Mdob07’s Weblog

Last weekend, I got to go to Thunder over Louisville (KY) for my first time. (For those of you unfortunate not to know what this is, it is a huge firework show, supposedly the largest in North America, that kicks off the Derby Festivities leading up to the Kentucky Derby). Unfortunately for me and the other 350,000 + crowd, it was COLD, just about 40 by the time the fireworks started. Figures that it was 80’s last week and 70’s this week, just a cold front for the weekend. Because of the cold the crowds were way down. If you’ve never seen thunder before, you should make a trip to town to see it one year. The fireworks are shot off the Second Street Bridge, crossing the Ohio River, and off of barges on either side of the bridge. After you see it once, you won’t want to miss it again. Wish i had pictures to post but I forget my camera. I watch it on TV every year but this was my first time watching it live. I Heard an interesting commit from one spectator, he said the difference between watching it on TV and watching it live is like the difference between looking at pictures and making love.

There is a huge air show during the afternoon. Planes and stunt pilots come from all over the country to perform. All this happens over the river, so there is a good view from both the Kentucky and Indiana sides. If you would like to know any more ask me in comments or go to http://www.thunderoverlouisville.org for more info.