I remember Bob Tallman asking me what I was going to do with all of Dad’s money and I told him we were going to buy some calves and torture them. The go round buckle presentations at the Gold Coast were always a lot of fun. Zane: The World championship dummy roping, at Cowboy Christmas. Madison : The shopping, and walking up the stairs to the arena. What are some of your favorite NFR memories? I got to see a lot of cool things at a really young age. Zane: I sat on my dad’s lap through a lot of autograph stations, and I got to hang out with him a lot in those places. Madison: My Mom, Zane, and I did the usual Cowboy Christmas, M&M store, the Coca Cola Store and had to start getting ready for the round pretty earlier. Our dad’s had schedules they had to be on…appearances, autographs, then the rodeo! What did you do as a kid there? Zane: No, I would stay at my grandparents’ for the first couple rounds then we’d all fly out there. How about skipping school? Did you go all 10 days?!!! Zane: We always stayed at the New Orleans. Madison: I don’t remember when my dad was entered, but even after when we went I’ve always watched him stay in the industry to better it working doing his own thing, with the PRCA and CFD. I remember sitting in the stands with my mom and her getting real nervous.
Zane: It was really exciting being there to watch my dad, and even being that young I was nervous for him. How is it different being there as a rodeo kid? That’s your dad’s job so you are there for work. Madison: I was 1 in 2003 the third time he made it, and I was 2 the fourth time. Zane: My mom was pregnant with me in 1997 and dad won the world in 2000. How old were you when your Dad went to the NFR? How many times? Although Madison was pretty little she has distinct memories and Zane who’s close to my age feels it’s shaped who he is as a person today.
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Their Dad retired professional Steer Wrestler Frank Thompson won the World in 2000 the same year my Dad won the average in the Calf Roping. Madison is a High School Sophomore in their hometown of Cheyenne Wyoming and is a major athlete. Zane is living in Altus, Oklahoma, where he is college rodeoing for Western Oklahoma State, he shoeing some horses to get by on that college budget and goes to circuit rodeos. Even Rodeo Kids don’t get to see all of Vegas.īut you’ve heard my confessions….what about those other Rodeo Kids? So I decided to ask World Campion Steer Wrestler Frank Thompson’s kids…Zane and Madison about their childhood spent in Viva Las Vegas, and get their insight on a world that also has provided for their lives. Or waiting for your Cousins to show up and then (unwillingly) being left at your grandparents room for the night.
I know about begging to go the M&M factory, and FINALLY being taken to see the fish at Mandalay Bay when your extended family comes into town to entertain the #Rodeokid for the day. I know about autograph signings and the back parking lot of the Thomas & Mack where you kept half your clothes in the trailer because it’s too much work to haul a whole families closet to the hotel. The signs we held up hope to be shown on the big screen. The trips to the Gold Coast because that meant Dad won. The Grand entry that electrified the room and watching my Dad and other guys I have known my whole life carry those flags with pride. I know about the music they’d play I can still hear when my Dad entered the box. I am often asked where my favorite places to eat in Vegas are and the best shows to see. For the Cowboys and their families it’s crunch time. From the outside looking in Vegas is all pretty lights and shopping with a little Rodeo at night. Owned by good friend and Steer Wrestler KC Jones.īUT before I got here Vegas was a place I left to before school was out to watch my Dad work.
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this year I am headed to Vegas not just a a fashion influencer but even cooler working with the social media coverage for well known Pro Fantasy Rodeo, Rodeo Vegas, and Reachoutwest. I myself am frantically packing as I type this…. It’s that time of year again……the lights will come down tonight over the hallowed grounds of the Thomas & Mack and for 10 nights the top 15 Cowboys and Cowgirls in the world standings will fight for gold.
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