<div>What happened to the Queen's College? Is resurection a possibility or even a good idea?</div> <div><BR>Esther<BR><BR><B><I>Jay Rudin <rudin@ev1.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">The sky-blue sash with gold trim originally denoted a member of the Queen's <BR>College of Bards from 1982 until the College's end. They were created and <BR>passed out by Duchess Willow de Wisp. I'm glad to see that the sash has <BR>returned.<BR><BR>Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin<BR><BR><BR>> Some years (ok, many years) ago, someone here in Stargate had the<BR>> idea of putting a favor on one's belt to denote "bard available to<BR>> perform". It was sky blue with gold tassels. A harp would be a nice<BR>> addition, but the colors (sky blue and gold) are what first catch the<BR>> eye from a distance.<BR>><BR>> Gerald, was that you? Or was it Ihon? I don't remember, but I
think<BR>> it was one of them who made several and gave them away to pretty much<BR>> any bard who asked for one at the time.<BR>><BR>> In any case, they were easy to make, easy to recognize and<BR>> distinctive, without being a pain to wear or clashing with 9/10ths of<BR>> your garb (as a baldric or sash might).<BR>><BR>> I still have mine.<BR>><BR>> Michael Silverhands <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Bards mailing list<BR>Bards@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/bards-ansteorra.org<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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