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Photos, Video: Bulls Unleashed In Madison Square Garden
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Published Jan 8, 2012
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With the patchouli and nitrous residue scrubbed clean from the bleachers, fans packed Madison Square Garden last night for the sold-out second round of the Professional Bull Riders' season opener.
If you hurry, you can catch the tail end of the the third and final round happening now at MSG, or piss off everyone in your apartment and switch over from the game to see all the cowboys in action. Our full coverage of the Garden's most unique event of the year will run tomorrow, but for now make do with these eye-popping shots courtesy of Katie Sokoler.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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