OMG! The fair was amazing last nite! I had so much fun, everybody had so much fun! We didn't go until after dark; around 7:30 and when we arrived there were alot of people, eating, talking and the carnival rides were in full swing with screaming kids and watchful mothers. So we went back to the bull riding ring where people were gathering; we borrowed a couple of chairs from a food vendor and got a better spot than the nite before. There were about 15 or more little boys, maybe aged 9 and younger playing in the ring, They would put 2 kids behind the metal sheets where they hold the bull for the rider to drop down onto, and then they swing it open real fast and one kid was the bull with the other one on his back trying to buck him off. Pretty soon they were doing it all over the ring and people were watching and laughing. Our little friend Oscar was in there with them and they were all laughing and rolling in the dirt.

Then finally it started, the caballeros introduced and then the bulls came out, dragged into the ring and then running once they came thru the fence. The first one was so exciting- the bull did not want the straps put on (I'm guessing) cause there was alot of commotion inside that sheet and at one point the bull knelt down in resistance. Finally they got it going, and that bull was mad! he burst out and rammed the fence, knocked a couple guys over, then was thrasing around and went for another section of fence. It was wild and I was rooting for the bull! The next three were very short rides, then a couple of really good rides; the caballeros hanging on and the bull bucking all over the place.

Then they had a break from the riding and the rodeo clowns came out. They were really funny, and one of them was also a balloon animal maker. Later he was making balloons and I saw him look our way from the other side and I waved him over. He made a balloon sword for the little boy next to me and a heart flower for a little girl. Later last nite I looked down and there was the boy who got the sword smiling up at me on the dance floor. After the clowns another bull rider, and then another demonstration using the kids, they told them they were gonna ride a bull. They picked kids from the audience- and the kids were shy- didn't want to go out there...but they got 5 little boys, kept asking for number 6 and this tiny litle girl ran out there. She had on jeans and cowboy boots and a hat- she was a doll- and unafraid, she got a lot of cheers from the crowd.

Next they lit sparklers on the ground and led in the bull, a guy all dressed up as a bull. The kids made a great show of acting like the adults, wiping their hands in the dirt and rubbing them on their jeans; making the sign of the cross, waving their hats at the crowd. Then they rode the bull, hanging on and when they fell off, the other kids ran out to drag them away with the bull trying to get them all the while. The little girl went last, and she was too short to climb on the bull, so he flattened out and she stepped on. The crowd loved the whole thing, and we laughed and clapped; we had kids sitting on the ground in front of us right at the fence the whole time, and their eyes wide watching everthing, from the real bulls to the chance of receiving a balloon animal to the "man bull". Actually during the real bull riders we had to gran the kids in front of us and pull them away from the fence when the bulls were charging everything. It was a great time. And sadly I didn't have my camera either day so no photos.

After the bull riding the music started. Well at first it was the stereo while the band set up so we walked around, then found Chela and Gume and Tigre & Polo. We watched Tigre on a little kid ride and Polo on this big scary ride- I thought the equipment looked about 250 years old and no way I would have ridden any of those rides ha ha. Everardo almost went with Gume on the scary ride we saw Polo getting whipped around on, but they changed their minds and I was happy. Then the band started, and Chela dragged me to the dance floor, ok not dragged- led cause I wanted to dance! But I really wanted to dance with Poppi, but I didn't find him again for a few dances. Then I finally left the dance floor and we found each other. So he and I danced until that band was done with their gig, and decided it was time to head home. It was a little after midnite, so a good time to go. Didn't want to try to be driving out when it ended and be in a traffic jam with a lot of drunks ha ha ...and there were alot...alot... of drunks. We had a great time and so glad we went back the second nite!

So I noticed my long stories get scarmbled sometimes so I will quit here and start another to write more.