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What America's 4th of July Actually Feels Like
from #304 - What America Means To Me | The Tim Dillon Show · #304
4 min
Tim reflects on the mundane, always-fine nature of American 4th of July celebrations with barbecues, pools, and cable news, contrasting it with the patriotic ideal.
- Tim hopes people can still get hurt and intoxicated on the 4th of July despite the lack of fireworks.
- He wants the Tempe pyrotechnic show to be so gay and over-the-top that residents riot and start shooting at the flames.
- Tim believes Arizona residents want an old-school fireworks show, not a Cirque du Soleil-style spectacle.
- The 4th of July is a family event that makes you feel proud to be American for one night.
- Tim catalogs what the American 4th of July actually looks like: backyard pools, booze, cable news, air conditioning, SUVs, parents cooking, and family members doing fentanyl.
- He argues the 4th of July is the most American holiday imaginable because of the barbecue, pool, outside setting, and fireworks.
- Tim admits he can't remember ever having an epic 4th of July—they've always just been fine, never great.
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