Xtreme Bulls comes to San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo for opening day, much to music lovers' dismay. From the opening, when the fire in the dirt refused to completely light, it was an omen that the evening was not going to be as exciting as in the past (the impact of the opening was lost when the fire fizzled and the crew on hand didn’t quite know what to do about it). The best vocals of the night go to the singer of the National Anthem, (I believe his name is Mark Jones, but I may be wrong). I look forward to his performance every show we attend. Between Kate Smith and this gentleman, it doesn’t get any better. The stock was overall very good quality, the riders were “the best of the rest”. The Xtreme Bulls gets a very good. However, the ambience and excitement of the crowd had a bunch to be desired. This was the most subdued San Antonio crowd I have seen in years. It seems like there is more excitement at the Rampage games and the “butts in the seats” are a lot less. Randy Houser is one of my favorite country performers. Not this night. The mix of originals and new songs was good, but the remakes of Hank Williams Jr. tunes along with the Allman Bros. were too much for me and mine to handle. I wish he would have stuck to his own…