<html><div style='background-color:'><P>Ivo.....as much as i hate to admit it,,there really are bad bards who cannot or will not be helped. At one competition, one guy recited the words to a head banging rock song about dragons and another read...not recited....what had to be the worst poem ever heard by the ears of mankind. I went to him and suggested ways to possibly improve his poetry and did it in a gentle and courtly manner and he got so upset that he actually threatened me. Bad bards can be helped, but first they have to recognize they are bad at what they are doing and then they have to be willing to accept help. Too many just become beligerant, no matter how gentle you try to be.</P>
<P>Ld. Cormac The Black called "Starwalker"<BR><BR></P><BR><BR><BR>
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From: <I>Cisco Cividanes <engtrktwo@earthlink.net></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>Ansteorran Bardic list <bards@lists.ansteorra.org></I><BR>To: <I>Ansteorran Bardic list <bards@lists.ansteorra.org></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Bards] What can we do to make things better</I><BR>Date: <I>Tue, 01 May 2007 07:37:42 -0500</I><BR>>willowjonbardc@juno.com wrote:<BR>> > Bad Bards!<BR>> > I really do not believe there are really Bad Bards. There are bards<BR>> > that need help. I have seen people who were not very good, but if they<BR>> > kept the energy and kept their pieces short the audience liked them. A<BR>> > new face is worth 3minutes of time.<BR>> ><BR>>I am afraid I MUST Disagree!<BR>><BR>>I have seen bards (and people) in the SCA who have the social impact of<BR>>a lightning bolt, and nearly the efficiency when it comes to
destroying<BR>>the bardic environment around them. I'm not saying these these are<BR>>beyond redemption, but these are the problem children who not only lack<BR>>skills as bards, but lack the receptive attitude to make use of any<BR>>traditional criticisms.<BR>><BR>>They do exist, they are harder to deal with than the plague, and they<BR>>will give other bards a bad name.<BR>>Fortunately, they are also rare.<BR>><BR>>Ivo Blackhawk<BR>>_______________________________________________<BR>>Bards mailing list<BR>>Bards@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/bards-ansteorra.org<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>