The cowboys of past generations are some the wildest individuals. My grandfather lost half his sight and hearing bare bronc riding. Got kicked off and hit his face against the rails. He to this day, is what I look up to as a real man. Never let it deter his success. Grew up on a ranch breaking horses and selling cattle. The old way. My hero and legend.
Bro that’s awesome. My heroes have always been cowboys. My dad was a steer wrestler and when I was a kid I would help him clean stalls. Like something about that life made me appreciate the simple times.
@dariuskelleydk I was fortunate enough to work a fairgrounds that my grandfather volunteered at. Small town in the mountain valley of southern Arizona. Sonoita. He told me stories as I helped clean the horse stalls and brush the race horses. He told me how they used to throw their ropes on the engines of their cars to warm them up during the winter. As it was cold in the Osage nation during the winter. Absolute legends of the sport of rodeo came from there. Ben Johnson being the most decorated.
@@dariuskelleydk he was more than that though. He knew banking and had grown up butchering. To this day, I've never had a steak better than his. A common treat that only family and friends were able to experience. The prime rib 😍
It's no surprise that this podcast is the number one in the world. The level of genuine curiosity and respect that Joe has for his guests is first-class level. I can't even imagine how it must feel to be invited to have a conversation with him. You are the man!
This is good!! Enjoyed every minute. Being a hospital RN for 20+ years in all areas of the hospital, I’ve seen a lot of gross, horrendous stuff, But it’s all great experience. Most people rise to the occasion if they aren’t panickers! Like Joe said, panicking is the worst. Don’t ever do it! Pretend like your child’s life depends on it!! Keep a cool head & carry on smartly!
I can tell you concussion symptoms are by far the worst thing I deal with after 17 years. The addiction of riding is the gladiator Colosseum feeling winning in front large crowds and a natural battle against a animal that doesn’t give 2 shits who you are or what you done.
As someone who rode a bull in a rodeo once as a teen, that Goofy looking clown is the most important person you will ever meet in your life. Laying dazed on your back with a huge pissed of bull coming your way and this clown comes in between you and it, whoa. I only did it once.
I randomly partied with rodeo clowns in Great Falls, Montana one night. I was moving to Alaska and just stopped through for the evening. Had a fucking blast with those dudes.
Awesome interview! The high you get from winning. So true. I was hooked in the neck going up for a lay up my freshman year 1990, woke up in the locker room. I never played again. My grades fell, e.c.t I was devastated. The identity problems I have still affect me today. Great show
I worked at the front desk at a Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in the 90s, and Las Vegas is the place where the the National Finals Rodeo is held every year. If you didn't know, cowboys take pride in their appearance, as well do the cowgirls on their arms. They look picture perfect whenever they are out and about. Blue jeans double starched and stacked, sharp creases down the legs, hair did, hat on, and boots a walkin' proud and tall. One such couple in their early 20s walked out of our hotel one morning, but when they returned, she was pushing him in a wheelchair. They both looked just as fresh as when they'd left, and the wheelchair was the only thing that was different. When somebody asked her what happened, all she said was, "Bull raddin'".
My 82 yr old daddy was a pro bullrider & rodeo clown- in the 50’s & 60’s- Before chest pads & helmets!!! He was horned in head & stopped on- later he went on to get his doctorate in ministry & has served God last 60 years! I love hearing his stories- he said he got hurt worse as the Clown ❤
A friend of mine was a bull rider and he lost his eyesight after a bull stomped on his forehead. That didn’t stop him though and a few years later he rode several times again blind! Hell of a guy
Thank you for this episode I've ridden tough horses for a period. I remember the thrill. Buffy was an old sway back draft. Echo was a fierce Arabian. Shed buck you quick&would always walk around ears glued to her scalp. Those are the thrills to remember.
