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Final Plans Made for Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo
[Jan. 5, 2010] RAPID CITY, S.D. --- When the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center opened in 1977, few would have guessed that the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo would become one of the premiere events of the entire region attracting more than 300,000 fans.

Just a few months after opening their doors they played host to a rodeo produced by the Sutton family from Onida, S.D. The already established Black Hills Stock Show became part of the festivities in the early 1980’s. By Susan Kanode

Mike Donnell Live on Spurradio.com
[Dec. 29, 2009] Rodeo Attitude's corporate sponsor, Mike Donnell of Donnell Rodeo Marketing, will be appearing live on www.SpurRadio.com today at 10 AM MT. Mike's interview will center around the Women's Ranch Rodeo Association, one of the fastest growing associations in the world of rodeo and western sports. By Cindy Meyers, Rodeo Attitude

Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall Named ‘Venue of the Decade’ in Their Respective Categories by Billboard Magazine
[Dec. 22, 2009] NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSG Entertainment announced today that both Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall were named ‘Venue of the Decade’ within their respective categories, by industry trade leader Billboard Magazine in its ‘The Year End/Decade in Music’ December issue. The Garden (20,000 plus capacity), which has remained the highest-grossing venue in the world for nine consecutive years, has generated a total gross of $776 million, followed by Radio City (5,901 capacity) with $804 million. Results were compiled by Billboard Boxscore, from December 11, 1999 through November 21, 2009.

Rodeo Legends Gather in Fort Worth
[Dec. 21, 2009] Fort Worth, Texas – December 21, 2009 – It’s unlikely that the four greatest all-around champions in rodeo history will ever be in the same room again.

That’s why journalists congregated to hear every word on Dec. 15, when Larry Mahan, Tom Ferguson, Ty Murray and Trevor Brazile offered up their thoughts on how they became rodeo’s all-stars and what they see in the sport’s future. It was the first time all of them had been together and in fact, prior to the event, Murray had never met Ferguson. By Julie Mankin For Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

Tough Enough To Wear Pink(TM) Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
[Dec. 15, 2009] NAPA, Calif., Dec. 14/PRNewswire/ -- Tough Enough To Wear Pink(TM) (TETWP), the grassroots cowboy campaign to fight breast cancer, celebrated its fifth anniversary at the signature Tough Enough To Wear Pink Night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (Wrangler NFR) in Las Vegas. While pink is not typically associated with rough-and-tumble rodeo cowboys, the support of the western industry and rodeo fans was unmistakable as the sold-out crowd sported pink shirts, hats, bracelets and more.

‘The Duke of the Chutes’
[Dec. 15, 2009] Rodeo stock contractor Harry Vold's long career in the business is celebrated in a new book written by a fellow rancher.

"The Duke of the Chutes: Harry Vold's Sixty Years in Rodeo," written by Loren Whittemore of Rush, was released this fall - in advance of Vold's being honored at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The rodeo ran Dec. 3-12 and Vold was recognized with the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame Legend of Rodeo Award for being one of only two contractors to have supplied stock for the rodeo's entire 50-year history.

Sisters on target at Cowboy Shooting World Championships
[Dec. 1, 2009] They are the family that plays together.

Their game? Cowboy mounted shooting.

“If you like to shoot and ride horses fast, it’s the sport to be in,” said Kindra Anderson of Odessa, who engages in the sport with her husband and two daughters.

Literature: The Western – II
[Nov. 11, 2009] In the 20th Century, we encounter diverse names bringing distinct elements to Western literature...

2009 Dickies American Worker of the Year® Wins $1 Million at Dickies 500
[Nov. 9, 2009] FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dickies®, the innovative work and lifestyle apparel brand, awarded Michael McGee $1,000,000 for randomly selecting the Dickies 500 champion, part of his prize package as the winner of the 17th annual Dickies American Worker of the Year® contest. By Courtesy Business Wire

Rodeo book published by former JC resident
[Nov. 2, 2009] The book centers on Choc Ridgeway, a young half-blood Choctaw escaping a failed marriage by traveling the rodeo circuit as a rodeo clown in the mid 1970s. ...

Where do America's Cowboy Jeans Come From
[Oct. 30, 2009] CNN recently did a story on made in America blue jeans. The stable of American cowboys. Check it out.

Rodeo family makes mark in Fergus Falls
[Oct. 7, 2009] When the Melby family prepares for a weekend at the rodeo, there’s a list of items to check off before departure: horses, saddles and, of course, cowboy boots.

Extras needed for feature film "A Pure Country Gift"
[Sep. 27, 2009] The following information was received from Karin Aragon regarding the new feature film "A Pure Country Gift":

We are currently casting EXTRAS for the feature film "A Pure Country Gift" which will be filmed in the Nashville area from 10/7/09-11/7/09.

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!!!

 

Casting Call is open to ALL ages, ALL ethnicities, ALL types!! Whether you have previous experience working as an extra or you just want to try it for the first time to see what it is like – we want to meet YOU!!


Some types we will be hiring include – gospel choir members, rodeo clowns, rodeo cowboys, sushi chefs, Japanese extras, extras with pickup trucks, doctors, nurses, orderlies, musician types, film crew types, hair & makeup people, music executive types, upscale restaurant customers, homeless types,tourists, good-looking cowboys, ranch hands, beefy security guards, roadie types, mutton busters, country music & George Strait fans,

 

To apply for EXTRA work on this project - please visit our website at www.onlocationcasting.net, complete a TALENT Application and upload 1-2 photos to your portfolio. Be sure to list any special skills from the list above or any others you might have in the special skills or resume portion of your talent application so that we can hire you for the right scenes.

 

If selected, EXTRAS will be paid $7.25 per hour (with an 8 hour guarantee) plus overtime (if applicable). General extras work days usually last between 8-12 hours per day. Filming will take place from Tuesday through Saturday with Sundays and Mondays off. You may be asked to work one or multiple days depending on your character.

My Cowboy Hat Still Fits
[Sep. 21, 2009] AROURA, Co. -- If you've ever watched a bull rider desperately hang on to the back of a bull till the buzzer sounds or shaken your head in amazement as...