The Super Bowl of Rodeo Events – the National Finals Rodeo – kicks off this week in Vegas and is expected to attract about 150,000 fans who’ll be rooting for their favorites in the 10-day championship event.
The sport's biggest names are expected to swagger into town and compete in the high-profile arenas of roping, wrestling, bull-riding, and bareback riding.
A trio of cowboys in the Western spotlight – known as the Pride – are also in town to rustle up some bang for the avid ring-siders' buck, too.
The handsome outgoing cowboys include swash-buckling horseback riders Robby Mote, Ryan Gray and Jason Havens.
Throughout the week, there will be a lot of western-style music entertainment after-hours - as well - around the sprawling desert oasis (in the shadow of the majestic snow-capped mountains).
Funny that!
The announcement in the local daily triggered memories of my youth and one occasion when I strode up on stage at an elementary-school talent contest and warbled "The Streets of Laredo" in my cowboy outfit fresh off the rack at Woolworths.
Come to think of it, headliners like Randy Travis, Miranda Lambert, and Rodney Carrington are slated to play their brand of foot-tapping down-home western-style music at a handful of colorful local venues over the next seven days or so.
In addition, there will be live performances by:
*Dierks Bentley (House of Blues; Dec. 10th & 11th)
*John Michael Montgomery (Golden Nugget; Dec. 10th)
*The Lone Starlets (Golden Nugget; Dec. 6th to 9th)
*Rodney Carrington (MGM Grand; thru Dec. 12th)
* Ron White (The Mirage; Dec. 12th – Dec. 13th)
*Steve Holy (Tropicana; Dec 6th & 7th)
*Sara Evans (Star of the Desert Arena @ Primm Dec. 11th)
*Trace Adkins (The Pearl @ Palms; Dec. 9th)
And, don't forget to catch Cowboy Christmas at the Convention Center, where over 400 vendors are displaying a myriad of quality western-themed gift ideas to make the shopping drama a little bit more casual and hassle-free this Yuletide Season (2009).
See 'ya there!
Risky business even in a packed stadium!
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