[Hellsgate] SCHEDULE CHANGE: Crucible event - May 14, 2011

[SoldierGrrrl]

Crown is 8-10 July, so we'd have a little bit less than a month.

Helene

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:49 PM, robert ruiz <timurborte at hotmail.com> wrote:
> My gut says April would be a better move. Because of cooler weather and the
> fact that we would not be the weekend before crown.
> 1. If it is hot we will only get hard core fighters. And less of the general
> populace ( artisons and rapier fighters)
> 2. If crown is quite a distance it will draw more of peoples' money which
> would cause a reduction in attendance. Larger groups and more popular event
> would not feel this effect as much. We have a small group with an unproven
> event.
>
> Timur
>  “If you want to know the measure of a man look at the shoes he wears“
>
>   Aristotle Onassis
>
> On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Liam Gordon <cenliamgordon2005 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, it may be hotter in June, but the plus side to that is if we bill it as
> a let's get folks ready for crown, we may have a much BIGGER turn out, and
> more than likely Crown presence...
>
> Liam
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Ruiz <ruizhorde at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am for the end of April. Cool weather and June starts vacations and
>> saving money for vacations. Remember how fighter practice and the social
>> gathering is effected.
>>
>> Mel
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: SoldierGrrrl <soldier.grrrl at gmail.com>
>> To: Stronghold of Hellsgate <hellsgate at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Cc: My Husband <johnmatkinson at gmail.com>; Liam Gordon
>> <cenliamgordon2005 at gmail.com>; robert ruiz <timurborte at hotmail.com>; Daria
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>> <gwenneth40 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 9:13:53 AM
>> Subject: SCHEDULE CHANGE: Crucible event - May 14, 2011
>>
>> Good morning, y'all....
>>
>> Below is a letter I just got from Her Grace, Duchess Conal.
>>
>> Right now, we have two or three options.
>>
>> Option the first-  Pout, stomp our collective feet and pull the event.
>> Please note:  This is NOT the option I want to pick.  Honestly, I
>> think the way we handle this will say a lot aobut us.  :-D
>>
>> Option the second-  Move the event to the end of April.  This is Her
>> Grace's suggestion.  We'll have cooler weather and may not run into
>> the problem of brides picking all the really good sites for May
>> weddings.
>>
>> Option the third-  Move to the first weekend in June.  Make this a
>> dress rehearsal for Crown, and play it up big that way.  "Will the
>> next Heir be formed in the fires of Hellsgate's Crucible???"  Granted,
>> we may end up on the field of honor with Bridezillas, dueling at 40
>> paces with marshmallow catapults, but I think we could do it.
>>
>> My preferences are as follows:  Three, two, one.  :-)
>>
>> Please let me know ASAP, as I'd like to get this on the calendar today.
>>
>> In service to Country and Crown,
>> Lady Helene Dalassene
>> Seneschal
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Kingdom Seneschal <seneschal at ansteorra.org>
>> Date: Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 8:40 AM
>> Subject: Crucible event - May 14, 2011
>> To: SoldierGrrrl <soldier.grrrl at gmail.com>, gail young
>> <gwynethb63 at yahoo.com>
>>
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> The BoD will be holding their Spring 2011 meeting in Houston on 4/16,
>> the day of Coronation.  So unfortunately, the best weekend to move
>> Coronation is May 14th.  The weekends of 4/16 & 4/30 will be open.
>> Namron is running Beltane on 4/30 so that would be a good weekend for
>> Crucible.  4/16 is open but you won't get Crown attendance.  5/22 will
>> be Queens Champion and a lot of BG will be going to that, and again
>> there would be no Crown presence at your event.
>>
>> Let me know your preference.
>>
>> Sorry for the inconvenience,
>>
>> Conal
>> Seneschal Ansteorra
>>
>>
>> --
>> "Whatever their fond sentiments for men and women in uniform, for most
>> Americans the war remains an abstraction – a distant and unpleasant
>> series of news items that do not affect them personally."- Robert
>> Gates, Secretary of Defense.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit
> materiari?
>



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series of news items that do not affect them personally."- Robert
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