ridgerunner
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Thu Dec-09-04 11:06 PM
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Anyone been to the Kentucky Derby? |
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I'm a native Kentuckian, and I have never been to the Derby. Have any of y'all been brave/crazy enough to go?
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yellowdogintexas
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Fri Dec-10-04 12:49 AM
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1. I lived in Kentucky for 21 years and I have never been either |
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although my grandfather had a box and went every year. He had promised me that after I was 18 he would take me to the Derby and he died before my 18th birthday, the family lost the box and I never got to go
But I watch it every year and cry over "My Old Kentucky Home"
Where do you live?
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Elidor
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Fri Dec-10-04 12:52 AM
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2. I marched in the parade once |
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With the Pikeville, KY High School Marching Band. I think it was 1981. Four long miles in inch-thick felt uniforms on a hot day. With a sousaphone on my shoulder and a 2-foot shako on my head. Sheer torture. To this day, I hate anything associated with the Derby, excepting Hunter Thompson.
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Fri Dec-10-04 12:59 AM
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But I'd LOVE to. There are plenty of horse racing forums that you can ask for advice on, regarding transportation, accomodation, etc.
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Debbi801
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Fri Dec-10-04 10:15 AM
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4. I'm in a similar boat--I have never been to the Preakness... |
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And I have always lived 15-20 minutes away from the Pimlico Racetrack here in Maryland.
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