San Fermin in Nueva Orleans started way back in the olden days of 2007! Mardi Gras day, 2007 to be exact, we started kicking around a crazy idea to emulate (in a completely wacky way) the famed Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. After simmering for a few weeks, the idea of the Roller Derby skaters as the bulls was born on Easter Weekend during a freezing cold trip to Gulf Shores. Lo demás es historia (the rest is history).
Self-titled “El Padrino” (The Godfather) of San Fermin in Nueva Orleans, Mickey Hanning was born on the Westbank of New Orleans. During an inebriated Mardi Gras in 2001 he promised a comrade he would test his bravado in Pamplona. One-and-a-half years later, he made good on that promise to attend Sanfermines (the festival in Pamplona). During Mardi Gras 2007, he & La Madrina birthed the idea of San Fermin in Nueva Orleans after seeing a friend dressed as a Correro (runner). He quickly found other integral Pastores to make it happen.
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