“B” as in, Bluegrass State
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Our grass is not blue, honestly have you ever seen “blue” grass anywhere? We have green grass just like every other place on this planet and honestly I do think it is a tourist trap. Why do I think this?
Think about it? You have a visitor in your state searching for something only the locals know doesn’t exist. They stop to ask where to find this illusive feature and are told, “Oh, that is in the northwest.”
Upon arriving in the northwest and seeing no blue grass they stop again. Ask the same question, “Oh, that is in the southeast.”
All the while they are using gas, have to stop to use the facilities, which means little Johnny has to have one of our fine coon skin caps. Realizing they did not pack a lunch a stop to eat is required.
This goes on and on; a ploy, an economy builder but no you will not see “blue” grass ever in Kentucky. We don’t have any, but we can offer…
Some mighty fine bourbon to wash away those bluegrass blues.
Peace…
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51 comments:
Damn I'm sooo disappointed, I really thought there was Blue grass there ;-)
I enjoyed the post Jules very interesting,
Have a lovely week-end.
Yvonne,
Hi,
ROFL: so how about the Blue Ridge Mountains of V?
Thing is, we have "Bluestones" here in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They feature in the famous mystery surrounding the ancient monument of Stonehenge! ;)
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There are so many words that I wonder, "Where in the world did this come from and who thought of it" I always associated the term Blue grass with music and not any particular place :)Nice post, have a good day and a better night.
Funny!!!!
Did you know, though, that there is a type of grass called Kentucky Blue Grass? It's pretty and thick just simply lush.....maybe the tourists are stealing your sod :P
Your words made me laugh. I have been to Kentucky. My first words? Show me the blue grass. Yes, I do have blue grass blues. So disappointed just to see green grass. What a ploy!
hahaha I love how you write, it's hilarious.
Great **B** post, Jules.
Doris
I always associated the nickname with the music style, but like the Words Crafter noted, there is a type of grass, too (though of course it's not blue!) :)
That's too funny. People tend to have funny expectations about the places they visit.
Loved this post and now I know not to go looking for blue grass :)
Jules, I thought for certain I'd come here this morning and your 'B' would be Basketball, as in Kentucky Basketball...I'm disappointed in you for slighting the obvious!!!
:) ...just kidding!
Hmm. No Bluegrass. Well I live in the Sunshine State and there is plenty of that. Maybe they should change the name. The Horse State. The Rolling Hills State. The Derby State. Great blog. I loved it and will be back. And I even learned something.
Funny Jules. We had a relative come for a visit once. He lived in Minnesota. I come from a long line of farmers. When he got to our house he asked my mother. "Where are all the crops, I didn't see many farms." My mother said, "We grow mountains here." LOL...now we really do have crops, my relative just didn't drive by any.
Enjoyed your post! :)
Blue grass, I had some in my UK garden. Can't get it here in Cyprus.
LOL Great post! I always did wonder why there was no blue grass. I thought maybe it so green it looked blue. ;) I do love me some some Kentucky bourbon every now and then.
Love it! I enjoy bluegrass music and I love the banjo.
LOL, so the quest for the blue grass can lead the tourists to a state of feeling blue after falling for a maze of something that is a nifty trap, walking in circles.
Alas, they'll fall for it just once.
Nice one, may Kentucky keep on growing with the inflow of tourists seeking the blue grass.
Cheers,
Blasphemous Aesthete
I never even thought about the blue grass thing when I was in Kentucky. I kept asking my friend where we could go that would allow me to ride a horse! Horses were everywhere (Lexington) and not one was for someone like me to ride for fun. Crazy!
YES!!! I LOVE this post!!! I lived in Louisville for eight years (ages 7-15) and consider it my hometown - despite being born in NY. I'm always excited to see another Kentuckian in the blogosphere. I was more excited to see someone else incorporate Kentucky in their "B" post, though mine focuses on the Wildcats, not the grass. Big game tonight!
I really enjoyed this post. At least your grass is green, here in Kansas when it gets dry the grass has a hard time staying that color!
Great post :) I have this awesome hilarious image in my head of a big van of hippies driving back and forth accross Kentucky...I don't know why I'm thinking hippies, but there you have it. And the blue grass picture you have is beautiful :)
Sarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)
I've heard of Kentucky Blue grass but I just thought it was a name of the grass like there are aspen trees and pine trees, ect. I never did think it was actually blue. LOL Well when I was a kid I did. Love your post and I love the movie Thema & Louise. Have a good weekend. =)
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When it comes to tourism, you have to attract the tourists anyway you can! Good humor.
