Fresh off his split from Bachelorette Jillian Harris, it looks like Ed Swiderski soothed his sorrow by celebrating Independence Day with his buddies.

The video found by RadarOnline.com shows Ed – drink in hand – attempting to light a firecracker on top of his friend’s head.

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After multiple attempts, Ed is finally able to light the firecracker and it goes off with a bang into the Chicago sky.

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“Jillian thought that she could change him,” said the insider.

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Jillian was chosen to be the Bachelorette after she was rejected by Jason Mesnick in the 13th season of The Bachelor; where she was the second runner-up. She went on to give Swiderski her final rose and the couple got engaged in May 2009.

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