Rodeo is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States, western Canada, and northern Mexico. Today, it is a sporting event that involves horses and other livestock, designed to test the skill and speed of the cowboys and cowgirls. American style professional rodeos generally comprise the following events: tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, bull riding and barrel racing. The events are divided into two basic categories: the rough stock events and the timed events. Depending on sanctioning organization and region, other events such as breakaway roping, goat tying, and pole bending may also be a part of some rodeos.
American rodeo, particularly popular today within the Canadian province of Alberta and throughout the western United States, is the official state sport of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Texas. The iconic silhouette image of a “Bucking Horse and Rider” is a federal and state-registered trademark of the State of Wyoming. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta has considered making American rodeo the official sport of that province. However, enabling legislation has yet to be passed.
Caleb Nichols goes airborne after getting bucked by his bronc during the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Friday, July 29, 2011. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
I heard you on the wireless back in ’52 Lying awake intently tuning in on you If I was young it didn’t stop you coming through Oh-a-oh
They took the credit for your second symphony Rewritten by machine on new technology And now I understand the problems you can see
Oh-a-oh I met your children Oh-a-oh What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Pictures came and broke your heart Oh-a-a-a oh
And now we meet in an abandoned studio We hear the playback and it seems so long ago And you remember the jingles used to go:
Oh-a-oh You were the first one Oh-a-oh You were the last one
Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star In my mind and in my car We can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far Oh-a-a-a oh Oh-a-a-a oh
Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star In my mind and in my car We can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far Pictures came and broke your heart Put the blame on VTR…
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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (航空自衛隊, Kōkū Jieitai), or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network of ground and air early warning radar systems. The branch also has an aerobatic team known as Blue Impulse and has recently been involved in providing air transport in several UN peacekeeping missions.
The JASDF had an estimated 45,000 personnel in 2005, and as of 2013 operates 791 aircraft. Of those 791 aircraft in service approximately 350 are fighter aircraft.
Most of the aircraft below are Aggressor Jets. Aggressors are used as training opposition aircraft and thus painted in the colour schemes of potential enemy air forces. The Jets are painted in Russian, North Korean and mainland Chinese schemes. The bottom three images are JASDF paint schemes.
Roy Orbison is traveling West with 7 of his brand new songs…
The wildness of the times gets into the people themselves, and then…
Anything can happen…
A trunk full of gold…
A wagon full of trouble…
And a head filled with songs makes him…
The Fastest Guitar Alive…
Roy Orbison’s 1967 film saw him star as Johnny Banner, a Southern spy, with a bullet-shooting guitar, who has a plan to rob gold bullion from the US Mint, in San Francisco, with the aid of the Confederate army. This was low budget fodder, scripted by Robert E. Kent (best known for Diary of a Madman and Rock Around the Clock) and directed by Michael D. Moore (who later worked as Second Unit Director with Steven Spielberg on Indiana Jones), and is now best known for its 7 songs performed by the the Big “O”.
Danny & the Juniors are a doo-wop quartet from Philadelphia comprising Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and Joe Terranova. Formed in 1955, they are most widely recognized for their hit single “At the Hop”, which was released in 1957. They are sometimes erroneously stated as being an Italian-American band (lead singer Danny Rapp was actually of Irish extraction).
Rock, (rock), (rock).Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock). Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock).
Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock).
Oh, baby, rock and roll is here to stay./(Rock, rock, rock.) It will never die./(Rock, rock, ro-ah-ah-ock.) It was meant to be that way,/(Rock, rock, rock.) Though I don’t know why./(Rock, rock, rock.) I don’t care what people say,/(Ah-ah-ahh.) Rock and roll is here to stay./(Rock, rock, rock.) (We don’t care what people say,) (Rock and roll is here to stay.)
Rock and roll will always be./(Rock and roll.) I dig it to the end./(Rock and roll-woh-woh.) It’ll go down in history,/(Rock and roll.) Just you watch, my friend./(Rock and roll.) Rock and roll will always be./(Ah-ahh.) It’ll go down in history./(Rock and roll.) (Rock and roll will always be.) (It’ll go down in history.)
((Everybody rock, everybody rock.)) ((Everybody rock, everybody rock. )) ((Rock on, everybody rock.)) Everybody ((rock and roll,)) ((Everybody rock and roll-))(oh-oh,) ((Everybody rock and roll,)) ((Everybody rock and roll,)) ((Rock on, everybody rock and roll.))
Rock and roll is here to stay./(Rock, rock, rock.) It will never die./(Rock, rock, ro-ah-ah-ock.) It was meant to be that way,/(Rock, rock, rock.) Though I don’t know why./(Rock, rock, rock.) I don’t care what people say,/(Ah-ah-ahh.) Rock and roll is here to stay./(Rock, rock, rock.)
Rock and roll will always be./(Rock and roll.) I dig it to the end./(Rock and roll-woh-woh.) It’ll go down in history,/(Rock and roll.) Just you watch, my friend./(Rock and roll.) Rock and roll will always be./(Ah-ah-ahh.) It’ll go down in history./(Rock and roll.)
Now, if you ((don’t like rock and roll,)) Think ((what)) you’ve been missin’. ((But if you like to Bop 1 and Stroll 1 ,)) ((Come around and listen.)) ((Let’s all start to have a ball,)) ((Everybody rock and roll.))
[Outro: Each man in turn:] Rock, (rock), (rock). Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock). Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock). Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock). Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock). [Fade.] Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock). Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock). Oh, baby, rock, (rock), (rock).
One of the oddest and yet hilarious scenes from any movie. Early seventies flick titled Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges characters are hitch hiking and get picked up by a crazed hillbilly who is plastered from inhaling carbon monoxide. The hillbilly for some unexplained and strange reason has a trunk full of white rabbits.
It’s possible that cats that seem to become engrossed in television programs may have a higher prey drive than other cats. Because of that, their attention might be more easily caught by movements and changing colors on the TV, which can make them think there might be a rodent or bird in the room.
We’ve created a monster. Tubby now thinks any rectangular object is fair game to stare at. Picture frames for example. He also sits next to our monitors waiting for something to move.
I once had a cat that used to get glued to the TV screen when downhill skiing was on.
Authorities in Finland were left scratching their heads after a traffic camera photographed a remote control car speeding down a highway at over forty miles-per-hour. The strange incident reportedly occurred earlier this month along a major highway near the community of Toytari. Measuring approximately 20 inches long, the car was clocked at going a whopping 43 miles-per-hour, which is actually ten miles-per-hour over the speed limit.
Stressing that the miniature vehicle was not a toy, traffic safety official Dennis Pasterstein explained that “this is a model car for a more serious enthusiast with a much more powerful engine. Ordinary toys do not travel at such a speed.” Be that as it may, he indicated that “I haven’t seen anything like this before” and expressed the hope that “this is also the last time” since “pranks and games are fun, but the highway is a completely wrong place to play.”
To that end, he noted that motorists who encounter the tiny car speeding around on the highway would likely be confused by what they are seeing and take evasive action to avoid it, thus potentially causing an accident. As for who may have been at the controls of the vehicle, Pasterstein surmised that it was likely a person standing off to the side of the highway since, fortunately for them, they weren’t spotted by the camera.
Reminds me of a scene from the movie ‘The Dead Pool’ with Clint Eastwood.