TOMORROW, COLDER AIR TO FOLLOW. LET’S BREAK THAT DOWN. DAY BY DAY SEE BACK HERE AT
8.45? SOME OF THE BEST BULL
RIDERS IN THE WORLD ARE MAKING
A STOP RIGHT HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE THIS WEEKEND. THE
PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS ARE
TAKING OVER VETERANS VYSTAR
MEMORIAL ARENA. IT’S BEEN
TRANSFORMED OR WILL BE FOR A
SPECIAL ONE NIGHT ONLY SHOW
WHICH IS TOMORROW NIGHT.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: MELANIE IS
JOINING US NOW LIVE FROM
INSIDE THE STADIUM MAIL.
>> YOU’RE TALKING TO ONE OF
THE PROFESSIONAL WRITERS.
>> I AM JIM. BUT, YOU KNOW, I
TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. 700, 50
TONS OF DIRT. WELL, HOW DO YOU
KEEP FLOORS CLEAN? WE HAVE
THAT MUCH DIRT WITH WRAP. WE
CAN ALL LEARN FROM THIS. SO IF
YOU COME INTO THE DRESSING
ROOMS, THEY’RE LINED WITH THIS
SARAN WRAP SO THAT WHEN THESE
GUYS LEAVE IN THE DIRT GETS
OUT OF HERE, IT WON’T LEAVE A
HUGE MESS. BUT HERE IS ONE OF
THE DRESSING ROOMS AND THERE
IS BRYANT HIT MAN WHO
WONDERFUL WRITER. HE HAS BEEN
RIDING SINCE HE WAS 3 YEARS
OLD. I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY A
LIFESTYLE FOR YOU. IT IS AN
ART. AND YOU GUYS ARE TRULY
ATHLETES. YES, MA’AM, I THAT’S
ALL DONE SINCE EVERYONE. COPS
AND FIREFIGHTERS. I JUST WANT
TO BE ABLE. YOU AND YOUR
FATHER, YOUR GRANDFATHER DID
THE SAME THING.
>>LAUREN VERNO: SO AT 3 YEARS
OLD, WHAT REWRITING OF WHAT
WAS THAT EXPERIENCE STARTED
OFF ON SHEEP WORKING WITH CAST
YEARS. JUNIOR BULLS WORK MY
WAY UP HERE. HE SAID YOU
REALLY DIDN’T GET ON YOUR
FIRST YOU KNOW, FULL HARCOURT.
SO YOU’RE LIKE 17 OR ACTUAL
FULL GRUMBLES ABOUT 17, 18
YEARS OLD, RIGHT? OK? SO SHOW
ME SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT
YOU HAVE BECAUSE I THINK WE’RE
ALL KIND OF FASCINATED.
USUALLY SEE THESE AND MOVIES.
THESE CHESTER JUST KIND OF
DRESS. SEE THAT KIND OF, YOU
KNOW, THEY LOOK AT YOUR LEGS
AND MAKING KIND OF A BOLD A
STEP ON. YOU CAN KIND OF SLIDE
AND GIVE AWAY THE SAME THING
GOES FOR YOUR BEST TO TRY
PROTECT YOUR MAIN RIB CAGE,
ALL YOUR OREGON STUFF LIKE
THAT. SO DOES STEP ON. YOU
KIND OF EXPAND AND SLIDE AWAY
FROM ME.
>> HOW YOU GOT YOUR HELMET
HERE TO PROTECT YOUR YOUR
TEETH. EVERYTHING’S IMPORTANT
EVER. PRETTY HEAD, YOUR BRAIN,
ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. TAKES
CARE OF ANYBODY BORN AFTER 9,
3, HAS TO WEAR THIS. NOT
REALLY. YES, MAN. WE GET BACK
IN THE DAY LIKE YOUR DAD AND
WEAR A HELMET. YOU KNOW, MAN,
IT’S JUST A COWBOY HAT BACK IN
THE DAY. BUT NOW ANYBODY BORN
AFTER 93 HAS TO WEAR EVERY
SPURS HERE AT SECOND, A GROUP
THEY’RE NICE AND ALL THAT WITH
THESE ATHLETES AREN’T GETTING
INTEREST IN A BINARY THINGS
WERE TAKEN CARE OF THEM AS
BEST WE CAN. IS THAT ACTUALLY
LIKE FOR THE BALL TO KIND OF
GET JUST TO CATCH AN EXTRA
GROUPS? IF YOU KNOW, YOU GOT
TO SHAPE KIND OF GETTING
BORDER RIGHT. HERE’S WHAT YOU
HOLD ON YOUR AFTER AROUND HOLD
ON I GUESS SOMEONE PULL UP FOR
YOU IN BURNET.
>> THAT’S PRETTY SERIOUS
STUFF. THAT’S ALL YOU’VE GOT.
YOU’RE OUT THERE YOU IN THE
BOWL. ALL RIGHT. YOU TALK
ABOUT KIND OF THE TRAINING FOR
THIS BECAUSE EVERY WEEKEND YOU
CAN PARTICIPATE AND SHOWS YOU
GET POINTS AND THEN ULTIMATELY
THAT’S HOW YOU BECOME THE
CHAMPION AND RAIN. YEAH, WE’RE
IN NEWTOWN, EVERYTHING WE CAN.
SO WE SEE NEW IT’S AN AWESOME
DEAL. YOU KNOW, DURING THE
WEEK IRAQI FORCES OR WORK
EVERYTHING CALLED A DROP THAT
I GET ON AND GO BACK AND
FORTH. I DON’T MY CARDIO.
>> LOOKS A LITTLE BIT OF
WASTE. A WHOLE LOT. TOO HEAVY.
