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~Chute THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF G.S.G.R.A . ....___ ______ APRIL 2004 ----------' w,c... r'!lit'WtSI . BACARDI • s"i\:V'e·.- Air transportation provided by American Airlines Wket:e - Wkat - WAen. April 2004 July 2004 2-4 Blghom Rodeo 2-4 North Star Rodeo Las Vegas, NV Mlnnupolls!St Paul, MN 10 GLAC-Chapter Meeting - LA 2-4 Canadian Rockies Inti Rodeo 10 Country Night Hamburger Mary's LB Calgary Alberta 10-11 Oakland Saddle Club Rodeo 9-11 Rocky Mountain Rodeo Oakland, CA Denver, Co 16 Rodeo Night 011 Can Harry's - Studio City 13-18 Salinas Rodeo The Golden State Gay Rodeo Association President: Jabby Lowe 4226 East 15th Street 17 GPSC-Chapter Meeting - PS Salinas, CA VP Admin: John Carrillo Long Beach, Ca 90804 17-18 Aubum Wild West Stampede 29 Sonama County Fair Rodeo VP Rodeo: Thorn Brennan www.gsgra.org Aubum,CA Santa Rosa, CA (thru Aug 9) Treasurer: Bill Chapmam e-mail: [email protected] 24-25 GSGRA Gymhkana Eel-Weekend 30-1 Greater Motown Inti Rodeo Part V Secretary: James Gearity (619) 293-0666 Palm Springs, CA Detroit, Ml 23-25 LakN/de Rodeo 30-1 San Diego Pride Lakeside, CA 23-25 Springville SletTa Rodeo Springville, CA 30 011 Can Harry's - Studio City May 2004 Want your event listed in 1-2 GSGRA- Annual Convention CWAat CWI&&u anJ CWMI&1 Burbank Airport Hilton LA Keep us informed and we will keep all 9 BA Une Dance Competition GSGRA members informed. E-mail your Sundance saloon- SF suggestions and event details to us at 10 GLAC-Chapter Meeting - LB [email protected]. 14-16 Comstock Stampede Sparlcs, NV 21-23 Long Beach Pride 22 MRIMSIM/saBA Rodeo 2004 Marlena's - S.F. 23 SA Couple Dance Competition Sa t urday, May l , 2004 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Sundance Saloon- SF Sunday, May 2, 2004 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM 28-30 Great Plains Rodeo ® Oklahom City, OK Hilton June 2004 ~urb,lnk , \irp~,rt & Convention C('ntcr i500 N. Hollywood Way (Burbank, CA 91505 Valley Fair 3-6 & Rodeo AmericanAirlines (800) HILTONS (800) 455-866 7 San Fernando, CA Ask for the GSGRA Convention Rate 18-20 Los Angeles Pride $ 99.00 per night Single (Double S 148.00 per night junior SLJi te 18-20 Zla Regional Rodeo The Official Airline of Albuquerque, NM T~~ ~ ttt~~~<>t 26-27 san Francisco Pride The International Gay T he Golden State Gay Rodeo Association 26-27 Hesperia Championship Rodeo Rodeo Association Newsletter Co-Chairs Hesperia, CA Ruth Hilderbrandt [email protected] 2004 and Joseph Olney [email protected] Don't Waite ...... WEAR YOUR RODEO PRIDE Up, Phillip Evans, and Miss GSGRA 1st Runner Up Our 20th Anniversary Pins are now available and will Anjelica Devarox attended the San Jose Imperial Gs GR A The Golden State Gay Rodeo Asso- Educate This month we be for sale at the Las Vegas Rodeo for $5 Court coronation on March 13th where they repre- · ... .... · · .. ......... ciation is celebrating it's 20th Anni- are going to follow up on calf each . The SAC is taking the Mighty Broncy to Las sented our organization with dignity. 11 Bi zo D i versary, and we plan to party roping practice. The person's Vegas for the rodeo . Our new hat pins I will be in Mr. GSGRA, Eric Ziegler, attended the Cowtown Ro- · ' ' ' ''' w like only Californian's know how. mental attitude during practice their booth or you can reach Jim Hauck at. deo in Ft. Worth, TX. He was proud to lead a very Start blocking your calendar now for what is going to makes all the difference in obtaining the most [email protected] large contingent of GSGRA members in the Grand be a year of great parties, fantastic 'earth shaking' form those sessions. Get into the habit of ••..•.•......••.•.....••• Entry foot parade on Saturday. Congratulations and rodeos and fun . practicing just because you know you have to FROM OUR TRUSTED TRUSTEE thanks are in order for TGRA for making everyone feel We kick it all off on the weekend of April 30, May 1, practice and put in the time, always working on welcome and for putting on such a fun rodeo. The and May 2 with the 20th Anniversary dinner/dance solving specific problems or working to obtain Rule Interpretations team would like to send our best wishes to Travis G. and reunion. This should be a great party at the specific goals. Practice to win -to be a better Officials: Rodeo rule I, Section 19 (page 4 in the and we wish him a speedy recovery from his injuries Burbank Hilton, the host hotel for the LA Rodeo. roper tomorrow than you are today. IGRA