30 March 2010 By Jane 3 In Faves, Videos
MIA, June Cleaver and I end the night by riding the bull!
Yes, by that time we were ready to take the plunge and ride that large mechanical piece of hide.
After watching several people fall off and hearing everyone go “OHHH!!!”, we did our best to try not to fall off.
So, here you go. Enjoy!
-Jane, Cyclone Bull Rider
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31/03/2010 at 5:37 AM Permalink
That is awesome! Thanks for posting the video. You should have ridden that bull like Sissy in Urban Cowboy. You could pull it off.
check it out on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED3vfB_c4VU
06/04/2010 at 9:35 AM Permalink
i defnitely COULD NOT do that.