in other words
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Happy Trails: A Report From the Rodeo Road
Mackenzie giving a ride to
young fan, Anika.
week was a hoot. It started off while I
was boarding my flight. Apparently to
a person who has never seen a hat can,
Mackenzie and Abbey, Miss Rodeo
Kansas State University in
Abilene, KS at the
Rodeo Committee Softball Game.
if I was carrying cymbals and another
asked if it was my French Horn case. I
guess being a one man band needs to be
added to the 2013 Miss Rodeo America
requirements.
After I landed, I was whisked
away to the television station for an
interview with Abbey, Miss Rodeo
Kansas State University. We sat down,
clipped on our lapel microphones, and
waited for the anchors to come over.
As the news program started, pictures
of the anchors were flashing on the TV
screen. Abbey said, “I feel like I’m in
the Will Ferrell movie Anchorman.” So
of course, we had no other option but to
start reciting movie lines. I’ll leave that
to your imagination to come up with
what was said. About ten minutes later,
I realized that the whole time we were
imitating Ron Burgundy, our mics were
on and the guys in the sound room could
hear us. Great! When
it was our time to
interview, the anchor
came over and I asked
if we needed to do a
sound check. He said
that they already got
one. Oh I bet they did!
Needless to say, Abbey
and I had a HUGE
laugh about it later.
Along with the
many lifelong lessons
and
memorable
experiences I have
Canby Rodeo Queen Haley and Mackenzie at the Canby
Rodeo.
gained from this
year, I have also
yourself. To put it simply, I have had a
learned a lot about myself. I have learned blast thus far and cannot wait for what
to completely swallow and maybe even the next 3 ½ months have to offer.
possibly throw away any sense of self
Until next time.
pride. I have, on numerous occasions,
asked the concierge, housekeeping
maid, and/or random stranger in the
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hotel hallway to zip up my leather
dress. Trust me it would take an act of
God for me to do it on my own. I am
not embarrassed in any way to be pat
down and have all of my hair searched
in every single airport that I visit. What
really gets TSA is when I start off by
telling them, “Yes I know that you are
going to use the backs of your hands in
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couldn’t laugh we would all go insane.”
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Hello everyone!
I can’t believe August has come
and gone. It is crazy how fast time flies
when you’re having fun! My month of
August was booked with small town
rodeos full of big town spirit. I spent
the majority of the month in the great
Northwest close to home, hitting up the
2013 Miss Rodeo Oregon Pageant in
conjunction with the Clackamas County
Fair and Canby Rodeo in Canby, Oregon
and the Kitsap County Fair and Rodeo
in Bremerton, Washington. I kick started
the month with the Wild Bill Hickok
Rodeo in Abilene, Kansas and while
on the way there, I encountered some
interesting travel experiences. This
inspired me to write about some of the
insane and hilarious events that have
taken place out on the rodeo road.
Since I already mentioned it, I’ll
start with Abilene. In general, this whole
they resemble instrument cases. I am
normally asked if I’m keeping a cat in
my hat can which is strange enough,
but this time I was asked something
new. The first person wanted to know
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Miss Rodeo America 2012
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