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World’s Oldest Rodeo, Prescott Arizona

World’s Oldest Rodeo, Prescott Arizona

July 4, 1888, became the birthday of professional rodeo when a group of Prescott, Arizona, merchants and professional businessmen organized the first formalized “cowboy tournament” and offered cash prizes. A cowboy named Juan Leivas walked off with rodeo’s first professional title and was documented in the subsequent edition of the Arizona Journal-Miner. These “Cowboy Contests” [...]

Rick Adam – Junk Band and Silly Stuff

Rick Adam – Junk Band and Silly Stuff

Rick Adam/A.K.A. Professor Paddy-Whack has toured everywhere, from Maine to China. for over 30 years he’s been featured on stage, television, radio, and film. He has shared venues with Garth Brooks, Livingston Taylor and Phish… to name a few. He has appeared on the PBS series “The Lonesome Pine Specials” in 1993, a video of [...]

Erie County Fair, NY- Holiday of Lights, Cookie Competition

I am always now on the lookout for new and exciting competitions and contests our various fairgrounds are offering. The idea of course is to build a database here of the different contests and competitions. There isn’t one anywhere else I have seen. Contests and competitions are fun, relaxing and you can win some neat [...]