Posted by Clint Wade on January 26, 2017, 10:30 am, in reply to "ERA Rodeo is History"
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.
Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will let them know next year if they are wrong.
--Previous Message-- : 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. :
Well it is 2018. Their web site is gone. Are they going to start back up or are they history? Anybody heard?
--Previous Message-- : Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will : let them know next year if they are wrong. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : :
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?
--Previous Message-- : Well it is 2018. Their web site is gone. : Are they going to start back up or are they : history? Anybody heard? : : --Previous Message-- : Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will : let them know next year if they are wrong. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : :
I see we lost Wilbur. I can remember him as far back as I can remember as a kid.
--Previous Message-- : 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? : : --Previous Message-- : Well it is 2018. Their web site is gone. : Are they going to start back up or are they : history? Anybody heard? : : --Previous Message-- : Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will : let them know next year if they are wrong. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : :
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.
--Previous Message-- : Doing okay, can't complain. How about you? : : I see we lost Wilbur. I can remember him as : far back as I can remember as a kid. : : --Previous Message-- : 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? : : --Previous Message-- : Well it is 2018. Their web site is gone. : Are they going to start back up or are they : history? Anybody heard? : : --Previous Message-- : Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will : let them know next year if they are wrong. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : : : :
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.
--Previous Message-- : 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. : : --Previous Message-- : Doing okay, can't complain. How about you? : : I see we lost Wilbur. I can remember him as : far back as I can remember as a kid. : : --Previous Message-- : 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? : : --Previous Message-- : Well it is 2018. Their web site is gone. : Are they going to start back up or are they : history? Anybody heard? : : --Previous Message-- : Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will : let them know next year if they are wrong. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : : : : : :
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.
I think there main problem is they are going to these cities and trying to make it like the PBR.
You would think they would realize that it takes local sponsor's and lots of local volunteers to make a rodeo successful.
--Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : --Previous Message-- : Doing okay, can't complain. How about you? : : I see we lost Wilbur. I can remember him as : far back as I can remember as a kid. : : --Previous Message-- : 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? : : --Previous Message-- : Well it is 2018. Their web site is gone. : Are they going to start back up or are they : history? Anybody heard? : : --Previous Message-- : Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will : let them know next year if they are wrong. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : : : : : : : :
Yes, Charmayne's husband, Tony Garritano was the president originally. He resigned and Bobby Mote was interim president. I think Bobby is still serving in that capacity.
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.
--Previous Message-- : 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. : : I think there main problem is they are going : to these cities and trying to make it like : the PBR. : : You would think they would realize that it : takes local sponsor's and lots of local : volunteers to make a rodeo successful. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : --Previous Message-- : Doing okay, can't complain. How about you? : : I see we lost Wilbur. I can remember him as : far back as I can remember as a kid. : : --Previous Message-- : 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? : : --Previous Message-- : Well it is 2018. Their web site is gone. : Are they going to start back up or are they : history? Anybody heard? : : --Previous Message-- : Yeah, my inside sources may be wrong. Will : let them know next year if they are wrong. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : : : : : : : : : :