Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I look around this great country of ours and wonder why I don't connect with a good portion of the country. Then I read about Bull Riding -- which, according to cable station TLC, is the fastest growing sport in the United States, and I completely understand. Bull Riding, people! What the frick! <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051107/dcm022.html?.v=30" target="_blank">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/05 1107/dcm022.html?.v=30</a> File this under 'I' for 'I don't get.'
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan At least this is athletic. I'm still confused as to why the National Spelling Bee is shown on ESPN2.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer When I was an EMT in Missouri, I had a part time gig working at a rodeo near Chillicothe. I don't really understand the desire to get on the back of a bull, but the riders have amazing balance and strength. And it's a hell of an adrenaline rush for them. I like the atmosphere of a small town rodeo. I think that job is one of the things I miss about Missouri.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut <<At least this is athletic. I'm still confused as to why the National Spelling Bee is shown on ESPN2.>> The same reason that poker is. People watch it. Niether are hardly athletic, but sport doesnt necessarily equal athletic. As far as bull riding, Jayna and I go to the PBR here in Anaheim every year. She loves it and I like seeing the clowns get chased.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <<<---- [scratching his head] I can't imagine myself going to a rodeo to watch bullriding. And I can't believe it's as popular as it is.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut its actually a pretty exciting environment. Alot of build up for a short burst of excitement. Kind of like..........wresting. Yeah, thats it. anyways, I think alot of the attraction is also the same as it is to NASCAR. People watch nascar for the wrecks and I think they watch bull riding for the falls and mauling.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Why not give it a shot sometime? There should be a lot of rodeos this summer in the Central Valley. Look for a smallish one at some fairground. I think it's worth going to a rodeo at least once if you haven't been. Your daughter might like it, and I'd enjoy reading a review of it on your website.
Originally Posted By cmpaley The redneck-ization of America continues. Rome went through the same thing and look where it ended up.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Why not give it a shot sometime?> Same reason you won't watch THE FACTOR?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <When I was an EMT in Missouri, I had a part time gig working at a rodeo near Chillicothe.> Tom, I think I've told you before, but I have a boatload of relatives in the small farming towns near (the bustling metropolis of) Chillicothe. My Mom was one of 12 kids - actually 13, as one died as a child - so I have relatives galore out there. Rodeos I understand. But when one of my cousins took me to a tractor pull, at first all my raised-in-SoCal self could think was "okay... I know these people and I have the same blood coursing through our veins, but..." - then I found myself kind of getting into it. And thinking "okay, I guess that blood really DOES course through my veins. Trying to explain a tractor pull when I got back to SoCal was priceless, though.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut hey tractor pulls are a great show of horsepower and torque and reading of terrain. Plus you get to wear those nifty trucker hats like everyone else.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA There's talk here in Merced of building a Riverside Speedway -- with a NASCAR-like track, outdoor concert venue, other stuff. It would be built about 3 miles from where we live. So I guess I better find me a trucker hat, a plaid shirt and get me a dip.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut hey cool at least another track at least slight close to me. California Speedway gets boring after a while. At least their new dragstrip will have better events.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Hey I wish I made as much money as some of those "hicks" running NASCAR.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>tractor pulls are a great show of horsepower and torque and reading of terrain<< I get all that from World Events.
Originally Posted By FaMulan Bull riding is like wrestling?! Since when? Bull riding is hardly scripted and choreographed. You can't tell 2000 lbs of angry beef what to do and when.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<Bull riding is hardly scripted and choreographed.>> The storylines leading up to the matches are scripted and certain things in the matches are scripted. But you really can't fake being hit with a chair.
