Barrel Rolling--KBF--2006

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:grin: :grin: :grin: I joined the team :grin: :grin: :grin:

The last time I joined the Heaven Hill Barrel Rolling Team, I said that I was "too old" to do that kinda stuff anymore...

Well...they came to me and said that there would not be a "HH, Ladies Team"...I felt bad and could not let Heaven Hill go unrepresented. I told them I would be on the team this year.

Sooooooooooo...Here I go again :grin: :grin: ...

At my age there should be special prizes :bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes: :grin: :grin: :grin:

Here's a link to the last Barrel Rolling Competition :grin: that I competed in...

http://www.straightbourbon.com/ubbthreads/showthread.php?t=3042&page=2

Here a picture Jim :grin: took...

This is the start of the roll :grin: :grin: (ten barrels) :bigeyes: :bigeyes: :grin: :grin:

Bettye Jo

P.S.---I'm still smoke free :grin: :grin:

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:bigeyes: :grin:

[Rughi]

I'd been wondering if it were going to be Bettye Jo or Jo Bettye to show up to the comptetition.

I would think that with Jo Bettye the gloves would be off!

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Heaven Hill Men's, Team---> They were the 1st Place Winner's....Kentucky Bourbon Festival World Champion, 2006 Barrel Rolling Team :grin: :grin:

Heaven Hill, (Individual) Men's division :grin: :grin: 1st Place Greg (Spud) Mattingly :grin: :grin:

Heaven Hill, Women's team, 2nd place :grin: :grin:

Here's quite a few barrel rolling pictures that I took during the week :grin: :grin: :grin: Many from Heaven Hill have registered on SB.com to see them :grin: :grin:

For the "newbies"...you can find more about the Kentucky Bourbon Fetival events in "The Bourbon Social" forum...under Boone Shindig III, 2006 Kentucky Bourbon Festival pictures :grin: :grin: :grin: and MM tour :grin: :grin: Fubu's back flip is there.

1. The Heaven Hill Distilleries, 2006 Men's Barrel Rolling Team :grin: This was taken on "Thursday morning" (7 a.m.) for a practice run on the "official track" for the competition.

2. The back of our shirts (quite nice doncha think? :grin: ) BTW--that's Buck Cheatham's back :grin: :grin: Greg (Spud) Mattingly in the middle, and Clint Sanders to the left :grin:

3. Buck Cheatham, two time (in a row) World Champion...The heat was on him :bigeyes:

4. Greg Davis (MC of the Barrel Rolling competition and MD for Barton Brands)----Jodie Filiatreau, Supervisor, and one of our coaches :grin:

5. Looking down the rick :grin:

6. Greg Mattingly (our) #1 Individual, Kentucky Bourbon Festival World Champion Barrel Roller :grin:

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More pictures :grin: :grin:

I will list each person's job duties at Heaven Hill and Bernheim :grin: :grin: :grin:

1. Ashley---picture taken Thursday morning--- (Utility operator) Heaven Hill Bottlinghouse, Bardstown...The women's team her position was "corner" :grin:

2. Our Champions...Buck Cheatham, Warehouseman--Bernheim-- two time KBF Individual, Men's World Champion, 2005, 2005 :grin: :grin: :grin:

2006 World Champion Heaven Hill Team, Buck's position was to "set" the barrels :grin:

3. Clint Sanders (with his baby girl :grin: after the competition ) He is a warehouseman at Bernheim.

4. Our Teams :grin: Heaven Hill Men and Women's :grin: :grin:

From left to right:

Clint Sander's, Warehouseman-Bernheim

Brandi Anderson, Utility Operator-bottlinghouse, HH Bardstown

Ashley Mattingly, Forklift-bottlinghouse, HH Bardstown

Dave Hoffman (Fubu) Warehousman, HH Bardstown

Bettye Jo Boone, Maintenance, bottlinghouse, Bardstown

Debbie Richardson, Line Captain, bottlinghouse, Bardstown

ROW 2

Tonya Downs, Utility Operator, bottlinghouse, Bardstown

Izra Cornish, Cooper, Warehouseman, Bardstown

Kenny Ice, Warehouse Superintendent for Heaven Hill and Bernheim

Troy Hardin, Warehousman, HH Bardstown

Jodie Filiatreau, Warehouse Supervisor, HH Bardstown

Buck Cheatham, Warehousman, Bernheim

5. The start...ISC judge makes sure the barrel is not past the mark...He also has a stop watch in his hand...he lowers (the clock) so that the first person, who leads the team, can see it clearly...He (ISC judge) is the one who starts and times the race :grin:

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1. This was the first barrel to get hung...At that time, I was thinking, I hope there is no more...Little did I know what was in store for me

2. Here's a picture of our Warehouse superintendent, Kenny Ice :grin:

They had a special gift for Kenny during halftime ceremonies :grin: :grin: :grin: Kenny Ice is retiring after 47 years with Heaven Hill :grin: :grin: :grin: He is one of the original group that started the "barrel rolling contest" between distillery workers...and he's one of our coaches :grin: :grin: :grin:

I will miss him...He is a fine man :grin: :grin: :grin: I wish him well :grin: :grin: :grin:

3. Here's Koji, just wouldn't be the same if he wasn't there slippin' in and out between us, while we are rolling :grin: :grin: :grin:

4. Troy on the end...

5. Fubu, getting the barrels lined up...

6. The team, in route, to caputre the first place trophy :grin: :grin:

Bettye Jo

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A nice little note that was hand delivered to me at work today :grin:

letter.pdf

[BourbonJoe]

It's nice when you get recognition from "the man".

Joe :usflag: