July 2, 2004
Friday Five
Since bullfights are traditionally on Sundays, except in California, where they are on Mondays (has to do with the dairy farmers' schedules, or so I am told), in honor of the Friday bullfight in Thornton today, I am posting bullfight related questions:
1. Where did you see your first bullfight?
2. How old were you?
3. Did you like it?
4. Who was on the cartel?
5. If you were to see one particular bull all over again, which would it be, and why?
I will put my answers on the Extended Entry section, but feel free to put your answers on your own blog or in my comments' box.
1. Madrid
2. 12
3. Yes, but not as much as my second bullfight in Barcelona (third if you count the one on television I saw in Valencia), which really got me hooked.
4. I don't remember the Madrid cartel. Barcelona was Paco Ojeda, Emilio Munoz, and Espartaco.
5. I would see the second bull that Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza fought in October 15, 2000 in Tijuana. I actually have a video of that, and it takes my breath away every time I see it. I would love to be back there. It was a great day and a great bullfight. It gave me a whole new appreciation of rejoneo.
If we restrict this question to matadores, then the first bull that Espartaco took on that Barcelona bullfight. I have seen plenty of stuff that has been great, but I would love to go back to see that one, since it is why I ended up hooked.
Posted by erik at July 2, 2004 12:16 AM | TrackBackTecla,
No problem. I think it would be fine to use juniper berries. I find it hard to believe that you can't find a juniper. Around here they are the landlord's shrub par excellance. But if you can't, a handful of berries should do the trick. Good luck!
Posted by: Erik Keilholtz at July 3, 2004 11:56 PMyikes, this is Off Topic -
Erik, I'm making Nocino for the first time tonight following your Feb recipe, but don't have access to a juniper stem. Do you think it would be ok to just throw in some dried juniper berries? Sorry to post here but couldn't find an email address and I doubted you would check a blog entry from back in Feb. Thanks for any advice!
Posted by: Tecla at July 2, 2004 5:43 PM1. Arlington, VA (OK, on the first year or so of WDCA channel 20 they showed cartels from Mexico City)
2. 7 or 8 (1965 - 66) watching with Dad who was a true aficianado.
3. It remains one of my best memories EVER.
4. I don't know who else, but I remember Dad saying that El Cordobes was on the cartel and I should remember that...
5. I would love to have seen what my Dad saw on August 28, 1948: Islero winning the fight over the greatest of all time, Manolete. Dad had M's autograph; my brother has it now...
Thank you so much for allowing me to recall these incandescent memories! Other kids played catch with their fathers, I watched the bullfights. Wouldn't trade those moments for anything short of the Beatific Vision.