ANST - Standing in the frying pan

[karl muller]

all the reasons below are but a few of the reasons i no longer do a&s. (i've 
been playing for 17 years and tried to introduce a non-european art form for 
4 years. except for a few beads, it never got any recognition.)

>From: Baronman at aol.com
>Reply-To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG
>To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG
>Subject: ANST - Standing in the frying pan
>Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 18:31:09 EDT
>
>Just wish to thank ALL the people who responeded to my post PRIVATELY, but
>due to time restriant must address a couple of other issues sent to me.
>
>1.  Yes- I am an old fart and no- I am happily married so my ability to get
>it on a regular basis is not an issue.
>2.  No- I never have judge an A&S event although once as landed Baron, I 
>was
>asked to judge a beer compitition- They all won in my opinion.
>3.  I have been in the SCA for about 15 years- I am not a newbie looking to
>stir the pot up.
>4.  I do not have a personal vendetta against the A&S community nor the
>Laurels.
>5. Yes- I have won a couple of A&S compitions one for leather work, one for
>stained glass.  I am not frustrated because I am  not a Laurel.  Thankful 
>is
>more the word.
>6. The example I can give is one at Squires when it was a brand new event.  
>A
>leather breast plate (Roman style) and a set of leather armor completley
>decorated were the two leather entries( neither entry was mine).  The 
>breast
>plate was hardened and formed and suitable to be worn on the field, 
>although
>not decorated, the skill and technology was obvious to all.  The decorated
>armor was too thin to be legal on the field but painted- not engraved or
>anything- just painted. It was a nice job of painting- almost like it was
>silk screened on.  Guess which entry won.  Yup - the paint job.
>7.  To the person from the Laurel list who didn't leave a name- stick it in
>your ear-this is cleaned up because I don't use that kind of lanquage.
>
>Baron Bors
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