The Derby: What Hicks Watched Before NASCAR
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... That’s obviously a pedestrian perspective from someone without a firsthand account of the festivities. Everyone that’s actually been to the derby says it’s awesome…in its own way. Those people almost never watch the actual race, but rather show up at the track and drink all day, just like another specator “sport” from the south. And BUSTED COVERAGE was good enough to bring us this excellent photo essay on the seedy, sweaty underbelly of Derby Day. Adding excerpts from Hunter S. Thompson’s The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved was an excellent touch. My favorite pic ...
Inside the Infield at Churchill Downs [It's Not A Party Until A Shirtless Guy Starts Throwing]
Deadspin —
... last year's ridiculousness featuring an actress from The Office who knows a little something about drinking too much and flashing her tits.
Now if you'll excuse me I need to go pick up some bourbon from the liquor store around the corner. I'll be back with live coverage of the actual race and my own picks around the time they start wedging those beasts into the starting gate.
Image courtesy of Sniper Photography via Busted Coverage.
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HHR Hugs It Out [5.1.09]: Derby Madness!
Hugging Harold Reynolds —
Programing Note: HHR's CR Dunbar will be live Tweeting from Louisville tomorrow @HHReynolds. A Kentucky Derby Photo Essay With Words By Hunter S. Thompson; Photos Via Freaks (Busted Coverage) The Dirtiest And Most Ridiculous Racehorse Names Ever (FanIQ) Getting to Know the OTB (Ghosts of Wayne Fontes) HausCast 16: Kentucky Derby Talk With Dick Jerardi (FanHouse) Tough Derby to Read (Washington Times) ------ Man Muscles Swings to a New Beat (Babes Love ...
Home Run Derby Contest Update - 4/30/09 - April Review
Home Run Derby —
... By the way, it’s KENTUCKY DERBY WEEKEND!! Which means you’ll see all sorts of weird pictures around the internet on Monday from Churchill Downs. Like these. ...
WEEKEND PICKS: WE WANT REVENGE
With Leather —
... in his league. Now with an awesome Celtics-Bulls series and the Lakers and Cavs representing true box office power for the league, it’s time for the Heat to go.
Roger Federer (even) over Novak Djokovic. The Rome Masters semi-final matchup will be played on clay, with the winner likely facing Rafael Nadal (which I can’t find on the board).
I Want Revenge over FIELD. He’s the favorite. I know nothing about horses.
Pacquiao over Hatton. Because Hatton is not as ...
Derby Daze, Celtics/Bulls & Swine Flu
read and react —
... memory - Kentucky Derby (Favorite I Want Revenge SCRATCHED this morning), Pacquio vs Hatton, Celtics/Bulls Game 7, NHL Playoffs, and there isn’t all that much going on in the NFL this weekend, we’re going to try to be productive with our Saturday. Buy a lawnmower, play with the puppy, go get a swine flu vaccination and watch some of the other amazing sports on TV today.
Here are a few other links to get you going:
Kentucky Derby Photo Essay from Busted Coverage
How To ...
Daily Toke: Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life
Hail Mary Jane —
... “Real Life Twitter”
8 year-old girl gets divorce from 47 year-old husband
10 Possible Origins of the Swine Flu
A NSFW Tribute to Babes Underwater
12 WTF Canned Foods.
This tattoo is somewhere between gross and awesome
Shawn Merriman Gets His Fashion Tips From Conan
Transformers 2 Trailer.
Pink Comes Out As Bisexual, somehow I'm not surprised.
A Kentucky Derby Photo Essay With Words By Hunter S. Thompson
When did ...
