Happy Boom Boom Day.

The Alberto Ramella image above features performer Misstress Formika -- NM native, drag goddess extraordinaire, and high school friend of StinkyLulu. The complexity of the image conveys some of StinkyLulu's contradictory feelings on this holiday.

On this 4th of July:
What ModFab Said...

See also:
This necessary reminder of the progressive roots of patriotic traditions.
&
StinkyLulu's 2006 4th of July Video Prayer.

Contemplating the 4th...

It's tough not to get pensive....
Click the JumpCut below for a meditation on the perils of patriotism.