NFR ROUND 9

BY GARY TURNER gpturner62@msn.com

LONG LIVE COWBOYS !!!!!!!!!!!

THAT'S THE SIGN OVER ALL THE ENTRANCES AT THE MIRAGE !  THAT TELLS THE STORY !

THE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO DOWN TO ITS LAST DAY...TODAY ....SATURDAY.....CERTAINLY GLAD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR REPORTERS TO COVER THIS WORLD CLASS EVENT.

THE MAGNAMINITY OF THE RODEO COVERS THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS FOR TWO WEEKS....NEVER SAW SO MANY BLACK COWBOY  HATS AND ALL THE TIME...... EVERYWHERE....I AM THINKING THEY ARE NOT AT ALL 10 ROUNDS.....AT 630AM IN THE ORLEANS CASINO....THE COFFEE SHOP AND ELEVATORS SWAMPED WITH COWBOYS.....MIRAGE STRIP HOTEL FRIDAY NIGHT SAME ......DEAL.

THE POINT IS FOR ALL INVOLVED THAT THE NFR COMPLETES ITS CONTRACT IN LAS VEGAS IN 2014 AND NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDER WAY FOR A NEW ONE......COMING SOON.....AFTER 20 YEARS HERE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT ANY OTHER VENUE COULD BE BETTER FOR ALL INVOLVED.....EVERY CASINO AN EVENT.... A SPECIAL.... AN ENTERTAINER.... A PROMOTION.....THANK YOU......TRY AND TOP THIS !

COVERING FRIDAY NIGHTS EVENT I GOT LOST IN THE TUNNELS OF THE THOMAS AND MACK AFTER REPORTING FROM THERE FOR 30 YEARS  ....THE ORGANIZATION OF SECURITY....INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATION IS OVERPOWERING.....THEY  RUN COWBOYS...HORSES....LIVESTOCK AND PERSONNEL LIKE A SWISS WATCH....GREAT TO WITNESS...NO SMALL TASK....THE NFR HAS RESTRUCTED THIS GREAT FACILITY TO MAKE IT WORK PERFECTLY FOR ALL INVOLVED AND AFTER 20 YEARS THEY HAVE IT DOWN PAT  ...AND THEY TOP IT OFF EVERY NIGHT WITH  THIS FLASH LOOK AT THE CONTESTANTS DURING THE OPENING CEREMONIES THE OBVIOUS REASON NO ONE IS LATE AND........................................ 18,000 SEATS ARE FILLED.

JUST A JOY WATCH THIS PROGRAM RUN....NFR...PBR....NASCAR....WORLDS TOP 3 EVENTS RIGHT AT HOME HERE.

OH YEAH...THE RODEO....ITS STILL 7 EVENTS WITH 15 CONTESTANTS PER RUN...WORLD CHAMPIONS AND BELT BUCKLES GO OUT TONIGHT.....THEY DO IT ALL I ONE HOUR AND 58 MINUTES EVERY NIGHT.

AND THEN THERE IS THE LUCK OF THE DRAW.....TIE DOWN ROPING....WORLD STANDINGS LEADER CODY OHL HAD THE ULTIMATE TOUGH LUCK FRIDAY WHEN HIS CALF FAILED TO COME OUT OF THE CHUTE....OHL CAME OUT...BREAKING THE BARRIER...CAUSING A 10 SECOND PENALTY...A 29.50 SCORE AND AFTER WINNING 4 ROUNDS HERE...THIS ALL BUT ELIMINATED HIM FROM WORLD TITLE CONTENTION....UNBELIEVABLE....ONE OF THOSE DEALS WHERE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL....ONE OF THOSE DEALS WHERE IT IS SPECIAL TO BE THERE BECAUSE YOU MAY SEE THE UNEXPECTED !

HERE IS MY TIP FOR TONIGHT GET A PROGRAM AND EVERY CONTENDER AND THOSANDS OF NUMBERS AND STATS LIE THEREIN.....AND DON'T BE LATE FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY...I KNOW YOU WON'T.