Yesterday was America’s birthday and what a glorious 250 years it has been.  I loved the celebrations this year.  My family and I have been out at Lake Texoma.  Yesterday, we watched as the sky was lit up with fireworks and it was wonderful!  I’m also very proud of our 4th of July celebrations here on the Shattered Lens!  Erin did a wonderful job, didn’t she?

In fact, on July 4th, 2026, I am proud to say that this site set a personal best as far as views and clicks are concerned!  Thank you to everyone who visited and read!

Here’s a list of what I watched this week.

Films I Watched:

1. The American Brew (2007)
2. Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
3. Dad Crush (2018)
4. Danger on Party Island (2024)
5. Everyone Has Something To Hide (2026)
6. Get Off My Lawn (2025)
7. Here (2024)
8. The Internship (2013)
9. The Mystery Cruise (2013)
10. The Patriot (2000)
11. Raw Deal (1986)
12. Rolling Vengeance (1987)
13. 1776 (1972)
14. Sgt. Pepper’ Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
15. Shattered Glass (2003)
16. Stand Your Ground (2025)
17. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969)
18. When Sparks Fly (2014)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Election Coverage
2. Family Ties
3. Full House
4. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
5. King of the Hill
6. The Office
7. Portlandia
8. Saved By The Bell
9. Soccer: England vs Mexico
10. What I Like About You

Erin’s American Images:

1. Get Ready For the 4th With These American Paintings
2. Get In The Mood For America’s 250th Birthday With These Patriotic Heroes!
3. 3 Days To Go Until Independence Day
4. Get Ready For the 4th With “American” Pulp
5. 2 Days To Go Until Independence Day
6. American Images, Part One
7. Celebrating Rural America With The Pulps
8. One More Day To Until Independence Day
9. Don’t Forget The Fireworks
10. American Images, Part Two
11. American Images, Part Three
12. Let’s Take A Pulp Tour Of The Cities
13. American Images, Part Four
14. Remember When We Saved The World?
15. Celebrate the 4th with these “American” Film Posters
16. Happy 4th of July From The Shattered Lens
17. Celebrate America’s Birthday With These Vintage Postcards
18. American Images, Part Five
19. American Images, Part Six

Trailers;

1. Werewulf
2. Fall 2: Deadpoint

Live Tweets:

1. Rolling Vengeance
2. Dad Crush
3. Shattered Glass
4. Raw Deal
5. Attack of the Giant Leeches

4 Shots From 4 Films:

1. Bikini Day
2. America’s Game
3. Michele Soavi
4. Phil Karlson
5. Olivia de Havilland
6. Sydney Pollack
7. Robert Evans

Scenes We Love:

1. Stripes
2. The Godfather Video Game
3. A Boy Named Charlie Brown
4. Top Gun
5. Wishmaster
6. Forbidden Planet
7. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
8. Jason and the Argonauts

Songs of the Day:

1. Robin Carolan
2. Lenny Kravitz
3. The National Anthem
4. David Hasselhoff
5. Ray Charles
6. Hans Zimmer
7. Jakalope
8. Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. Jeff Healey

Music Videos of the Day:

1. Huey Lewis and The News
2. James Brown
3. Metallica
4. Tom Petty
5. Rush
6. ZZ Top
7. Guns N’ Roses

Artworks of the Day:

1. The Sex Bums
2. All The Colors of the Day
3. 911 American Flag
4. How To Respect And Display Our Flag
5. Our Flag
6. Teddy and George
7. Argosy

Hero and Villians of the Day:

1. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)
2. Haven Hamilton (Nashville)
3. Benardo O’Reilly (The Magnificent Seven)
4. Vic Mackey (The Shield)

Poems of the Day:

1. Partisan Rock (Red Dawn)
2. America (Walt Whitman)
3. The Bottoms of my Shoes (Jack Kerouac)
4. I Hear America Singing (Walt Whitman)

Links From Last Week:

1. Irish-Born Founding Fathers
2. Dean Martin “Swings” Into July 4th – American At 250: The Beauty And Challenges Of Democracy…

News From Last Week:

1. Actress Penelope Keith Dies At 86
2. Road Warrior Actor Kjell Nilsson Dies At 76
3. Singer Victor Willis Dies A 74

Links From The Site:

1. Arleigh reviewed Marked for Death, The Hunted, Independence Day, National Treasure, The Shield, and Sabotage!
2. Brad reviewed Kinjite and The Hard Way!
3. Erin reviewed Home Team, In My Dreams, and Summer In The City!
4. Erin celebrated Bikini Day, shared the covers of Star Western, and the covers of Romantic Range!
5. Erin wrote about the Rangers being tied for first, about the Rangers winning and the Rangers winning again and about the Rangers pouring 600 gallons of beer in a giant glass!
6. Jeff reviewed Relentless, April Morning, Mission Galactica, Battlestar Galactica,Proud Men, and Almost Heroes!
7. Jeff shared a Great Moment In Television History and a Great Moment In Comic Book History!
8. I shared my thoughts on the culture!
9. I reviewed Right From The Start and Candidates ’72!
10. i reviewed The Angry Red Planet, The Crucible, Nails, The Right of the People, and Degrassi!
11. I shared a “blast from the past:” Make Mine Freedom!
12. Retro Television Reviews will return tomorrow!

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Well, I guess it’s time to start getting ready for October!  Woo hoo!