LOL- I always thought it had something to do with bluegrass music.
In Wyoming we have the same thing- but its called a jackalope. Basically a rabbit with horns- that doesn't exist.
It never occurred me that the grass might actually be blue, but I do enjoy (limited exposure to) bluegrass music ;)
I always think of the music and the moonshine, I mean the blue moon of Kentucky...I'm in deep, pass the bourbon(see, I didn't pick whiskey) ;-D
Sounds a lot like the Texas Jackalope. I've never seen it but a friend of a friend says....
Love the blog.
Pamela Jo
http://theresjustlifeyaliveit.blogspot.com
Great post!
I never really thought about it being literal grass; I associate it with music. And I have to admire bluegrass musicians--they play so fast!
Hahaha. Yup. And come a little further north and we've go a bunch of Hoosiers to show you. Oh, what's a Hoosier? You mean you don't know? I can't BELIEVE you don't know. I thought everybody knew that...
http://www.hoosierzac.com/whatsahoosier.html
hehe.
Yep. I fell for it. LOL. Loved thi post!
Ellie Garratt
The bourbon, the race horses, the music and the people make up for the lack of actual blue grass. Just hearing the song My Old Kentucky Home almost convinces me to move there. But then I feel that strong root tethering me to Georgia.
Happy A to Zippity-doo-dah,
Lucy
hahahaha - loved this!
We have a little bluegrass in our lawn and it's not blue at all!
What a funny post. A great way to attract tourists.
Interesting! :)
The Blue Ridge Mountains aren't blue, either. But they certainly look blue in a certain light. Check out the header of my blog. :)
~ that rebel, Olivia
wow, love the image on Bluegrass,
always have fond memories on Kentucky.
Cheers.
Never trust the locals...I tell ya! =)
Edge of Your Seat Romance
Hi greetings from The Farm. I was hoping you're gonna explain how the grass in Kentucky got its blue color...
Ours is perhaps the only place where the grass is not greener on the neighbor's side - because they've been sprayed with weed killers.
Grandpa
Life on The Farm
Blue grass does not grow all over Kentucky, but only in the central portion. It is called "blue grass" because it is so thick and has a blue tint to it, so that when the sun hits it a certain way, it actually looks blue. :)
Ruby
Some one once told me there isn't any such thing as naturally occuring Blue Food (blueberries are purple - she claims). I haven't bothered to check her theory. Now you are telling me there is no Blue Grass. Dang it.
It is a great way to attract tourists! Shame the grass isn't actually blue - that would certainly be interesting.
The secret is out, but it's a beautiful state, anyway!
big blue bird... it's like a big blue bird...
you forgot about me?
jeremy [iZombie]
Blue grass would be awesome... it's funny how people fall for these things though. :)
I love that picture, Jules, the blades of grass look to my newly tweaked vision, like fiber optics.
I am getting really spoiled seeing you post more often. I'm not going to want you to go back to only three days a week later!
They dye the river green in Chicago every March, maybe someday someone in a lab will create hybrid grass the color of Cookie Monster. Which, IMO, would totally rock, and compliment the colors in the sky quite nicely.
hugs
~bru
Visiting from the A-Z Challenge. If you get down on one knee and squint the ground eye, you'll see a bluish cast to the green grass of Kentucky. People stopped doing that a long time ago.
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I wish there was really blue grass, hehehe, the photo is lovely! :)
Great post! We have the Blue Mountains here in Australia, however they really do appear blue as a result of the Eucalyptus that grow so profusely, they give off a gas that charges the air particles so that the haze around them always appear blue.
I had the pleasure of Visiting Kentucky many many years ago, and have very special memories of the wonderful hospitality I was shown.
Now following courtesy of the A-Z challenge.
Doesn't bluegraass refer to the music? Now I'm confused. But bourbon will cure it :)
Bourbon and Bluegrass. The perfect cocktail. Love that Thelma and Louise! ;)
haha!!! Ok...I have to admit, that whenever my hubby and I drive to visit our kids in Ky, I really, truly "see" the blue grass! haha As soon as we cross over the border, I find that I am looking for that lovely thick grass and maybe it's the light hitting a certain way, or I'm looking through my "rose-colored, um...blue...colored" glasses :o)
Blessings & Aloha!
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