RODEOHOUSTON 1 | "The Mission"

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The first of three special episodes that go behind the scenes of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. We learn about the history and agricultural mission from President and CEO, Joel Cowley (3:05); we hear about the army of volunteers from Chairman of the Board, Jim Winne (24:57); and we finish with the story of George Strait's legendary 1983 performance, as told by former Chief Operating Officer, Leroy Shafer (35:42). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Chris Wimmer.
0:01.7	Stick with me for 30 seconds.
0:03.8	This is my reminder that my book, The Summer of 1876, Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in
0:09.8	the season that defined the American West, is on sale now from all your favorite booksellers.
0:15.2	You can find links to buy it on our BlackBerrow Media website or on our social media channels,
0:20.2	or of course you can simply search for it online, The Summer of 1876.
0:24.7	It's a fun, fast narrative that weaves together several stories from one transformative summer.
0:30.8	Thanks and now on with the show.
0:32.8	The announcer at that time, a man named Chuck Parkinson who was a Hollywood announcer,
0:56.6	a quite famous announcer, had that very deep voice.
1:01.3	The ladies and gentlemen, Mr. George Strait and the spotlight set the gate and there's
1:07.2	no George Strait there.
1:08.7	You can't see anything but those spotlights.
1:10.8	We're looking in the dark trying to figure out where George Strait is.
1:13.8	He had backed that horse all the way up the East Ramp of the Astridome and he had it
1:19.6	coming at full gallop and it came through the gates and he set that horse down the next
1:24.6	block.
1:33.0	Welcome to the first of three special episodes of The Legends of the Old West Podcast.
1:38.2	In these episodes, we'll take you behind the scenes of the Houston Livestock Show in
1:42.5	rodeo, the largest entertainment event of its kind in the world.
1:47.0	It's a three week Texas-sized extravaganza held every spring in Houston.
1:52.1	This year, from February 25th to March 17th, millions of people flock to the grounds around
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