YEEHAAW Calgary Stampede

[memphiz]

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Eat that little kid p-)

Bull rider Ian Mackay is thrown to the ground by the bull Pool Party during the bull riding event at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, July 10, 2004. It is day two of the ten day Calgary Stampede. *******/Patrick Price

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BJ Zieffle, of Consort, Alberta, jumps from his horse onto a steer during the steer wrestling event at the Calgary Stampede Saturday, July 10, 2004. The Stampede continues until July 19.

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this kid is hardcore

Five-year-old Maceo Wesley-Crawler hangs onto a sheep during the Mutton Bustin event at the Calgary Stampede as clown Jake Burwash chases them in Calgary July 10, 2004

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Cowboy Luke Walker, of Vanderhoof, B.C. is ejected from a horse called Rock N Roll in the Bareback Bronc Riding event during rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede on Friday
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Cowboy Luke Walker, of Vanderhoof, British Columbia, is ejected from a horse called Rock N Roll in the Bareback Bronc Riding event during rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Friday July 9, 2004

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Cowboy Bret Franks, of Goodwell, Okla., just manages to complete his eight second ride on a horse called Hell's Half Acre and is then bucked off over the front of the animal in the Saddle Bronc Riding event during rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Friday July 9, 2004

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Scott Dark of Polson, Montana is bucked off the horse, Kentucky Whiskey, in the Novice Saddle Bronc event at the Calgary Stampede, July 9, 2004.

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The bull bucked off All Around Canadian Cowboy Steven Turner of Cochrane, Alberta. It is the first day of the ten-day Calgary Stampede.

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OWNED!!

Cowboy Scott Dark, of Polson, Montana, is bucked off a horse called Kentucky Whiskey in the Novice Saddle Bronc Riding event during rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede on Friday July 9, 2004

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OWNED!!!X2

A bull called Outlaw leaps out of the rodeo chutes with Steven Turner, of Cochrane, Alberta trying to stay on to officially ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites) during rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede on Friday July 9, 2004. Turner would be bucked off before making his eight seconds.

Nuts I havent been in 3 years

[memphiz]

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Horse round up

[EvanL]

Awesome!
Best stampede in the world.
The parade alone was awesome.
The regimental pipes and drums and everything.
Cow town really knows how to throw a party.
Cant wait to hear from three lions on how hes doing.
;)

[scott]

hahaha
i was just about to post a Stampede thread

Went stampedin last night, actually drank with one aussie and two brits from CFB Suffield (on a sidebar, high respect to the commonwealth soldiers, attracting all sorts of hot womenfolk) at Nashville North (big bar/tent on the grounds)
And tonight and every other night for a week its off to Cowboys for the most beautiful women in Western Canada.

Anyone in Alberta or BC (hell or the rest of the country) should come on down

Yeehaw!!!

[EvanL]

hahaha
i was just about to post a Stampede thread

Went stampedin last night, actually drank with one aussie and two brits from CFB Suffield (on a sidebar, high respect to the commonwealth soldiers, attracting all sorts of hot womenfolk) at Nashville North (big bar/tent on the grounds)
And tonight and every other night for a week its off to Cowboys for the most beautiful women in Western Canada.

Anyone in Alberta or BC (hell or the rest of the country) should come on down

Yeehaw!!!
Man i had enough of out west last year after attending Merrit...
All you BC folks know what im talking about.... And how much of it im talking about!!! ;)

[memphiz]

hahaha
i was just about to post a Stampede thread

Went stampedin last night, actually drank with one aussie and two brits from CFB Suffield (on a sidebar, high respect to the commonwealth soldiers, attracting all sorts of hot womenfolk) at Nashville North (big bar/tent on the grounds)
And tonight and every other night for a week its off to Cowboys for the most beautiful women in Western Canada.

Anyone in Alberta or BC (hell or the rest of the country) should come on down

Yeehaw!!!
Hell yeah!! the stampede grounds rock and the pancake breakfasts

[EvanL]

U. of Calgary offering a 'Stampede 101' course
CTV.ca News Staff

The Calgary Stampede, with its world-famous parade and rodeo, is now the object of a university course.

"There is a lot about the Stampede that I don't know, it's not just corn dogs and pancakes," said University of Calgary student Shane Clintberg.

Pancake breakfasts and corn dogs are part of the Stampede tradition, but academics say the culture and roots of the Stampede go much deeper.

To help students investigate them, the University of Calgary developed a half-credit, fourth-year course on the culture of the Calgary Stampede.

"It's a course that is designed to understand what the Calgary Stampede is and the impact that it has had on the city," said Dr. Harvey P. Weingarten, president and vice-chancellor of the university.

Students will learn about the history, economics and marketing of the annual event, which dates back to 1912, and how it has contributed to Western Canadian culture.

"I don't think that Calgary is a place that as a person living in it you automatically think culture, but it will be interesting to see the cultural aspects that are brought out with the Stampede," said student Kyla McGillis.

For perspective, Calgary was first settled in 1875, at the junction of the Bow and Elbow Rivers. The railway arrived in 1883, and the first Calgary Exhibition was held in 1886.

In 1908, it was changed to the Dominion Exhibition. One performer there was Guy Wea****, a cowboy who performed rope tricks. He had a vision for a Wild West extravaganza and returned in 1912 to start the modern Stampede.

By 1976, the Stampede had broken the one-million visitor barrier. It contributes an estimated $240 million per year to the city's economy and is Alberta's largest tourist draw.

There are 2,000 volunteers who work for the non-profit association. Its 26 directors are seen as being among the more important movers and shakers in the city.

There's a lot of meaty stuff to be covered in the course some have nicknamed Stampede 101. The professor who designed it warned there will be some heavy going.

"The final exam is going to be a study in synthesis I wouldn't want to do. We are discussing very serious topics," said Dr. Max Foran.

He told CTV.ca the course will talk about the myth of the "Americanization" of the West and look at the genuine celebration of Western culture and the spirit of volunteerism that has grown up around it.

Foran takes his family to the Stampede, "but I'm selective when I go. I go to the barns and see the cattle, I go to the art exhibition, and I go to watch the ... sheep dogs work.

"I think everyone gets what he or she wants out of the Stampede," he said. "I think it offers a collage, a kaleidoscope -- whatever bloody abstract noun you want to use -- ... you get out of it what you want."

Foran has some major family connections in Alberta; his father-in-law is the late Grant MacEwan, a legend in the province and a former lieutenant-governor.

"I've met so many people here (at the Stampede) ... so I think it provides a genuine place for interaction," he said. "It's always been a special place for me."

Once the course is over, Foran plans on doing some more research to better understand the Stampede, Calgary and how the two help make each other tick.

With a report from CTV's Shelly Makrugin