Darn it Lily - you beat me to the review!
Last year my sister and I accidentally visited Vegas during the NFR. It was so fun to see all the peeps and shop at Cowboy Christmas that we returned this year and bought tix to the rodeo for Monday night.
Monday was Pearl Harbor Day so there was a whole patriotic thing going on, including members of the armed forces presenting colors, two Pearl Harbor vets honored, flags distributed to all attendees, and Lee Greenwood singing I'm Proud to Be an American. Pretty cool.
It was our first rodeo and we found that it is much more interesting to watch live than on TV. This was about the best organized event I've ever attended, from the free shuttle buses to the rapid pace between events. The crowd was great and the competition was a lot of fun to see. The night we were there it was Bulls 10, Cowboys 0.
I'll be back. And I completely agree with Lily about the eye candy around Vegas during rodeo week. If I was a single woman in my twenties I'd head on over to the post-rodeo parties every night at the Mirage and enjoy me some dancing with the cowboys. Hee ya!