[Coastal] Its a sad day in Our History

[Young, Carolyn]

I don't think the Cooper's are part of our Society; they just lease us the
land.

How would one get in touch with Master Iolo to discuss a purchase?

Lady Caitlin nan Cnoc Airgead
Free Celt
Gate's Edge, Ansteorra

Carolyn B. Young
Goodman Mfg.
IT - Branch
713/861.2500 ext 425


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From: LDY_PASSAVANTI [mailto:LDY_PASSAVANTI at mail.ev1.net]
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:26 AM
To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org;
Subject: [Coastal] Its a sad day in Our History


I was absolutely shocked to see this - and very distressed - 
I know for one thing... Christoforo's getting a new crossbow for 
Christmas!

What happened to the Heart in our Society?

~Mea




I would like this story posted on every SCA list you guys can 
possibly find. If that's not something you're comfortable doing, 
that's fine, but this needs to be known. 
[David Biggs] 
 
 So here's a Pennsic story:
 
Master Iolo Fitzowen, the newest Lion of Ansteorra, who has sold 
crossbows at the Pennsic war for 17 years, sets up a canvas 
backstop so that his customers can test fire his bows with SCA-
legal boffer arrows. He has done this every year that he has been 
at that or any other war. Every day all day boffer arrows hit the 
canvas and drop harmlessly to the ground.
 
This year, on Thurday, Cindy Cooper walked up with a Marshal in 
tow and told him that what he was doing is against the rules.
 
Iolo replied "Oh. Well I've been doing it for 17 years."
 
Cindy said "Yes, well I've suspected that you've been doing it, 
but I've never actually caught you at it." 
 
Well it was pretty incredible that not only did she happen 
to "catch" him doing it, this time, after somehow missing it for 
17 years, but she already had the paperwork filled out (with the 
marshal's approval) to throw Iolo off the site.
 
Iolo said "I had no idea this was a problem. We can just stop 
doing it, all you had to do is ask." 
 
Cindy said "No, you're out of here. Clear out tonight."
 

In case anyone doesn't know Iolo, making and selling these 
crossbows is how he makes a living. He gets fully 1/4 of his 
business at and because of Pennsic.
 
So Iolo is driving the 24 hours home to Texas rigtht now, without 
even so much as a partial refund. He's bringing home several 
finished crossbows, if any would like to buy one. If you were 
thinking of odering a crossbow from him soon-ish, now would be a 
good time. 
 

Epilogue:
 
Don't look for Iolo at Pennsic war again. He won't be going back. 
Come to think of it, you probably won't be seeing me there, 
either. If you want to see New World Arbalest, consider going to 
Lillies War or Gulf War. That's probably where you'll find him. 
 
 
 
Don Aeron Harper


Mea Guilianna Passavanti
Ward to Duke Sigmund the Wingfoot
Stargate, Ansteorra 

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