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Here's your grand entry...
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for this, the 84th annual
Frontier Days Rodeo...
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the oldest professional rodeo
in America.
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It was on July 4th, 1888...
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that cowboys
from the surrounding ranches...
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first gave as an entertainment
to the people of Prescott...
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an exhibition
of ranch activities...
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and cowboy sports...
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Hi, J.R.
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The Prescott Frontier Days
celebration...
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is the original cowboy rodeo
in America...
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and in the years since,
it has continued to be...
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one of the most honored and
well-known rodeos in America.
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Hey, Bill, let me have
that rope, will ya?
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I should mention here
that if any of you...
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were at the big parade
downtown earlier this morning...
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and are wondering if that fella
in the blue shirt...
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on the Roan horse
is gonna compete today...
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I can tell you he will.
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Ace Bonner will be a contestant
in today's rodeo.
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He's been a part of the rodeo
for 42 years.
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Now here's the grand marshal
of this year's rodeo...
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twice world champion,
all-around-cowboy Casey Tibbs.
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Our rodeo stud contractor...
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the man responsible
for all the bucking horses...
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steers, and bulls
you're about to see...
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Buck Roan.
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Buck Roan of Amarillo, Texas.
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And here's a pair of fellas...
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who'll be entertaining you
this afternoon...
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Tom Lucia...
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and joining Tom...
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the clown bull fighter
from Enid, Oklahoma...
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Jim Hill.
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All right, Tom. Hold it.
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Better save that
for the Palace bar.