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March 11, 2010
Happy Hour Scene: The Hideout
Rodeo cowboys getting drunk and picking up women is an interesting scene. It doesn't look like it takes much effort. They just stand there in the same clothes they competed in hours earlier, sometimes with the dirt still on their jeans and boots, with their competition flags pinned to their back ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
Cowboy Tales From The Rodeo: Loving It, Good Days And Bad
Bull rider Shawn Hogg. Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking for a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a life of rodeo. ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
Cowboy Tales From The Rodeo: On The Road With Howdy Cloud
Photos by Bryan WilliamsBull rider Beau Schroeder.Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest stor ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Aftermath: A Quiet Night At The Rodeo With Lady Antebellum, John Mellencamp (Sort Of) And Larry The Cable Guy
Photos by Jason Wolter On Monday night, Lady Antebellum performed to a crowd of a little more than 65,000. Having been in a band, the idea of playing in front of so many people is both exciting and nerve-racking, but by RodeoHouston standards it's about middle of the road, and felt like less. It ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Cowboy Tales From The Rodeo: From The Hockey Rink To Steer Wrestling
Steer wrestler Nick Guy. Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a life of rodeo. N ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Cowboy Tales From The Rodeo: Squabbling Like Brothers
Calf roper Tim Pharr. Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a life of rodeo. Name ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
Jamie Richards
Calf roper Tim Pharr. Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a life of rodeo. Name ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
Cowboy Tales From The Rodeo: A Big Win In San Antonio
Bareback rider Micky Downare. Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a life of rod ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Cowboy Tales From The Rodeo: He's Not A Bum On The Street
Bull rider Tyler Smith. Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a life of rodeo. Na ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
Rodeo's Economic Impact: One Beeeelyun Dollars
A chance to see "Houston in its splendor"The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo has released a report detailing its economic impact on our area, and according to them it's vast.Gross sales in the region are increased by a half-billion dollars each year by the rodeo, annual personal incomes by alm ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Rodeo 2011: Sugarland, Zac Brown Band, Selena Gomez...
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced the first four entertainers for its 2011 season, scheduled for March 1-20, 2011 in Reliant Stadium: Sugarland (March 3); Selena Gomez (March 6); Zac Brown Band (March 17); and Brad Paisley (March 19) You were expecting Arcade Fire, perhaps? Onc ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Miranda Lambert Added To Rodeo's 2011 Lineup
Trace Adkins, Martina McBride, Hideout schedule also announced Miranda Lambert, the Lindale native currently nominated for five Grammys, including four for her album Revolution, will return to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo March 16 at Reliant Stadium, the rodeo announced this morning. ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
A Fistful of Soul
One righteous vintage vinyl party.
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January 10, 2011
KISS, Kid Rock, Janet Jackson Head 2011 Rodeo Lineup
KISS, Janet Jackson and Kid Rock head the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's 2011 concert schedule, which the rodeo announced earlier Monday morning. Among the other 13 entertainers rounding out this year's lineup are recent rodeo stalwarts Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Lady Antebe ... More >>
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February 11, 2011
Upcoming Events
Photo by Gretchen RobinetteIf this photo from our sister paper in San Francisco is any indication, some women will manage to find a way to make Snuggies look slutty.It'll still be brisk this coming Saturday, making the fact that hundreds of people will be dressed in Snuggies along Washington ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Houston Rodeo: Now There's an App for That
Houston Rodeo: Where high tech meets low tech.Last week members of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's marketing and public relations team held a press conference to present some of the rodeo's new-for-2011 offerings, chief among them a feature-rich smartphone app meant to improve all aspe ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Vintage Rodeo Concert Pictures: Elvis, George Strait And More
All photos courtesy of Houston Livestock Show & RodeoElvis Presley (1970, '74)Rocks Off was so knocked out by our sister blog Hair Balls' gallery of vintage Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo pictures a few days back that we emailed the Rodeo (which starts tomorrow with Clay Walker, for all you r ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Rodeo Food: By The Numbers
Okay, this "funnel cake fairy" is totally creepy, but we still want what she's powdered sugar-ing.The first day of March is here, with a crisp cold front to kick off the annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo season (although this past weekend's World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest is the re ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
The Cowboy Diaries: Lose a Car, Ride a Bronco
Mandy OaklanderJace Garrett, Saddle BroncTrue cowboys are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest competition in America, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spotlight ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Last Night: Trace Adkins At RodeoHouston
Photos courtesy of Houston Livestock Show & RodeoTrace Adkins Reliant Stadium March 2, 2011 Aftermath admits that before Wednesday night, we were by no means experts on the bellowing country crooner known as Trace Adkins. After the show was over, however, we felt like buying every album he's ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Last Night: Sugarland At RodeoHouston
Courtesy of Houston Livestock Show & RodeoSugarland Reliant Stadium March 3, 2011 The shenanigans have begun, folks. The Rodeo is back in Houston, and if you haven't already, it's time to stop by Reliant Stadium, pet some adorable farm animals, gain a few pounds eating fried everything - may ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Meat Sundaes and Deep-Fried Moon Pies: It's Rodeo Season!
