[Northkeep] Slightly Off Topic

[Jerry Herring]

This kind of enthusiasm is so inspirational. I hope that our booth is just
the best ever and with people like Lord Alexandre Crane out there assisting
Northkeep we are bound to do well.

Kindly
Ian


On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Alexandre Crane <alexandroscrane at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Bonjour Northkeep, mon Barronie,
>
> I know this same pitch has been parroted around a lot lately but I would
> like to take this situational opportunity to re-enforce it.
>
> $23 ($42.85 value) for one-day general admission to Tulsa Comic Con on
> Friday, November 7, 2014 -
>
> http://www.amazon.com/local/tulsa/B00O5HUT7I?ref_=site_more&cid=site_more&pf_rd_m=A241ULIEU6HEKS&pf_rd_t=35221&pf_rd_s=merchandising-2&pf_rd_r=0DY9EDME9X7XZCQG1KEN&pf_rd_i=tulsa&pf_rd_p=1814961382
>
> I invite everyone who has the money to spare and time to give, to find
> which day of the convention that works best for them and pick up one of
> these deals. The Con is sure to be fun for everyone involved and any time
> that you can donate to the Baronial Booth or to the Combat
> Demonstration(which, last I heard was sorely lacking in fighters on both
> fields) directly assists not just the Barony but the Society as a whole as
> this will be a national-level convention. As we've mentioned previously,
> Tokyo in Tulsa is not only (mostly) strictly an anime convention but a
> relatively small one for anyone who has been to a convention such as any of
> the ComicCons, GenCons or DragonCon. The pool from which we can draw new
> life for the Barony and the Society, with this demo opportunity, is deep.
>
> I even invite those who feel you may not be the best with speaking to or
> meeting new people or those who may not be as active in the Barony as you
> may enjoy due to life constraints as the passion you hold for this game
> will shine through; I speak on this subject from first hand experience.
> Passion for the game and the joy extracted from participation is infectious
> and tends to spread like wildfire when willingly shown to others. I have
> often found and expressed that the greatest cure for a shy mind is an
> passionate heart as your desire to share what you have found and clung to,
> be it in life, Society or other hobby, will flow from your lips like water
> from a spring (often when you least expect it). Even in my bleakest hours,
> there is still passion, I still have nothing but good things to say about
> this "game" we play and I hope it still shines through.
>
> I often repeat one of my mantras of "We are all Hospitallers." That is a
> short version of what I feel.
>
> We are all Hospitallers. We are all mutually invested in this organization.
> We all hold a responsibility to make it better. We all hold the tools to do
> just that: Ourselves.
>
> In faith, service and unexpected passion,
> Lord Alexandre Crane
> Squire to Lord Alexandre Crane
>
>
> P.S. I apologize my "Hey, everyone should go to ComicCon and help out"
> turned into a tirade.
>