<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jessica Smith</b> <<a href="mailto:jasiwolf@gmail.com">jasiwolf@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Apr 7, 2007 9:43 PM
<br>Subject: Gulf War !7 Project<br>To: <a href="mailto:bards@lists.ansteorra.org">bards@lists.ansteorra.org</a><br><br></span><p>Hail and well met! </p>
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<p>I got to attend my very first War and very first Gulf War this March
and I must say that I had an absolute blast! I stayed busy, I got to
see allot of what was going on, meet allot of really awesome people and
really get to see what his grace Miguel had been talking about! I can't
wait until next year. </p>
<p>I did a lot of Marshaling over the week and really got to get in on
the thick of things and a few of the other kingdoms and some of our own
baronies really did inspire me. In the bridge battle I got to watch the
left hand bridge which I think was held by Calentir and Rosenfeild
(feel free to correct me if I am wrong). The first "Lay On" had the
Adrenalin pumping- They were just running at each other! Surely they
were going to slow to engage their enemies! Well, the pile of bodies
that resulted proved me wrong and I had finally gotten to see my first
true "Meat Masher". The Walking Dead had no resurrection point to
wander off to so the majority of them built a wall of dead behind me
and the other marshalls watching that bridge. They were not however
silent ghosts by any means, these poltergeists raised a clamor in
support of their brother and sisters of arms. They became so excited
and so rambunctious that I had to get them under control so to be able
to watch and make sure the fighters were safe and I had enough room to
get out of the way without running back into someone! But they inspired
me, with their songs, marches, and Cadence they urged the fighters to
keep on fighting. <br></p><p>As I am new to the SCA I know there are
plenty of these out there, waiting to be read in some archive - or
maybe just waiting to be written down. I have talked to a few people
about it and I've decided that I want to get a song book together. Not
just an Ansteorran song book - cause we have one of those, but an
Ansteorran Battle Song Book. I don't fool myself into thinking that I
can do this alone- trust me, I just don't have that much creative juice
in me! I believe, however, that if enough bards get together we can
come up with a hefty collection of war songs and cadence to teach our
populace and fighters to make their voices heard at the next Gulf War.
This is our chance to truly get involved in the battles, another way
for the diversity of Ansteorra to come together and be heard!<br></p><p>So
here comes the recruiting! Please help! I'll need writers and people to
show me what to do! If I get really caught up in it I'll need artists
to help make it pretty! I want cadences that cover everything from
steamrolling the enemy to holding the line and I want them to be easy
to remember and work off of! (I am told I am spoiled and do want a
lot!) I am always contactable by e-mail, but will list my phone number
in case some of you just want to chat. I do ask on that however - that
you save your calls until after 3 in the afternoon. I work nights, so I
sleep in the day and I refuse to hold myself accountable to any
conversation that occurs while I am half asleep! <br></p><p>That said
give me a shout - even if its just input on things to help me organize
this and get others involved - all forms of help are appreciated. Lets
make this a true piece of Ansteorran work, with the diversity and skill
that I got to see out on the battle field, on the stands at the Arts
and Sciences and in the actions and faces of all those that helped make
this Gulf War for me a memory that I will always cherish! oh! and lets
not forget the bardic circles held by campfire once the sun went down
and that continued till the sun came up the next day! You guys were an
absolute blast. Thank you! <br></p><p>Brightest Blessings, <br></p><br><p><br></p><p>Adelina of the Steppes</p><p><a href="mailto:Jasiwolf@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Jasiwolf@gmail.com</a> <br></p>(903)815-9615