The main man for Three Hills Rodeo is owner, Dave Moorehead (right). He’s pictured here with bull fighter Rory Meeks. Dave was on the scene at their rodeo last week in Green Bay, WI making sure everything was running smooth. I got to talk to him about his rodeo business before things got crazy. Dave says the rodeo grew out …
Rodeo Toughness on the ZimmCast
I found out that I’m tough enough to wear pink last week. That’s because the Three Hills Rodeo I attended in Green Bay, WI held a Tough Enough to Wear Pink night on Friday to raise awareness for breast cancer. They tied this in with the Deanna Favre (Brett Favre’s wife) Foundation. So I got to wear a pink shirt …
Interview With Col. Jill Chambers
Administering the Army Oath to a batch of recruits on Friday evening at the Three Hills Rodeo was Col. Jill Chambers. Jill is the director of protocol for General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I had met Jill last year at the New Holland/Michael Peterson Celebrity Tractor Race in Nashville. It was good seeing her again, …
What’s Up With Farmer Planting Intentions
I guess I’ve got to post something about this since it seems to have generated comments and releases from everywhere. Following is the report Cindy posted to Domestic Fuel on Friday. As expected, the USDA Prospective Plantings report out Friday morning showed that farmers expect to make a dramatic shift to corn acreage, and away from cotton and soybeans. The …
Michael Sings The National Anthem
I think singing the National Anthem is one way of judging someone’s voice. Have you ever noticed that or is it just me? After the army recruit swearing in ceremony Michael Peterson sang the Anthem and showed that he’s got a great voice. This recording is from the control board next to the announcer so you can hear the producers …
New Army Recruits
One of the highlights of the Three Hills Rodeo in Green Bay was the swearing in of a fresh young batch of high school senior army recruits. On hand to do the honors was Col. Jill Chambers. You can see her in front of the recruits, leading them in the oath. Standing out in front of them is Michael Peterson …
B J Schumacher is World Bull Riding Champion
When is gets down to it, someone has to ride the bulls and the broncs in a rodeo. One of the best, actually the best, is BJ Schumacher. BJ is currently the world champion bull rider and we’ll see him in action tonight at the Three Hills Rodeo here in Green Bay, WI. I talked to BJ about how and …
Bull Fighter Rory Meeks
It takes a lot of guts or something else to be a good Bull Fighter or Rodeo Clown. A rodeo clown or bull fighter is a rodeo performer who works on bull riding contests. His primary job is to protect the rider from the bull after he dismounts or is bucked off, by distracting the bull and providing alternative targets …
Michael Peterson is Ready for Some Rodeo
Hello from Green Bay, WI, the site of the Three Hills Rodeo which will kick off this evening in the Resch Arena. I’m here documenting a day with Michael Peterson which started out very early this morning. I interviewed him early to get a perspective on what all’s going on. He’s here to watch some young people get sworn in …
Ethanol, EPIC and Indy
This past weekend I got to spend some time in the home state attending the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300. It was historic because it was the first race powered by 100% ethanol fuel. No matter who won, ethanol won. In fact, if you checked out the coverage on ESPN2 they called it the Ethanol Indy 300. While I was …