tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433760869284224231.post5751250949720411727..comments2023-09-25T06:29:55.346-07:00Comments on 2010 ILC at Columbia: Jam Packed!Madeline Kronenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00809038721402994691noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433760869284224231.post-29095850905253567982010-07-04T21:18:37.926-07:002010-07-04T21:18:37.926-07:00Beulah,
Five hours? For that kind of wait I'...Beulah,<br /><br />Five hours? For that kind of wait I'd hope they'd let you light a fuse or two.<br /><br />Back in 1986 we had the 50th anniversary parties for both the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridges with parties that will go down in history.<br /><br />I missed the GGB celebration but I went to SF for the Bay Bridge thing.<br /><br />They put a barge out in the Bay right at the End of Embarcadero where they had the fireworks. We were right there on the water's edge and we were so close that when the bursts went off it would literally blow our hair back. The concussions could be felt because we were that close. That was just so cool. <br /><br />We had some friends that would be right in line with the way some of you have been doing things. They waited until the last minute to head to SF and got stuck on the bridge in traffic. The traffic was bumper to bumper and WAS NOT moving. When they started the fireworks people just got out of their cars, walked to the edge of the bridge and had their own party.<br /><br />Because they were all up so high, they were pretty close to the same elevation as where the bursts were going off.<br /><br />So, even though my friends should have missed out on everything in its entirety, they ended up with the best seats in the house.Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com