stop at. So, we parked the stroller and parked ourselves in the yard, like we owned it.

Next, Jeff’s mom and dad called on the cell. They were looking for a good place to watch the fireworks so Jeff told them where to meet us… There was plenty of room in this newly adopted yard of ours.

Then, Philip called my cell and asked where we were… as it turned out we were only a few houses down the street from his friend’s house. His friend graciously invited us up to his house to sit on their deck. Not knowing if we would get booted from the vacant lot, we all opted to join Philip and his friend.

It was a good decision. They had the most perfect view of the fireworks! They even shared their drinks and snacks with us. We sat on the deck and enjoyed every minute of the fireworks!

....when Johnny Cash’s song, “Rings of Fire” played, the whole crowd on the deck sang along with Johnny… while John Mellencamp’s “When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down” played, I changed the words and sang, “When the DECK comes tumbling down!!” Trust me, it was funny, there were a whole lot of people rocking on that deck!

Actually, the whole night rocked!