Splosh! Lula got water ballooned. Direct hit. I immediately jumped aside.

"What the Sam Hill? Lula yelled. "Son of a peach basket." She looked at me. "What was that?"

"Water ballon, but it smells like it was filled with beer. I think it was a beer balloon"

Lula pulled her gun out of her purse, fired off a fast four rounds at the balcony, and everyone scattered. (Evonovich, Tricky Twenty-Two, page 84)

Because they are not isolated, we get a sense of zaniness, not awesomeness.

And the zaniness comes from breaking the rule -- by not following the rules for Awesome Moments, these bizarre events are being treated as normal.

This is a remarkably consistent style for Evanovich.

Summary

Can the Awesome Moment be a Paragraph?

Artificial Brevity

What if it can't be Explained in Advance?

Awesomeness From the Character's Perspective

Can the Awesome Moment Be Missing?