What's the difference between
a rancher, a farmer and a country music entertainer? To the soft-spoken,
satin-voiced Clay Walker, there are no differences.
Preserving and honoring pioneer
heritage and culture are part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's
mission. Similarly, the Cowboy Artists of America Museum in Kerrville,
Texas, strives to continue the tradition of Western art to ensure that
the history of the people and events that helped shape our nation are passed
on to future generations.
If rodeo bulls had a taste for cinema, Bodacious might just hog all the popcorn from Butkus at a Bette Davis film festival. This is a bull that liked busting heads. And not because he was some cheap-shot artist, if you believe his owner, rodeo stock contractor Sammy Andrews. It's because Bodacious actually seemed to consider himself as much a rodeo performer as bull riders Tuff Hedeman or Scott Breding. That was his arena out there -- and the fans were his, too.
After 20 years of dedicated volunteer
service to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, on May 21, 1999, Paul
Somerville received a special birthday surprise. Then-Show President Jim
Bloodworth informed Somerville that he had been nominated to join the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo's Executive Committee.
Beginning
their three years of service as vice presidents are Richard Buddeke,
Jerry H. Hickman, G.R. "Ray" Hinsley III, John A. Hutchison III
and Lucky Long.
In the current age of rapid-growth
technology and impersonal big business, the Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo has been fortunate to have one special lady who never let go of the
personal touch.
Letters and comments should be sent to:
Marketing and Public Relations Division,
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
P.O. Box 20070, Houston, Texas 77225-0070
