JUNE 28, 2011 6:09PM

Open Call: The moment I felt most American

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This Monday marks the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. From family-friendly picnics to drunken barbecues, from watching Macy's fireworks to setting off illegal ones in Brooklyn, there are many ways to celebrate our nation's decision to cut ties with the Brits.

This year, we'd like to read your stories about the moment (or experience) when you felt most American. (It's a bit broad, so you interpret as you will). 

 Blog your entries by Thursday, June 30 at 10 AM EDT and be sure to tag them "the moment I felt most American." We'll feature our favorites on a special July 4th cover of Open Salon.

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I love these ides ~
I always forget how.
at Dewey, Cheatem,
and Howe Law Firm`
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I heard that silly on`
NPR's Car Talk Show.
Click and Clack are`
2- Greasy Monkey.
They no ever hack.
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My lawyer ask me to quit commenting.
I say that I promise to someday soon,ay.
I quit as soon as insiders (who?) no hack,
snoop, and snoop.
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I may quit blogging.
I'll but a cell phone.
I hope it will` Flax.

I text my nice lawyer.
I hope I no crash PU.
My Pickup haul dung.

A back window is broke.
Rodents crawl in window.
You have one difficult job

A racoon crawls in to snoop.
S/he snoops for jam on rye.
S`He no car if crust cut off.

okay. 4th of July. Whoopee!
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Why no go? snail in keyboard?
The day I got a blow job from a girl named Betsy Ross!!! ~tears~

"(It's a bit broad, so you interpret as you will)."

I will indeed!! Teeheehee!!

~wanders off~

~peeks back~ I'm rating because Art posted a comment!! :D
That would be the shortest post I ever wrote. In one word?
Never.
Until you get OS back under control, I don't think you should be soliciting ideas for stories.
Emily Holleman.
I asked a serious question on my blog.
lease read ref.`
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My pondering.
My grievances.
Respectfully `
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I will Wash`
I can wait`
I will sing`
Welsh`
Lullabies.
Yiddish`
Lovers`
and/or`
French
Yodels
banter
okay. This is my best memory.
Annabella request I be Santa.
Last winter we took a train.

It left Martinsburg, West Virginia,
and went loaded with mountain coal.
The chew chew (masticate grub good)`
passed Hancock, Md to Cumberland.
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I forgot how many tons of coal was burnt.
I took photos of Santa, and black soot smoke.
The farm blog has the archive of cloudy images.
The other photographers might tease a cheap digit.
I may ask my son to 'cut and paste' before the 4th.
He very busy, but ask a busy person if anything `
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Ever is to get done.
I was encouraged to`
Get an Official License.
There is a Santa School.
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My best sense of patriot?
Sit on Santa's lap and ask`
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Who is the real Snoopy?
I's sit on his fat thigh lap.
I'll ask for 4- $4.00 and`
I give Santa a 5th for a`
bottle of raw goat milk.

no gin comment allowed.
I may cease commenting.
I am not gonna go pout.
No cry or wet Santa's`
red pants or pew long.
Pew means to sit long.
I'd be Santa with green
card carrying lice kilts.
Macy's may hire hicks.
I wave from the Moon.

Nessus shirt - huh?
read that's the old`
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Expurgatory Force.
This is my 4th Post.
If I vow to never be`
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Never be back `gin.
Then who win/silly?
I be back after hack!
I wrote a piece from the heart, I hope you read it. Much better than that Tink fellow's!!!
Angry Monk Said
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I commented 2 X's at your post.
It would not go. I will post later.
I go break vow and get Merrier.
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There is a brew called Merry Monk.
I recored the lost comment to you.
You are related to Foolish Monkey.
Art, me and Emily might be related, I mean, somewhere in the evolution chain!! ;)
To Angry Monkey. I will split a 6- pack of a beer I can buy in Williamsport, Md.
It's brewed in Easton, PA. I dream I was in the Williamsport, PA's Little League War Series.
I really loved basball.
I went as far as Pony Leagues. I hit 7 -Home runs one year, and pitched a No hitter.
I forget my ERA.
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off topic ? Read `
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Con Chapman -
barter a banana.
I barter cheese.
Everona Sheep.
Sheep have 19%`
rich butterfat `
honest Google?
Dr. Pat is a child pediatrician. She's amazing. She brews beers and soaks the cheese.
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Read Con C's book.

