Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Bullfight - Prime Rib Strikes Back
Most Portuguese bullfights are held in two phases: the spectacle of the cavaleiro, and the pega. In the second stage, called the pega (holding), the forcados, a group of eight men, challenge the bull directly without any protection or weapon of defence.
The front man provokes the bull into a charge to perform a pega de cara (face grab). The front man secures the animal's head and is quickly aided by his fellows who surround and secure the animal until he is subdued. Forcados are dressed in a traditional costume of damask or velvet, with long knitted hats as worn by the campinos (bull headers) from Ribatejo.
The bull is not killed in the ring and, at the end of the corrida, leading oxen are let into the arena and two campinos on foot herd the bull among them back to its pen. The bull is usually killed, away from the audience's sight, by a professional butcher. It can happen that some bulls, after an exceptional performance, are healed, released to pasture until their end days and used for breeding.
The front man provokes the bull into a charge to perform a pega de cara (face grab). The front man secures the animal's head and is quickly aided by his fellows who surround and secure the animal until he is subdued. Forcados are dressed in a traditional costume of damask or velvet, with long knitted hats as worn by the campinos (bull headers) from Ribatejo.
The bull is not killed in the ring and, at the end of the corrida, leading oxen are let into the arena and two campinos on foot herd the bull among them back to its pen. The bull is usually killed, away from the audience's sight, by a professional butcher. It can happen that some bulls, after an exceptional performance, are healed, released to pasture until their end days and used for breeding.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 09, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Pony Cycle
The Crazy looking primer rear fender belongs to a Pony Cycle form the early 50's. They were made in White Lake, Michigan.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Toronto Film Shoot
Yonge St, south of King St.
The movie crew originally said this was a tampon commercial, but
quickly admitted it was the new Resident Evil set.
The movie crew originally said this was a tampon commercial, but
quickly admitted it was the new Resident Evil set.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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