How Do You Pronounce the Capitol of Kentucky?

Ahahahaha…it’s Frankfort, not Louisville!  Yes, my dad still tries to tell that joke as if he made it up.

So, taking a rest from the Conchords (I think we all agree we need a little time apart. It’s not you, guys, it’s me), I trekked to Louisville on June 19 to see another pair of funnymen, Joel McHale and Chris Hardwick, at the Palace Theatre. Being a complete dork, I made a day of it and soaked up some Louisville history beforehand.

It was probably about 104 degrees (F) when I reached Louisville at 1:00 pm. Or at least it felt like it. First stop was Locust Grove, a home owned at one time by Lucy Clark-Croghan (and her hubby), sister of war hero George Rogers Clark and William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. Must’ve sucked trying to live up to those siblings. The Croghan family also owned Mammoth Cave and Stephen Bishop, the slave who mapped out much of the cave in the 1800s. An interesting and unexpected connection to my April trip to Mammoth Cave!