Rodeo clown Cliff “Hollywood” Harris, a recent performer at the Cumberland Fair, talks about the ups and downs of rodeo entertainment. Harris and other rodeo participants make their livings via a life and death proposition in the “most dangerous eight seconds in sports.”

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Chasing Maine: The rodeo clown

by Roger McCord, The Maine Monitor
October 10, 2021

<h1>Chasing Maine: The rodeo clown</h1> <p class="byline">by Roger McCord, The Maine Monitor <br />October 10, 2021</p> <p>Rodeo clown Cliff "Hollywood" Harris, a recent performer at the Cumberland Fair, talks about the ups and downs of rodeo entertainment. Harris and other rodeo participants make their livings via a life and death proposition in the "most dangerous eight seconds in sports."</p> <p><em>Chasing Maine&nbsp;is a video series that explores Maine from a distinct visual perspective. Join veteran Maine journalist and storyteller Roger McCord as he chases the people, places and things that define the unique character of the Pine Tree State. Subscribe to the Chasing Maine playlist on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPKKxMnwcB2U4_vnMmql0A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>.</em></p> <img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://themainemonitor.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=19946&amp;ga3=UA-16844722-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"> Copy to Clipboard

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