50 "odd" years ago, as a teenager I went to a rodeo camp. We were riding steers, No helmets or any protection. One steer used to head for the barb wire fence right out of the gate and you had to lift your leg to not get "scraped". Good times :)
i learned as a boy how dangerous bulls are. my sister & i were walking in a rural area alone on a long road, surrounded on both sides by bull pastures. a man in a car tried kidnapping us, so we jumped the electrified fence in to the fields. at the time i dint know it was a bull field, but after we jumped that fence , the guy stood there looking at us. we kept backing away, then my sister screamed as we saw half a dozen bulls running towards us. even if id known it was a bull field beforehand, id likely have jumped in. the bulls might not hurt you, but a kidnapper in the 1980's wasnt something i wanted to find out about. to this day, i dont have nightmares about bulls, but i sure have them about that dudes car. i have long since forgotten his face, but that pea green chevelle is clear as day
I have a similar story, minus the herd of angry bulls. When I was around 10-12 there was a mildly beat up white truck that was following young kids and being creepy in my area. Me and my buddy were out playing in a field and headed home when we saw the truck the police were warning about. He saw us while we were crossing the street and gunned it. We sprinted through the field in back of my buddies house while this guy decided to jump the curb and chase us with his truck. I definitely don't remember what he looked like at all. But that white truck is burned in my memory. It's kind of funny looking back, we never called the cops or anything.
I’ve been kicked in the face by a cow. I use to work on a farm and I was getting ready to milk this cow. I got down in a squatted position beside it and it kicked me so fast and so hard I hardly knew what was happening. It caught me perfectly under my eye. It knocked me all the way back into the sh1t gutter. I end up laying in the gutter covered with sh1t and screaming. As far as I knew my face was shattered. Unbelievably nothing broke as far as I know. I’ve also been hit in the same exact spot by a 12 gauge shotgun. When I was probably 14 my friend had a pistol grip 12 gauge. Like a cool guy who’s watched all the cool movies would, I held it up right in front of my face, closed one eye, aimed and pulled the trigger. My face caught all the recoil. That still wasn’t as hard as the cow. Now that I’m on a “kick”, there’s one yet even worse than the cow. When I was also about 13 or 14 I was drinking with friends. I was pretty loaded on vodka and we where all wrestling. I was a good wrestler and was getting the better of another bigger kid I wasn’t all that close with. I think he wasn’t happy about it and wanted to prove himself or something. We where all not going hard and just being playful. He was much stronger than me and I was drunk and like 130 lbs. Anyway, he ended up picking my up on his shoulders in a power bomb position. He slammed me down as hard as he could on a hardwood floor and knocked me out clean. I’m lucky it didn’t kill me. I still to this day don’t know how long I lay unconscious. Nobody even helped me. I just remember waking up and crawling around with the whole room spinning. And not know who I was or where I was. Hopefully all of you enjoy ny stories of me getting hit in the head hahaha
cows can kill every now and then, veterinary friend of mine got his tigh bone broken straight in two from a single kick, another friend got rolled and trampled three rounds before he got out of the pen, broken bones everywhere and several months as an invalid. one of my own cows picked me up and kind of balanced me on her head, and I was a 100 kgs at the time...theyre unbelievably strong.
I admit it. I've experienced nothing. Can't say I'm upset about that. But I have the upmost respect for those that have and especially those that have served. I can't imagine risking you life everyday and seeing things unseeable.
It's not that hard! I never rode a bull before but i've rode my bulldog as a kid and it would buck me off on the bed sometimes and it wasnt so bad once u get use to it though obviously riding an actual bull is different and take somew getting use to but same rules apply just keep your balance and close ur eyes and hope for the best also make sure u got a mattress under you! :)
Buddy of mine in the Marines rode bulls down in Florida and had gotten stomped on his chest and it stopped his heart. They had to come out and jump start him. Lots of balls to do that. When he told me he was into PBR l thought he just liked shitty beer because l had known nothing of the sport. Combat never bothered me much, but I'd never have the guts to ride.
I rode a lot after high-school, and the best, most talented bulls, rarely took after me once the ride was over. Sometimes I'd swear I could hear them laughing at me.
I got caught on fire when I was younger I tried not to panic but it does take over, you just got to try and suppress it. After 2 years of recovery I learned how to manage panicking
Love Dale Brisby. He is funny and always has a great attitude. Good person. Another person you should have on is Fallon Taylor!!! She is a barrel racer who broker her neck and had the halo on. She was told to never ride again and now she is. And she went from being broke and starting a clothing shop with her friend in a garage to now having a successful business. She is very inspiring and I think Joe would really like her. Also she is in Texas!
