ANST - SCA - 35 year ???

[j'lynn yeates]

On 5 May 99, at 10:32, Bob Dewart wrote:

> But I wonder.  If, as some say, an event like this held every 5 years
> lessens it meaning; then, what do they feel about the other events that
> happen more frequently?

simple, if you missed it (a regularly scheduled) and you wanted to attend or 
there was a conflict that took precedence, no great loss as there will be 
another in short order ... especially when you know that the next iteration of 
that event will be pretty much like the last.  

once one starts getting jaded about certain frequently recurring events, it 
becomes easier and easier to divert limited (usually) resources elsewhere into 
more interesting / rewarding venues or events.

ergo, the importance of the event is "diluted".  if it only happens every 10 
years and it's important, then you have incentive to make the necessary things 
happen to get there. 

case in point, years back got bored with a long running kingdom event here and 
eventually lost interest in attending ... started spending that weekend at a 
non-SCAdian event several states over mainly for the road time there and back 
through beautiful scenery on the harley.   in this case a previous event 
degraded in importance over the years and was supplanted by a more personally 
meaningful one. 

another case ... made 20th because it was important to me and it was a decade 
event.  made 25th becuase it was semi-local and nothing else was happening that 
weekend.  to me, the first was much more meaningful (even with the flooded 
site) than the second (though it did had some amusing harley-related moments 
hanging with Fury and Company ...)

personally, i like the ideas of these "special" events far outside of kingdom 
... might encourage self to do long-distance rides to SCAdian events again, 
been a few slow years on that front.  wish there were more long-distance riders 
still around ...

'wolf


... When we hunt, we all function with one mind
... - Boingo, Pedestrian Wolves
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