WEBVTT - Introducing: On the Job, Episode 8

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Brainstuff, a production of iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Brainstuff listeners. Instead of a normal episode, today, we're

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<v Speaker 2>back with one last preview from the new season of

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<v Speaker 2>the podcast On the Job. We've teamed up with them

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<v Speaker 2>which is engaged with professionals from all kinds of businesses

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<v Speaker 2>run these samples. I think it's a good fit because

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<v Speaker 2>it's a look into how different jobs work. Today's episode

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<v Speaker 2>is about a rodeo clown for whom Rodeo is a legacy,

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<v Speaker 2>though a tragic car accident and family loss almost cut

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<v Speaker 2>his career short. This is the final episode of On

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<v Speaker 2>the Job Season seven, so we'll be back to a

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<v Speaker 2>regularly scheduled programming after this one. Though if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to hear more or explore their previous six seasons, you

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, everybody, a quick heads up. This episode deals with

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<v Speaker 3>some unexpected loss, so listen at your own discretion.

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<v Speaker 4>I have these long wringler baggy pants that are about

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<v Speaker 4>five times too big, some old red suspenders. I've got

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<v Speaker 4>different colored socks and converts tennis shoes with wide around.

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<v Speaker 4>My eyes and my mouth and the rest of my

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<v Speaker 4>face is painted red kind of. It's an old school

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<v Speaker 4>traditional look.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome back to on the Job. I'm Avrey Thompson, and

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<v Speaker 3>this week we're making a call over to Petrolia, Texas,

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<v Speaker 3>a little town up there on the banks of the

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<v Speaker 3>Red River, to speak with Brandon Dunn, who has, at

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<v Speaker 3>least in my opinion, one of the more fascinating jobs

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<v Speaker 3>on the planet.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm Brandon Dunn. I'm a professional rodeo clown and barrel man.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right, partners. This year episode we're talking with a

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<v Speaker 3>rodeo clown. Yeha. Now, I bet that there are probably

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<v Speaker 3>a few of you out there going what in blabbering

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<v Speaker 3>tarnation as a rodeo clown or heck, maybe you're surprised

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<v Speaker 3>to hear that rodeos still exist, to which I'm here

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<v Speaker 3>to tell you all that rodeos are alive and bucking.

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<v Speaker 4>It is a huge business, and I think the popularity

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<v Speaker 4>of rodeo is growing more so now than it has

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<v Speaker 4>ever before it So I don't think rodeo is going

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<v Speaker 4>anywhere anytime soon, and.

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<v Speaker 3>That's not a biased opinion. There there are more than

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<v Speaker 3>six hundred rodeos put on across the USA and countless

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<v Speaker 3>more amateur events, and according to some sources, bull riding

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<v Speaker 3>is now America's fastest growing sport, which means that people

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<v Speaker 3>like Brandon Dunn can make a full time career as

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<v Speaker 3>a rodeo clown. Which if that doesn't make you proud

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<v Speaker 3>to be an American, well, I don't know what will.

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<v Speaker 3>At most rodeos, Brandon has a designate, a time slot

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<v Speaker 3>in which he gets to come out there at the

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<v Speaker 3>center of the rodeo ring and perform his feature act.

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<v Speaker 4>It's kind of a spoof of the old top Gun movie.

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<v Speaker 4>Got an old airplane that is actually the cockpit of

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<v Speaker 4>it is an old World War two airplane, but it's

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<v Speaker 4>built on a corvet body, And so I'll fly that

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<v Speaker 4>thing in there and crash land that right in the

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<v Speaker 4>middle of the arena and tell everybody I'm trying out

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<v Speaker 4>to be Tom Cruise in the new Top Gun movie,

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<v Speaker 4>and it brings a lot of laughs.

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<v Speaker 1>Kids really enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 3>But most rodeo clowns also have a job to do

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<v Speaker 3>during the actual bull and bronco riding events, and Brandon

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<v Speaker 3>is certainly no exception, which is why he also calls

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<v Speaker 3>himself a barrel man, which, strangely enough, is exactly what

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<v Speaker 3>it sounds like. Brandon will climb into a barrel which

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<v Speaker 3>has holes in the top and bottom for his head

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<v Speaker 3>and feet to protrude from, and then he'll get in

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<v Speaker 3>the ring and wait for the bull and his rider

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<v Speaker 3>to come shooting out of the gates.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot of them times in bulls, a buck three

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<v Speaker 4>or four or five steps out of the buck and

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<v Speaker 4>shoot the bull rider bucks off. It's too far to

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<v Speaker 4>get to the fence for them to be safe, and

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<v Speaker 4>so I can bring that barrel in there to them

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<v Speaker 4>and distract the bull, and the bull hit me in

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<v Speaker 4>the barrel.

