This is my fourth consecutive Strawberry Days Rodeo. It's kind of a big deal to me, so I organized a big group to go, and went and bought tickets early because it usually sells out. The day of the Rodeo was overcast but we had high hopes that it would hold off. We met a couple hours before the rodeo to get good seats and as everyone
gathererd at my house, it started to rain. Not just rain, pouring rain... the kind where you can't even see across the street. Disappointed we decided the rodeo was a sunk cost and went out to dinner. When we came out from the restaurant, there wasn't a cloud in the sky and the rodeo was just about to start. We headed over, got great seats, and didn't have to wait at all. Plus we got to enjoy some of this great mud. It was the best wild cow milking I have ever seen.
The rodeo clown asked for three volunteers and we all jumped up and volunteered our friend Benton. He's a barrel of laughs and not above making a fool of himself. The rodeo clown took the three volunteers out into the middle of the muddy area and blindfolded all of them. He informed them that they would be having a dance off. He then went back and took the blindfolds off the other two contestants and escorted them off the field so when the music started, it was just Benton
shakin' what his
mamma gave him in the middle of the rodeo arena. There were mixed reactions to Benton's slightly racy moves: gasps of horror and cheers of encouragement. From that moment on, Benton was a beloved celebrity and videos of his colorful dance can be found all over the
internet.
This is my fourth consecutive Strawberry Days Rodeo. It's kind of a big deal to me, so I organized a big group to go, and went and bought tickets early because it usually sells out. The day of the Rodeo was overcast but we had high hopes that it would hold off. We met a couple hours before the rodeo to get good seats and as everyone gathererd at my house, it started to rain. Not just rain, pouring rain... the kind where you can't even see across the street. Disappointed we decided the rodeo was a sunk cost and went out to dinner. When we came out from the restaurant, there wasn't a cloud in the sky and the rodeo was just about to start. We headed over, got great seats, and didn't have to wait at all. Plus we got to enjoy some of this great mud. It was the best wild cow milking I have ever seen.
The rodeo clown asked for three volunteers and we all jumped up and volunteered our friend Benton. He's a barrel of laughs and not above making a fool of himself. The rodeo clown took the three volunteers out into the middle of the muddy area and blindfolded all of them. He informed them that they would be having a dance off. He then went back and took the blindfolds off the other two contestants and escorted them off the field so when the music started, it was just Benton shakin' what his mamma gave him in the middle of the rodeo arena. There were mixed reactions to Benton's slightly racy moves: gasps of horror and cheers of encouragement. From that moment on, Benton was a beloved celebrity and videos of his colorful dance can be found all over the internet. 
