tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607293215863249359.post2386013033780790486..comments2024-03-29T03:30:12.862-04:00Comments on Ice Charades: Sorry I'm LateIce Charadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338292086135826226noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607293215863249359.post-75815260169677512652010-05-12T18:52:33.293-04:002010-05-12T18:52:33.293-04:00Thanks Ice Mom - when you mention "hats"...Thanks Ice Mom - when you mention "hats" I forgot to write about the end of the fight. The matador walks the entire circle of the ring with his hands raised, a la Rocky, and people throw their hats to him. He and the assistants throw the hats back, but I bet it doesn't land back near your head.<br /><br />These "kids" didn't get to wear the Mickey Mouse - like ears. <br /><br />To JCM - great point on the violence that I didn't even think about. What was strange was when the first match was over, they were trying to steer the bull out of the ring, back to the dressing room. But the bull wouldn't go. After five minutes of the matadors trying to coach the bull inside, one of the guys took out a six-inch knife and struck the bull in the throat. The bull went down instantly. No struggling, no movement whatsoever. After watching 20 minutes or so of the pageantry of the slow kill it was a total shock to see it fall in an instant.<br /><br />But I tell you those matadors have some exaggerated dance moves! I'll have to watch some matador ice dance numbers more carefully from now on.Ice Charadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338292086135826226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607293215863249359.post-88391687802416455542010-05-12T02:27:39.154-04:002010-05-12T02:27:39.154-04:00i would love to experience one once (a bullfight),...i would love to experience one once (a bullfight), just to see that bit of culture in action, as it is so similar, yet so different from ours. then again, it may just be the matadors in their tight pants that pique my curiosity so.<br /><br />we are numb to our own culture's violence, but when it's so unique (as is bullfighting) it seems so clearly and unnecessarily violent (because we're looking in from the outside).jumping clapping manhttp://jumpingclappingman.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607293215863249359.post-50793089892281660772010-05-11T20:03:47.599-04:002010-05-11T20:03:47.599-04:00Happy Mother's Day!
The bullfighting thing is...Happy Mother's Day!<br /><br />The bullfighting thing is crazy. I never thought about how they <i>train</i> bullfighters. In my mind, they just were born in their 20s, swaddled in a cape, given a funny hat, and thrown into the arena.<br /><br />Glad you had a good weekend!Ice Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639175462486739483noreply@blogger.com