The last two years I've sat outside on July 4th playing music and I planned to do the exact same thing this year BUT by then time I got home from the gym and picked up my kids it was after 10 at night. My youngest son was running around like crazy and my oldest son attacked his XBox so I had given up on any hopes.
I mean...I'd already squatted and deadlifted with The Russians at the gym (no money was exchanged, it is all on video) but my wife sent me a text message from Croatia and said that the neighbors needed to hear good music!
So I went outside at 11:00 and began playing. It didn't take me long to remember that Luke, my youngest son, LOVES loud guitar music and he also loves to touch things (like my camera, my lights, my amplifier knobs and wow the volume knob gets "fun" when he grabs it) so after a half hour I had to take him inside. HE WAS NOT HAPPY so I had one shot to play. Mistakes and all...here is me on my porch at 11:30 at night playing my jam...