handbook and page 9 in the small rodeo rule that he sustained in Ft. Worth . Additionally, we have a fantastic dance contest Okay, so you are practicing roping the dummy. book. Each rodeo shall have the following rodeo Anita, Phillip and Anjelica will be working the Castro planned for the Saturday of the Best Buck in the Bay You're beginning to feel comfortable with a rope personnel wearing shirt designs approved by the on Friday, March 26", as they participate in the SAC in August, a great Boots and Saddles Buckle Pro- in your hands; you're throwing hard with plenty of IGRA Board of Directors, or the following colored 'Cowboys in the Castro' bar crawl. ..I 'm sure a good gram for competitors in all GSGRA Rodeos and a follow-through, making catches, ripping the slack vests, so the official designation is clearly visible. time will be had by all as the liquor is poured and the crowing of 20th Anniversary Royalty in San Diego in out and pitching it straight up. Now, here is Goat Dressing: Rodeo rule XI, section 4, sub sec cowboys and OONgirls start to 'crawl' . November. We hope you can make it to all of our something else to try-try feeding tion D, paragraph 3 (page 54 in the IGRA handbook Eric will be found at Kicker's in San Diego, 20th Anniversary celebrations. For more details the loop, starting with a slightly and page 62 in the small rodeo rule book) Rule inter on the same night, where the GSDC please check out www.gsgra.org. preted to mean contestants must have both feet smaller loop in your hand is gearing up for the first Best A ~ Thanks. ~ behind the plane of the starting line than your want to ~ $$ in Denim contest of ~ Jim Hauck the new year. This 20th Anniversary Chairperson Variances: ~-~ contest is always a fun ~ ~:~~ · g~~t ~-~ Canadian Rockies International Rodeo, calfroperthrough the ~ Gs G R A Calgary, AB, Can ~~=~~~~;:t=~n~~d cowgirls in tight wranglers? GS G R A years ha~ fed .his • • • • • ada - July 2-4, 2004. loop-th~t IS, slipped The next rodeo on the IGRA circuit • • • • • Use wild cows instead a little extra rope in the loop is the Bighorn Rodeo in Las Vegas. We before he threw it, most of the ropers do this. of steers for steer riding . (February 13, 2004) are looking forward to a fun weekend with a large The Nominations Committee Start with a smaller loop because you can get it Capital City Rodeo- Austin , TX -September 24- contingent of GSGRA members present. is collecting nominations for state offices, though up and swinging faster. Actually, make one swing 26, 2004 . Use three (3) bucking chutes instead of Mark your calendars for April 30- May 2, this is the they are slow in coming. A notice seeking nomina and then feed, and then you should be ready to the required four (4). Arena width of 99 feet instead weekend of the GSGRA Annual Convention and tions ran in the January and February issues of the catch from that point on. Catch on the second of the required 100 feet. (February 13, 2004) Meeting of the Membership. This weekend will mark Chute, and here is the last one before the big elec Thank You swing i ~ the opportunity is there. the kickoff of the 2Qth Anniversary of GSGRA and tions day ... You feed a loop by learning to let a little tail slip AI Wright rumor has it that GLAC has some great things The nominations timetable: throug~ your hand while swinging. This extra planned. The royalty team will be working closely with Nominations must be submitted by March 15, 2003, rope comes from between your hands. The cen Greetings from the GLAC to provide entertainment, dancing, and recogni to Kelly Gilliland ([email protected]), but by the time trifugallorce of the loop moving around your head Royalty Team tion of our past 20 years of royalty. Visit www.larodeo. you read this that date has come and gone, HOW will pull,whatever additional rope you want into The team made a good show com for more information about the host hotel and EVER, Nominations can be taken on the floor with the loop, and again, this is a personal factor. ing at the San Francisco Impe convention details. the member present to accept the nomination. Use a fairly small loop for roping calves. It all rial Court coronation on Febru As the Gay Pride season approaches the team will be Election is at the Annual State Membership Meeting boils down to whatever size loop you learn to feel ary 28th The team congratulates Empress Snatch busy marching in parades and working booths, if your on April 30- May 1-2, 2004 in Los Angels most comfortable with, whatever you can handle.