yee haw

This is the only good shot I got at the Franklin, TN rodeo last Friday night, but you get the idea. I love rodeos. There aren't that many here in the east. This was the first one I had ever been to that was indoors. I prefer the outdoors much better, but it was a cool night, so being inside had it's advantages. The hokeyness factor was high, patriotism abounded, but the announcer was very good and the bronc bustin was real. The best part was when they had the mutton bustin'. I had never seen that before. They got 10 little kids, 10 sheep, and put helmets and vests on the kids. Then the kids laid down on top of the sheep hugging the neck, and rode as long as they could. It was great. The roping was not so good, but the fun factor was there. And hotdogs.