Grand Marshals

The rodeo had come to town and I was working for KIIQ radio — pronounced KICK. We were the new country music station in town and had landed much of the coverage rights to the big show.

For my part, I played station co-host to the VIP party and then the meet-and-greet held with the rodeo’s Grand Marshall’s Mel Tillis and Roy Clark. Prior to the meet-and-greet, my co-host Cody Travis and I posed for our official photograph of the event.

The flash from the camera startled the horse Mr. Clark was seated on and it jumped sideways. When it landed — its left hind hoof came down on my right foot.

Not a happy moment in my life.