The Tear Of The Gerbil.
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How The Yankees Won
(and the Red Sox Lost)
Greatest Pennant Race
Ever`
Google it after you do
Google Everona Cheese
No sneeze cheese. Cheers.
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4th of July? Liberty. Justice.
Soda, Popcorn. Barb-be-cool.
Cotton Candy. Lamb Chops.
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I dreamed I was on the mound.
Bases loaded. 2- & 3- I balked.
I threw a ball wildly at Grump.

I slid into Home Plate to apologize.
The Ump was out cold drunk nocked.
Loopy. When I slid into Home my OY`
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Mp baseball base behind ripped. I am shy.
I will not send a You Tube of the sad side.
Slides scratch skin. The behind is sore red.

I never wear underpants. I had on a cup.
Never eat a banana slip in a baseball cup.
Styrofoam cups are better. Wear one cup.
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I better finish quickly! The deadline is looming!!!
When I was flying out of Russia in 1990, the pilot made an announcement when we were crossing the border. I'd had it with a country where there were no phone books in the phone booths (we had them at the time in the US), where the hardware stores had no tools for sale, the grocery stores had only a few choices, people waited years to get cars, and we'd spent a good part of our trip bringing special foods and medicines to a list of older Jewish people who were denied the right to leave the country, just because they wanted to leave. I cheered when I heard that announcement.
Emily, I wrote "My Tiny Hypopcricy" soon after you asked and nothing ever showed up. Why do you solicit interesting Open Calls when no one knows if the responses will show up or not. Also, there is widespread disaffection here because you and the other editors never ever answer us about the site's slowness. So I think asking for more when Open Salon gives less and less is kinda rude. I am not blaming you. Feb 24;s are all great hearts. I am blaming whoever put you in this position for treating us writers, artists and photographers so pporly for so long.
My most American moment is up, for the moment.
http://open.salon.com/blog/trudge164/2011/06/29/yo_no_soy_un_cubano_arrepentido-open_call
I missed the deadline but hope you can still include me. Fashion and Politics.
July 4th should be about more than just pride in "national identity." It should be about committment to our shared political ideas of liberty.
Hadn't seen this, so I missed the deadline, but did happen to write on this topic today if I'm not too late! :-)
i wrote one.
but now i change my mind.
it was actually feeling really flag-enthusiastic at age 11
coming back from barbados
where i got a sunstroke &
made my parents drive all over the island for a hamburger.
i used it to get into Univ of NH, later...the experience...
My apologies for commenting so many times on your blog, Emily. It happened again just about 15- minutes ago. The little box in there and comments won't go.
This happens often.
This happens why?
It happens to you?
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I read this ref Dylan Thomas -
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Mu first and greatest liberty was that being able to read everything and anything I cared to. I read indiscriminately, and with my eyes hanging out ....
...
such blast of words,such slashing of humbug, and humbug too, such staggering peace, such enormous laughter, such and so many blinding bright lights breaking across the just-awakening wits and splashing over the pages in a million bits and pieces all of which are words,
words,
words,
and each of which was alive forever in its own delight and glory and oddity and light.
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When the "hack' or What is Happening?
Answer? Guess? I shut off, and wash it`
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Then come back via either Salon or Yahoo!

Why does this happen. Some days it's real bad.
I'm another latecomer. But you know what they say....

My entry is yours for the readying: http://open.salon.com/blog/secret_gardens

Thank you