<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Mistress Gwyneth,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 8, 2006, at 6:51 AM, gail young wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>... MY first step, if I were a bard, would be to make my spotlight event ligitimate by bringing it into the A&S venues. ...</DIV> <DIV>gwyneth<BR><BR><B></B></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV>I'm not sure I understand. By "spotlight event", I assume that you mean Eisteddfod. Or maybe "spotlight events" could mean all of the baronial bardic championships, or might even mean bardic circles ("fire walking"), since that's really where the spotlight is, I think -- at least, as far as the bards are concerned. Which of those did you mean?<BR></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>And what do you mean by "bringing it into the A&S venues"? Do you mean entering bardic pieces in A&S competitions? Hosting Eisteddfod at a major A&S event (e.g. Kingdom A&S)? Something else?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>And finally, what do you mean by "make... legitimate"? In what way would the above "legitimize" bardcraft, in your opinion? In what way is it currently less "legitimate" (either in fact, or in perception)? (Not trying to set up an ambush, asking loaded questions... just literal ones, seeking to understand your suggestion.)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'm confused... :-P</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Michael</DIV></BODY></HTML>