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  • Houston Texans running back Arian Foster is a man of the people.
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  • Pooja Patel, Arian Foster and Vishal Desai enjoy the Rodeo suite life.
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  • Brad Paisley knows how to play to a camera — or a crowd.
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  • Brad Paisley always looked like he was in complete command on the big ReliantStadium stage.
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  • Brad Paisley enjoyed his time on the stage during RodeoHouston, but he may haveliked his time in the dirt even more.
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  • Brad Paisley is not afraid of the spotlight.
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  • Brad Paisley has quickly become a Rodeo fixture.
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  • Train lead singer Patrick Monahan got up close and personal with the crowd atthe Houston Rodeo.
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  • Patrick Monahan brought a band of Trainettes onto the stage to . . . um, dance.
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  • Train's Patrick Monahan took off his shirt to get "romantic."
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  • He snapped cell phone pictures of the crowd and promised to tweet them later.
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  • The rest of Train even got in on the guitar fun.
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  • Jason Aldean rocked in front of the all-time Rodeo record crowd.
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  • It's good to be a RodeoHouston regular. Just ask Jason Aldean.
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  • Jason Aldean owned the stage and he knew it.
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  • Kimberly Perry got more alive with each strum of her guitar.
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  • The Band Perry played to the second largest Rodeo crowd ever.
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  • And Kimberly Perry seemed to be having just as much fun as those 74,241 fans.
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  • Neil Perry
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  • Reid Perry
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  • Miranda Lambert showed up plenty of Texas fire in her Houston Rodeo performance.
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  • Miranda Lambert made it clear to the crowd that she didn't want to be outdone byher husband Blake Shelton's Rodeo Houston performance.
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  • Pink guitar? That's a check for Miranda Lambert.
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  • Miranda Lambert knows how to put on a great Rodeo show. She should be thereevery year.
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  • Miranda Lambert rocked Reliant on Tuesday night.
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  • King Ranch recreated a saddle shop in the middle of Reliant Center to show offits line of leather goods and Western wear.
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  • King Ranch introduced three new colors-marroon, orange and red, just in honor ofthe Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.
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  • King Rance saddles are still handmade by leather artisans.
    Photo by Heather Staible

  • Zac Brown revved up the spring break crowd with the band's hits.
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  • Zac Brown Band on stage
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  • Fiddlin' madness
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  • The huge crowd cheers on the band.
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  • Brown in his trademark beanie
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  • Brown & Co.
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  • Luckily, ZZ Top didn't forget the furry guitars.
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  • Billy Gibbons and company plowed through hits from "La Grange" to "Legs," withsome country thrown in for good measure.
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  • Gibbons, left, with bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill.
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  • Halfway into the concert, Billy Gibbons realized he needed a hat . . . luckily,there were a few extras.
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  • Calling RodeoHouston committee member Randy Paiz a ZZ Top fan might be anunderstatement.
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  • Now this is a custom drum kit.
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  • Country star Jamey Johnson joined the band for several songs.
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  • Left to right: Eric Hester, Byamba, Yama (in foreground), and Noro
    Photo by Tyler Rudick
  • Pinto Ranch haberdasher Brian Pansky steams a cowboy hat for Japanese sumo starYama.
    Photo by Tyler Rudick
  • Byamba and translator Jimmy Leung enjoy their new hats.
    Photo by Tyler Rudick
  • Byamba examines a hand-tooled saddle with Pinto Ranch's Walter Pye.
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  • Blake Shelton took the time to thank Houston for how at home he felt in our bigcity.
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  • Shelton also threw in a few drinking songs into his set for good measure.
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  • Shelton and his band tore up Reliant before an enthusiastic crowd.
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  • Shelton called himself out a time or two for missing his own lyrics.
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  • Jammin'
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  • Brylie Bond was so into the song.
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  • Wendy Todd on the chinning bar, while a Marine counts the seconds
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  • Harriet Tubman (Melissa Waddy-Thibodeaux) teaching elementary school students
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  • Mike Tolleson, pizza and a Volcano Nacho!
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  • Gunnery Sergeant Jackson (far left) with fellow Marines
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  • Kids love the Rodeo.
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  • Harriet Tubman (Melissa Waddy-Thibodeaux) telling a story
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  • Melissa Waddy-Thibodeaux as Harriet Tubman
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  • Jenica Tolleson and Dad Mike Tolleson
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  • Marines wait for "customers" at their chinning bar test at the rodeo
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  • Gunnery Sergeant Jackson
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  • Wendy Todd and family holding her prize for breaking a record in the Female ArmHang.
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  • Marines standing on a mat underneath the chinning bar
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  • The U.S. Marines at the Houston Rodeo
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  • Enrique Iglesias enjoyed a sexy night of mischief at the Rodeo.
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  • Enrique Iglesias played to his adoring female fans.
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  • The man has assets.
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  • James Young (left), Mike Eli (center) and Chris Thompson (right) play theirhearts out at RodeoHouston Monday night.
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  • The Eli Young Band was living a dream at RodeoHouston.
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  • Lead guitarist James Young.
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  • Lead singer, and Tomball native, Mike Eli was all smiles on Monday night.
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  • The Eli Young Band
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  • The Grand Champion winning wine lot went for $211,000.
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  • The auction spotters were easy to spot themselves thanks to the jumble of beads.
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  • The Williamses were part of the Grand Champion-buying team.
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  • These sparkly buttons were required for entering the dining room for RodeoUncorked!
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  • Pinto Ranch's selection of Western-wear includes buttondown shirts, broomstickskirts and boots.
  • Check out Hello Lucky for Tupelo Grease Co.'s lastest designs.
  • A belt buckle is a rodeo must-have. (This look is from Marlo Miller Boutique.)
  • Dress up those boots with Pat Dahnke's toppers at Pinto Ranch.
  • Marlo Miller Boutique is dressing cowgirls up in tunics, leggings and lots oflayered jewelry.

