I was just in Missouri not that long ago - got some family in a small town just outside of Branson called Rockaway Beach. Heard there were storms up there yesterday, hope the weather is more agreeable today. :-)
Good music is always a great plan! I need to get back into doing some recording sometime soon, we're building a small FOSS game and I've slowly been writing a little original soundtrack for it. Would definitely be intrigued to hear some of ~inquiry's tunes someday if he ever feels up to sharing!
Happy Independence Day! Hope yours and everyone else's is a great one!