<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">One of my personal measuring sticks is how often I'm picked to perform in a circle. If I'm picked enough that when it comes to my actual turn I can pick someone else, and still feel like I'm getting my fair share of performing in, I feel like I'm having a "good bard" night. I've had "bad bard" nights as well, where I just wasn't "on".</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Alden<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Jay Rudin <rudin@ev1.net><BR>To: Ansteorran Bardic list <bards@lists.ansteorra.org><BR>Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 12:41:56 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Bards] Situations That Ruin Bardic Circles<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kenneth asked:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">> How do I define a “bad bard” without a) offending someone, </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">> and b) sound like I’m bragging, since I believe myself to be a</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">> “good bard”?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Over the long term, the best measure is this:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Count the audience at the start of the piece. Count the audience at the end of the piece. If the number goes down consistently over many performances at many events, the bard is a poor bard.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin</FONT></DIV>
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