Back to My Old Kentucky Home

As I sat at my computer this morning, planning out the day and getting our tickets for tonight’s opening session at Churchill Downs, I came across an email from the track and one of the articles in the newsletter was about My Old Kentucky Home and the tradition it’s played in the history of the … Read more

Thunderstruck! The 2017 edition of Thunder Over Louisville

The 2017 edition of Thunder Over Louisville’s musical program kicked off with the AD/DC song Thunderstruck which was quite appropriate right after a cannon wake-up call echoed from the 2nd Street bridge. It was a prelude to a sight and sound extravaganza blasting into the night sky from the middle of the Ohio River.  Two … Read more

Time to focus on the Kentucky Derby Festival

With the University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball team making an early exit from the Big Dance, it’s time to turn attention to Louisville and the rapidly approaching Kentucky Derby and it’s two week festival. Our team coverage will begin with the main festival kickoff event: Thunder over Louisville… a day long air show, music and … Read more

Rain, rain go away. Weather is dampening our adventure so far…

So lets make family time out of it… The weather cooperated for the Great Balloon Glow on Friday night. Around 55,000 people made their way to the Kentucky Exposition Center where dozens of hot air balloons took advantage of the dark of night to put on a light show that awed the crowd. During the … Read more

Our Kentucky Derby Festival Vacation Comes to an End.

Nine days ago we packed our bags and loaded up our Expedition for the long ten-hour drive from our home in North Carolina to our native home of Kentucky. It was a trip we had not made in several years. We picked this week specifically because it was the main week of the Kentucky Derby … Read more