Adventures of an Urban Jungleboy

This weekend was the Bay Area Gay Rodeo; bovil and I organized a cabal (The League of Evil Geniuses rides again!) to sponsor 4 of the award buckles this year.

We were also *finally* persuadd to attempt the "easiest"* of the 3 camp events: Goat Dressing (we sponsored those buckles for 6 years); after the rodeo contestants have their round on Saturday, the audience is invited to try their hand at it. The object is to catch a goat, put a pair of underwear on it, and get back across the starting line before the goat kicks them off. In the the community contest, best time wins buckles on the spot for that team.

I'm sure A will post much optimized versions of these soon with his other rodeo photos, but I wanted to share with y'all. Thanks to Bryan for shooting while we were in the arena.

( Photos of silliness under the cut )

*It sounds like the easiest because goats don't weigh as much as cattle. It actually has one of the highest injury rates in the rodeo because people are stupid about running across the arena. The contestant version (best time over two days) has one of the highest cash prizes all weekend because so many cowboys and cowgirls are willing to try it, as opposed to, say, bull riding.

bovil and I are hoping to RV-camp at this year's Bay Area Gay Rodeo, being held August 13-15 at Driscoll Ranch.

El Monte RV rental was recommended to us, but their quoted rate was over 800 bucks.

Anyone have any other recommendations? Or have a Class C RV they'd be willing to loan us for a weekend?

If not, we may knuckle down and tent-camp. I just like the idea of having the kitchenette. Plus a real-ish bed.

sitting on the hillside charging up this machine at Driscoll Ranch while bovil spins photos onto an external drive so we can copy them to the slate & have two machines to share them with the cowboys & cowgirls during the dinner & awards.

bovil and I will be going to the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association - Bay Area Chapter "Best Buck in the Bay" Gay Rodeo and Festival (how's *that* for a mouthful? this weekend.

We'll be checking into the Jack Tar Cathedral Hill Hotel on Friday in time to attend the Sponsor's reception (we sponsor the prize buckles for Goat Dressing )

Anybody out there going, too?

(And yes, I will be packing the infamous Half-Naked Cowboy Hawaiian Shirt)

Except I don't (want to cry, that is)!

Today's my birthday, it's just before 3 and I'm heading home.

This weekend is the Bay Area Gay Rodeo and bovil and I sponsor two of the prize buckles.

Tonight is the special VIP sponsors reception (free food and booze) and we want to get checked in and spiffed up in time to enjoy the "horses over."

(*And* they know it's my BD, I've already got one drink promised to me by one of the cowboys :-)

Cowboys for my birthday. It's a good thing.

Remember the wonderful sexy cowboy fabric (scroll down to see it) that didjiman and karisu_sama spotted, and that I bought 4 yards of to make shirts for the Gay Rodeo?

Well, I'm not going to risk messing up an out-of-print fabric to have it ready for this weekends Bay Area Rodeo.

I have just enough to make a really cool camp shirt and a nice western shirt. It'll be worth the wait to do it right.