{"id":3829,"date":"2015-03-24T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2015-03-23T21:41:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T02:41:09","slug":"welcome-to-rodeo-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/03\/24\/welcome-to-rodeo-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Rodeo Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FullSizeRender\"<\/a>The 2015 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) has sadly come to an end on this past March 22nd<\/sup>. Featuring artists from all different genres, such as pop, alternative rock and country, Rodeo Houston is a hub for great music. It is also a great place to let loose, eat good food, and watch champion bull riders! Besides the show my favorite part of the rodeo is the calf scramble. While I personally never participated in the calf scramble, my little brother did, and my dad is part of the calf scramble committee. Therefore I get to be up close and personal with it every year.<\/p>\n

Now for those of you that don\u2019t know, HLSR gives kids the chance of winning a $1500 scholarship if they catch a calf. The scholarship will fund their FFA<\/a> and 4H<\/a> projects for the upcoming year. They are also encouraged to show their heifer or steer at the next year\u2019s livestock show. It is a great program that allows many kids to raise animals they wouldn\u2019t have been able to if not for the scholarship. After the scrambling, the kids and audience get to enjoy another few events, and then (my 2nd<\/sup> favorite part) the CONCERT!<\/p>\n

\"635624440226186392-DSC-0535\"<\/a>This year I had the pleasure of seeing Blake Shelton and, boy, was it a great performance! He has a charisma on stage that makes the audience feel apart of the show. He talked about The Voice (http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/the-voice), his wife Miranda and everyday life. My favorite thing he said was, “I’m sure there’s other things a lot of you dudes would rather have been doing tonight than sitting in here listening to me sing, but I want you to know that you did it for the right reasons\u2014you did it because she<\/em> wanted you to come out here.”(Blog<\/a>) There were quite a few headshakes from men in the audience but when he followed up with \u201cDoin\u2019 what she likes\u201d the men grabbed their sweet hearts and swayed right along.<\/p>\n

Apart from playing all of his new radio hits he went back to the very first song he ever wrote. \u201cAustin<\/a>\u201d separated the long time Blake fans from the newly acquired ones and brought everyone back to where he started. Since then he has grown into a great musician and entertainer.<\/p>\n

I encourage everyone to go to the rodeo at least once in his or her life because it\u2019s a unique experience. I mean riding rides at the carnival, eating funnel cakes and watching barrel racers isn\u2019t an everyday thing for most people. I highly anticipate the rodeo every year and really enjoy it every time I go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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