I'm the as big of a Ron Barge fan as the next guy but what the f*(& is with those puppets. Did they drag them out of the back corner of the seediest thrift store in town circa 1950? Couldn't channel 7 have sprung for more than $12 on the puppet budget?
Whoa.... Benny the bear, was a god to me in the late 70s early 80s. Remember, in that shows heyday, cable was 13 channels. I commend Buckshot for my cycling ability to this day. It was a full on sprint on my bike to make it home in my early grades to catch buckshot at the lunch hour.
The Stampede however, is a massive piece of crap, that sucks crap. In the 36 years I have been alive, the thing has barely evolved from a carnie freakshow. Like seriously, grown adults riding those ghetto, poor ass, deisel powered rides, tended by a bunch of track marked, pock faced, junkies? Buy a ticket to Disneyland or something for gods sake, your an adult.
If the Rodeo was truly faithful to the cattle industry, they would pack as many cattle into the infield as possible, and shoot them in the head with a nail gun, then skin them while their hearts were still beating. The petting zoo would have a pen full of desperate insane pigs with pustulating sores, cannabilizing the corpses of the dead, while the farmers stomp the runts to death.
The rodeo, and all the bs associated with this massive 10 day trailer fest, is so far distant from the truth of the industry it celebrates, it is a joke. All it is now, is an excuse for every D-bag in the city to cowboy up, and drive his 92 Integra with a fart cannon around, pissed out of his mind looking for tail, when in reality, the guy has never even sat on a horse, or been on a ranch, in his entire life.
God I hate this frikkin week.
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Whoa.... Benny the bear, was a god to me in the late 70s early 80s. Remember, in that shows heyday, cable was 13 channels. I commend Buckshot for my cycling ability to this day. It was a full on sprint on my bike to make it home in my early grades to catch buckshot at the lunch hour.
The Stampede however, is a massive piece of crap, that sucks crap. In the 36 years I have been alive, the thing has barely evolved from a carnie freakshow. Like seriously, grown adults riding those ghetto, poor ass, deisel powered rides, tended by a bunch of track marked, pock faced, junkies? Buy a ticket to Disneyland or something for gods sake, your an adult.
If the Rodeo was truly faithful to the cattle industry, they would pack as many cattle into the infield as possible, and shoot them in the head with a nail gun, then skin them while their hearts were still beating. The petting zoo would have a pen full of desperate insane pigs with pustulating sores, cannabilizing the corpses of the dead, while the farmers stomp the runts to death.
The rodeo, and all the bs associated with this massive 10 day trailer fest, is so far distant from the truth of the industry it celebrates, it is a joke. All it is now, is an excuse for every D-bag in the city to cowboy up, and drive his 92 Integra with a fart cannon around, pissed out of his mind looking for tail, when in reality, the guy has never even sat on a horse, or been on a ranch, in his entire life.
God I hate this frikkin week.
I'm going to go down on the grounds next week with my Orange Chevy Cobalt, wear my oversized Indiana Jones cowboy hat that I found, wear my American Eagle plad shirt and denim jeants, buy cowboy boots JUST to impress the ladies and call everyone "partner" and say "howdy".
I'll video tape my entire day there and post it on CP, just to piss all of you off.
Then I'll jump on my motorcycle and do 140 in 3rd gear on 10 ave to impress even more women at the clubs.
It's awesome if you're a hipster and like the Stampede, but don't want to tell your friends due to being made fun of because you can dress like a cowboy and like it ironically. Now you're off the hook in the name of trendiness.
It's awesome if you're a hipster and like the Stampede, but don't want to tell your friends due to being made fun of because you can dress like a cowboy and like it ironically. Now you're off the hook in the name of trendiness.
Hasn't it become ironic to dress ironically? Even the hipsters don't do it anymore...
People have gone overnight or early morning for the parade as long as I can recall. There may be added interest this year with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge making a brief appearance along the parade route.
Good luck to all those there or going! It takes a lot of patience, especially with kids.
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I don't think people usually go overnight for the parade? The thousands of people lined up at the round-up centre was pretty crazy. I was there for a different event, but if I bumped into them I was just hoping to get Will to take a picture of Kate and I.
First night of Stampede successfully in the books. Went over to the Loungeburger tent for stampede kick off. Across the street saw the thousands of people lined up to see the royal couple.
After that head over to the grounds for sneak-a-peek. So happy Stampede is back.
P.S. Bif Naked played at the tent (just a terrible, terrible singer live)
Coming into downtown was fun. Lots of nice western shirts, lots of nice smiles. Saw many families/kids on the bus excited about the parade. Everyone in a good mood for stampede
Beats the regular grind every other morning.
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Coming into downtown was fun. Lots of nice western shirts, lots of nice smiles. Saw many families/kids on the bus excited about the parade. Everyone in a good mood for stampede
Beats the regular grind every other morning.
That is the best part of Stampede. The spirit that envelops the whole city, from families, to businesses, to visitors. Calgary is welcoming all the time, but never more so than during Stampede.
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Any one catch that idiot girl who tried to throw a tshirt into the royals car? I was hoping a policeman on a bike would tackle her but all they did was yell at her.
So people were out overnight to watch cars drive past them? I'd be upset! I thought that they were actually walking the route, or maybe going backwards on the route in a carriage...then again I really have not followed the whole thing at all.
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So people were out overnight to watch cars drive past them? I'd be upset! I thought that they were actually walking the route, or maybe going backwards on the route in a carriage...then again I really have not followed the whole thing at all.
How insanely dangerous would that be going 30 blocks in a carriage. maybe they should have brought the popemobile.
