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"Thunder Over Louisville kicked off the Kentucky Derby Festival with good weather, thousands of people, fun and lots of food.View images from Thunder Over LouisvilleBy early afternoon, people were claiming their coveted spots near the waterfront, crowding in and enjoying the day.See more Thunder Over Louisville images and upload yours!\u201CWe figured a bunch of people would be here. We just wanted to get a spot close to the air show,\u201D said attendee Sean Arnett.\u201CIt\u2019s usually cold and rainy. This is nice,\u201D said Steven Frank.Frank and his family from West Point threw the Frisbee to pass time.In the middle of it all, Thunder displayed\u00A0remembrance and respect.Stunt pilots performed a missing man formation as a tribute to the tragedy in Boston followed by the playing of taps and the song \u201CSweet Caroline.\u201D\u201CIt is very important. It\u2019s a big tragedy that we\u2019re still going through right now. We actually thought about not coming. Thankfully, we were able to today,\u201D said attendee Katrina Pound.It was the start to an air show that because of federal budget cuts did not have any military planes.The show featured a number of new high-flying civilian acts that fans say didn\u2019t disappoint.\u201CIt\u2019s not a huge disappointment. The kids won\u2019t know any different. They like any planes,\u201D Frank said.Despite the fun of the daytime activities, many Thunder attendees said they are looking forward to the fireworks, which begin at 9:30."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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