Sunday, August 4, 2013

This Would Be Cool For The Las Vegas Strip

From the San Fran Chronicle: Organizers of a new event planned for several U.S. cities plan to unleash bulls to sprint through fenced-in courses as daredevils try to avoid being trampled.
The Great Bull Run is inspired by the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. It's set to kick off Aug. 24 at a drag-racing strip south of Richmond, Va. A second event is planned for Oct. 19 at an Atlanta-area horse park that hosted events for the 1996 Olympics. More events are planned later for Texas, Florida, California, Minnesota, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Bull runs — when the animals are released to run alongside participants as spectators cheer — are common in Spain and can drum up controversy. Injuries often occur, as do deaths, though they are much rarer. Some groups attack the treatment of the bulls used in the runs.
About 5,000 people have signed up to participate in the Virginia event, and the number grows by about 50 each day, said Rob Dickens, co-founder and chief operating officer of The Great Bull Run. And with 2,000 signed up for the Conyers, Ga., event, Dickens expects 5,000 to 7,000 to run there in October.   http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Inspired-by-Pamplona-Great-Bull-Run-coming-to-US-4704784.php
It'll pretty cool to have a bunch of bulls run down the Strip chasing the drunks. 
Knowing Vegas, the bulls will be half drunk by the time they get to the end of the run, with everyone giving them drinks.

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