Nothing says "rodeo" quite like a manufactured Disney pop star, and the Houston Live Stock and Rodeo's organizers know that. That's why they booked Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus for the March 9th slot in the program. The fact that having Hannah Montana on the bill is a sure-fire recipe for making parents' wallets hemorrhage probably played a role, too.
For those of you who have offspring who are clamoring to see the show, but are unwilling to take out a second mortgage to finance the purchase of tickets, the wonderful folks over at MomHouston.com have come up with a solution: exhibitionism! Yes, in the time-honored tradition of radio stations around the country, they're asking for people to go to creative lengths to secure four tickets to see Hannah Montana.
There are two categories for submissions. First, you can record a video of yourself (or your kid) performing a Hannah Montana song. For those of us who wouldn't know the difference between Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers and Jonas Salk, don't let that stand in your way. MomHouston is not necessarily looking for quality, per se: just enthusiasm.
You can also win the tickets by submitting a parenting tip; it's gotta be something fairly original, so "slip some brandy into the bottle to get them to go to sleep" is out. Regardless of which side of the contest you decide to enter, all the details can be found here on the MomHouston site.
Whatever you do, please don't lie about a dead family member, and don't perpetuate the problem by selling the damn things on StubHub for a grand a piece. That's not the Disney way, y'all.
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