1976 was my favorite 4th. I remember it being very festive. I watched the NY Harbor boat parade on TV. My late Brother had the radio on most of the day and I remember hearing that Starlight Vocal Band song at least 7-8 times that day. We had a blast that day. We ended things by launching 3-4 dozen of the simple bottle rockets. Boring by today's standard but when I was nine???? 1976.. A VERY fond memory!