[DeTomaso] NPC - the REAL running of the Bulls

[Jerry R Knotts]

Charles,

I guess as you get older your priorities change.  I ran in 1967 and 1968. 
It was only for one day each and the first year I learned that the 1 1/2 
lane street and sidewalk narrow abruptly at the entrance to the bull ring. 
I found it best to move as far to the fence as possible and allow expendable 
people to box me in.  The second year was better and went without incident. 
The most dangerous part as far as I was concerned were the thousands of 
skyrockets on wooden stands in the plaza.  The night before when they set 
them off a few of the rockets went up instead of taking detours into the 
crowd.  Most of the crowd members were wearing white and read and were 
baracho so it didn't seem to matter until they started trying to remove 
their burning clothing.  Once again I was lucky by being out of the way in 
the rear of large bodega.  In hind sight it is certainly more exciting than 
a tienta but less so that a trip to Siagon in 1966.  At this point in my 
life I think I would not do it again.  Our wedding anniversary is 7-7 so I 
find it easy to remember both.

I would rather be 22 again and have fewer memories.
jerry knotts
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
To: "DetomasoList" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 2:37 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - the REAL running of the Bulls


> For those keeping track, the running of the bulls in Pamplona began
> yesterday.
>
> It's a 6-day long festival, with the traditional running with the bulls at
> 8am each morning. Yesterday's run was "clean", with only minor injuries.
> Today two people were gored, an Australian and an American. The Australian
> is in serious condition, but should live.
>
> It's not surprising that 90% of those injured are foreigners, and the
> majority of them were feeling so little pain that they weren't even sure
> they were gored until several hours later... Having participated in the
> past, bulls are a lot bigger in person than they look on tv, and it really
> is a serious thing.
>
> as a side comment, I find it interesting that the government requires 
> people
> to wear seatbelts so they don't get hurt in accidents, wear helmets on
> motorcycles to protect the citizens, but then has no problem releasing 
> wild
> bulls in the streets of a town and letting people go chase them, and
> vice-versa. I don't think any of those things are bad, but I do find it
> curious!
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