[Ansteorra] Sound Systems in Court (was Just a Question)

[Richard Morgan]

I wholeheartedly agree with your statements. Let's keep the modern world out
of our courts. The best rule of thumb that I have heard was given by Baron
Jan during a planning meeting for one of Bjornsborg's early courts "In a
medieval society the court was the entertainment, nobody wants to sit and
listen to an awards parade for ten minutes much less two or three hours".
Courts should be broken up with an award or two followed by a performance
piece or food course or even a short socializing break. This idea is also
reflected by Master Ragnar when he told me that "I hate it when people shush
the audience, if my performance can't command their attention then I need to
do a better job of performing". Therefore, if everyone talks during court,
it's boring, if nobody watches the tournament then the combatants are more
interested in winning than in challenging themselves. Remember gentles WE
ARE THE ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!

Yours
Sir Richard ap Morgan Chieftain to the Court of Ansteorra



PS As nobles it is our duty to council their Majesties; so if you are in the
back of the court and cant hear, then shout out, Your Majesties we cannot
hear you in the back. If it is getting tedious, then do something about it,
stand up walk to the front of court and perform something, or quietly go to
the herald or noble running the court and suggest a break. If you are
prepared for the consequences, and they can be dire, you can, as I do,
loudly kibitz, mouth off, and crack bad jokes that are at least two subject
areas out of time. However, if you do follow my bad example, please remember
these words spoken to me by Duchess Willow after one of my more notorious
sessions during one of her court's "Richard I understand that you are acting
in a manner that is historically accurate for your persona. But it is rude
to inflict your persona upon others in a manner that infringes on their
ability to play their persona. In other words, Richard if this had been an
actual medieval court I would of had you drug out and executed. But since I
can't do that for real, you created a situation where by playing your
persona you prevented me from playing mine." So don't be rude!!!

Keeping others in mind,
Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "b3zsgirl" <b3zsgirl at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Sound Systems in Court (was Just a Question)


> Most of the sound system suggestions are very well thought out and would
> work well.  And Burke's seems the least obtrusive...
>
> HOWEVER
>
> I personally will consider it the last straw if I have to go to an event
and
> run into a sound system in any way.  I would rather not hear a word of
court
> at all than have to hear the sound of feedback, or the way a sound system
> sounds when used.  Also, who wants to see acoustic work in our halls?  It
> seems we become more willing to use the mundane, without considering the
> consequences.
>
> I like the idea of guards.  There are unfortunately times when I get
trapped
> in a conversation.  I have hearing problems to begin with, and may not be
a
> good judge of my volume level.  If the conversation is going to be quick I
> have it, and if it isn't I try and put them off.
>
> And sometimes, and no offense meant to anyone in particular, the court is
> dryer than toast.  I have always enjoyed courts that involve more than the
> awards dinner atmosphere.  If there are other interesting things going on
I
> will sit through a 5 hour court.  If there is only the same old thing,
then
> I don't want to be at a one hour court.  Unfortunately, there is a
> performance aspect to doing this right, and it takes a lot of good
planning.
> Some are better than others.
>
> Do you hear talking when the king comes down from the throne to talk of
WAR?
>
> I didn't hear any noise during the last Lyoness court.
>
> The entrance that His Majesty made at Candlemas shifted me completely out
of
> time.  It gave me chills.
>
> These moments should not be few and far between.  Perhaps we need to
ponder
> this beyond hearing better.  We need to find out the cause of the disease
> and not just slap a Band-Aid on it. We need to think of what mundane
> solutions will do to the (for lack of a better word) dream.
>
> I go to events to not be Jane the Telecommunications Consultant for a
> weekend.  I am sure that many of us do this for the same reason.
>
> __________________________
> HL Biatrichi di Palermo
> "Seer to the nobility since 1492"
>
> Non essiri duci sinno tu mancianu, non essiri amaru sinno ti futanu
>
>
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