The Rodeo.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a ripoff.  I was supposed to go last night to see Justin Beiber but God decided she loves me after all and I've been sick.  My ex did take our daughter and my niece and his report told me it's a good thing I didn't go.   

Parking was 20 dollars for a space in the mud at the old Astroworld site.  Add to that food, a ride or two, and a game (I actually don't even think they played any games) and he spent  $140.00 - and that's NOT including the tickets, and he didn't buy any t-shirts or other crap - just food, drinks, rides and maybe games.  You would think that for so much money the rides would be in working order.  Nope.  A bunch of people got trapped at the top of a roller coaster when the chain broke mid-ride.  This is one of my worst nightmares, and usually only presents itself in the random parking lot carnie-ville.  For an organization making about a million dollars a DAY from this event, you would think they would have the resources to maintain their fairway equipment. 

Next year I'm going to blast JB from my stereo while heading over to the Northwest Mall parking lot, slap a carnie five, and head on over to the tilt-a-whirl.  And my kid will have just as much fun as she did last night.   

It's True!!!

Dan Akroyd really IS going to be grand marshall at this year's Art Car parade! 

confirmed via Channel 11 news

Houston Art Car Weekend

It's coming in May.  I hear talk that Dan Akroyd is going to be the grand marshal of the parade but can't find anything to confirm this.  If you live in the Houston area I highly recommend the Art Car festivities.

My favorite memory of living in the Heights a couple of years ago was living on Heights Blvd and every once in awhile we got an impromptu art car parade, usually the art car people blowing off steam after an event or just having fun.  I could hear the fireball car from several blocks away and would gather up my child and race outside to share and revel in the spontaneous happiness.  The last one of these I got to see was in May of 2008, it was Tom Jones' last ride a few hours after the Annual Art Car Parade.