Last night we walked about a mile to a church across the street from a park where there was supposedly a fireworks show every year. It was empty. A couple of women were passing by and Alcalde asked them about it. “Oh, they haven’t had that here in years.”

All was not lost, though. We could see another show several miles down the road, as well as occasional fireworks shooting up over the trees from somewhere closer. The latter became more professional-looking as it went along, so we had two shows going. We stood in the intersection drinking beer and watched them both. We could hear a third show somewhere, but couldn’t see it.

It sounds like there used to be fireworks in the park long ago, so Alcalde isn’t completely delusional, but I figure he’s just been standing in that intersection for the last several years, if he’s been going out at all.