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttPulled pork sundaes at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. For more photos, check out our slideshow.Hot beef sundaes are nothing new; in fact, we wrote about them back in March 2009, when the popular meat-and-potatoes parfait was taking to the streets of Nebraska ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Cowgirl Diaries: Jill Moody -- Horse Once Skewered By Barbed-Wire Fence, But the Show Goes On
Jill Moody, barrel racerTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spotlight one p ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Cowboy Diaries: Yvan Jayne -- Gave Up His French Accent To Be A Cowboy
Mandy OaklanderYvan Jayne, barebackTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spotlig ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Cowboy Diaries: Tyson Durfey -- Roped Sedated Calves At Age Four
Mandy OaklanderTyson Durfey, Tie-down roperTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls w ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Rocks Off's Fantasy RodeoHouston Lineup
Photos courtesy of Houston Livestock Show & RodeoGeorge Strait in 1996If you walk through Reliant Center, hanging from the ceiling are banners listing almost every musical performer RodeoHouston has hosted since the '60s. The names reflect the hallowed history of country and fleeting fancies ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Cowboy Diaries: Casey Colletti -- Bareback Riding Does Not Squeeze Horses' Balls
Mandy OaklanderCasey Colletti, barebackTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
Cowboy Diaries: Steven Peebles -- Clearing The Bad Cowboy Name
Mandy OaklanderSteven Peebles, barebackTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spo ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Cowboy Diaries: Clayton Savage -- Stepped On "Down There" by a Bull
Clayton Savage, bull riderTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spotlight one pe ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Cowboy Diaries: Bee Jay Scott -- Prays for a Good Bareback Bucking
Mandy OaklanderBee Jay Scott, barebackTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spot ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Last Night: Kid Rock At RodeoHouston
Photos by Marco TorresKid Rock Reliant Stadium March 14, 2011 First things first: Yes, Aftermath got to Reliant Stadium with plenty of time to spare Monday. One embarrassing screw-up per Rodeo season is more than enough, thank you very much. Besides, no way were we gonna miss Kid Rock's Rod ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Cowgirl Diaries: Tana Renick -- Tames Wild Manes by Day, Wild Mares by Night
Mandy OaklanderTana Renick, barrel racerTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will sp ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Cowboy Diaries: Dusty Tuckness -- Bullfighters Are More Athlete Than Clown
Mandy OaklanderDusty Tuckness, bullfighterTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Last Night: Miranda Lambert At RodeoHouston
Photo courtesy of the Houston Livestock Show and RodeoMiranda Lambert Reliant Stadium March 16, 2011 Shucks, ma. Our lil' ol' East Texas gal done all growed up. Sugar and spice and definitely everything nice, unless you piss her off, Miranda Lambert is a different kind of crossover act. A r ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Cowboy Diaries: Isaac Diaz -- Brokeback Floridian
Mandy OaklanderIsaac Diaz, saddle broncTrue cowboys and cowgirls are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Last Night: Zac Brown Band At RodeoHouston
Photos courtesy of the Houston Livestock Show & RodeoZac Brown Band Reliant Stadium March 17, 2011 Only the Zac Brown Band could write an upbeat song about falling in love with a woman as she's walking away from you. Sure, we've all been there - falling for someone of the opposite sex who ha ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Top Five Cowboy Moments at RodeoHouston
Mandy OaklanderBobby Mote, bareback rider.We've spent the past few weeks inhaling the smell of urine-soaked haybales, watching cowboy balls get trampled by bulls, and fielding accusations that we only picked the sexy cowboys to interview. (We didn't. All cowboys are, by definition, sexy.) But ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Rodeo Houston a Bit Too Highfalutin for the Wall Street Journal
Cowboys don't drink wine? Thems fightin' words.The Wall Street Journal on Friday ran a story about the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo containing two things we thought we would never see. First, we never thought anyone would accuse the rodeo of being erudite. Second, we never imagined it w ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Man Dies from Roller Coaster Fall at Rodeo Houston
