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<DIV><SPAN class=374520004-29102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
point, Brian, is that you shouldn't get that nervous when you compete in bardic
competitions either. And the only way to REALLY get over that is to
compete in enough of them to where you can forget about nerves and,
instead, enjoy the company and the competition.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bards-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:bards-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Brian
O'hUilliam<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 28, 2006 4:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Ansteorran Bardic list<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bards] Bardic college
Events<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV> Gerald, I fight in Queen's Champion because, as Robin said, the
best fencers are there. I may have the chance to fight one of the top
Dons/Donas and learn from them. With the arts, as I see it, I need to
better myself and that is not by competing, but by practicing and
watching. I will learn from watching and concentrating on the great bards
of our Kingdom rather than worrying what the fifth line of my next piece
is. When I compete, I am generally too nervous to really watch, learn
from, & enjoy the other bards, so I would rather not compete in
Eisteddfod just yet and watch instead. I do not really get that
nervousness when I fight. </DIV>
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<DIV>On a separate note, I would like to thank you, Gerald, for sparking this
whole thread. I believe, no matter the outcome, these conversations will
benefit Ansteorra's bardic scene.</DIV>
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<DIV>Brian</DIV></BODY></HTML>