It's Rodeo time

[MT AZ]

Been helpin' a customer of mine get his '52 one ton in shape for the Tucson Rodeo.

http://www.tucsonrodeo.com/home.html

Dude is on the rodeo commission & handles all the livestock at the events ......He stopped by today to do some fine tuning on the truck.... & it turns out...
He had a pocket full of free tickets to the best seats of all "at the shoots" for this years event !

The annual rodeo is big deal around these parts & the schools even close down for it.

I am off to the worlds largest non -motorized parade bright & early tomorrow..... kid rodeo starts at 1:00

http://www.tucsonrodeoparade.com/pages001/Parade.htm

Yee Ha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcQ6p5GO3Qs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSq1m477Qks&feature=related

 

[vwnate1]

Sweet !

Way cool Joe .

What's the significance of the emblem on the left side of the tailgate ? .

 

[MT AZ]

What's the significance of the emblem on the left side of the tailgate ? .

The Pasqua Yaqui / Papago / Tohono O'odham & Apache indian tribes of Tucson & southeast Arizona along with western New Mexico tribes are also cowboy "wranglers". & that symbol is used in their basket weaving & it is the tribe trademark......

Rodeo commission guy with the 1 ton truck is showing his respect & allegence to the native population with that decal.

The native Indians on the local reservations take that symbol & basket dancing pretty serious.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAe_sHdSsIo




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfRkGxz6qNs

 

[vwnate1]

Thanx

Having traveled The South West extensively since the mid 1960's , I am aware how serious these things can be .

Rodeo work takes far more talent and ' stones ' than I ever had .

 

[MT AZ]

Rodeo work takes far more talent and ' stones ' than I ever had .

I heard that Nate

 

[vwnate1]

~and~

Stones ! .

BIG , BRASS ONES .

I hope he's O.K. ! .