I did a search and no one had posted since JALLEN did sometime in the past.

Yes, to all our French friends.

Vive la France!

The wife is celebrating with champagne. I'm celebrating with bourbon. Cheers.

One of the better versions I've come across

Yes, Indeed. Stay away from the Guillotines.

I also sent a greeting to one of my dear friends, whose birthday is today.

It was also the 150th anniversary of the “Ems Dispatch” incident. Things kinda went downhill for the French after that date.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ems_Dispatch

One great rendering of La Marseillaise is in Casablanca. Well worth rewatching.

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One great rendering of La Marseillaise is in Casablanca. Well worth rewatching.

"Casablanca" is my Bastille Day movie. Almost time to run to a small shop and get a pack of Kronenbourg 1664 beer so I can watch the movie this evening.

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Took the wife and two daughters on a trip to Italy and France a few years ago. In Paris we stayed at a hotel right near the Arc de Triomphe. We knew it was Bastille Day but didn't realize the extent of the holiday. Walked out of our hotel to see a huge parade with military vehicles including lots of flyovers and tens of thousands of people. We spend the day and evening walking through the masses ending with a fantastic fireworks show over the Eiffel Tower. One of the best family days of our lives. They put on a really great party!

“The Republic has no need for scientists.”
—the People’s Tribunal refusing Lavoisier’s appeal prior to his execution

Rush did a nice song about Bastille day.

I was conceived after an “over exuberant” Bastille Day celebration in Paris according to my dad.