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[rockstarsmooth]

got this little gem in my inbox a couple of days ago, and hella yeah i'm there. on saturday, there will be a contigent of dave's people coming down to cheongdo from the big city to watch the cowpokes in action.
if you feel like joining us for some beers, bullfighting and general bullsh!t, pm me and we'll see what happens...
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right now i'm listening to: big jeezus truck - ufo rodeo


"The town of Cheongdo will host the Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival on March 24-28. You might not think of Korea as a bullfighting nation, but in fact it is, and the Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival is the nation's largest festival dedicated to the sport. Cheongdo-gun and the Cheongodo Bullfighting Association are working together to offer various events, such as inviting Japanese fighting bulls, good-will bullfights between Korea and Japan and a rodeo show by U.S. troops stationed in Korea.

For more information, call (054) 370-6114. Trains to Cheongdo depart from Seoul Station, with the trip taking about four hours. Likewise, you could take the KTX to Daegu and then take one of the frequent buses to Cheongdo from Daegu Nambu lntercity Bus Terminal."


Bullfighting!~ Rodeo~!!! What better way to spend a nice weekend in the Korean countryside?

[JMO]

This is the bull-on-bull variety rather than the bull vs man one?

I'm not sure myself but either way, I'll try to make it. Sounds like it would be interesting to me.

[parisny]

Definitely bull-on-bull action:

"The Cheongdo Festival, being the home to more than half of the country's fighting bulls, is the biggest of Korea's bullfighting events. This year more than 150,000 are expected to attend. They will witness bouts between the bulls and their handlers, some lasting as long as an hour.

It is not all about strength and aggression - these carefully trained bulls are awarded points, in much the same way as martial arts, for such recognised moves as pushing, head attack, neck attack, side pushing, drawing horns, horns bumping, head pressing and the horns bumping and head attack combination. To the uninitiated the fight may be hard to follow, but after a while it will be impossible not to marvel at the dexterity and tactical awareness of these magnificent warriors. "

http://eventsuk.britishairways.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=30674

Come join us! Direct train to Cheongdo only costs 22K.

[rockstarsmooth]

c'mon guys! can't pass this up! it's a freakin' rodeo! in korea!
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right now i'm listening to: le tigre - i'm so excited

[huffdaddy]

[rockstarsmooth]

we're not taking ktx, and yes byob is acceptable. though we are leaving pretty early on saturday morning...
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right now i'm listening to: the selector - madness

[English_Ocean]

LOL! I'd love to see some of these limp wrist *beep* boys ride two tons of thunder!

Bull V Bull is not a rodeo! It's comparable to rooster fighting. yeah, wow...duh!

[rockstarsmooth]

[rockstarsmooth]

one last bump...
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right now i'm listening to: the cramps - uranium rock

[huffdaddy]

To all of those that missed a good time...

[huffdaddy]

Videos as well, for those interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LEd65XJu_0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSG9r-89yMA

[rockstarsmooth]

these are great videos! your pics are good too.
what a great way to spend a weekend, i had a blast!
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right now i'm listening to: the coup - 5 million ways to kill a ceo

[huffdaddy]

This year's festival will be March 29 - April 2.

Tour2Korea link.
Cheongdo link.

[parisny]

Anyone wants to make the trip this year? It's a really nice country fair with good food and unexpected, um, "attractions" like an all-transvestite band. About 2 1/2 hrs from Seoul via KTX to Daegu and then take a bus or cab to Cheongdo. Hope they have that mechanical bull again.

[Smee]

Double check those dates. Both the Cheongdo site and the Cheongdo festival site say it's 4/12 to 4/16.



http://www.cheongdo.go.kr/open%5Fcontent/main%5Fpage/

http://www.청도소싸움.kr/