PBR NATIONAL FINALS

by john mastalir jmastalir@yahoo.com

ITS THE 19TH YEAR OF THE PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS FINALS IN LAS VEGAS AT THE THOMAS AND MACK CENTER...TRULY AMONG THE GREATEST EVENTS IN THE CITIES HISTORY !

TONIGHT THE FIRST OF FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS....BULLS 34 COWBOYS 9
BEST SCORE RYAN DIRTEATER ON BOISD'ARE

THE REST OF THIS ....RANDOM THOUGHTS ON A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

YOU MEET A BETTER CLASS OF PEOPLE HERE !

ITS RED WHITE AND BLUE AND WAVE THE FLAG..... ALL AMERICAN !

FIRST CLASS SHOW PRODUCTION WITH TV....GREAT SPONSERSHIP...GREAT PROGRAMMING !

THERE TRULY IS EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR WITH ONLY 8 SECONDS OF SUCCESS TO RIDE...9 RIDERS SUCCEDED TONIGHT ...THATS 72 SECONDS OF WIN....LOTS OF SHOWTIME AND ANTICIPATION !

TERRIFIC PRE GAME SHOW...HORNS AND WHISTLES AND SINGERS AND FLAGS AND FIRE AND FIREWORKS IN A PERFECT LAS VEGAS VENUE.

FILLED THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE VENUE TONIGHT MAYBE 10,000....MORE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AT 6 AND SUNDAY AT 1130AM....TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE THOMAS AND MACK !

LOTS OF BLUE JEANS AND COWBOY HATS...WEARING MINE TOMORROW !

FAN OF THE NIGHT FROM SOUTH DAKOTA...MY HOME STATE !

WITH A JOURNALISM DEGREE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA IN 1972...IT WAS TRULY AMAZING TO SIT BEHIND THE ANNOUCERS AND WATCH THEM WORK FROM SCRIPT...A COLORED CHRISTMAS TREE COMPUTER SCREEN AND AD LIB...THEY MADE IT LOOK EASY !

THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE STATES CONCLUDING HERE, HOW LUCKY WE ARE FOR THIS EXPERIENCE.

LIKE NASCAR, THE PRODUCTION AND TIMING OF EVERYTHINBG ARE PERFECT AND FAN FRIENDLY !

THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE RUNS LIKE A SWISS WATCH....THEY HAVE DONE THIS ALL BEFORE !

THE FIRST BULL GOT HIS HORN BETWEEN THE VEST AND FLAK JACKET OF ONE OF THE CLOWNS SETTING THE TONE OF EXCITEMENT AND DANGER FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. HE RECOVERED AND LIKE EACH OF THESE EVENTS MORE THAN BUMPS AND BRUISES FOR LOTS OF RIDERS 1

I CONTINUE TO BE AMAZED BY THE BOBCAT DRIVER WHO RAKES THE INFIELD BETWEEN FLIGHTS !

IN THE WHAT MORE CAN THEY DO CATEGORY THEY HAVE ADDED GOLD SEQUINS TO THE DIRT !

THE THINKING NEVER STOPS HERE !

GREAT TO WORK WITH PBR PR HEAD JACK CARNEFIX WHO NEVER STOPS AND IS ON HAND FOR ALL MEDIA AND ALL THEIR NEEDS !

QUITE A FEW SMOKELESS TOBACCO USERS IN THIS CROWD...USING PLASTIC CUPS !

PRETTY SURE THIS CROWD WAS ALL YOUNGER THAN ME....BUT THATS THE DEAL DAMN NEAR EVERYWHERE !

LOTS OF COMMERICALS AND NEVER MORE THAN 4 RIDES TO TV BREAKS...WITH 43 RIDERS YOU CAN DO THE MATH....BUT THEY NEED SPONSERS WITH WRANGLER, JACK DANIELS, COOPER TIRE AND FORD CARRYING THE HEAVY END.

CLASS CLOWN FLINT RASMUSSON PRETTY MUCH THE SIGNATURE FACE TO THESE EVENTS...HE IS FIRST CLASS FUN, LOTS OF ENERGY AND HE IS PEOPLE FRIENDLY !

ONE OF THE ARENA CLOWNS HAS A TV CAMERA ON HIS SAFETY HELMET...THINKING HERE NEVER STOPS !

PBR OWNS A GIANT VIDEO SCREEN (TWO SIDED) THAT OVERFLOWS WITH REPLAYS...AMAZING THAT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY...THOMAS AND MACK...SAM BOYD STADIUM AND THE ORLEANS ARENA ARE LIGHT YEARS BEHIND THE TIMES HERE !

INDOOR FIREWORKS SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF ME AND I AM NOT TOO CRAZY ABOUT FIRE EITHER !

THE COWBOY ROPER IN THE ARENA HAS A PINK ROPE....NO END TO THE THINKING HERE !

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT FOUR PROGRAMS !

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