[Bryn-gwlad] A Rebuttal on Drafthouse and Demos

[Ronda Melendez]

I would be willing to show up in garb but I do not want to look out of place 
as my garb is that of an 11th/12th century Scottish noblewoman.   :-(



In Service to the Dream,
Muriel filia Donaldi de Skia
Barony of Bryn-Gwlad
Fledgling of House FalconRose
Ambassador to Atlantia
Member of Academy of St. Gabriel



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If you fear nothing, you love nothing; and without love, what is there to 
live for?

----  Sean Connery as King Arthur in 'First Knight'

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>From: "Susan Scott" <gwenneth40 at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
>To: bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] A Rebuttal on Drafthouse and Demos
>Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 08:46:14 -0500
>
>On 7/2/06, Corbin O Cathasaigh <motley_crow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Someone said something emotionally weighty about being "true to
> > ourselves" but listen: if you're really concerned about our relationship
> > with the Drafthouse and how much we owe them for even speaking to us,
> > you know what I think would serve us well in that case? Give them what
> > they want. They asked for color for an 18th C pirate movie.
> >
> > -Corbin
>
>Well, there's something to that, but there is one minor difficulty:
>We can't.  We are not a pirate group.  We do not have 18th century
>clothing or pirate accessories.  If we decide to do that, almost no
>one will show up.  We might get a few people in cobbled-together
>clothing standing around saying, "Aaaarrrrr," but that's about it.
>
>The best we can do is do what we normally do, with a slant in the
>direction of the movie (e.g., emphasis on later period clothing and
>sword fighting, de-emphasis on A&S).  A dozen 16th century people will
>come off better than 2 vaguely 18th century people.
>
>The Alamo knows we're not an 18th century pirate group.  If we tell
>them, "This is what we can do; is that okay with you?" and they say
>yes, we should go for it.  If they say, "No, we really need 18th
>century pirates," then we can say, "Sorry, we're just not equipped for
>that."  The problem would be if we promise something we can't deliver,
>or if we mislead them as to what we're intending.
>
>Gwenneth
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