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Aha, WW, a fellow Des Moinesian... good to see.

I have to echo your sentiments, mortars are important. You can even get the cheap ones, 5.95 for 6 shots, I like to light 3 or 6 of these at a time (use a separate tube for each, duh!) and they make a nice show. Last year I also got some that were a bit more expensive, and they were even cooler.

Saturn Missiles are key, figure out which size is priced the best and stock up- again, these should be lit 2-6 at a time for maximum noise/obnoxiousness. In closing, I love the "helicopters" which you put on the ground and they fly/spin up into the air. Have fun!!