Txupinazo Friday July 9th, 2010. Chupinazo or, Txupinazo in Basque, is the launch of the festivities on the 9th of July where a massiive croud gathers at the Plazade Ayntamiento (City Council) in Pamploma, to cheer the start of the festival of San Firmin. (Running of the Bulls)

I drove all the way from Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) to go to the marrage of Helene C Champ & Thomas A. Pitchon. Helene i from France and Thomas family is from Spain. Both are in the wine business and Thomas is a graduate of Fresno State in making wine, one of the few schools that teach this in California.

Everyone was wearing there white and red cloths to run with the Bulls. everyone wanted to know what kind of Bulls we would be running against? fear was everywhere, the talk of the party was will be run with the bulls? and to our surprise we did. We arrived in the streets of Paso Robles and there they were!! horns shining in the evening sun!! the looks on there faces would scare most people but know not for me~~~ I was ready to run, take pictures, run, limp on down the street but the raging Bulls would not stop me winning the race to the end of the street. To my surprise I fell short and was hit may almost all the Bulls. I am doing good now if your worried about me, I be ready to run with the Bulls again next July 9th 2011.