Blizzard Lips and Meatball..

those were two of my favorite bulls at the PBR bull riding competition tonite.

Okay, so normally I am not a very "rodeoish" kind of person. I don't really like rodeos for a few reasons- the main reason is how the animals are treated. But- I do like cowboys in tight jeans, and bull riding is pretty exciting.

My friend Jolene LOVES bull riding and after a very dissapointing "rodeo" this summer she wanted to go to the real thing when it came through town. So Wendy, Jolene and I ventured into hickville...er, I mean cowboy land for an evening of laughs, some mumbling, and some pretty neat bulls.

The first thing I noticed was how many people there were! The enmax center was packed almost- The second thing I noticed was all the cowboys, and the cowboy wannabe's. You could tell the real thing apart from the fakes pretty easily- all the fakes had brand new hats. :o)

The bulls themselves were full of piss and vinegar- not too many guys were able to stay on- and it wasn't until the last round that the riding was good- very good. Lots of 8 second rides. The bulls had cool names- Convict, Meatball, Ruckus, etc. and then there were the "odd" names- Blizzard Lips was a big white bull with black spots all over his face. Cavity Search was a big blonde bull who was pretty angry- musta been mad about his name!!!

Only one bad stomp by a bull- the rider is okay- maybe a few broken ribs- but not dead. I can't imagine the risk these guys take- every weekend. Wowsers. Though the winner won $7500! For 16 seconds combined riding- pretty darn good I'd say!

It was a pretty entertaining evening, Jolene is already talking about getting better seats next year :o)