Ol' Son, you've come along way and now you're on Rogan?. Now we need J.B and Dale on the pod together. "I'm Dale Brisby, the best to ever do with J.B being my mentor". If someone watched the pod already. Does Dale show Joe the video of him grabbing the Bull by the horns and riding it for 20 seconds to save his boy?. I'd love to see Joe's reaction
Went to a rodeo school to ride some bulls with no experience and I’ve been on a few times, been on horses as a kid but nothing wanting to buck you off, the adrenaline and how fast everything happens is a rush I can’t even explain. you learn the nature and to respect these animals especially after your laying in the dirt and a huge heavy pissed off bull with horns is giving you a death stare running at you, those bull fighters are a hell of a group and I give them mad props. Hope and bless anyone riding the most safety
Can say that horse people are just built different. bull riders/ bronc riders are the most insane of the bunch😂 I have a close friend who fell in love with it and nothing makes him as happy as that. He is an amazing rider and could easily make a living doing just that but he caught the bug and if hella good at it ( I Think he is ranked in the top three in his division still and has a full sponsorship for it so I am so proud of him.)
@@JeremyBertram-nd3wja few times I took sleeping pills and woke up with a nicotine pouch in my mouth. Thanks for this comment because I'm going to make sure it doesn't happen again.
@@GrandDawggy no problem. Instead of sleeping pills, try hot chamomile tea before bed. It's healthier than pills and you'll shit like a champ after your first cup of coffee in the morning.
@@JeremyBertram-nd3wj thank you kindly for the advice, I try to take as little medicine as possible now as I used to have an issue so I'll definitely try your remady as I already love tea (being British it's a given lol) 👍
Crushed my L5-L1 from getting thrown into the wall head first. Hat off to you brother for doing it big boy style. Could never do it but I respect the hell out of it.
@@jiujitsumonkey1do you know how energy works? or shock absorption works? your spine with absorb the shock up until it can’t, the energy transfers down to the bottom of your spine. L5-S1 specifically gets injured a lot because that’s where we hinge.
@@yourmomsucksme I do, but I would have figured unless you hit it straight as an arrow you would have been more likely to have some nasty cervical fractures and the force never would have made it that far down your spine. The hinge part I know all too well, missing most of my disk thickness L4-L5, L5-S1
@@jiujitsumonkey1 ahhhh i see what you’re saying, i’m assuming it was enough force or maybe just sheer bad luck (or good depending on how you see it) that it happened that way. i’m also very familiar with that, L5-S1 Microdisectomy and a lamendectamy last august. shits brutal man, disk injured are no joke and the medical field is so far behind with it
@@jiujitsumonkey1 I don’t know how I landed to say it in short I could only see in black and white I don’t remember a lot of it I remember my legs going numb after running off. Now this disk right in between my spine is shit.. I don’t know why but every sense I came off the injury my back hasn’t been the same. The whole right side of my face is already titanium so my face was fine. The nodules on the whole left side turned to dust, the space in between disks have atrophied, and now I can barely shit.
Mister Rogan, Ive caught a few of your interview podcasts over the years and I’ve always been impressed. I don’t know how long you’ve been in Texas, but in this talk, your definitely sounding like a local. Keep on sir!
One of my best friends got on a bull to impress his country girlfriend. Fortunately for him, the bull didn't feel like bucking much that day. Still give him total respect for having the giant size cajonas to get on that thing.
Joe, it isn't necessarily that you are used to seeing it, you also know that the head, particularly the scalp, bleeds like crazy even at the smallest cut.
I'm a retired Bull rider and I can confirm, my day to day life is SO BLEEDING BORING. I've spent so much time on the road, just being home for more than a week is straight torture.
Maybe you could make some videos and talk about your career and interesting stories or what not, it could be a way to connect with likeminded people and share that side of you. Just a thought.
@@kullenberg It's a great thought! Just not what I want to be known for. My life is on hold rn while taking care of my elderly mother, when she's gone I plan to go into acting. So getting famous on RU-vid for any reason clashes with that. Kinda hiding from the public for now. 🤣
"You know, I learned how to dip Copenhagen snuff back when I was into rodeo. I used to be into rodeo, believe it or not. I had a rodeo career that lasted fifteen seconds - that's five bulls times three seconds apiece. But it was a fun career. I don't know how many people have ever been on the back of a bull before, but it's kinda like gettin' in your car and drivin' down the freeway at seventy miles-an-hour and then just chunkin' the steering wheel out the window." -Texas country music legend Robert Earl Keen
You should professional cave divers react to his story. Look up Dive Talk Cowboy story. They break down just how dumb he was and why he was asking for that situation to happen lol
My great grandfather was a bronc rider by the name of Stubs. The high point of his career was riding in Madison Square Garden as one of Col W.T. Johnsons World Champion Rodeo contestants. There he won the championship and received a hand-tooled saddle as a trophy.
