Happy 4th Of July Weekend

Here are some fun facts about the holiday.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
LIGHTFM. Can someone text us? Are you listening to us
right now? It's been that kind of week around here
in LIGHTFM, where I feel like everyone's away in an
on vacation. The phones are kind of light.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
It kind quiet. You know, if you wanted to win
a contest, this is a good time.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
Yes, you're right, Christine, because our phones. I feel like
this week has been kind of light light FM. Although
I just got a text here, good morning Cubby and Christine.
I love living in America. Great to hear that song.
So we have one text today. So if you can
text us and say hey, I'm listening. Where are you?
Hit us up? Just send your message to four four
three six three, type in whatever you want four four

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three six three. We love to hear from you. What
are you doing right now? Maybe you're about to hit
the road, Maybe you're working, Maybe you're in a parking
garage somewhere. Maybe you're on a shuttle to the airport.
Because I go to Victoria Parking in Newark, Oh And
they always have us on whenever I park at long
term parking Victoria Parking in Newark, New Jersey, they always

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have us on in the shuttle. So shout out to them.
Maybe you're at the airport right now. I don't know.
What do you plan on doing, Christine? All weekend long?

Speaker 2 (01:03):
We will be home.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
You'll be home chilling.

Speaker 2 (01:05):
Right, yes, because Eric the drummer is working on the
fourth of July.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
Now, what about tomorrow? Will you be able to see fireworks.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
Right from my house?

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Oh?

Speaker 2 (01:13):
Wow, I just have to step out in the back
and yeah, yeah, and I can see them. That's amazing. Nice,
it's really really nice.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
What about you, Kristen.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
We have a couple of barbecues this weekend, but the fireworks,
you know, because they're so late and it's past the
kids' bedtime, we just crank up the white noise so
they don't hear what's going on on the outside. But
we'll see. I don't know. I would like for them
to see fireworks, but we'll see.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
By the way, it's officially that time of year where
you hear fireworks a couple of days before the fourth, yes,
and a couple of days after, like in the neighborhood,
like somebody has them somewhere in their backyard and you
hear them. You please, don't, I know, because it's like
ten o'clock at night, which for us is late. It
usually goes off like a week after the Fourth of July.
Americans will spend eight point nine billion dollars for Fourth

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of July food. One hundred fifty million hot dogs are
going to be eating tomorrow. July fourth is America's top
beer drinking holiday, and five billion dollars will be spent
on beer and wine. Wow, over the next couple of days.
That's five billion. Yes, with a bee, that's a lot
of partying. So happy Fourth of July weekend. We're with
you until ten o'clock right, yes, maybe nine will leave,

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depends a lot of people not working right now.

Speaker 2 (02:23):
Depend how many text messages you get exactly.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
We do have a few more coming in real quick. Verona,
New Jersey. Someone is pet sitting listening to us. Are
you seeing the text come in? So people are awake
in bed listening to the Best morning show. Somebody said
that you hello from Hoboken. Taking the day off and
going to enjoy this seemingly nice summer day. Thank you,
Kebby and Christine, and today will be very nice. By

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the way, there's a chance of a storm, but for
the most part really nice. But look at that, so
we're not alone, guys. I love this. Lots of road trippers,
a lot of road trippers out there.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
Yeah, ready to go. Do you have your pretzels? I
always take pretzels on the road.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
Gotta have pretzels on a road trip.

Speaker 2 (02:59):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (03:00):
Z four three six three on text, More music and more.
Covey and Cussine coming up. One O six point seven,
Light at them.