Thursday, September 9, 2010

Summer Part ? The PBR



Laugh at us if you will, but TJ and I love us some PBR! We both grew up in rural areas where rodeo was HUGE. My mom used to race barrels and all my uncles roped. To practice, my uncles used to rope my brothers and my ankles as we ran through the yard! Sounds mean but we had a blast! And TJ has family that is also big into the rodeo scene. We have a couple friends that actually ride in the PBR circuit and when we heard that a round was coming near us we bought tickets! Our friends didn't ride in this round but we still had a blast. We got to dress up in our boots and jeans and it felt like home! The first picture is of the riders coming out for introductions. There were some pretty flamboyant chaps and vests out there! The next pic is of us before we upgraded ourselves to better seating! When we moved to actual seats rather than sitting like sardines on the bench seating, we were much happier! When you are tall with long legs, it is not much fun to sit with your legs all squashed in! Anyway, TJ got us a couple seats right down on the fence. At the end of the night the bulls pulled quite the upset by having only 5 riders make the full 8 seconds! But what a night to see riders flying through the air. The best part of the whole night was when one of the bulls got out of his pen and was roaming the parking lot where all the rigs were. We looked out there and the city cops were chasing him on four wheelers! Really? You think that is how you are going to convince a huge bull to go back in his pen? So anyone who has ever been around cattle before know that bulls can be a little ornery. Well this poor guy was just out having a stroll. He wasn't hurting anyone or trying to run off, he was just strolling amongst the rigs until the green city cops decide to chase him. This was like a game for the bull. The more they chased, the more the bull showed off. it was pretty fun to watch. Finally the wrangler inside the arena rode out with lasso flying to rescue the poor cops from the mis-behaving bull. Once lassoed, the bull trotted right back to his stall as happy and calm as could be even though I am sure that he was little miffed that his fun was ruined. I am sure the city cops will reconsider working the event next year now that the bulls got the best of them this year! We can't wait to go back next year!

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