{"id":2944,"date":"2010-04-29T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2010-04-29T18:23:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-29T23:23:22","slug":"louisville-not-just-famous-for-zombies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/louisville-not-just-famous-for-zombies","title":{"rendered":"Louisville not just famous for zombies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/spookyblog\/spblogpix\/2010\/04\/derby-hat-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Waiting for Derby\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"picleft\" \/>Living near Louisville, Kentucky doesn&#8217;t only mean that we have more than our fair share of zombie outbreaks<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">*<\/span>. There is also this thing that happens here every spring called The Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s actually a festival that began two weeks ago with the largest fireworks show in the US, and culminates in the &#8220;fastest two minutes in sports&#8221;.  Locals, and the annual parade of visitors from around the world, take it very seriously.<\/p>\n<p>The <em><strong>Derby Hat<\/strong><\/em>, a tradition that dates back to 1875, can be found on display just about everywhere in and around Louisville this week.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2944 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/louisville-not-just-famous-for-zombies\/ky-derby-sheepdog01'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/spblogpix\/2010\/04\/ky-derby-sheepdog01-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2945\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2945'>\n\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s Derby Weekend, you know.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/louisville-not-just-famous-for-zombies\/ky-derby-sheepdog02'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/spblogpix\/2010\/04\/ky-derby-sheepdog02-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2948\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2948'>\n\t\t\t\tDo you like my hat?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/louisville-not-just-famous-for-zombies\/ky-derby-collie'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/spblogpix\/2010\/04\/ky-derby-collie-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2946\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2946'>\n\t\t\t\tNo, I do not like your hat.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/louisville-not-just-famous-for-zombies\/ky-derby-sheepdog03'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/spblogpix\/2010\/04\/ky-derby-sheepdog03-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2947\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2947'>\n\t\t\t\tFine.  Whatever.  Zzzz.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/louisville-not-just-famous-for-zombies\/derby-hat'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/spblogpix\/2010\/04\/derby-hat-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc99;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">*<\/span> &#8220;Sir, this is Colonel Glover. I&#8217;m sorry to disturb you at this hour, sir, but we&#8217;re at Q-2 status.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc99;\">&#8220;It looks like we&#8217;ve found that lost consignment of <em><strong>Easter eggs<\/strong><\/em>. Yes, sir, pretty sure. They&#8217;ve turned up in Louisville. I&#8217;m getting confirmations on this from the Louisville Police Department.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc99;\">&#8220;Louisville, Kentucky, sir. Well, sir, it would be good news, except that the eggs have <em><strong>hatched<\/strong><\/em>.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>~Col Horace Glover <a class=\"linkgold\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089907\/quotes\" target=\"_blank\">Return of The Living Dead<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living near Louisville, Kentucky doesn&#8217;t only mean that we have more than our fair share of zombie outbreaks*. There is also this thing that happens here every spring called The Kentucky Derby. 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