Rodeo Arena From Public Money? Yee-Haw

If the 7,500 seat indoor rodeo arena that a group of businessmen in Centralia are proposing gets built, Seattlest will be there on opening day, ringside, or, uh, whatever you call it at a rodeo. They want public money - We'll gladly pay it (screw you Sonics). We could be way wrong on this, but in Seattlest's mind a 7,500 rodeo arena doesn't contain any luxury boxes. It's all bleachers, right? Let's not pretend that b-ball in Seattle is at all "urban" (and things would have been particularly dire if Key Arena got renovated and ticket prices shot up). You cannot deny that rodeo is as country as agriculture, ranching, property rights initiatives, cultural conservatism... Alright, fuck those last few, but rodeo is Good Country. Like the Fair, which we are going to this weekend.

Here are a few reasons why public money for a rodeo arena beats public money for the Sonics.

The money:
Sonics - There's really no amount of money we're willing to pay yearly to the Sonics.
Rodeo - The amount here has to be way less and regardless we'd be willing to cough up a dollar or so a year in taxes for the rodeo. Better yet, we'd be willing to let Lewis County residents cough up a dollar or so a year in taxes for the rodeo.

The women:
Sonics - The cream of the bridge and ferry crop.
Rodeo - Boots and tight jeans.

The men:
Sonics - Nautilus muscles.
Rodeo - Actual work muscles. And boots and tight jeans.

The clothes:
Sonics: Khakis, monogrammed polos and trail runners... Tired.
Rodeo: Denim, western shirts and giant belt buckles - Hipsters can go straight from the Hill to the rodeo without a wardrobe change.

The game:
Sonics - Basketball: you've seen it, you've played it, you're not impressed.
Rodeo - As foreign as roller derby, but much easier to understand. Don't fall off for 8 seconds.

The location:
Sonics - Cluttering up Seattle Center.
Rodeo - When's the last time you were trying to get from A to B and Centralia got in the way?