Where can you find Beyonce and Bucking Broncos all in one? Only at that most uniquely American of events, the Rodeo. Specifically, the Houston Rodeo, where Beyonce performed in 2007, marking an intersection of pop culture that most people would have thought would never happen. But it did.
Rodeos are, like I said, uniquely American. What other country has the US' history of cowboys, and the Wild West? What other country has our tall tales and bandits and sheriffs and Dead Man's Gulch and all the rest of the lore that has led to the cowboy being indelibly imprinted on the American psyche, and becoming the symbol of America in many people's minds?
No other countries. Just us-- the US. We're the Cowboy Country, and because of that, we have rodeos.
Every little kid ever has dreamed, at one point or another, of being a cowboy, (that's why the movie City Slickers existed) and I'm no different. I would have loved, at one point, to be a cowboy and live out west, riding the range and roping cattle and getting in shootouts and all that great stuff.
I didn't do that, though. I didn't grow up to become a cowboy. Instead, I sit in an office and type and think about getting Houston Rodeo tickets, because if I can't actually get out and fight a bucking bronco myself, I could at least take in the show and see others do that, riding the bulls and roping the calves and trick-riding and lariats and more.
Rodeos are getting more and more popular these days, as a great family event to attend. They're not as expensive as many sporting events and they offer a wider variety of action and excitement. Go to a football or basketball game and you end up seeing a lot of three-pointers or field goals. Go to a rodeo, and there's tons of different events going on, so that there's constantly something new for you and the kids.
Those are all the reasons why I'm thinking of going. And if I've got you thinking about going, too, click that link to get your tickets.
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