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<v Speaker 1>Instead of the bull rider. In the bull riding instance.

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<v Speaker 5>What's it feel like to have a bull hit the barrel?

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<v Speaker 1>It does get intense.

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<v Speaker 4>Sometimes that bull will end over end that barrel and

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<v Speaker 4>you come out of that barrel and you don't know

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<v Speaker 4>which ends up, and it's quite surprising.

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<v Speaker 3>And with there being two holes in that barrel, if

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<v Speaker 3>a barrel man's not careful or just downright unlucky, sometimes

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<v Speaker 3>a bull can even get his head or horns in there.

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<v Speaker 4>I had a bulle to get his head in the

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<v Speaker 4>barrel with me before, and man, it looked like watching

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<v Speaker 4>the video, I think, how did I even survive that?

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<v Speaker 4>And a matter of fact, the bull bloodied his nose

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<v Speaker 4>when he stuck his head in there, and the.

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<v Speaker 1>Blood of that bull's nose was all over the barrel.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, everybody thought that was my blood inside and they

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<v Speaker 4>were trying to roll me out of the arena.

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<v Speaker 3>So the moral of the story, folks, is, don't let

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<v Speaker 3>that makeup fool you. Rodeo clowns are a tough bunch

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<v Speaker 3>of own braids. And in case you haven't been to

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<v Speaker 3>a rodeo lately, let me remind you that we're not

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<v Speaker 3>talking about some little dairy cows here. These rodeo bulls

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<v Speaker 3>are supreme athletes who have been carefully bred to be

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<v Speaker 3>very big and ferociously mean. So from the very moment

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<v Speaker 3>these bulls are born, there's no question what they're going

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<v Speaker 3>to be doing these bulls are destined for the rodeo.

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<v Speaker 3>But then it turns out that you could also say

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<v Speaker 3>the same thing about Brandon.

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<v Speaker 4>My mom was a professional bell racer, my dad was

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<v Speaker 4>a steer wrestler. But I think I got the passion

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<v Speaker 4>that loved to rodeo clown And now for my uncle,

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<v Speaker 4>which was Rex Done, he would do clown acts and

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<v Speaker 4>five bulls, and I think that's where my passion and

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<v Speaker 4>the love for clowning was born.

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<v Speaker 5>So rodeo clowning is in your blood, It's in your heritage.

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<v Speaker 4>You know. Ever since I could remember, that's all I've

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<v Speaker 4>ever wanted to do. I mean from the time that

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<v Speaker 4>I can very first remember. If I would have a

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<v Speaker 4>set of old baggies that my mom not cut up for me,

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<v Speaker 4>try to put on her old lipstick or something to

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<v Speaker 4>paint my face up with, and I would go outside

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<v Speaker 4>and we had an old blue healer dog that would

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<v Speaker 4>chase you around, and I let that dog chase me around, pretending.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a bull.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the only thing I could ever remember really wanting

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<v Speaker 4>to be was a rodeo clown.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter where you are in this big country of ours,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a good chance you can find a rodeo nearby.

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<v Speaker 3>Even those city slickers up in New York Piland and

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<v Speaker 3>Madison Square Garden for three days every January to watch

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<v Speaker 3>riders and clowns perform their craft at its highest level.

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<v Speaker 3>Which means that the life of a rodeo man is

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<v Speaker 3>very much a life on the road.

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<v Speaker 4>I have to pretty much drive everywhere, and of course

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<v Speaker 4>in the state of Texas, Oklahoma got rodeos in Idaho

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<v Speaker 4>and Montana, So we just kind of travel all across

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<v Speaker 4>the United States.

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<v Speaker 5>Do you like that aspect of it or does it

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<v Speaker 5>travel get tiring?

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<v Speaker 4>It gets tiring, But I think I've got enough gypsy

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<v Speaker 4>blood in me. And like I say, rodeo is a

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<v Speaker 4>way of life, not only the competition parts of it,

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<v Speaker 4>but the knights on the road, the times away from home.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you certainly miss your family.

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<v Speaker 4>So I've got a wife that's very, very supportive, and

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<v Speaker 4>she grew up in the rodeo industry as well, so

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<v Speaker 4>she very well understands the nature of this business. But

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<v Speaker 4>there's times that you'll leave the house and it may

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<v Speaker 4>be a month or two before you get back home.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's how it went for Brandon from one rodeo

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<v Speaker 3>to the next, with lots of lonely miles in between.

