Taurine Marginalia

It's a bit difficult to explain what this page really contains. Traditional bullfighting terminology and imagery permeate western culture, and may be found almost anywhere. Here are a few of the places where they show up on the internet -- interesting things [to the WebMeister anyway] one can stumble across while combing through the internet with one search engine or another.


The Bull Fight Lottery
"Prove to be a skilled torero! Let your mouse kill a bull and win an URL!"


"Cincuentenario de la Inauguracion de la Plaza México"
Lovely new postage stamps issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Plaza México (largest taurine plaza in the world), one of the two most important bull rings in the world.


La Corrida de Toros
" A hangman game Spanish-style. Save the matador by correctly spelling the word and the crowd will cheer you. Spell the word incorrectly and the charging bull will be the victor. Designed for ESL students (English as a Second Language), grades 5 through 12 (through 12th grade? high school students?)


Manolete
Suzy's "Crush of the Week" for 2-16 to 2-19-96


Matador Processors, Inc.
A proud purveyor or frozen chiles rellenos. Although the WebMeister is determined to resist taking sides in debates over the relative merits of Portugese and Spanish bullfighting traditions -- or the relative merits of Mexican and Spanish matadors -- or the relative trapío of Mexican and Spanish toros bravo -- sometimes, you have to take a stand. One CAN'T make a stellar chile relleno with an anaheim chili, however carefully it's cultivated. If you've only eaten rellenos made with anaheims, you're quest for the perfect relleno hasn't progressed very far. Find yourself a nice, plump poblano, sear its skin and peel it ... THEN, if you don't skimp elsewhere, you're on your way to a potential taste treat. Don't liimit yourself to fast-food imitations (which, of course, have their place). If you want to learn a bit about Mexican cuisine, try stopping by Mexican Cuisine or it's much more elaborate Spanish-language version, La Cocina Mexicana, where you'll encounter dozens and dozens of recipes including distinctive, traditional dishes from each of Mexico's states.

Matador
Defined in the Toxic Custard "Custarpedia" (intended humorously)

Matador with Capote and Bull
An amazingly complex piece of origami (caution -- it loads extremely slowly), posted in Eric Andersen's origami gallery.

The Toreador
Here's an object-lesson about what can happen to people with too much time on their hands. It appears that there's a role-playing game (Vampire: The Masquerade) by a company called White Wolf. In the game, they've described seven clans of vampires, one of which -- The Toreador, the "jewel" of the clans -- contains the "tortured artist vampires, the sensitive lovers of beauty and sophistication, the hedonistic degenerates." To see where this has gone from there, take a look at le salon de la rose (to whose creator thanks are owed for this background information) or The New York City Toreador. Or, if you want to venture into this world on your own, just search the word "toreador" on the AltaVista search engine (Yahoo won't do for this one--only scratches the surface of this largely sub-terranian world).


The "Torero" Chair
Actually, not a bad looking, Dutch-designed (?) wood & metal straight-back chair with a noteable taurine flair. Take a look ...


Trim-Slim Torero Slacks
The "slimmest, smoothest fit ever." Even with a 38" waist??


Viewmaster disks
We weren't sure whether to put this here, or on the photo page -- but, it IS kind'a odd, so here it'll be. If you own a "viewmaster" (do you remember what that is??), or your child does, you can buy bullfight disks for it -- second hand, if not in your favorite toy store. This page is a listing of disks currently available from one dealer, updated with some regularity. The disks are cheap, and you can pretty much be assured that you'll be the only one in your peña with a collection!

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Last updated: 5 September 1996
WebMeister: Stanley Conrad (sconrad2@concentric.net)
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