I'd put these next two weeks in Kentucky against any place in the world. Good times my college basketball friends. Come down and drink some bourbon
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anon_0astpxev9h4gk
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Never understood the love for the derby. Bunch of rich white people, wearing ridiculous hats, drinking some drink I wouldn’t be caught dead with, betting large sums of money on a horse and a midget.
Waste of time IMO.
Waste of time IMO.
Favorite threads are the ones I find in morning that I forgot posting night before. I drove home too... on my bike
anon_0astpxev9h4gk
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That's an outsiders perspective of Derby. Locals know what's up. The neighborhood parties (sherby, oaks parties, derby parties, thurby) Then you have the debauchery that encompasses the infield, which is always entertaining. Also, the history and nostalgia for locals is awesome. From someone who's not from Louisville, sure I could see the stigma of upper class, white elites sitting in grandstands, betting on their fav horse with some gaudy hat on, with boatloads of ray bans, pink shirts and sperrys. However, it's not like that at all for the other 95 % of people that attend. It's ****ing fun, I'll be in town in a week and half for Thurby, Oaks, and Derby. Can't wait. It's the best event anywhere, hands down.
Obviously a TV viewers perspective. The infield is more like Mardi Gras. And you wouldn't be caught dead with a mint julep? Do you even know what it is?
anon_0astpxev9h4gk
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Tbh, Mint Julip's are pretty gross. Simple Syrup with Mint over a fine bourbon, gtfo. Give me a four roses with an ice cube stat.
I don't use sugar or syrup, just mint. Much better that way.
anon_0astpxev9h4gk
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anon_0astpxev9h4gk
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you bet..............
Springtime in Kentucky is wonderful.
The Derby is wonderful.
Bourbon is wonderful.
Kentucky is an England kind of place: that is the words of the Queen.
Screw the mint.
The only thing to add is ice made from good spring water.
However, room temp is okay also. Hell I am a drunk so don't worry about me.
hell you went to college in Tallahassee. What in hell do you expect speedfrk? GEEZE!
Folks in Kentucky don't ask guys like you to go to the Derby. We can't afford it!
anon_0astpxev9h4gk
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The queen hated the derby when she visited years back.
Idrc either, because England is pretty much a snooty cesspool.
One julep a year is good for me. Two back to back is heartburn.
How many road burns?
Well my girlfriend lives in the highlands and we decided in the morning we'd ride downtown and check out the Thunder Over Louisville scene before it'd get crowded. That was a good ride. Perfect weather.
It went downhill when we started stopping at the bars on the way back. Luckily was like a mile away by time we called it a night.
Nope, never.
I guess that’s fair. Although, everything I’ve ever seen on TV looks like something resembling hell. Total opposite of the type of people I would associate with.
Yes, I know what it is. And no, i’m not drinking one. I’ve tried the drink before, and it wasn’t for me. I’m a man with facial hair. Give me a beer.
Again, no. I have not. Never been to Kentucky, period. If/when I do, I’m going to see UK play basketball, not to some overhyped horse race.
Hunter S Thompson nailed it decades ago.
http://grantland.com/features/looking-back-hunter-s-thompson-classic-story-kentucky-derby/
Went to South Regional in 2016 to watch KU and we did tour there. I’ve watched the Derby every year since. I never understood the infatuation until I visited there and I only toured the place.
anon_0astpxev9h4gk
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I understand why people from out of the state wouldn't want to watch/attend. But like OP said, I would put the next two weeks here against any place and any event. Starting at Thunder and ending when the horses run. Great stuff! Hey @npreston you'll have to come sometime. Its a lot more about good company and drinking than it is watching the horses actually run. And trust me, its not just rich white people. Redneck white folks love to attend and party, too 
Everything’s fun if you’re young, single and loaded.
Turn 3. That’s where the trash resides. And boobies. Love the derby, the rich and the poor. Been thrice. Never disappointed.
LOVE the Derby and all the great activities (Like Thunder) and parties that lead up to it. Amazing time and if you have never experienced it, it’s a MUST.
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