They definitely are taking the concept of the PBR and taking it to the big cities. You were seeing lots of fan/contestant interaction. Volunteers definitely make an event easier to manage, but I personally think volunteers are becoming harder and harder to find for events, especially rodeos. The PBR does rely on locals to handle some of their fan zone activities and meet & greet sessions so it is possible.
I hope they ERA figures things out. I like to see organizations step outside the box. Rodeo has been stuck in the same ol' same ol' rut for a hundred years. I really think it needs some change.
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: Wasn't Charmayne's husband, who is a like a
: sports agent for sponsors, in charge and
: doing all the sponsorship for it? Then he
: quit.
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: I think there main problem is they are going
: to these cities and trying to make it like
: the PBR.
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: You would think they would realize that it
: takes local sponsor's and lots of local
: volunteers to make a rodeo successful.
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: I've got a buddy that is actually on their
: payroll and he still gets a check. The new
: owner is the guy that owns the Lazy E
: (McKinney maybe?). Word has it they are
: still "in the works" for a 2019
: season. I know, I know, we keep hearing
: "next year". They realize they
: rushed the first season and made valuable
: mistakes. I think they are being very
: cautious and realize they probably have only
: one more chance to make it happen. They
: want to be sure it's right this time.
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: I was not around Wilbur, before my time. We
: lost a few of those old timers , Jerry Olson
: and Leon Adams. They could bulldog and still
: do their acts.
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: Doing okay, can't complain. How about you?
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: I see we lost Wilbur. I can remember him as
: far back as I can remember as a kid.
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: I have not heard anything about the ERA
: starting back.
: It probably gone the way as the team rodeo
: concept
: How have you been Roany?
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: Well it is 2018. Their web site is gone.
: Are they going to start back up or are they
: history? Anybody heard?
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: Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will
: let them know next year if they are wrong.
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: Easy there, Trigger. The article simply
: says
: they have suspended their 2017 season. They
: admitted they rushed into the 2016 season
: and want to regroup and hopefully come back
: in 2018.
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