stew. bull stew. our friend went to a better place after all, like a big pot, where he simmered slowly for hours with local herbs, onions, and potatoes. nothing like a roaring fire and a spread of iberico ham, homemade chorizo, spanish cheeses, bread, and good olive oil to take the sting out of a near genital mutilation. nice. alejandro: looks good, huh? [ el fandi speaking spanish ] alejandro: it s not a bad place to come, right? anthony: no. [ laughter ] now, you started, uh, at age 19? [ el fandi speaking spanish ] anthony: when you were a little boy, growing up alejandro: yeah. anthony: you aspired to be alejandro: exactly. anthony: a bullfighter. the matadors were the original rock stars, the very ideal of masculinity, male beauty, and
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grace. that runs deep. like it or not, you should probably know this before dating a spanish guy. me, i d happily see an end to it tomorrow. but there is no denying the terrible beauty of a very complex tradition. it s not about winning. it s not about killing the bull. it and it and nor is it about being just skillful. uh, you have to look good doing it, too. alejandro: yeah, exactly. anthony: are there any, like, really ugly-ass bullfighters? [ el fandi laughs ] anthony: like, a really out-of-shape, a matador with a muffin top. how do you call a muffin top? [ alejandro speaking spanish ] [ el fandi speaking spanish ] [ men speaking spanish ] alejandro: we ve seen just a little bit, yeah. there s a little of everything. anthony: interesting. well, it was an education today and a great meal. thank you. alejandro: cheers. anthony: cheers.
most important cape. where they make all the art, all the poetry. exactly. oh, yeah. anthony: why the cape, not the man? alejandro: because it s moving. anthony: so that s important? alejandro: that s important. anthony: you don t want to be moving? alejandro: you don t want to be moving at all. it seems they they get they get more attack, more [ men shouting ] [ laughter ] anthony: this guy clearly has spirit. right away, he tries to take a poke at zack s femoral artery. promising. [ el fandi speaking spanish ] [ alejandro speaking spanish ] alejandro: now s your turn. anthony: i don t think so. alejandro: sure. now s your time. you are him. he s going to teach you. anthony: yeah? alejandro: sure. anthony: okay. anthony: no one likes to look like a pussy on tv, so, when el fandi jokingly suggests i join him in the ring to wave a pink cape at an aggressive young bull, who just moments ago
charged my cameraman, i said what any idiot would say, si. it all starts well enough. hey, this is fun. this is easy. anthony: whoa. anthony: until i get a horn hooked right up next to my nut sack. then it s not so fun. anthony: thanks, guys. oh, man. [ laughs ] this youngster shall live, perhaps to gore future tv hosts with his mighty horns. [ man shouting ] anthony: now, this, this is what a real bull looks like. this is a whole different thing, 500 freaking kilos of aggressive, charging, four-legged killdozer aiming at your meat and two veg. that s a lot of muscle. alejandro: yeah, that s a lot of muscle. that s a big bull.