THE PBR CLOSED THE FIRST HALF OF THEIR SEASON WITH A SPECTACULAR TWO DAY RUN ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP !
SATURDAY IN LAS VEGAS I HAD A CHANCE TO COVER THE BEST AND THE WORST PROMOTED EVENTS IN HISTORY.........JUST 2 MILES APART.....ARENA FOOTBALL OF COURSE THE WORST AND THE PBR ANNUALLY THE BEST. IF YOU DO SOMETHING DO IT RIGHT...THE PBR HAS FOR TWO DECADES.
THIS SPECIAL EVENT IN A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED ENTERTAINMENT COMMERICIALLY STAGED OUTDOOR ARENA BUILT FOR THIS EVENT....... UNFOLDED GLAMOROUSLY UNDER TWO GORGEOUS NIGHTS ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP !
NIGHT ONE..... 50 RIDERS WENT ONTO 50 BULLS....24 RODE AND ADVANCED TO THE SECOND NIGHT.
NIGHT TWO....... 25 RIDERS WENT ON 25 BULLS ....10 RODE AND ADVANCED
NOW.... 10 WENT ON 10 RANK RATED BULLS AND ONLY TWO WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE 8 SECOND RIDE....JUST BARELY...STETSON LAWRENCE WENT OFF RIGHT AT THE BUZZER AND 10 MINUTES OF REPLAY ALLOWED THE PROPER TIME COUNT TO BE COMPLETED....THE WORLDS NUMBER ONE RIDER JOAO RICARDO VIEIRA THE OTHER SUCCESSFUL RIDER.
THEY WENT TWO MORE ROUNDS WITH NEITHER RIDER COMPLETING THE TASK AND ENDING THE EVENT IN A SEMI CLIMATIC FINISH....I WAS ASSUMING (WRONG) THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE HEADS UP UNTIL THEY RAN OUT OF BULLS...NOT SO !
AT THIS POINT VIEIRA WAS DECLARED THE WINNER BASED ON HIS 90.75 RIDE IN ROUND THREE...THAT OVER LAWRENCES 86.5 SCORE IN ROUND THREE.
I LOVE THE PBR....THEY RESUME THEIR WEEKLY SCHEDULE IN AUGUST AND RETURN HERE IN LAS VEGAS FOR THEIR OCTOBER FINALS AT THE THOMAS AND MACK.
THIS SPECIAL EVENT IN THIS SPECIAL ARENA SET UP FOR CONCERTS...NEW FANS AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE...IT MET WITH MAJOR FAN APPROVAL AND GOOD CROWD TURNOUTS.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE PBR AND THE ALL AMERICAN SET UP THEY DELIVER EACH TIME OUT....THIS TRUE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
CAN'T FINISH THE STORY WITHOUT A SALUTE TO CLOWN FLINT RASMUSSON AND HIS USUAL DOWN HOME APPROPRIATE COMEDY TV TIME FILL ACT THAT MAKES US ALL FEEL SO GOOD.
GOOD BLESS THE PBR
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