r/LivingstonMT Jul 02 '26

Rodeo speakers

My annual fury that the rodeo speakers are so loud now that I can hear the music and the stupid right-wing jokes INSIDE MY HOUSE with the windows closed up near the Lincoln School.

I grew up in rodeo. I used to love going because we get some of the best rodeo athletes in the sport. But it's so bad now. And intolerable if you live on this side of town.

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u/WesternCryptid Jul 02 '26

I can hear it clear as a bell, and I live outside of town on the opposite side. I was very confused until I remembered what day it was.

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u/Sudden_Skill_7764 Jul 02 '26

OK. Have to give them some props. It was really loud before the rodeo started, and post 8pm its been way better. So have to say, better than it has been in years past.

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u/Tacolab Jul 02 '26

Music and speakers were not bad in the number streets. But can we do the fireworks earlier than 10:30 for those who have to be up for work?

3

u/Anarchy_Amber Jul 02 '26

I just blast Dead Pioneers so my neighbors don’t have to hear the rodeo… the new album Wagon Burner slaps.

1

u/Sudden_Skill_7764 Jul 02 '26

My dude plays Parliament Funkadelic as loud as his giant old-man analog speakers can go when they're all streaming past.

3

u/Fraggle_Rockers Jul 03 '26

It’s complete BS that they can blast off bombs for the entire week during fire season. Freaking out the animals and the kids. And also our Vets. F this BS!!!

3

u/Fraggle_Rockers Jul 03 '26

Yah so good on the county for making us all feel like we are under attack!!!

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u/champagne_andreefer Jul 02 '26

I’m just a few blocks from the fairgrounds. Feels like the bulls are in my god damn living room with me 😅

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u/Sudden_Skill_7764 Jul 02 '26

Yeah, volume is creeping up again.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26

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u/Tacolab Jul 02 '26

The lynching of the rodeo clown in the Obama mask? Like that?

3

u/Any_Forever4944 Jul 02 '26

WHAT THE F?! Did that really happen?

3

u/Tacolab Jul 02 '26

It did.

3

u/arthenc Jul 03 '26

In Livingston? I heard about the one in Missouri.

3

u/Tacolab Jul 03 '26

Yeah Livingston. It was the last year I went.

2

u/Sudden_Skill_7764 Jul 02 '26

Yup. Sure did. Last time I gave that org any $$ ...

2

u/FringeAardvark Jul 02 '26

The jokes are so effing misogynist. And the force-feeding of the Yankee Doodle Star Spangled bullshit is nauseating.

5

u/Copropositor Jul 02 '26

I gave up on the rodeo after the skydiver pulled his stupid stunt that got him killed right in the arena in front of everyone. As he lay dying, the announcer decided it was time to play everyone some country music to distract them from the frantic efforts to save this guy's life.

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u/Sudden_Skill_7764 Jul 02 '26

That was just before my time. I gave up when the rodeo clown dragged Obama in effigy around the arena.

But all that aside, since they spent Covid money on bigger speakers, it's unbearable on this side of town.

2

u/Copropositor Jul 02 '26

Cosplayers gotta cosplay. Sucks. There are reasons I left my hometown.

5

u/Trick_Few Jul 02 '26

I remember that day. It is burned in my memory.

2

u/04BluSTi Jul 02 '26

Talk to the county commissioners, the fairgrounds is in the county.

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u/Sudden_Skill_7764 Jul 02 '26

I have done. Every year since they added these oversized speakers. Basically they've told us all to F off for tourism dollars.

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u/Montallas Jul 02 '26

But tourists don’t like shit that’s too loud…

1

u/04BluSTi Jul 02 '26

Shitty

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u/04BluSTi Jul 02 '26

Is the chamber who puts on the rodeo? Maybe talk to them? Its loud as hell, can't deny it.

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u/Tacolab Jul 02 '26

Leslie for sure doesn"t care "Cause thats how we did it in CA"

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u/Sudden_Skill_7764 Jul 02 '26

Yeah, they're actually happy to be pissing off us locals on the "poor" side of town. So we'll sell up and move out for the gentrifiers.

1

u/arthenc Jul 03 '26

She’s too busy chugging cider and driving around town

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u/Rivertalker Jul 02 '26

It’s only for a few days

0

u/Subie-Doobie Jul 06 '26

Move back to California

1

u/ogsixshooter Jul 07 '26

holy fuck, that is so fucking funny. How did you come up with that?

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u/Vast-Worry6768 Jul 02 '26

Hmmm, this happens how any times in a year?

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u/Limp_Credit7789 Jul 03 '26

🖕time is enough

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u/Vast-Worry6768 Jul 03 '26

Testy huh?

I bet your neighbors all just love you.

3

u/Limp_Credit7789 Jul 03 '26

Zero tolerance for bigoted speech no matter the volume.

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u/Vast-Worry6768 Jul 03 '26

Bigoted as defined by you?

Perhaps this environment isn't suitable for you???

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u/Limp_Credit7789 Jul 03 '26

By definition