  • It was a Legend-ary evening at RodeoHouston.
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  • John Legend serenades a lucky fan.
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  • Legend gets the crowd moving.
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  • Legend sure looked like a cowboy.
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  • Vocalists Hillary Scott, center, Charles Kelly, right, and the overlooked manbehind the music, Dave Haywood.
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  • Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott delivered a powerful performance.
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  • The recent Grammy winners and annual rodeo favorites
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  • Lead vocalists Charles Kelly and Hillary Scott
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  • Lady Antebellum rocked RodeoHouston Thursday night.
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  • Kid Rock wowed the Houston Rodeo crowd for nearly 90 minutes of rap, rock,rap-rock and country.
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  • Appropriately enough, Rock opened with the 1999 hit "Cowboy."
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  • During "3 Sheets to the Wind," Rock got onto the wheels of steel and grabbed adrink...
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  • ...and a smoke...
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  • And then got onto guitar.
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  • "Up jump the boogie" with extreme pyrotechnics.
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  • The audience (except for me) knew the lyrics to what appeared to be the entireKid Rock catalog — serious super fans.
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  • Surprisingly, there were even a few laid-back moments as Rock delved into somecountry and western.
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  • The opening notes of the first song rang through the dark stadium: "If You'reGonna Play in Texas (You've Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)."
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  • Wearing a personalized Texans jersey and enlivening the crowd with claps andyells, Randy Owen commanded the stage.
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  • Alabama salutes the RodeoHouston audience.
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  • The Southwestern Trail Ride made a 102-mile trip from Angelton.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • The Mission Trail Ride, winners of the Division III award, made a 210-mile ridefrom San Antonio.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • The Spanish Trail Ride arrived first.
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  • A fajita lunch for Trail Ride Committee members was cooked up on a giganticskillet.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Horse trailers and recreational vehicles are lined up as far as the eye can see.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Each trail ride claims its own section of the makeshift campground at MemorialPark.
    Photo by Whitney Radley

  • Anubis wears his rodeo gear proudly.
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  • See him in front of the MFAH until April 15.
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  • Expect to see feathers incorporated into Agate Ranch + Marfa's spring line.
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  • Kathy Bracewell (left) almost stumbled upon her jewelry career.
  • Turquoise will be another prominent material, shown here setting off white Marfaagate.
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  • The trunk show at Tootsies will launch the spring line.
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  • Star, left, and Julie, right — the noble steeds that carried my covered wagon —cozing up during a brief break.
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  • Left to Right: Trail Ride PR committee member Shelly Millwee, JenniferHernandez, Rosie Doucet, Alejandra Badillo, Lisa Olney, Destiny Davis and MiyaConnor.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • The cavalcade merging with traffic.
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  • Entering the NASA grounds.
    Photo by Whitney Radley