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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you, Gerald, for
expressing my opinions so well!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I believe that a titled
bard should have the ability to entertain in almost any situation that group
requires. From the household campfire, to the canton feast, to the shire
newcomer revel, to the baronial pavilion, to the kingdom court, and beyond - a
titled bard should have a diverse repertoire from which to select an appropriate
performance for his/her group. (Or, the ability that I’m so jealous of -
to compose something fitting on the spot!)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The standard
song/story/poem and sometimes drama/dance/juggling format is, I think, an
attempt to achieve that diversity.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>But there are better ways.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yes, Robin, I have seen
the light!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">So, we’re bards
right?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Let’s get
creative!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kat<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(Who realizes how easy
that is to say, now that the competition I was in charge of is
over!)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bards-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:bards-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Gerald of Leesville<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 04,
2007 6:02 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Ansteorran Bardic list'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Bards] tbtl bardic<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=084115010-04102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Good
question, Gwen, and great follow-ups all.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=084115010-04102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
believe that titled bards should be able to show diversity, but after having
ready Robin's treatise ;-), I'm inclined to agree that we, as a community,
have come to rely on the standard story/song/poem as an expression of
different styles.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=084115010-04102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Robin's examples have given me a lot to think on (as tends to be the
case when Robin expounds). Perhaps we should, as a community, rethink
our "different styles" approach to include a broader
interpretation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>In service to the dream with a song in my heart, I am,<BR>HL
Gerald of Leesville<BR>A bard of Stargate
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