[Coastal] Its a sad day in Our History

[Clint Lively]

Master Iolo's shop is on the net at

http://www.crossbows.net/

I've got one of his Flemish bows that I've had for
several years.  It is a very cool toy.

Very strange that he would get booted from Pensic.  I
would think that he would be a great merchant to have
around.

Cael
--- "Young, Carolyn" <Carolyn.Young at goodmanmfg.com>
wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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