So is Hillbilly Days. Tell Louisville to stop having it the same weekend as Hillbilly Days and you might get the Eastern part of the state to actually go to Thunder.

 

Or you could move the smaller Hillbilly Days to a different weekend... :thumb:

Where were you?

Just at some party on Sherry Street.

 

Although I tend to be like PepRock- did I just say that? - fireworks hardly excite me.

Or you could move the smaller Hillbilly Days to a different weekend... :thumb:

 

Hillbilly Days isn't exactly tiny,(in fact it trails only the Derby Festival for attendance) but I personally wouldn't call it a great festival. It is for a good cause, but WAY too many intoxicated individuals for my personal taste.

Hillbilly Days isn't exactly tiny,(in fact it trails only the Derby Festival for attendance) but I personally wouldn't call it a great festival. It is for a good cause, but WAY too many intoxicated individuals for my personal taste.

 

I don't know much about the specs of that festival. Is there any significance to when it's held each year?

I don't know much about the specs of that festival. Is there any significance to when it's held each year?

 

It's always held in the middle of April, if I am thinking right. I really don't know if it is a case of "The 2nd full weekend", or what, but it seems to always fall around that time.

Just at some party on Sherry Street.

Although I tend to be like PepRock- did I just say that? - fireworks hardly excite me.

 

 

Need to be careful about that one these days. I have been offending oversensitive people left and right around here lately. :walk:

Or you could move the smaller Hillbilly Days to a different weekend... :thumb:

 

 

First, to address the comment about too many intoxicated people at Hillbilly Days....really? Like Thunder isn't one of the biggest drunk-fests ever? That's all people I know talk about is going to Thunder and getting drunk down by the river. Until I moved from Pikeville to Lexington, I had never heard of Thunder. So when I asked people what Thunder was, I was told "it's where you get drunk and watch fireworks."

 

 

Now, Hillbilly Days was started in 1977, Thunder was started in 1990 I believe, so Hillbilly Days has a claim on the timing. It was also started to benefit the Shriner's Hospital. Why should Hillbilly Days, who has been holding this event MUCH longer than Thunder, move the event? Thunder decided to take that time, not the other way around.

:thumb: I find that most people that don't like Thunder don't like big crowds. If you can deal with all the people, it's an absolute blast.

 

But you can enjoy Thunder without all the crowds. Like I said above, I found the perfect spot. I literall could see 99% of the fireworks, and only a smattering of people had the same idea as I did. I was able to take Lucky with me, and I stopped at Derby City Dog to grab a hotdog and soda for less than 5 bucks to enjoy while watching. Could have had nachos, but I wasn't sure how I could carry a soda, a hot dog, and contol a beast-on-a-leash. :lol:

 

There are a lot of great alternative vantage points if one wants to avoid the crowds. You just have to think outside of the box.

 

When my kids were little, I didn't want to take them into the crowds, because I was always afraid they'd get snatched or wander off. I used to leave the house at 9:15 or so, drive down I-64, and get into the 64/71 split right when they closed the highway. Then, leaving our car parked in it's lane on I-64, we'd climb the embankment up to I-71 and watch from the ramp where 71 merges into 64. When it was all over, we were the first to get out of downtown. We were always home by 10:30 or so.

So is Hillbilly Days. Tell Louisville to stop having it the same weekend as Hillbilly Days and you might get the Eastern part of the state to actually go to Thunder.

 

The only reason Thunder is ever moved is if it conflicts with Passover, as it did last year. Generally, it's ALWAYS two Saturday's prior to Derby Day. It's the kick-off event to the Kentucky Derby Festival.

The only reason Thunder is ever moved is if it conflicts with Passover, as it did last year. Generally, it's ALWAYS two Saturday's prior to Derby Day. It's the kick-off event to the Kentucky Derby Festival.

 

I'm just saying that I might actually attend Thunder if they held it on a different date and it didn't conflict with Hillbilly Days, who has been holding their event at the same time in Pikeville since 1977.

First, to address the comment about too many intoxicated people at Hillbilly Days....really? Like Thunder isn't one of the biggest drunk-fests ever? That's all people I know talk about is going to Thunder and getting drunk down by the river. Until I moved from Pikeville to Lexington, I had never heard of Thunder. So when I asked people what Thunder was, I was told "it's where you get drunk and watch fireworks."

 

 

Now, Hillbilly Days was started in 1977, Thunder was started in 1990 I believe, so Hillbilly Days has a claim on the timing. It was also started to benefit the Shriner's Hospital. Why should Hillbilly Days, who has been holding this event MUCH longer than Thunder, move the event? Thunder decided to take that time, not the other way around.

 

 

Sounds like both are great community events. Each person should decide for themselves which is their preference to attend. I understand if the people of EKY would not want to abandon a long tradition. I would hope the same understanding would be forthcoming as to why people who attend Thunder would choose Thunder as their event to attend on that weekend.

I'm just saying that I might actually attend Thunder if they held it on a different date and it didn't conflict with Hillbilly Days, who has been holding their event in Pikeville since 1977.

 

 

I understand. And I respect that. This year, over 700K joined the celebration in Louisville, and it will continue in the future. I'm sure at some point there will be a date that will not conflict with your first choice. Maybe you can join us then?

Sounds like both are great community events. Each person should decide for themselves which is their preference to attend. I understand if the people of EKY would not want to abandon a long tradition. I would hope the same understanding would be forthcoming as to why people who attend Thunder would choose Thunder as their event to attend on that weekend.

 

You are right, Hillbilly Days is a tradition in E. KY. Usually attended by above or around 100,000 people. Personally, I would like to attend Thunder at some point, but given Hillbilly Days or Thunder, I will choose Hillbilly Days.

I understand. And I respect that. This year, over 700K joined the celebration in Louisville, and it will continue in the future. I'm sure at some point there will be a date that will not conflict with your first choice. Maybe you can join us then?

 

It's possible, but the last 5 years (I didn't hear about Thunder until then) it seems there has been the date conflict.

What is hillbilly days?