Clooney picks Carolina, says no to Derby
Our efforts to entice George Clooney to the Derby didn't work so well.We did hear from his representatives in California, who said he's directing a movie in North Carolina, working six days a week, so he won't be able to attend.
But he's glad we asked.
We did send some of your messages his way and nearly 300 people signed our petition online.
If basketball fans can ruminated endlessly on which high school sophomore might, someday, think about putting on Wildcat blue, what's wrong with trying to recruit a star?
So, in short, we had a little fun and talked up our state and its signature event.
And, frankly, is it too early to start working on Johnny Depp?