April 27, 2007
Happy Birthday, Zombie Barbaro!
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“Just be warned,” said fan Sharon Crumb. “It’s going to be very emotional. I don’t think there’s going to be a dry eye.”
“I can’t let Barbaro go,” a choked-up Crumb said. “I won’t let Barbaro go.”
If you remember back to the Field Guide To Barbaro Messageboard Factions, you'll know that this horse who won one important race and didn't finish in the other (and didn't even run in the third) made people cry a lot directly after his death. In fact, this post below, speaking in the voice of Barbaro, made people cry, too:
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hay its me im in hevvin now its beyoooooooooootiful i can seee yuo lissen for me ill see yuo agin love eech uthur be nise to eech uthur save horsssesss say prayers thankyew for lovin me so much
love bArbaro
Barbaro needs to take a fucking typing class.
The Barbaro fanatics have been able to channel their grief and rage into more than just messageboard crying, as well, raising $250,000 for laminitis research and, I 'unno, saving "about 580" horses. I don't know what they saved them from -- All together now: "the glue factory!" Ba-ZING! -- but I suppose those horses are happy to be alive. If they were human, that is, they would be. The Barbaro messageboard website still receives 6,000 hits a day, and it really makes me happy to know I have a bigger audience. Phew.
What's going to happen at the big Barbaro bash?
The FOBs count this weekend’s celebration among them. The event at Delaware Park includes a “Fans of Barbaro” race in which 10 fans will be able to participate in winner’s circle activities, Barbaro highlight videos and a screening of the independent film, “The First Saturday in May.” [...]
“We went through a lot of tears together online,” Crumb said. “I just have this vision of us being together for one great big group hug. And I hope we heal. I don’t want people to say goodbye to Barbaro. I hope we become stronger.”
The fans of Barbaro are going to race? Sweet! That's pretty cool. Do you think, just as a twist, the horses will ride the Barbaro fans this time?
As for Crumb, I don't think people are going to be saying goodbye to Barbaro anytime soon. For example, he's going to be honored at the Kentucky Derby. Oh, and there are Barbaro wristbands -- a la Livestrong -- which read: "LIVE THE MOMENT/BARBARO/JUST BE A WINNER."
Barbaro, of course, won one important race and lost the other important one. Where the eff is my Smarty Jones wristband? At least he won two races and led another before blowing it on the backstretch.
Big celebrations planned for Barbaro's birthday [AP/MSNBC.com]
Barbaro Will Be Honored At The Kentucky Derby [KYW 1060]
Barbaro Wristband Fundraiser [Tim Wooley Racing]
Jan. 30: Field Guide To Barbaro Messageboard Factions
Semi-Related: I Hate Horses, The Blog
Posted by D-Mac on April 27, 2007 09:16 AM
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, Barbaro's Birthday
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And your point is?
Is this rant supposed to be funny?
I've heard of beating a dead horse, but beating a dead horse in a column to try to be funny is rather pathetic. Did you run out of real ideas?
At least the horse left people who admire him, do you think you will?
Posted by: BobbieB. at April 27, 2007 11:58 AM
ITS A FUCKING HORSE PEOPLE
Posted by: CarePolice at April 27, 2007 12:52 PM
Thanks Dmac, some things just never stop being funny.
Maybe Milton Street can sing a song about Barbaro at the track.
Posted by: yt at April 27, 2007 01:38 PM
Would zombie Barbaro want to eat people brains or horse brains?
Posted by: jbk at April 27, 2007 03:04 PM
I don't know who set up this page, but it is disgusting and if anyone gets to heaven from what I read here, it will be Barbaro. He's more human than you all are.
Posted by: sulane at April 27, 2007 03:34 PM
Posted by: CarePolice at April 27, 2007 04:03 PM
And will there be parties for you when you die? I think celebrations of your death is more likely. One needs a heart to have it touched.
Posted by: Peggy Green at April 27, 2007 04:09 PM
were these parties held at a glue factory?
Posted by: Anonymous at April 27, 2007 04:36 PM
Oh, man. Racing FOBs. My head might explode just over the amount of POTENTIAL humor here.
And the post from Barbaro? Beautiful. *sniffs*
Posted by: Lynn at April 28, 2007 01:25 AM
If horse meat was tastier, no one would be upset over Barbaro's death.
Posted by: anonymous at April 28, 2007 01:19 PM
What is interesting to me is that you actually know how many hits Barbaro's message board is getting. "Methinks he doth protest too much" Sniff, sniff...Do I smell a closet Barbaro lover?
Posted by: Jill at May 2, 2007 04:00 PM
And you need to take a f-in class in how to be a human being.
Posted by: C. Jaffe at April 27, 2007 11:44 AM