Stone Mountain

We settled down on a blanket amidst dozens of kids and couples, all waiting for the sky to darken and watching a large mountain intently. As soon as 9:30 pm rolled around, fireworks burst from a stage in front of the mountain, booming country music blared, and multicolored lasers traced the graven images of Robert E. Lee, his horse Traveler, and two fellow mounted (yuk yuk) comrades with their horses. Stone Mountain's nightly laser show is a family affair promoting Georgia, homey values, the Southeast, and America--blazingly patriotic and memorable, we sang along with "Georgia on My Mind," "Devil went Down to Georgia," "Rockytop," and "God Bless the USA."

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