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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 4, 2009 14:34:53 GMT -5
Anyone watch it regularly?
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Post by emoney3265 on Jan 4, 2009 14:49:13 GMT -5
Nah but I'd like to add that those guys are crazy. Yes it takes talent but man they have guts ha.
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Post by VenomFang on Jan 4, 2009 14:51:44 GMT -5
No I'm from the northeast so that kinda stuff is completely foreign to me and of course I dont "get it."
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Post by Rube on Jan 4, 2009 14:51:52 GMT -5
I rode a mechanical bull once.
It hurt my balls.
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Jan 4, 2009 15:01:14 GMT -5
I used to do a little bit of rodeo stuff back when. I didn't ride rough stock on any regular basis, but I loved to watch it. I did saddle broncs a couple times because I'm certainly not built to be a bull rider, but I still love it.
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Post by KStrick on Jan 4, 2009 15:08:03 GMT -5
Cheyenne Frontier Days. Freaking Cheyenne Frontier Days. We have a contractual obligation (from a HIGH HIGH brass) that says "oh yeah, we'll clean up after ALL rodeos". We, in turn, get volun-t-ordered to go clean up puke after all the drunk people get loaded off of high enlisted sells beer to them (They get the cushy jobs... go figure, right? And best of all, they get to keep their tips. Don't underestimate how much a drunk man will tip...) The rodeo itself is ok to watch. I do, however, love Mutton Busting, where they put kids in hockey masks, tell them to hang on to sheep, and swat the sheep on the butt. The kids love it! I lived in New York when I was that general age group, so no such luck on getting to do that growing up
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Jan 4, 2009 15:13:33 GMT -5
Havok, the only rodeos to bother with at Frontier Days are the first day and finals day. The first day has all the marquee names, and finals day has absolutely the best rodeo possible. Unfortunately, there are still entirely too many people who seem to think getting completely plastered during the afternoon go-rounds on $5 cans of beer is normal behavior, and you're right, it's a damn mess. It's far worse after the most of the night shows, though.
Best seats, if you get there just to watch before you leave Cheyenne, are in the C-stand right down in front of the timed event chute (Chute No. 9) and the start/finish line for the chariot and wild horse races. Far cheaper than the main grands as well.
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Post by KStrick on Jan 4, 2009 15:17:09 GMT -5
Havok, the only rodeos to bother with at Frontier Days are the first day and finals day. The first day has all the marquee names, and finals day has absolutely the best rodeo possible. Unfortunately, there are still entirely too many people who seem to think getting completely plastered during the afternoon go-rounds on $5 cans of beer is normal behavior, and you're right, it's a damn mess. It's far worse after the most of the night shows, though. Best seats, if you get there just to watch before you leave Cheyenne, are in the C-stand right down in front of the timed event chute (Chute No. 9) and the start/finish line for the chariot and wild horse races. Far cheaper than the main grands as well. Oh, believe me, it's not the VALUE of the rodeo I hate. I just hate all the "dudes" at the Rodeo. I visit California once a year for a reason (to see my parents, who live in, what I can describe as, probably the only SANE part of the state...), the last thing I want is those same insane people coming here specifically and admittedly to watch the rodeo, then talk about how horrible it is to treat the animals like they do...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2009 15:17:55 GMT -5
I'll only see one on ESPN as an accident. I'll usually tune in for a bit, and then when I remember something better is on I'll change the channel and watch that instead.
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Jan 4, 2009 15:59:26 GMT -5
Havok, the only rodeos to bother with at Frontier Days are the first day and finals day. The first day has all the marquee names, and finals day has absolutely the best rodeo possible. Unfortunately, there are still entirely too many people who seem to think getting completely plastered during the afternoon go-rounds on $5 cans of beer is normal behavior, and you're right, it's a damn mess. It's far worse after the most of the night shows, though. Best seats, if you get there just to watch before you leave Cheyenne, are in the C-stand right down in front of the timed event chute (Chute No. 9) and the start/finish line for the chariot and wild horse races. Far cheaper than the main grands as well. Oh, believe me, it's not the VALUE of the rodeo I hate. I just hate all the "dudes" at the Rodeo. I visit California once a year for a reason (to see my parents, who live in, what I can describe as, probably the only SANE part of the state...), the last thing I want is those same insane people coming here specifically and admittedly to watch the rodeo, then talk about how horrible it is to treat the animals like they do... I agree. I've been to PRCA events in Cheyenne probably a dozen or more times (including performances, the short go (finals day), and various timed event slack), and there's always a group of tourists who came in for the "Western Experience" or some such nonsense and then are shocked that rodeo is, well, rodeo. Unfortunately, what is not seen is how well the stock is taken care of when they're not in the arena. For those 8 seconds, all they want to do is buck the cowboy off and get on with their business. With timed events, it's the same. The steer just wants to get away from the large, booming horses during bulldogging, and the calf just wants to be untied and head back for a trough of hay. Most rodeo stock only work for a couple years, and are then retired. They're well fed, well sheltered, and extremely well taken care of in comparison to your "free range" whatever (since a "free range" isn't regulated). To say that the cowboys and cowgirls on their timed event horses are being abusive is equally as laughable. They work for that hour or so (warm-up and then their ride), and are otherwise extremely well cared for in most cases because that animal is their livelihood. You won't see many rodeo competitors hurting any animals.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 4, 2009 16:16:25 GMT -5
I occasionly watch it, usually when im channel surfing and just stumble across it when nothing else is on. I don't exactly go out of my way to watch it though, I do enjoy watching it though...im scared of going on a mechanical bull so it must take alot of balls to get on a real one.
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Post by Triple Kelly on Jan 4, 2009 19:40:20 GMT -5
I rode a mechanical bull once. It hurt my balls. That's what my Italian cousin said when we all took him to a country-western bar and put him on one, lol. And I watch bullriding every now and then when there's nothing else on television. It's quite fun as a spectator sport.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 4, 2009 19:45:15 GMT -5
A guy I want to high school with did it pro, inasmuch as he competed for prize money etc.. he had a day job etc. From what I understand he's pretty good at it.
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Jan 4, 2009 20:34:11 GMT -5
A guy I want to high school with did it pro, inasmuch as he competed for prize money etc.. he had a day job etc. From what I understand he's pretty good at it. Name? I could look up his ranking from this last year. Most cowboys do have day jobs. Unless you're competing in the top 20 in the world or so, you're not probably gonna make a living at it. It's an expensive way to make a living, since you're traveling all the time, living a pretty hard life, and if you're not the cream of the crop, you spend as much as you make. Kinda like wrestling, injuries and abuses included (assuming my understanding of wrestling's difficulties is accurate enough to make a reasonable comparison to rodeo, which I know reasonably well).
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