[Northkeep] revel?

[Tina Michael]

Is anyone planning an after party after WInterKingdom?
Haven't heard, but I have been out of the loop.

tina

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Ld.blackmoon <ld.blackmoon at cox.net> wrote:

> greetings
>
> too bad nrfp is on Sunday , an after revel would have been nice.
> any revel can be nice, sipping spiced mead ( or hot chocolate ) around a
> fireplace or fire pit , talking with friends, old and new, and meeting new
> people, telling " no ship, there I was, or one time when Inman was king
> stories , etc, ( well now days all the stories would probably be one time
> at gulf wars , but that's ok too ; )
> its the face to face communication, no phone calls, no texts,no video
> games, just people talking and enjoying each others company .
> a place and time to practice our manners as well ( milord, milady ) (
> would you like a seat milady ) or even ( I cant stand that person , but
> .... I'm here .... I WILL BE POLITE )
> ( no I'm not pointing fingers at anyone , from time to time I have seen
> some really rude behavior at events, and thought a reminder might be in
> order , so that northkeepers may never  be the ones setting that example
> for newbie's  )
> Fridays or Saturdays are usually best for revels, so that people don't
> have to be up 1st thing in the morning.
> but some times holidays offer up an extra day off of work, making Sunday
> night perfect for a revel
> and then there is the oft over looked " mini revel " which can happen
> during the week ,and may be themed ,  example :  Norse revel ,( come in
> your best Norse garb ( yes that includes the bed sheet t- tunic and sweat
> pants( early Norse ; )) , revel starts at 6pm, and ends at 10pm, all
> welcome , bring munchies and drink to share...... these work because they
> are early enough people can still get home in time to go to work / school
> next day,they give newbie's something to go to in order to see that type of
> garb on a real person,and again , its a social gathering wear kids are
> welcome, and newbie's can meet and get to know people.
> possible themes aren't limited to clothing, you could do a food revel with
> everyone bringing a themed dish, or drinks, etc.( French food , German
> food, Gaelic food etc ). also there used to be an annual revel sometime
> around Halloween, ( but would probably work on / near all fools day as
> well, especially if the pranks were frowned upon (
> http://www.novareinna.com/**festive/allfool.html<http://www.novareinna.com/festive/allfool.html>) ( don't want to scare off the newbie's )
> ok, call me old fashioned, but for me it seems that earlier revels with no
> alcohol are better for families with children, and later revels with
> alcohol are better suited for adults only .
> but yes , I think a revel a month at different places would be a great way
> to get back to people knowing and helping each other in the barony
>
> but I must add that if you bring children to revels, you must be
> responsible for their actions, be they good or bad .
> if they are well mannered and behaved, it reflects well on both them and
> you.
> if they are screaming , breaking things, and trying to be the center of
> everyone's attention, they reflect badly on themselves, ( unless that's
> their bardic entry ) and how you handle the problem can affect peoples
> perception of you and your child.
> just a thought, but most of northkeeps children are pretty well behaved as
> far as I have seen ( ok , I'm not everywhere, the moc could probably say it
> better , but some of northkeeps children are always outstanding , filling
> in for adults, taking responsibility, leading the other children by
> example, ( even those children older than they are ) and are very hard
> workers )
> SIDE NOTE :
> ( are people watching and making award recs for both the children and the
> adults of northkeep ??? )
>
> anyway I gotta head for work
> Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
> Arthur
>
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:26 PM
> Subject: [Northkeep] revel?
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> Greetings fellows of northkeep!
>>
>> it has been suggested that we make our revels more frequent, and perhaps
>> have one in February if the schedule allows it. Does anyone have
>> suggestions or opinions on this matter? I would like to hear from the
>> populace on how to make better plans for these things. thank you!
>>
>> Sophie
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