Rhythm and Booms has been one of Wisconsin's largest 4th of July celebrations and fireworks display, declaring it the largest single-day event in the dairy state. As being labeled as "best fireworks showing in the Midwest", it easily thumps fireworks events in Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis due to the length of the show, the volumn of shells ignited, and the amount of income invested by companies.
This occasion was founded by Mr.Terry Kelly of Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Kelly is President of the Madison Fireworks Fund, who operates the annual Rhythm & Booms fireworks display. Proceeds from the event's vending activities, after expenses, benefit children's charities in the Madison area. Since 1993, nearly a quarter of a million dollars has been raised.
The fireworks start at sun down with a fly over by numerous F16s from local Wisconsin Air National Guard, and are choreographed to music, which can be heard over the local radio station. Spectators transport their portable radios to the venue and tune in to enjoy the brilliantly wonderfully synchronized fireworks show without any sound delay.
The fireworks last for around 35 minutes and feature over 15,000 fireworks motars.
Whiteis is a designer for the fireworks company J&M Displays Inc., and has been designing Wisconsin's Rhythm & Booms' fireworks displays for most of the past decade. Through two acquisitions, J&M includes Sunset Fireworks,so in one way or another, the company has handled Rhythm & Booms for every year except one.
Centered in Yarmouth, Iowa, J&M's facility hasn't been affected by the disturbing floods of past summers, though some of its people and much of that region have been. There has been much impact on gathering fireworks materials for Rhythm & Booms, but the company has been able to make it all work.
Every year they seem to find new varieties to exhibit. In 2009, the Wisconsin event added the sparkling effect in the middle of the timed falling rain, and some that looked like hearts, spaceships and circles with faces. The display's designer made nice use of symmetry with numerous fireworks ignited off in symmetrical pairs or triads. It was a brilliant display of color, including blues and purples that are difficult to manufacture.
The firing of the displays with reflections in the water, and the synconizing of the music made for a very memorable event.
Starting in the late '90s, howitzers from the local Wisconsin Army National Guard were used in the finale. The cannons fire blanks into the darkened horizon. Although the cannons make a different blast than the exploding fireworks, it can be difficult to hear them due to the continuous noise of fireworks. The soldiers fired cannon salutes at the top of each hour most of the afternoon.
The fireworks celebration has not gone without flaws. In 2009, there was a mechanical break-down with the Ferris wheel, resulting in people being stranded on the ride, including a police officer who was attempting to assist in stabilizing the ride in order for individuals to be rescued. Madison Fire personnel responded, and organized the rescue of those marooned on the ride. Nobody was injured in this incident.
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