Houston Rodeo Cook Off

My very excellent and very Texan friend Randi volunteers once a year for the Rodeo Cook Off, which is basically a bbq competition US style...ie very big, it preceeds the rodeo and is no small thing. they group tandi works for sell lambs for charity, and a week before the rodeo, these similar groups are measured against eachother...Randi managed to get myself and Alistair in for free, and free beer and food all night. what is missing from these photo ws a trip to Cavenders Cowboy shop...ill try and get these photos from my phone one day, its basically a dept store for cowboys, and sells shirts, boots and stetsons etc... and we had a whale of a time there trying all manner of western attire...dont get me wrong, this is now a novelty shop...this is a very serious outlet, and i felt a little conspicious, but gladly rando was there to help...anyway, i left with a straw cowboy hat and a pair of great boots...i actually love my boots, theres something wonderful about wearing cowboy boots, mock you may...but i love em...anyway, on a freezing cold february night we drank, ate, and avoided line dancing