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Pre-corrida prep: keeping down the dust
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Pre-corrida prep: drawing chalk lines (after the tool breaks down)
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Opening Ceremonies
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Opening Ceremonies: the Torreadors
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The fight begins
(shouldn't this be a woman in a bikini or something?)
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The bull
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First encounter
This was the best part of the fight, when the bull was healthy and the Torreadors were running for cover.
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Stabbing the shoulders.
Not surprisingly, the bull did not appreciate a pike in its shoulder, and tried to gore the blinded horse.
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A few more passes
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A stick?
See what looks like a stick coming out of the right hand hole in the bull's shoulder? Yeah, that's a spurt of blood. Barbaric.
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I think the Torreador stepped out of the way on this one.
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More stabby
As if two deep holes in its shoulders isn't enough, time to stick barbs into the bull as well.
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In go the barbs.
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Ouch, says the bull.
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Two is not enough
Now for barbs three and four
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Stabby!
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Stabbed.
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Blood
See the blood spurting out of the bull's back? Yeah. Barbaric.
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"So, umm, I've got my blood flying in the air, and, well, this isn't fun any more. Is there a way out of here? Seriously. I'm done."
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The bull is done
The bull really is done at this point. His tongue is hanging out like he's panting, he's moving much more slowly. But it isn't over until a few passes with the cape and some "Oles!"
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The Coup de Grace
A sword thrust through the neck into the bull's heart.
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Stabby.
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Stabbed.
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One last charge by the bull, and he collapses. You can see the sword hilt just to the right of the Torreador's chin. I missed the shot of the bull lying down to die a few feet away. Katie was sobbing, and we both needed to leave.
