<div>Wow! That was danged civil! It's amazing what a decent night's sleep and good grub will do.</div>
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<div>I'm just getting over the shock of having been called a "voice of reason". It's not my forte... ;-). As for Adelaide coming at me with a knife ... it was done with love ;-).</div>
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<div>I understand the desire of many who have been in the SCA to chase "The Dream". It's an elusive thing, that, ephemeral at best. There's a line from the movie "Gladiator" which describes it best; "Once there was the dream of Rome. Speak of it in anything but a whisper and it would disappear." </div>
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<div>The Dream is like that. Like many things, it's our expectation that determines the ease or difficulty of obtaining that state of mind where we turn back time. The slightest whiff of what is called "mundane" can erase the moment for some. Others find it in the simple gathering of friends to share stories, songs, and tunes. As performers, we should try to respect that. In some cases it means that we must press ourselves further and find the pieces we can perform that lend themselves to developing that atmosphere. </div>
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<div>There are other times to bring out the "silly" stuff. Sometimes it's at the behest of royalty. Sometimes it fits the mood. As a performer, I try to keep the mood varied. I like a mixture of sing-a-longs, ballads, shanties, and early history pieces.</div>
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<div>Anywho, it's turned into a long post agin. Sorry.</div>
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<div>Gerald.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Ken Theriot <<a href="mailto:kentheriot@ravenboymusic.com">kentheriot@ravenboymusic.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks Gerald! Ah as ever you are the voice of reason, balance and calm. When my lady (who may or may not have been the one coming at you with the knife</span></font><font face="Wingdings" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">) saw what I had written, she said "well, if you wanted to piss someone off, I think you succeeded. But if you wanted to state a reasoned and logical opinion, don't write when you're tired and frumpy. It doesn't come across well." Well, she didn't use those same words, but it amounts to the same thing. And when my lady tells me this, then I know for sure it is true. I have since learned that I suffered severe heat exhaustion over the weekend. It if hadn't been for my squire (a nurse….can I pick 'em or what?) forcing undiluted Gatorade, bananas and pickle juice down my throat, things could have gotten really bad. That's no excuse for being a jerk, though. So I apologize for the manner of post.</span></font></p>
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