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<v Speaker 3>But there were miles that he accepted because he knew

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<v Speaker 3>that when he got there, whether it was a big

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<v Speaker 3>stadium in Houston or rinky dink little corral in Idaho,

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<v Speaker 3>that he had a job to do.

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<v Speaker 4>When I'm in the arena, I forget everybody everything else

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<v Speaker 4>in the outside. That's kind of my sanctuary, and I

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<v Speaker 4>know for two hours, people have paid good money to

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<v Speaker 4>come and be entertained at a rodeo, and that is

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<v Speaker 4>my primary focus. To make sure that those people that

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<v Speaker 4>they can forget about their troubles and they can leave

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<v Speaker 4>and say, you know, we have been well entertained outside

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<v Speaker 4>of that arena. I'm truly I'm not a people person.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just trying to kind of keep to myself, and

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of people that don't know me or know

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<v Speaker 4>what I do, they don't really understand. Said, how can

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<v Speaker 4>you be a clown? Because outside of the arena, you're

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<v Speaker 4>so serious and you're so withdrawn from people. But when

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<v Speaker 4>I get in that arena, you gotta lay all that back.

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<v Speaker 4>No matter what's going on, you just got to drop

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<v Speaker 4>it there. When you walk in that arena and entertain

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<v Speaker 4>the crowd.

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<v Speaker 5>Do you think putting on your outfit, putting on the

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<v Speaker 5>makeup allows you to become this other person?

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<v Speaker 1>Most definitely.

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<v Speaker 4>I would compare it to be like a method actor

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<v Speaker 4>or something like that. You know, you get into that character,

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<v Speaker 4>and this character has become, for lack of a better word,

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<v Speaker 4>kind of my alter ego. When I walk in there,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, it's kind of the Chris Gains of Garth Brooks.

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<v Speaker 4>When I walk in there, I'm still Brandon, but I

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<v Speaker 4>just take on this whole new character and a whole

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<v Speaker 4>new live in the arena.

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<v Speaker 3>And for seventeen years, Brandon lived that life weekend after

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<v Speaker 3>week and full after bull seventeen years of showmanship, seventeen

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<v Speaker 3>years of doing what he loved, and then it all

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<v Speaker 3>came to a tragic halt. We'll be right back.

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<v Speaker 3>We're back speaking with Brandon Dunn, who for seventeen years

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<v Speaker 3>traveled the country as a rodeo clown and bullfighter, entertaining

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<v Speaker 3>audiences with his comedy act and then stepping in the

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<v Speaker 3>ring with some of the world's fiercest bulls.

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<v Speaker 5>Are your thinking about right before they opened the gate?

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<v Speaker 4>There's really not a whole lot of thank of course,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think you really think to be if you're

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<v Speaker 4>going to be a rodeo clown or bullfighter anyway, I

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<v Speaker 4>think half your brain has kind of been removed if

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<v Speaker 4>that's the choice of career choice that you're going to

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<v Speaker 4>be in. But at this point in the game, there's

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<v Speaker 4>not a whole lot of thinking. It's just more reaction.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what your job is. It's just time to

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<v Speaker 4>go get your job done.

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<v Speaker 3>But then, in April of two thousand and three, Brandon

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<v Speaker 3>and his family were involved in a horrific car accident.

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<v Speaker 3>The head on collision with a drunk driver killed Brandon's

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<v Speaker 3>seven year old daughter and left Brandon crippled.

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<v Speaker 4>There was four of us in that vehicle, and we

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<v Speaker 4>were all in separate hospitals didn't get to see each other.

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<v Speaker 4>I didn't get to go to my daughter's funeral. I

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<v Speaker 4>mean it busted me up from head to toe. It

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<v Speaker 4>took my Rodeo career, and to be truthful, probably the

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<v Speaker 4>first six years of it.

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<v Speaker 1>I just pouted.

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<v Speaker 4>I was in a deep depression. You know, my whole

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<v Speaker 4>life had been completely turned upside down.

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<v Speaker 3>In this time of darkness, Brandon turned away from Rodeo

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<v Speaker 3>life completely.

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<v Speaker 4>I kind of cut myself off from even my good

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<v Speaker 4>friends that were Rodeo on I just kind of, like

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<v Speaker 4>I said, I just poudered.

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<v Speaker 1>I just stayed to myself. I tried to change my.

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<v Speaker 4>Whole lifestyle because Rodeo was such a deep part of

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<v Speaker 4>who I was and had such a huge influence on

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<v Speaker 4>me that I just completely just cut myself off from

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<v Speaker 4>that world.

