July 4th

Here's the best part IT'S FREE! That's right it's totally free, there's no charge to get in or for parking. Just come out and enjoy two full days of July Fourth fun, fireworks food, live music, and activities at Elmer Thomas Park in Lawton, OK.

Get ready to celebrate your independence at the 'Heroes of America Fireworks Show' at Apache Casino Hotel this 4th of July. It's going to be a huge party and you won't want to miss it.

And now a few public saftey reminder tips for this Fourth of July weekend from your friends here at Townsquare Media Lawton. I know we're all looking forward to this weekend and it seems like it's been forever since we've been able to get together and have a good time. The COVID-19 pandemic last year pretty much put an end to all the usual Independence Day celebrations. So that means this year we're going BIG and most of us are planning massive cookouts, parties and going to various celebrations and fireworks displays.

One of the coolest things we do around here is cookouts and luncheons. We never miss an opportunity to cookout or make meals. The entire office gets in on it and everybody brings something to prepare or serve. Of course with this weekend being the July Fourth weekend we had to brake out the grill and do up some hamburgers, hotdogs, bratwurst and even some chicken fajitas. We used our brand new 36" Blackstone Griddle Grill. We gave one of these away with our Father's Day giveaway awhile back. I've never used one before today and I have to say I really like it. Everything we threw on it turned out great!

Kelso and I decided we'd take a quick trip back to childhood and relive the glory days by resurrecting the time honored Fourth of July tradition, the roman candle fight! We both had a spare $35.00 for the ER co-pay if need be, so we did what any responsible adult around fireworks would do, have a duel!

Say it ain't so! Just when you thought things were improving and finally getting back to normal, more bad news from the pandemic surfaces. Makes you wonder "Will it ever end?" We just heard that there's a pretty good chance that there will be a serious fireworks shortage this Fourth of July. The COVID-19 pandemic slowed and even stopped production for several months and all the major manufactures are behind on orders and shipping. This means we may, or may not have fireworks this year.

Payback's a b!t@h! Last week Kelso finally pranked me, he threw a popper at me in my office. You know those little fireworks that you throw on the ground and they pop. If you haven't seen the video yet check it out. Now these poppers aren't the small waste of time and money we've all fallen victim to in the past. These are adult poppers that are as loud as a fire cracker and actually hurt when the