JUST A KIND OF YEAH. OKAY. SO
WE HAVE VIDEO OF YOU SO IF WE
CAN PULL THAT UP, BUT LOVE TO
SEE OF YOU IN ACTION.
>> WHY DO YOU DO IT? I MEAN,
YOU SAID THIS IS YOUR FIRST
LOVE. AND THEN SUNDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY, YOU TEND TO THE
CATTLE AT YOUR HOUSE. AND I DO
THIS BECAUSE I LOVE IT. YOU
KNOW, IT’S SOMETHING I’M
ALWAYS WANTED TO BE WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE BITTY KID HAS BEEN MY
DREAM. SO I’M JUST LOOKING AT
THE BEST BUY. HAS A GOOD PLAN
FOR ME AND CAN’T BE SAD FOR
LIFE. SO RESPECTFUL TO LIKE
JUST A GOOD GUY.
>>LAUREN VERNO: HOW LONG DOES
THIS CAREER LAST LIKE? HOW OLD
DO YOU DO? YOU RETIRE FROM
THIS INDUSTRY? LOT OF GUYS
NOW, YOU KNOW, A SPORTS-MAD
KNOW THAT IS IT. YOU CAN
RECOVER A LOT EASIER THAN YOU
USED TO. SO.
>>LAUREN VERNO: USED TO BE A
LOT OF SMALLER BRACKET. BUT I
THINK NOW GUYS ARE MOVING
THEIR 40’S AND STILL AROUND
BULLS KIND OF CRAZY. BUT A
SPORTSMAN’S COME A LONG WAY ON
THE JOB WITH US SO THAT WHAT’S
THE KEY SAID? A FEW WAITS.
WHAT’S THE KEY TO STAYING ON
THAT BULL AND REALLY CLIMBING
THE JUST BUILD YOUR CORE AND
STAYING IN SHAPE. YOU CAN FIND
A CENTER GRAVITY AND FINALLY
NEED TO BE A SECOND DANCE IF
YOUR DANCING OR PRETTY IT’S
NOT DIFFERENT TOES. YEAH. I
LOVE SOMETHING ELSE. HE SAID,
BRIAN, TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS
OF IT’S NOT YOU AGAINST THE
OTHER COMPETITORS. IT’S YOU
AGAINST THAT BULL. AND THEIR
ATHLETES HIMSELF. I CAN’T BE
UNDONE BY ESSENCE LOCKER IF I
DON’T WRITE A LITTLE AND THE
SAME WAY FOR THEM. SO WE’RE
ALREADY SURE ALL HERE FOR EACH
PULLING FOR EACH OTHER. ALL
RIGHT, RIGHT. I LOVE IT, OK?
SO HEY, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK
THEM OUT, IT IS SATURDAY NIGHT
HERE AT THE ARENA. IT KICKS
OFF AT 7 O’CLOCK. YOU CAN GET
TICKETS. THE CHEAPEST, 15
BUCKS. THEY DO GO UP 200. 75
DEPENDING ON. IF YOU WANT THIS
V I P EXPERIENCE LIKE I HAVE
WITH BRIAN I’D LOVE IT. I WISH
YOU LUCK. WE’RE GOING TO YOUR,
YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE YOU SOME OF
YOUR GEAR. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. I’M GOING TO I’M
GOING TO GET GEARED UP BECAUSE
I WANT TO SEE WHAT THIS FEELS
LIKE COMING UP AT 9 O’CLOCK.
YOU KNOW, JEN AND BAKE.
>>LENA PRINGLE: YOU KNOW, THIS
IS MY FIRST TIME FIRST RODEO.
YOU REMEMBER ACTUALLY GOT ON
THE BULL, BRIAN. THIS WAS MANY
YEARS AGO YEAH.
>> FORGET EITHER. WE SEE THAT
YOU MISS THIS. IF WE CAN SAY
ACT IT WE’RE GOING TO SHOW
WE’RE GOING TO ACTUALLY SHOW
YOU. WE HIS BRIDE, MELANIE
LAWSON DOWNTOWN, RIDING ONE OF
THESE BILLS. IS IT GOING TO
HAPPEN?
♪
HAPPEN? ♪ WE’RE INSIDE THE ARENA AND I’M
ON TOP OF A WOLF DOG. AND HE’S
GETTING KIND OF RALEIGH DOWN
HERE THAT WE’RE FRIENDS. WE
ARE AT PEACE WITH EACH OTHER.
AND I THINK HE MIGHT CHILL OUT
A LITTLE BIT. BUT CLEARLY I’M
NOT THE PROFESSIONAL HERE ON
THE STAND. AND WE HAVE CODY
TESTER IS A CHAMPION AND KNOWS
HOW TO RIDE THIS AM I SAFE?
LET’S ASK THAT FIRST. THEY
HAVE 2 BABIES AT HOME.
>> IT’S ALL IN MIDDLE I WAS SO
RAILS. I KNOW I REALLY I WAS
NERVOUS ABOUT IT. MY QUESTION
ME, THOUGH, HOW MUCH THEY
WEIGH 2000 TO 2000 AND NOT
LIKE US ABOUT ONE. NEVER
FORGET THAT MOMENT. SO KUDOS
TO YOU FOR DOING THE WORK THAT
I WILL NEVER DO WELL. AND NOW
WE KNEW THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY
CAME UP WITH THE BULL RIDING.
IS WE GET WE KNEW WE HAD TO
THE BEST.
>> I’M READY. NOBLES NOBLES
YET, IT’S GOING TO BE HERE
GOING DOWN. IT’S ONLY ONE
NIGHT TO SO IMAGINE ALL THE
WORK THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DO TO GET EVERYTHING READY.
AND THEN IT’S ON TO THE NEXT I
THINK SPELL. I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE. I
GUESS THAT ONE THAT MUST BACK