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Did anyone notice that the bios of
Eubie Kwyatt and LRReiche
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Did anyone notice that the bios of
Eubie Kwyatt and LRReiche
seem to show that they are the same person?
Lance was very open in admitting that he had decided to register anew under a different nym, I just can't be bothered tracking down the relevant post.  
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Did anyone notice that the bios of
Eubie Kwyatt and LRReiche
seem to show that they are the same person?Ok, I finally got the subject title--ol' Lance is from the corny state.  But, speaking of corn, I think he did this so his two alter egos can hold conversations: "oh, be quiet". "No, YOU be quiet." Since this is I & A, I would like to say that Monarchos is one heluva horse. He charged up from the back of the pack on the outside to win the Kentucky Derby in the second-fastest time ever, just 2/5ths of a second slower than Secretariat.
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Kentucky Derby
Jackie, my sweet, what a race! You are correct that that is one great horse. And the payoffs were tremendous -- huge pay on the trifecta, I noticed. What interested me as much as the horses was that I thought that the racetrack looked especially good this year -- did they do some sprucing up, or something? Churchill Downs is a really beautiful racetrack; Pimlico can't hold a candle to it, and Belmont Park is a dump. [For outlanders, the Triple Crown of US horseracing consists of the Kentucky Derby, which was run last Sat. at Churchill Downs in Kentucky (Lexington, Jackie?); the Preakness Stakes which will run on May 20 at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore (actually within the city limits and about 3 miles from my house); and the Belmont Stakes, which runs 2 or 3 weeks after the Preakness at Belmont Park in New York (forget exactly where it is -- Long Island? -- help, Helen!). There have been only a handful of Triple Crown winners in the 100+ years that all 3 races have been run, and none since 1973.
I look forward to seeing Monarchos in the Preakness. I shall be watching it on TV. I wouldn't dream of going to the track on Preakness Day. Pimlico is squeezed into a rather small area, the stands don't hold enough people, the infield is packed with rowdy college-age kids who are there to party in uncouth fashion, and the traffic is unspeakable, due to the crowds (usually better than 50,000).
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Jackie, my sweet, ! Thank you! again. The Kentucky Derby is run right here in Louisville,
(actually within the city limits and about 3 miles from my house). Really! Yes, CD always spruces up big-time for the derby, as does the whole city. People go to the track in their "Sunday best", and the ladies always wear superb, showy hats--it's a long tradtion. People give parties all over. I guess the most famous one is given by the Barnstable twins (the ones who were in that old Doublemint gum commercial). They invite celebrities, have a huge gala for which they charge $500 a plate, and the proceeds go to diabetes research. Derby festival events begin a few weeks in advance of the day, and culminate in something special every single day of Derby Week. There are foot races, bed races, a balloon race, the Pegasus Parade, and the Great Steamboat Race between the Belle of Louisville and the Delta Queen of Cincinnati. It is grand to be here then!
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Belmont Park is just out side the NYC limits-- If you have a road map for NYC-- it is just east of the Queens border-- on NY 24 (Hempstead Parkway-- pronounced Hemp (like the fiber) stead as in "steady as she goes") and in the "town" of Belmont. As the crow flies-- about 5 miles south of me..a little longer by highways. and BYB is right-- it is a bit of a dump. I never go for the races-- no interest, but i have been to the park.
And yes it is Long Island (or as the natives say Lawn Guyland) And while as a point of geography Queens is on the same land mass-- Queens and Brooklyn are not part of Long Island-- Politics is strong force than geography.. I do not live on LI-- I live in Queens. (just as the local NYC Jail -- Rikers (Island) is "in the Bronx" -{the island is considered part of the Bronx} but the only access road to the island is from Queens. And prisoners are "released" to Queens, not to the Bronx. --any one who has watched NY Cops shows will have heard of Riker's--
NYC holding cells for the court house is called "The Tombs")
I think the belmont stakes is June 10th, but i could be wrong.
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Jackie, cool.  I was wondering why we sold so many copies of "Seabiscuit" on Sunday... fergot all about that thar darby. Meanwhile, Helen reminds us: (Hempstead Parkway-- pronounced Hemp (like the fiber) stead as in "steady as she goes")How else would anyone be tempted to pronounce it? "I got the horse right here, his name is Paul Revere, and there's a guy that says if the weather's clear..."
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Hempstead - How else would anyone be tempted to pronounce it?Not tempted, just do it - Ham-stid. No "p" at all.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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Ham-stid.Whoops! How parochial of me.
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Our favorite Chinese Gooseberry proclaims that he can pronounce it Ham-stid. No "p" at all.
Wow! You can go from the M to the S without making a P sound? How do you *do that??
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