ES - FW: Highland Games

[Paul Mitchell]

Galen here, forwarding this from Vivaine...
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>From: sharon palkowetz <spalkowetz at hotmail.com>
>To: pmitchel at flash.net
>Subject: Highland Games
>Date: Mon, Jun 7, 1999, 11:35 AM
>

>Im at work and can't post to the internet, but i thought i would send this 
>to you, and maybe you can post it and comment as well. (Thanks Sir Galen!)
>
>I realize, because i have done it, that many of our SCA tournaments last 
>well into the hot of the day.
>
>The difference is, we are usually fighting off and on and so the attention 
>is more on the fighting not on how burning hot i am.  The problem w/ this 
>weekend is that we had something like a 4 hour break between fighting. If 
>anyone has fought a day like this, they know how difficult it is to stay 
>motivated and stay cool. Once i take off my underarmor...im done because im 
>WAY too hot to put it on again.
>(keep in mind, this coming from a person that LOVES the heat too!!)
>
>Also, the thing w/ the Sheath toss was a cause for looking at the situation 
>a bit more closely.
>
>There are always options. One is two possible fighting groups, one in the 
>morning, one in the afternoon. One is, as Sir Galen mentioned, more 
>communication, possibly persistent. There are alot more opportunities for 
>getting the word out that all fighting be done before 2 pm, etc. (websites, 
>the scottish festival newsletter that goes out days b4, ...).
>
>I'm saying now is the time to explore these options, as with any demo.
>
>One other thing comes to mind too, along the lines of having a tournament.  
>I know that this is a cool place to have one, but possibly the tournament 
>done in the morning and the afternoon for just showing off, or, no 
>tournament at all and just alot of showing off. Afterall, the audience 
>doenst really know the difference.
>
>Ok more ideas on the subject!
>
>viv
>
>
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