[Namron] [SkorragardrVirtualSkald] RE: [Wiesenfeuer] medfair

Mon Apr 2 09:30:13 PDT 2012

To the people of this list I would apologize for the post of Lady Susannah Blackthorne, for those of you that remember her, she was involved in an accident several years ago that has robbed her of her short term memory and her long term memory is from before the accident.  She could have read the post about the Med Faire and not been able to remember them.  Her son Michael has not lived with her since the accident and is living in AZ.   Lady Susannah has made great strides with the problems that the brain injury has caused her and I am very proud of her for this.  I know she did not mean to be rude or to insult anyone on this list and I would like to thank everyone that came to the faire and helped, (especially those that helped me in the hospitality tent),  it could not have taken place without you.
Lady Kathryn atte Unicorn
Matriach Inn of the Weeping Unicorn

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 From: Kirsten Pupek <dnk_p at hotmail.com>
To: Wiesenfeuer <wiesenfeuer at yahoogroups.com>; namron at lists.ansteorra.org; skorragardr list <skorragardrvirtualskald at yahoogroups.com> 
Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Namron] [SkorragardrVirtualSkald] RE: [Wiesenfeuer] medfair

See, I told you I would forget to mention some of our awesome Scadians! I forgot to mention our wonderful Medieval Fair coordinator, Lord Bucello, who worked so hard getting us ready for this endeavor, and who busted his butt this weekend making sure things were running smoothly! I also forget to mention his lovely lady wife, and Namron's hospitaler, Lady Sybilla, who worked equally as hard to spread the word about how awesome the SCA is to interested newcomers.
Thank you Lord Bucello and Lady Sybilla. You are both pillars of the Barony of Namron and the SCA! 
YIS,
Baronessa Caterina

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From: dnk_p at hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 09:18:52 -0500
Subject: [SkorragardrVirtualSkald] RE: [Wiesenfeuer] medfair

Master Etienne,
Thank you for your wonderful insight as always. I do agree that the passion is seen in watching our fellow SCAers "do their thing!" I saw that passion over and over again this weekend at the Medieval Fair. I saw Sir Owen fight and fight and fight and fight until he could literally fight no more. I saw HL Nicolaea crouch on the ground to calig children's names until her hands were too shaky to allow her to continue. I was Master Tadhg come by hourly to make sure that the ropes and stakes for every tent were tight. I saw Lady Kathryn Unicorn take her weekend to ensure that everyone in the SCA compound was fed. I saw Lady Antonia and Lady Margherita waterbearing. I saw Don Jean Fernauld leading the rapier community on the field to entertain the crowds over and over. I saw Mistress Valia and Master Lucais lead the drummers in entertaining the crowd. I saw Baroness Kajira dance until I thought she would fall down. I saw our youth, Terric and Hannah and
 Gabriel, fight their little hearts out! I saw many other children water bearing and carrying around plates of food. I saw Lord Wolfgang teaching patrons about our awesome siege engines. I saw Mistress Adena, Baroness Muriel, Lady Shanna, and Lady Kyna walking the ropes. I saw Honorable Lady Adalia, Baron Donnchadh, Baroness Muriel, and Honorable Lady Danielle performing bardic pieces to entertain the crowds. I saw Baroness Ayesha and Baroness Annabelle manning the A and S tent throughout the fair. I saw Dame Alex and Cynthia manning the Living History tent throughout the fair. I saw so many wonderful people doing so many wonderful things that I am sure I am forgetting to mention someone. Anyway, my point is that the passion that we all have for the SCA was alive and well in everyone this weekend at the Medieval Fair! You all worked your tails off to the show fair patrons a good time and to educate them about the SCA and for that I thank you! You all are
 my inspiration and you give me a reason to keep going. I truely love you all! 
YIS to The Dream,
Baronessa Caterina

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To: Wiesenfeuer at yahoogroups.com
From: maggiegoad at yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 22:33:05 -0700
Subject: Re: [Wiesenfeuer] medfair

In order to bring in the latest generation of newbies to the SCA, we have to become more internet savy.  Most newcomers will have access to the internet and will expect us to already have a website, e-mail list, and a social networking site such as Facebook.  I know that's what I was expecting when I started playing a year ago, lol.  I'm sorry you missed Med Fair but there is also a Renaissance Festival coming up every Saturday and Sunday from April 28th-May 28th in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Although they have their differences, Ren Fest will be equally as fun as Med Fair.  

From: Etienne de St. Amaranth <st.amaranth at yahoo.com>
To: "Wiesenfeuer at yahoogroups.com" <Wiesenfeuer at yahoogroups.com> 
Cc: "susan.herndon at yahoo.com" <susan.herndon at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Wiesenfeuer] medfair

Baron Orlando,

Thank you for taking time out of serving our country overseas to respond to Lady Susannah's initial question. We appreciate your service and what time you get to share with us.

Lady Susannah,

I took your initial question to be primarily about why more was not posted to this list about MedFaire. Apparently His Excellency took it the same way and I thought his taking time overseas to count the many postings already made was a gracious use of his time.

