I've just been re-educated about the Macy's fireworks. They will be on the East River, 23rd to 42nd St., 75,000 shells shot from seven barges, according to the NYTimes. For years, my wife and I thought Macy's did this under a contract with Grucci, the Long Island pyrotechnic outfit, but apparently it has long been done instead by Pyro Spectaculars of California. The write-up features i.d. pictures of eight different distinct fireworks shells in full bloom, or boom, with such nifty exotic names as: Crackling Palms, Red Swimming Stars, Saturn Blue With Red Ring and Silver Tail, and others. The show goes on for 25 minutes and begins at 9:25 EDT. If you can't make your local fireworks show in person, this is a good televised alternative.