"I got gored in Pamplona"

jayree

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CdS 2012, CdN 2013, Shikoku 2015, CP 2016.

• Jul 19, 2014

• #1

Bill Tillman, contributing editor to “Fiesta: How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona” has written about his recent experience in The Washington Post. I find his account extremely interesting.

http://wapo.st/1nT7y4t

or

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...83be6a-0b94-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html

 

Finisterre

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Sarria 2001,
Porto 2006,
Valenca 2008,
Finisterre 2010,
SJdPP 2012,
Tui 2014.

No plans to return, yet.

• Jul 19, 2014

• #2

I expect if I actually knew the bloke I would think him a tool. He certainly comes across in print as a jerk.

There are a lot of damaged people around and he appears to be another. There are imo better and more effective ways to get an endorphin high. His choice reflects serious self esteem issues.

Otherwise I thought the article vapid.

 

Finisterre

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Time of past OR future Camino

Sarria 2001,
Porto 2006,
Valenca 2008,
Finisterre 2010,
SJdPP 2012,
Tui 2014.

No plans to return, yet.

• Jul 19, 2014

• #3

Hmm I don't mean to be rude about your link when I say vapid. Your interest and the insight into the mindset of a runner are fair enough. It was the lack of introspective emotional intelligence of the runner that I found vapid.

 

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• Jul 19, 2014

• #4

Danger is my business, and that makes me superior to you wimps.

 

bystander

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• Jul 19, 2014

• #5

Foolhardy boastful braggadocio.

Perhaps if is he looking for a different adrenalin rush in the future Mr Hillmann might consider:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banzai_skydive

At least if he gets that wrong he won't be taking up valuable hospital bed space!

 

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jennie

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from st jean - estella 2013 ponferrada-santiago 2012.hope/expect to do full camino with y
sister in sept 14. we completed our walk in 2014?puenta la reina to belarado june 2016,

• Jul 19, 2014

• #6

jayree said:

Bill Tillman, contributing editor to “Fiesta: How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona” has written about his recent experience in The Washington Post. I find his account extremely interesting.

http://wapo.st/1nT7y4t

or

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...83be6a-0b94-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html

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i worry that even replying to you would just give you more of the attention you seem to thrive on,how ever I just think its quite sad that you seem to think this is something that people will be impressed with,as I mentioned on this topic before that I would love to buy a fridge magnet saying this was were the bulls used to run before they were slaughtered !

 

ivar

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• Jul 19, 2014

• #7

Will close this thread for the same reason we closed a similar thread a few days ago. This topic leads to conflict and is not really camino related.