Name:   jalcz - Subject:   Verdict on the fireworks. Date:   7/6/2015 7:35:16 PM

We missed the first few minutes because we never got the message that they were starting early. And some of the displays were "lost" in the cloud cover/smoke.

WAS there a message that they were starting early? I'm thinking that there was... but that the only people who were meant to get it were the people who were watching from The Amp. Those of us who watch by boat are apparently now just after-thoughts.

If the PTB want to cater to those who come to the Amp and listen to the concert before and after, I guess that's OK; I'm not sure that those who own marinas and restaurants will be appreciative of a concerted effort to drive people off of the water, though.

As for overall quality... the weather obviously hurt, and that coudn't be helped. I was disappointed at the unannounced early start time, and once again left longing for the days when Mr. Blount was in charge. THOSE were the can't-miss fireworks displays; everything since then has not been as good. Even when they have been great, it's still a not-as-great-as-then kind of great.