My dad’s side of the family has lived in the suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky my entire life. As a kid, my dad lived across the street from Churchill Downs and would charge for parking each year for the event. I have history with the event. When I was a kid, my uncle and my dad took me to a horse race and I got to meet a jockey. Since that time, I haven’t missed the Triple Crown. It is the only time of the year that I follow the sport (much like those who only watch golf when the Masters roll around.) I would love to attend the Kentucky Derby one day. It’s more about status and the atmosphere than the actual race, but nonetheless, I want to experience it. In doing so, I would want to experience it without the rain. Rain + Dirt = Mud and at an event like that, there is no place for it.
1. Spend time in all 50 states…without a terrorist.
2. Attend a BCS Title Game Featuring UK…without “the” recruiting room.
3. Go on a cruise…without Stewie Griffin.
4. Play Slamball…without LeBron.
5. Learn to Scuba Dive…without BP.
6. Take a plane ride…without luggage.
7. Eat authentic Italian food in Italy…without Jersey Shore.
8. Ride in a Limo…without the mafia.
9. Sit front row at a game of one of my favorite team’s…without Make-A-Wish.
10. Get a hot dog at the original Nathan’s…without some guy named Nathan.
11. Eating Authentic Brooklyn Style Pizza…without Jersey Shore.
12. Travel across the Atlantic to Europe…without a girl named Rose and a guy named Jack.
13. Spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square…with Dick Clark.
14. Attend a World Cup game…without vuvuzelas.
15. Attend the Olympics…without the Taliban.
16. Learn to Play the Guitar…without a soundproof room.
17. Attend a Kentucky Derby…without rain.
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