[Elfsea] Demo?

[baron at elfsea.ansteorra.org]

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