Aww, I just luv it when somebody says "Fat Stock Show"! That's what it was for so long. Took forever to get me to say "Livestock Show & Rodeo."
Now it's at Reliant Center--but I remember it well when it was at Sam Houston Coliseum. I always got to go right down front and meet up with Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Trigger, Buttermilk, Patrick Aloysius Brady and Nellie Belle to get my picture taken!
We had many memorable Rodeo moments in the Astrodome, too, as well as the AstroArena. It's sad to see them just sittin' there now.
And going out to Memorial Park on Friday night to party with the trailhands - then going downtown for the big parade. When I was little, my dad's office was in the bank building right on Main Street, so we had a front row seat--but high up! My first rodeo back here, I got to take my nieces and ride IN the parade, in one of the stagecoaches. What a thrill.
Haven't ridden on a trail ride since I was a teenager, but I still go meet the closest trail riders, who come right up my street now, and make sure I'm out there to wave "Howdy!" Glad it's a good memory for you!