The more I watch and listen to the JR pods, I hear what others have been traumatized by and through. I must be some kinda freak. I survived is all I know. At times PTSD takes a greater toll than the first time round did. Damn.
I rodeoed for awhile when I was younger. Came natural I reckon cause I grew up on a 1000 acre cattle ranch. We did everything on horseback. Just never shied away from it. Been trampled, kicked, thrown. Was just part of the job. I enjoyed watchin this.
When I played music , we had a lot of bullriders show up. They were the most unflappable people you ever met. Coolest guys , the way you'd think of an astronaut being cool. Stable, even keel. I'd hate to be on the wrong end of one of those guys. You'd have to have ... messed up pretty bad. That being said, I gotta quote Yellowstone: "I ain't worried about the first guy that rode a bull. I'd worry about the second."
As someone who has grown up around rodeo my whole life and worked them across the country, these are my thoughts- Rodeo is a new Renaissance fair. It's a dying "way of life." Most of the modern "cowboys" are just living the aesthetic. If they even have a ranch, they're not operating it using the old ways. They have ATVs, portable corrals, squeeze chutes, and many more modern things that make it a lot easier than it used to be. Most rodeo events are based on things you would do on a ranch. The only events that have no real functional purpose are barrel racing and bull riding. That being said, when you add the element of time and the winner being the quickest, it can get dangerous. I'm no PETA fan, but I do feel for the steers and calfs in the roping competitions. When it's executed properly, it's a cool thing to see. But I've seen animals get hurt from ropers being too much in a hurry to make that first place time. Makes you question just how important this is when that happens. Especially when you have everyone doing it talking about how much they care about the animals. I don't question their sincerity, and everyone is always sad when an animal is hurt. But it still happens and it's not the guys winning the events doing it, so that begs the question of whether it was worth it. Bull riders are idiots. Rodeos leave the bull riding until the last event, because that's what most people want to see. Unfortunately, it's all too common to watch a full 3 days of a rodeo and see maybe 1 or 2 guys actually make the 8 seconds. Nothing more disappointing for people to sit through 2 hours of roping just to watch 5-10 guys get tossed in less than 4 seconds each. To be fair, most of the good bull riders go to the PBR because the money is better. While bull riders get most of the attention, the actual toughest event on the cowboy is the bareback bronc riding. It's not as fun to watch because the broncs aren't as unpredictable as a bull. It's been a few years since I was working them, but towards the end it wasn't uncommon to have no bareback competition because no one wants to do it anymore. My dad, who rode broncs a little in high school, said it's because modern kids are pussies. Those broncs beat the hell out of you and can make it feel like they're going to pull your arm off at the shoulder. In closing, meth is a big problem and way more prevalent than rodeo advocates will openly say. There's also a huge void for actually funny rodeo clowns. Some of the funniest people I've met or seen perform were rodeo clowns. Guys who were truly witty, could do great crowd work, and worked well with announcers to keep the audience entertained are long gone.
It happens in the sK8 community as well. I’ve seen scalps left on the curb and double broken arms (compound fractures) and I’ve held guys teeth in my hands that I collected out of the half pipe.
Bull riding reminds me of Motocross, Supercross etc. Hard hits seem more frequent in PBR than any other sport I can think of. Motorcycles have jacked me up hard core. the risk of getting crushed every lap is minimal in comparison to Bull riding. I should've stuck to Hockey.
I worked as a rodeo bouncer when I was younger. The whole thing is absolutely stupid. People get maimed, animals get maimed and tortured. I saw more than one horse get drug out in a full body cast and shot in the head. I can't enjoy something with that amount of carnage especially as the carnage involve innocent animals who have no say in the matter.
Not to mention all the innocent children that get hurt. They're brought up in the hobby so of course they love it. Their parents just turn the other cheek "he died doing what he loved". So dumb.
I got on my first bull in 2017 at the Gary Lefew camp in Napomo, Ca. I’ll be 42 this July. I signed up for 4 days got through 3 and got on 9 bulls. Got my ass handed to me but I learned the technique and got to meet some bad asses from the PBR Gary’s son Jed and Reese Cates. Awesome to watch Reese ride before his last PBR season started.
Joe rocks that lid pretty well. Dale nails the air that rodeo cowboys have. I rode for 23 years and since I hung my rope up I have struggled with purpose. I went out and got a KTM 450 and that seems to help me find some thrill.
