Comments on: Review: Professional Bull Riders at Gwinnett Arena http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/2009/11/22/review-professional-bull-riders-at-gwinnett-arena/ Where to go if you're looking for fun things to do in Atlanta and beyond Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:47:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: blackboots http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/2009/11/22/review-professional-bull-riders-at-gwinnett-arena/comment-page-1/#comment-2637 blackboots Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:04:22 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/?p=3901#comment-2637 I'm so glad to see the PBR finally getting coverage in Atlanta. The cowboys are accomplished athletes who work hard at their craft and give back to their fans with a purity of spirit that is rare and wonderful. Yes, many of them are from "Small Town USA" but a good number of riders currently on the tour are from Brazil (including 3 world champions), Australia, Canada and Mexico. The animal athletes--the bulls--are massive characters that often create more fan excitement and loyalty than the riders. They are prized members of the stock contractor's families and are treated with the utmost care. And the PBR's fan base is expanding internationally. I'm a married woman in my 50's that grew up in the south as a fan of western culture, not a product of it--and I never, EVER miss a minute of PBR action. I was at the Arena all three nights and loved it. Monica, if you ever need a bullriding buddy to talk PBR give me a shout. (And for the record, that was not me sitting behind you!) Ymh, glad you enjoyed it and please drop the PBR a line on their website and tell them how much you enjoyed the event in Atlanta and would like to see come here again. In the meantime you can watch it on the Versus cable channel every Saturday and Sunday night. I’m so glad to see the PBR finally getting coverage in Atlanta. The cowboys are accomplished athletes who work hard at their craft and give back to their fans with a purity of spirit that is rare and wonderful. Yes, many of them are from “Small Town USA” but a good number of riders currently on the tour are from Brazil (including 3 world champions), Australia, Canada and Mexico. The animal athletes–the bulls–are massive characters that often create more fan excitement and loyalty than the riders. They are prized members of the stock contractor’s families and are treated with the utmost care. And the PBR’s fan base is expanding internationally. I’m a married woman in my 50’s that grew up in the south as a fan of western culture, not a product of it–and I never, EVER miss a minute of PBR action.

I was at the Arena all three nights and loved it. Monica, if you ever need a bullriding buddy to talk PBR give me a shout. (And for the record, that was not me sitting behind you!) Ymh, glad you enjoyed it and please drop the PBR a line on their website and tell them how much you enjoyed the event in Atlanta and would like to see come here again. In the meantime you can watch it on the Versus cable channel every Saturday and Sunday night.

]]> By: Ymh http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/2009/11/22/review-professional-bull-riders-at-gwinnett-arena/comment-page-1/#comment-2636 Ymh Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:04:05 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/?p=3901#comment-2636 I went to this event Saturday night and had a wonderful time. This was my first live bull riding event, but I'm sure it won't be my last! I really hope the PBR comes back to Atlanta. I went to this event Saturday night and had a wonderful time. This was my first live bull riding event, but I’m sure it won’t be my last! I really hope the PBR comes back to Atlanta.

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