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Bruno — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:42:01 +0000

El Razón Que Soy Morantista

Bruno — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:41:17 +0000

Nothing else need be said than Morante de la Puebla’s performance in Jerez de la Frontera last week. Masterful with the capote. Classic with the banderillas. Pure with the muleta. The jabonero sucio from Nuñez de Cuvillo was a dream toro who allowed Morante to showcase elements of his Toreo which others wish they had. Eso es torear con duende!

San Isidro 2010: Curro Diaz, Toreo Relajado, Estocadon y Oreja

Bruno — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:10:27 +0000

In the Inaugural Corrida of the Feria de San Isidro in Madrid’s Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, Curro Diaz provided the only highlights from a dreadful afternoon where the toros from Salvador Domecq failed to show up. Diaz continued chipping away at his few opportunities in his rise in the escalafon. Diaz demostrated patience and arte on the fourth toro with a relaxed series of profound derechazos capped off with a solid estocada which found him rolling off the shoulder of the burraco. Diaz is a talented Matador who deserves more appearances in Ferias de primera and hopefully his performance today has secured more opportunities in 2010.

José Tomás Llega a España

Bruno — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:34:34 +0000

José Tomás is back in Spain now. Less then two weeks after nearly being fatally gored in Aguascalientes, Tomás returned to Spain to begin is long recorvery and hopefully return to the ring. Below is video of his release from the hospital last week and his grateful words for the doctors and citizens who came to his aid.

Cornadón a José Tomás en Aguascalientes, Afuera de Peligro

Bruno — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:35:28 +0000

José Tomás will live to fight again. On Saturday April 24th 2010 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Tomás was caught in the left thigh while fighting the 5th toro of the afternoon. The goring was 15 Centimeters and severed the Superficial and Femoral Arteries. Tomás lost 8 Liters of rare A+ blood. Doctors stabilized him in the infirmary and transported him to Hospital Manuel Hidalgo where he was in surgery for three additional hours. News of the goring spread throughout the bullfight world and sent shockwaves because of the nature of the injury. Femoral Artery gorings have killed many Toreros over the years, the most recent being Francisco Rivera “Paquiri” in 1984. By evening Spanish time, reports of Tomás’ stabilization eased the minds of many taurinos throughout the world. The televised corrida from Sevilla offered updates and interviews throughout the broadcast.

Newcastle United Back Up Where They Belong, BPL

Bruno — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:36:41 +0000

Although it was a far gone conclusion, Kevin Nolan scissor kicked Newcastle United back up to the Barclay’s Premiere League. After falling a goal down to Sheffield United, Peter Lovenkrands converted an obvious penalty and set the stage for the Toon’s return to top flight football. Thus ends a year of exile filled with humility, joy and good football. Nearly a year after the nightmare of going down, the Magpies are where they belong!

Domingo de Resurrección en Sevilla: Morante y JMM Tocan Pelo

Bruno — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:29:53 +0000

04/03/10 La Malagueta II Corrida Picassiana: Fracaso Ganadero

Bruno — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:27:10 +0000

Wacky trajes and no toros resulted from the second Annual Corrida Picassiana in “La Malagueta”. The three Matadores who participated, El Cid, Javier Conde, El Cid and El Fandi, El Fandi was the only one to muster any support from the tendidos. The toros from Luis Algarra were not good.

Javier Conde, de azul y azabache. Tres pinchazos. Se echó (pitos). En el cuarto, tres pinchazos. Se echó (bronca).
El Cid, de azul y oro. Estocada trasera y tendida (palmas). En el quinto, pinchazo y estocada (ovación.
El Fandi, de grana y oro. Estocada que asoma y descabello. Aviso (ovación). En el sexto, estocada y descabello (palmas de despedida).

José Ramon Tirado: QEPD Un Sensacion de los 60′s, Viva Tirado

Bruno — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:20:11 +0000

On Saturday March 27th, Mexican Matador José Ramon Tirado died in Los Angeles at the age of 77. Tirado was a Matador in the 1960′s who fought in Mexico, was married to Mexican actress Lola Beltrán and who retired from the ring to build lamps in Montebello, California. In 2007, Burladerdos.com published an article on Tirado which was informative, but what I found to be most interesting was discovering the 70′s hit by El Chicano, “Viva Tirado” was actually written by Gerald Wilson in honor of Tirado. With his passing, another important variable and contributor to the history of the storied border town bullfight story is lost. QEPD

Tendido Cero 27/03/10: Fin de Fallas, Nueva Arena de Arnedo

Bruno — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:14:50 +0000