Photo by Jeff BalkeThe HiMiler taken at last year's rodeo carnival.A man fell 28 feet to his death from the HiMiler roller coaster in the waning moments of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo season. The 46-year-old was given CPR at the scene before being taken to the hospital, where he wa ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Rodeo Houston Sets Attendance Records
Photo courtesy of the Houston Livestock Show and RodeoBrad Paisley brought 'em in Saturday night.The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo set an attendance record this year with 2,262,834 total visitors including a single-night record of 150,948. That same night, the rodeo recorded its third high ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Last Night: Jason Aldean At RodeoHouston
Photos courtesy of Houston Livestock Show & RodeoJason Aldean Reliant Stadium March 20, 2011 You can tell everything you need to know about Jason Aldean by looking at his steel guitarist's forearms Sunday. First, he had a steel guitarist. Of the handful of Rodeo acts Aftermath saw this year ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
True Grit
The Houston Rodeo's cowboys and cowgirls hang tough and keep on riding.
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March 25, 2011
Lawsuit Filed Against Rodeo After Man Dies On Roller Coaster
Photo by Jeff BalkeThe Hi-Miler claimed a life at the rodeo.The death of 46-year-old Brian Greenhouse, who plummeted from the Hi-Miler roller coaster on closing night of the rodeo last Sunday, is the centerpiece of a lawsuit filed late yesterday in Harris County court. The wrongful death laws ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Angola Prison Rodeo Recap and Sweet Access to Cover-Story Subject John Kinsel
Steve JansenA poor sap about to get stomped upon (middle, underneath the bull) during Saturday's Angola Prison Rodeo.Hair Balls attended this past weekend's Angola Prison Rodeo and all we got to say is that the event is super weird. The longest continuous prison rodeo, which began in 1964 at ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Brian Greenhouse: Hi-Miler Roller Coaster Death Ruled an Accident
Jeff BalkeThe Hi-Miler, subject of a wrongful-death lawsuit.The death of the man who was thrown from the Hi-Miler roller coaster during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been ruled an accident. Brian Greenhouse, 46, fell 28 feet to his death in March, resulting in lawsuits that keep t ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
Mike Hamby: HPD Fires Veteran Cop Who Threw Tear Gas in Rodeo BBQ Dispute
Michael Hamby: Serious barbecuerMichael Hamby takes his barbecuin' seriously, especially when it's at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. This year he took things a little too seriously, and when a rival barbecue team got into a dispute with him, he tossed a tear-gas cannister into their ten ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
George Strait's Top 20 Songs Of All Time: Nos. 10-6
Before we proceed to today's portion of the George Strait countdown - catch up with Nos. 20-16 and 15-11 - here are a few interesting tidbits about King George. It is "fact-finding Friday," after all. Strait has been a spokesperson for Resistol hats, Justin boots, Wrangler jeans, Chevy trucks and ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Rodeo Houston Announces First Four Performers
Photo by Marco TorresZac Brown Band will be on the list of Rodeo Houston 2012 performers.Yeehaw. It's not even December, but it's apparently time to talk rodeo. This is Texas, after all, and boots are in season, even if in Houston you're more likely to see Prada than cowboy despite what north ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
What Do Wine and Saddles Have In Common? The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Over the course of a weekend, volunteers with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo wash 20,000 wine glasses in two days. It's just one of the staggering statistics behind the annual International Wine Competition, the contest that leads to the Rodeo Uncorked! Wine Show and to a few lucky wineri ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Go Texans: Andre Johnson & J.J. Watt Are Rodeo Parade Grand Marshals
Yet another highlight of JJ Watt's careerHouston has a "Go Texan" day every year before the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Parade, but this year it should feature an extra "s" -- two Texans will be Grand Marshals for the downtown event. Andre Johnson and J.J. Watt will be there, the HLSR ann ... More >>
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