WaterFire, Flame out or Water-logged?

The heralded as "spectacular" WaterFire event that took place on the Plaza last weekend was far from spectacular.

Let's see, it would have been spectacular if I was with a beautiful woman, a bottle of wine and a couple of blankets to stay warm while we played a little kissy-face in public... that would have been spectacular and would have done well to offset the opera singers braying over the loudspeaker.

I'm not an opponent of opera, I just think it's place is in an opera house.

On the other hand, it was nice to consume beverages on the streets of The Plaza, a la The French Quarter or Vegas. Instead, it was a small crowd of people all thinking the same thing, "Waterfire? Those are just small campfires. Who's ready for another beer?"

Where was the fire-dancing? Next year, channel some Hawaiian Luau talent!

An interesting opinion about the environmental aspects of WaterFire can be found on the Kansas Meadowlark blog. I giggled about burning leaves in the backyard if they are arranged in artistic formation. Nice one!

PHOTOS from WaterFire on Flickr can be seen by clicking here.