Guy Fawkes Day
If you’re not from the UK, you may not know about Guy Fawkes. Wikipedia says that he tried “to assassinate the Protestant King James I (James VI of Scotland) and the members of both houses of the Parliament of England, by blowing up Westminster Palace during the formal opening session of the 1605 Parliament.” Nowadays he would be labeled a “terrorist” or maybe even an “enemy combatant”. But somehow he would up being a sort of folk hero from what I can tell. November 5 is now Guy Fawkes Day, and is celebrated with fireworks, much like the 4th of July in the US.
So, why the hell am I writing about this???
Well, if you are smart, on November 5, 2007, you’ll be in Brighton, UK. On the Beach. Watching the fireworks. With all the cool Flash people. At Flash on the Beach, probably the first Flash conference to have fireworks, but I’d have to verify that.