[Elfsea] Demo?

[Glen Wilkerson]

I'll be there, either in armor or to marshal - or in armor to marshal...

Don Alaric

-----Original Message-----
From: baron at elfsea.ansteorra.org <baron at elfsea.ansteorra.org>
To: elfsea at ansteorra.org <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Elfsea] Demo?


>
>We ARE doing a demo this Friday!  It's at the theater
>on Eastchase at I-30 in west Arlington.
>
>- We need fighters.  Both styles.*
>- We need marshals.*
>- We need at least one really good herald.*
>- We need folks ready to present the SCA in the best
>possible light to the public.*
>- We need at least one table.  Two or three might be
>better.  (Who'll be able to bring stuff from the shed?)*
>- We need photo albums, and A&S projects to show off.*
>- Armand, can you bring your video monitor and some
>extension cords?  Raimond, can you bring your copy
>of "In Service To The Dream?"
>- We need paper & pens to take down names & addresses
>of interested people.*
>- We need some sort of brochure or flyer about the SCA
>to pass out.*
>- We need (probably on a separate sheet) a list of
>contacts for all the metroplex groups.*
>- We need press coverage -- Caelin, can you put out a
>press release to the TV stations and newspapers?
>Emphasize how colorful it'll be.  (Don't anybody else
>contact the press without first clearing it with
>Caelin.)
>- Banners, ideally on free-standing poles (concrete
>floor).*
>- We need list poles and ropes, probably for use on
>concrete; I'll ask the Steppes if a few of their old
>wooden ones might be available.
>- We need to remember to emphasize the big public
>points of the SCA:  fun, history, fighting, art,
>knights, ladies, honor, heraldry, chivalry, royalty,
>friendships.  NOT: drunken revelry and debauchery.*
>- Timothy, what time do we need to be there?
>
>No free tickets are being offered.  The chance to get
>new members and publicity for the SCA in the DFW
>metroplex is what's in it for us.
>
>*(Indicates things I'll do personally, but would really
>like other volunteers to do instead of, or with me.)
>
>This is going to be a blast.  I can't wait!  Who's with
>us?!
>
>- Galen of Bristol
>Baron of Elfsea
>
>(I'll be posting a note to the Steppes list, as well.)
>
>(Bjorn, I don't think we'll need the ballista; it's
>much less impressive when you can't shoot it.)
>
>Quoting Adam Harrison <concrete_donkey at yahoo.com>:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Are we or are we not doing a demo this Friday?
>>
>> I expected to see tons of discussion about the demo by
>> now, yet I haven't heard anything since before this
>> past weekend.
>>
>> As stated before on this list, "A Knight's Tale" is
>> right up our alley-I also saw the sneak preview Sat.
>> night.  We can capitalize on it if we get our acts
>> together, but if we present ourselves as a
>> disorganized bunch of nuts(who wear boiler plate on
>> their...) we won't gain nearly as much attention.
>>
>> I'm free, if the demo's still on I'll be there with my
>> armor, weapons, good heraldry and what not, maybe even
>> my ballista.   I'm even going to drag a newbie or two
>> out there.
>>
>> -Bjorn
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