Despite the protests of PETA, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo — or RodeoHouston, as it’s known — has remained the premier annual event on the H-town calendar. Sadly, the events get roped up this weekend.

Today’s closing rodeo events at Reliant Stadium include the Finals Performance for ropin’, ridin’ and wrasslin’. Longtime radio faves Brooks & Dunn also return with enough hits to do a week’s worth of shows. (Quick quiz: Which one has the hat, and which one has the beard?)

Tomorrow brings the Collegiate Championships for the ropin’ and rustlin’ action. And at 6:15 p.m., newly crowned redneck country queen Gretchen Wilson poses a question to cowboys: Would you rather be blown off by Faith Hill after taking her to a fancy restaurant, or would you rather get some real action with me for the price of a 12-pack of MGD?

Sat., March 18

This article appears in Mar 16-22, 2006.

Bob Ruggiero has been writing about music, books, visual arts and entertainment for the Houston Press since 1997, with an emphasis on Classic Rock. He used to have an incredible and luxurious mullet in...