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<v Speaker 3>In the absence of Rodeo, Brandon hungered down at home

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<v Speaker 3>and focused his energy on the family cattle ranch. He

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<v Speaker 3>deepened his connection with his family and his faith in God.

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<v Speaker 3>He started up a little church that he became a

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<v Speaker 3>pastor of. But even though Brandon had turned his back

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<v Speaker 3>on Rodeo, Rodeo wasn't about to let him go that easily,

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<v Speaker 3>because the passion Brandon once had for rodeo was beginning

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<v Speaker 3>to show itself in the next generation of duns.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess he was about twelve years old or so.

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<v Speaker 4>He kept telling me. He said, Dad, I really want

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<v Speaker 4>to fight bulls. I really want to fight bulls. And

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<v Speaker 4>the little rascal. I said, it's if you want to

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<v Speaker 4>do this, you're going to have to put out some

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<v Speaker 4>efforts show me that you want to get in shape.

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<v Speaker 4>Of course, he's twelve years old, but the kids started

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<v Speaker 4>coming home when he started running, and he started doing

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<v Speaker 4>push ups and set ups every night, and I thought, well,

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<v Speaker 4>now dad's got to put up or shut up. So

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<v Speaker 4>I bought him a little little bitty miniature zebou bull.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought, well, this thing. He was mean, little rascal,

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<v Speaker 4>and I thought, this little sucker, he's going to eat

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<v Speaker 4>Brindle's lunch up, and that'll be that.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be through with this.

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<v Speaker 3>But instead, Brandon's son fell in love with that little bull,

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<v Speaker 3>and his interest in rodeoing only grew. And as Brandon

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<v Speaker 3>watched his son Brendall's passion for rodeo blossom, his old

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<v Speaker 3>love for the sport re emerged.

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<v Speaker 4>So I thought, well, the only way that I know

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<v Speaker 4>to guide this deal is, maybe get me a barrel

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<v Speaker 4>and see if I can go back to just being

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<v Speaker 4>inside the barrel and doing my clown ax and stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>So a few years after Doctors narrowly managed to put

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<v Speaker 3>Brandon Dunn back together again, he was back out in

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<v Speaker 3>the rodeo ring.

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<v Speaker 4>And sure enough it took off. The first probably three

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<v Speaker 4>or four years of Brindle's rodeo career, we were working rodeos,

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<v Speaker 4>me and him, and so I really never had intentions

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<v Speaker 4>of coming back to the level of the game that

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<v Speaker 4>I'm at right now. But God's kind of brought it

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<v Speaker 4>all back full circle, and it was because of Brindle.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we are in life is good.

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<v Speaker 5>How does it feel to have your son following in

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<v Speaker 5>your clown truth?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I've always told Brindle from an early age.

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<v Speaker 4>I said, son, you don't have to do this because

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<v Speaker 4>I do this. And honestly, there's times out there that

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<v Speaker 4>I couldn't be more proud. But there's time said, man,

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<v Speaker 4>I just want to stick my head in the barrel

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<v Speaker 4>and not see what's happening. I told him, I said, son,

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<v Speaker 4>if you ever want to go play Tidley Winks, let's

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<v Speaker 4>just go play Tidley Winks and we'll be the tidy

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<v Speaker 4>wing champion. It'll be a whole lot easier on your dad.

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<v Speaker 3>But of course this is a done we're talking about,

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<v Speaker 3>and Brandon's son is the next generation and a long

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<v Speaker 3>lineage of people born and bred for the rodeo ring.

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<v Speaker 4>I never dreamed, even when I was fighting bulls, that

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<v Speaker 4>I would be able to share the arena with my

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<v Speaker 4>son the way that I do now. And we have

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<v Speaker 4>lots of highlights, especially when he's in the bullfights and

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<v Speaker 4>I'm in the barrel. He brings that bull to the

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<v Speaker 4>barrel and it's just a total conversation. While that barrel

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<v Speaker 4>is getting mucked out by that bull. Brindle's protecting that

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<v Speaker 4>barrel and we'll talk and we'll laugh inside that thing,

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<v Speaker 4>and from the outside, I'm sure people in the stands think,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, one.

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<v Speaker 1>Of us is fixing to get killed. Brindle's got total

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<v Speaker 1>control over the situation.

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<v Speaker 4>I feel just completely safe in his hands when I'm

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<v Speaker 4>in that barrel, and every time we get out of it,

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<v Speaker 4>we give each other one.

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<v Speaker 1>Great big hug. That's probably the highlight of my whole career.

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<v Speaker 3>For on the job. I'm Avery Thompson. I'll see you

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<v Speaker 3>down that dusty trail,