thursday night i went to the rodeo at the fairgrounds with jimbo and his family. it was the first time i’d been to one since i was like… maybe 10 or 12. this was a pbr circuit competition, so the guys were competing for a place in the national competition in vegas.

what was hilarious to me about the whole thing is the announcer would give a little bio for every rider before the round began, and nearly _every_ one had “been out of competition” for the last few months as a result of a broken collarbone, knee surgery, etc. etc. it was a lot of fun, though.. one of the rodeo clowns had a mic, and he basically provided the comedy relief between the rounds. he and the announcer had this lighthearted comedic banter during the show. one of the riders got slightly trampled by the bull, and was down for several minutes.. the medics came out and everything. in the end, he was alright, and got up and walked out.. it was pretty crazy, though. it’s amazing how far/high the bulls could throw the riders when they bucked.