Guy Fawkes Day, Victoria Park, 2008

Victoria Park in East London has a reputation for putting up a very "alternative" fireworks show on Guy Fawkes day. For example, last year, they set a figure of a man (presumably Guy Fawkes himself) on fire, and sent him off to space using a rocket-shaped fireworks, all this to the background music of David Bowie's Space Oddity. You gotta love them.

This year, sadly, was a bit less impressive than last year. From the musit, I guess the theme was some sort of cosmic disco. There was a big fireworks in the shape of the sun with smiling face, but that was about it. The weather, which was quite damp (not raining though), didn't really help as the fireworks produced a lot of smoke. Still, it's nice to see the Guy Fawkes day fireworks while listening to Beastie Boys in PA.