Eddie Ford Hoopsfest - Louisville KY

[eyezen]

Can anyone give any insight to this event? How it is run, level of play?

What is weekday (Th/Fri) traffic like?

What are the good eateries/after hours places in Louisville?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by eyezen

What are the good eateries/after hours places in Louisville?

Is the capital of Kentucky pronounced LOUIE-VILLE, or LOUIS-VILLE?

[eyezen]

it's pronounced Frankfort.

[Jay R]

Loua-vul

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by eyezen

it's pronounced Frankfort.

Outstanding. Let's call the whole thing off.

[Mark Padgett]

I used to work the Edsel Ford Hoopfest. It was a real lemon.

[btaylor64]

ill be there. i heard the play is pretty good.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I used to work the Edsel Ford Hoopfest. It was a real lemon.

The Edsel was not a lemon. Perhaps the most important factor in the Edsel's failure was that when the car was introduced, the U.S. was entering a period of recession. Sales for all car manufacturers, even those not introducing new models, were down; consumers entered a period of preferring less expensive, more fuel-efficient automobiles. Edsels were fast, but required premium gas and did not have the fuel economy desired during a recession.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

The Edsel was not a lemon.

Maybe I got confused. I remember one reading one review of the Edsel in which the reviewer said it looked like an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon. I think that was in Mad Magazine.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I remember reading one review of the Edsel in which the reviewer said it looked like an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon.

You're right. It does.

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by eyezen

it's pronounced Frankfort.

BWAHAHAHA!

[HoopsLouisville]

Wish I had seen this sooner! If you find yourself at Hoopfest next year, email me at [email protected]

Traffic - not as bad as some other places, it depends on where you stay. Some of the games are at the expo center, some are at HOOPS(me!). If I were from out of town, I'd stay closer to Hoops...less traffic, better hotels.

Eats/Nightlife - who knows...maybe next time we'll have the "afterparty" at Hoops. Either way, feel free to drop a line if anyone needs more info next year. Hoops is a lot more official-friendly than most places : )