The day the music died... where were you?

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Not meaning to be a drama queen here (well maybe just a little ) but I was wondering (and this is something that is probably more for the newer fans)... where were you when Smarty lost the Belmont?

I was wrapping my Belmont viewing around an obligatory wedding and reception.

California time.

After the wedding ceremony, we raced to a Mexican restaurant I knew nearby with a lounge that would be showing the race.

I had no wagers that day, so my only sentiments were sentimental.....

I remember very well the gracious words of the owner of Birdstone in that post race interview.

I wasn't too upset we didn't get the Triple Crown that year though. But I would have liked to have seen it.


After the race we went to the reception. A strongly ethnic Irish guy had married a strongly ethnic Portuguese girl.

I just remember really good food, lots of beer and wine to drink, and some dance performances of the cultures that I couldn't replicate in a million years.

Being mostly Irish, I'm usually a beer drinker......for the most part.....but the reception was at a winery.


They had some mighty fine wine.

So I partook.

(from the Book of Jeremiah)

:-)