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The live audio interview from Terceira will be available for you to listen to and will be here soon. We apologize in advance, but the audio is in Portuguese only. However, someone from a forum was kind enough to translate and give us the gist of what was said. The content below is courtesy and permission granted to post here by CDP:

I just heard the interview on KIGS by Manuel Ourique. I will be the first to take my hat off to the guys. WOW!!!!

Very positive things were said about them. Manuel Ourique the radio program's director was at the bullfight and said that the California Forcados did just as well as the Terceira group. The gentleman who organized the event, (can't remember his name), said things turned out better then expected.

The interviews began with Manuel from So Cal. who made quite an impression with me as to how the crowd and locals received the group.

Paul recapped his pega including the first try in which he was on the head and his "cu" hit the ground and the interviewer agreed with everything he said and added that with the force of the hit on the ground, anyone would have let go. They then discussed the 2nd attempt and concluded that it was a very good grab.

Frankie was next and spoke in English. Said he had never before experienced the silence prior to his grab last Saturday. He said when he lined up his bull he was more worried of the crowd than the bull. He also recapped his grab and the interviewer declared it was a Terrific grab. And the crowd of 4,000+ responded with a standing ovation and curtain call!!!

A few others spoke, I can't remember all of their names, but one that stuck out for me was I believe Donny (?) Lemos from So Cal. Said it was "an honor" to grab in Terceira and was happy to have "turned that page in his life". He thanked everyone at the bullfight and everyone in Terceira in general for their hospitality and courtesy. He said he had "goose bumps" when they first got in the arena and will never forget that moment.

Near the end Manuel from Tulare spoke and thanked everyone as well. He was asked when he would hang up his jacket. He said he did after last Saturday, he just didn't want to do it in public. The interviewer disagreed and said that is not the way it is done, you have to grab at least one more and then hand things over to a new Cabo. Manuel laughed it off and said there was a lot of work to be done with his group when he gets back and they would see what happens next.
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NOTE from Webmistress: Just an FYI, the director thought Frankie did such a good job, that he asked Frankie to walk around the arena by himself this time.... hence the "curtain call". ..... this was told to me by a friend, who is family of the So Cal team.

Also from the same source, Manuel Correia was second in line to assist Paul Toledo with his grab.

Way to go So Cal and Tulare guys!


photos courtesy of and permission was given to us by
Duarte Bettencourt to use on our site


first Pega by Paul Toledo (right)
seen here during his vuelta with Rui Salvador (left)


first Pega by Frankie "Spaniard" (right)
seen here during his vuelta with Rui Salvador (left)


music composed for the So Cal group by David Costa
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visit their official website.... www.SoCalForcados.com

 

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