And Dr. Susan Wainwright, a Bloomfield Hills psychoanalyst, agrees that, for some, lighting fireworks is decidedly sexual. Women aren't as interested in fireworks because they're not as driven to control, Shiener says. Men struggle with those things and they're always doing things to prove that they're adequate and that they can be in control. While he stops short of assigning a sexual link, Zambelli concedes technicians do speed up the action as the show moves along. For Dr. Tony Barron, a rheumatologist in Warren, the appeal of fireworks is simple, though his interest is far from the big leagues.
Explosions are good, too.
Back then, he used an encyclopedia recipe for gunpowder and various types of metals to produce different colors. He ran out and bought some from a Royal Oak vendor after finding a note in his day planner, the week before the Fourth, reminding him those were his favorite. I'm not a psychologist. Keep a bucket of water and a fire extinguisher ready. Teach kids to stop, drop and roll if their clothes catch fire.