<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Hehe - And I thought they followed me for my mead. :)</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Not all events are well suited to bardic circles, and if your group only has one event a year, it is especially tough. Still, it's not impossible - you just have to get creative. One idea I like is that if you have people crashing at your place, then try hosting a bardic circle the night before the event at your place and invite others to attend. Your house guests become either a captive audience, or are bards who can perform. :) I'd love to be invited to crash at someone's house for an event knowing that bardic was going to be happening that night! </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">The easiest way to get a bardic circle on the schedule is to volunteer to organize one and talk to the autocrat to work out the logistics. If it's a wet site, it's good to call your nearest brewers guild too! Then put the word out!</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Alden<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Esther <reese_esther@yahoo.com><BR>To: Ansteorran Bardic list <bards@lists.ansteorra.org><BR>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:07:41 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Bards] no suger coating on this<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Alden, my dear, have you ever considered that you have developed a following because you are GOOD?</DIV>
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<DIV>Your friends follow you around, because when they do, they have FUN. :-)</DIV>
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<DIV>But it is hard to find a place for a bardic circle, especially when everything a group must do in one year must be crammed into one event -- or even two, in a Barony's case.</DIV>
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<DIV>Just one woman's opinion.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Esther<BR></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>