ANST - A gentle reminder

Gail P. Taylor gtaylor at lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu
Wed Jan 27 13:58:41 PST 1999


And, if you want the picture fixed, send it to me.  I can do about anything with
Adobe Photoshop.  Poof!  No more Coke bottle....

Isobel.

Michael F. Gunter wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> It's those pesky Royals again, imposing pesky ideas on their
> beloved populace.
>
> When looking at the Coronation pictures the other day we were
> struck by something that we have all become lax in. There
> is a wonderful picture of the Court, all the knights are there,
> the gentles are gathered, the candles are lit and the banners lovely
> and then right in the center of the photo is a Coke bottle. This
> glaring mundanity struck home what we have all been forgetting.
> We are trying to make things as Medieval as possible and yet
> many of us have forgotten the basics in maintaining the illusion.
> Remember when we would duck under the tablecloth and pour our soda
> into our mug then put the empty back in the cooler? Remember when
> we would bring cloths to cover the ice chests and bags lying along
> the wall? We have gotten so used to "hiding our eyes" from such
> things that we are forgetting the simple attempts to keep these
> things hidden.
>
> We understand that it's difficult to maintain the illusion of being
> in a Medieval keep when you are actually in a Bingo Hall with
> flourescent lighting but that shouldn't keep us from trying. Let's
> bring the cloths for the coolers again. And let's keep the soda
> cans off the table if possible. Think of all the people who are not
> SCA who may look at that site and see the Coke bottle. We know that
> we have left the mundane stuff lying around but we promise to try
> to do better. Will you? Things in Ansteorra are going wonderfully
> towards making a more period atmosphere. Period pavillions are now
> springing up everywhere, the armor is progressing beyond kidney belts,
> tennis shoes, and "football helmets", diners eat more period foods
> at feasts, our music is played live on period instruments. Let's
> all try to strive that someday, at some event, we can look out and
> see a real Medieval encampment with nothing to jar the mind from
> the illusion.
>
> It's easy to overlook the small stuff but the small stuff builds up.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Gunthar & Sara
>
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