From your longer response, it would appear that you feel out of the loop on communications, about the MedFaire date in this specific case. You are right to note that not all have the computer and lists which we are using here. So, though there were more than 20 emails on this list since the beginning of March, if you missed those then the question becomes how to get you the word. It has been advertised in our baronial newsletter and even appears on the kingdom calendar and in the kingdom newsletter. It has been discussed verbally at practices, prior SCA events (especially in the northern region given our membership recruitments in the past), and various guild meetings. It has been discussed at populace meetings. And, of course, since we participate but it is not an SCA event, there are the scores of newspaper advertisements, TV news articles leading up to the start, posters, flyers, and radio discussions of the event that have been been made in the weeks
leading up. Households have been reminding members of the dates to coordinate attendance.

Despite all of that, if someone does not listen to the right radio stations or TV programs, if they don't (or cannot) attend populace and practices and meetings and events, if they don't read the baronial newsletter or look at the kingdom calendar online, if they miss the postings on this list, if their household does not reach out and remind them about it, and if they just don't happen to frequent establishments where the posters and flyers are displayed, (all of which can be done and has been done by many people), then it is possible that the date can be missed as apparently happened in your case. I am truly sorry if Michael did not get to make it out because the date did not reach you in one of these ways mentioned above. So I do ask, in seriousness and not with sarcasm though that is hard to tell via email sometimes, how else should we advertise that will reach you? I think we are all willing to try other communication methods if it can increase
attendance and awareness and successfully remind people of dates and needs.

Your later note, responding to His Excellency, questions where the fire and passion of the groups are within the SCA and why it has gone missing. In this age of electronics, I submit to you that the passion is not on lists very often. The passion is among our archers at the range and our scribes while they paint together. It is found with our children and their teachers at youth chivalric practice and our warriors at their practice fields. It is there and, I think, properly in the occasions where people gather together; when they go old school as you noted, and not so much on a list. The passion for the SCA is alive and well, for those who are able to participate and see it.

So please suggest how we can reach you and others that we are missing. And please come out when you are able.

Etienne

On Apr 1, 2012, at 2:58 PM, susan herndon <susan.herndon at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Your Excellency, 
> Forgive me. It is not like i intended to recieve a gold plated invite. However, If I were the only one that thought this, i would take my tonka trucks and go play else where.(Pardon my pun)All I am saying is there was no "push" for medfair.
> Medfair has long been a membership booster for the sca in this area. I mean face it, Where else can you " freak mundains " and not be chastized and told to grow up.! If what I am saying , does not have fact to it, then please inform the others i have spoken to of this. In this day and age, where every one has a computer or access to one, There are a few in our Barony who are not computer savy. which says an e mail that mentioned a blerb about how Sir (incert name here) needs help preparing for med fair, still keeps important things like , times, day, and hours out! Your ExcellencyI appreciate you taking time out of you busy schedule to respond to my e mail. And i realize that this is NOT and official pubilcation of the "SCA inc." ( For the rest of this statement, see your flame barer) You see your Excellency, I am getting old in this group as I myself have been playing since 1987. I have gived much time to promoting the ideals of the sca as i have been
> an officer in other groups and kingdoms. I am Old School to use a term from present day. So I guess what I want to know is where did the passion in this group go? Where is the get up and go? or did that go with the last tornado?
> 
> Its is very "dating" when you think about it, Scary, and in a way awesome when you think about it. At one time in our group, we didnt have computers, and word of mouth was used as a way to communicate. Wow There was a time in our history that we strove to care about a certian thing and we were passionate. Folks we are suppose to be re creating the middle ages here. Folks i know of what i speak. Been there, done that, and remember what is was like.
> Lady Susannah Blackthorne
> ( screw the alphabet soup, Id like a salad!)
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> From: Barone Orlando Di Gilead <orlando at agilejedi.com>
> To: Wiesenfeuer at yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 7:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Wiesenfeuer] medfair
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> Lady Blackthorne,
> To be fair....pardon the pun ;-) I counted more than 20 emails concerning
> Med Fair for the Wiesenfeuer list since the begining of March alone.
> 
> Luckily, you still have the rest of the day to get out there! I know I
> WOULD LOVE to dig into a big old turkey leg right after being bashed over
> the head by Syr Burke, unfortunately I have other obligations.
> 
> I hope you make it!
> 
> HE Orlando
> 
> Checkout my blog @ http://blog.agilejedi.com
> Checkout my homepage @ http://www.agilejedi.com
> Follow me on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/theagilejedi
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> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 2:43 PM, susan herndon <susan.herndon at yahoo.com>wrote:
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>> Greetings!
>> This is Lady Susannah Blackthorne speaking ,with a small question. Why was
>> med fair not advertised more on the list. I understand it is a Namron
>> event, but it is a tool that in years past , has been used to keep us in
>> every ones minds, as well as a way to attract new members to our group.From
>> what i remember, (Oh god she is thinking again) it has been an awesome way
>> and a most used way to bring an increase to our populace.
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>> Now the only reason I am upset is i now get to explain to my son
>> michael,Why he will be unable to attend as mommy didnt have the date
>> available. Id be happy to share this letting down of a child with
>> anyone.Any takers?
>> 
>> Lady Susannah Blackthorne, APF, Torsade,Member of the Weeping Unicorne,
>> ect
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