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Archive for May 23rd, 2005
Monday, May 23rd, 2005Rodeo
The crowd stomps its collective feet. Dust floats. The announcer, atop a magnificent chestnut mount, sets the stage. The chute door flies open and the cowboy emerges: one arm flung back, neck arched, thighs clinging to the beast. The horse bucks, spins, moves like a schizophrenic wind up toy. The cowboy grimaces. His grip is futile. He bounces high, then somersaults to the ground in a spray of dirt and hooves. There is a gasp, a silence, the cowboy slow to rise. And then a thunder of applause with the cowboy’s raised hand.