[Ravensfort] [Fwd: [Hou-announce] The Texas Rennaisance Festival Demo]

[Shane Wallace]

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Well I guess the rumors were correct,,, TRF is finished with the SCA....

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Subject: [Hou-announce] The Texas Rennaisance Festival Demo
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 14:46:34 -0600
From: "Andrew Spies" <apspies at usa.com>
To: hou-announce at ansteorra.org



This decision almost makes me cry, as this year was the first 'real' year I could participate.

Granted, I could be more active by taking a leadership role (and I will), and knowing that everything SCA is beyond my understanding and comprehension, I've grown to appreciate and love who we are and what we stand for.  Having had more and more time to give to this organization over the past year, I've seen many people slave for the betterment of this group and the ideals which bind us.

I am proud to be a part, nevermind how small, of this game.  I look forward with anticipation to serving and supporting our cause as we move on.

Allow me to be the second to say 'Vivat!' for living and pouring your hearts into the SCA.

In service,
Antonello del Bello
mka Andrew Spies
Barony of the Stargate
Kingdom of Ansteorra

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From: "Gerald Norris"
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:10:50 -0600
To: "Ansteorra" , "Hou-announce"
Subject: [Hou-announce] The Texas Rennaisance Festival Demo


> Greetings unto the populace of Ansteorra.
>
> I am HL Gerald of Leesville, last year's liaison to the Texas Renaissance
> Festival demo.  Yesterday I received a letter in the mail from Jeff Baldwin,
> Entertainment Director for TRF, that read as follows:
>
> "Dear Gerald:
>
> This letter is to inform you that, after a great deal of thought, I will not
> be renewing your contract with the Texas Renaissance Festival.  This has
> been a very difficult decision, but we feel that it is necessary due to
> continued violations of the festival dress code, demeanor code and our
> ongoing concerns about SCA participant adherence to our rules and
> regulations as outlined in our Texas Renaissance Festival participant
> handbook.
>
> We appreciate the fact that the SCA was an integral part of the festival
> during our early years.  However, over time, our organizations have grown in
> different directions.  We have become increasingly business oriented, while
> the SCA, in our opinion, has become less cohesive.  It is time for our
> organizations to part.
>
> Thank you for your 28 year participation.
>
> Best wishes,
> [sig]
> Jeffery L. Baldwin
> Entertainment Director"
>
> This morning I called Mr. Baldwin to talk to him about the letter, and the
> gist of the conversation is that, over the years, TRF has become more and
> more a theme park, with actors who are paid to make their decisions based on
> audience reaction, while the SCA is a group of role-players who make
> decisions based on personal reactions.  This is what he means by becoming
> "less cohesive".
>
> In talking with Jeff he wanted to make it clear that there was no bad blood
> between TRF and the SCA.  He said that this year's TRF liaison (Beowan) put
> in a good effort to insure that any requests he had made were carried out.
> The decision was a result of several years in hoping that the SCA could come
> closer to what the rest of the TRF personell were trying to achieve, and
> finding that it just wasn't happening.
>
> While there's a part of me that is sad to see the end of this particular
> yearly demo, I think we did a good showing for ourselves.  I would like to
> thank all of you who participated in this year's demonstration, in whatever
> capacity.  Our fighters did a good job with the change in format and with
> the change of schedule.  Our artisans, as usual, did a wonderful job of
> displaying the depth and breadth of all crafts that are practiced/pursued
> within the SCA.  Ld Beoan did a splendid job of keeping things going and
> trying to enlist sponsors, and his coordinators worked hard to make sure
> that all the pieces that were part of the demo (waterbearing, parade, etc.)
> were taken care of.  To all of you, Vivat!
>
> I would end this message with a request; there was no fault, so please don't
> try to find any.  There was no malice in the decision, so try to find no
> blame. If you feel so inclined as to respond to this message, please do so
> by bringing back memories of past TRF demos that stand out.  This, I think,
> is a fitting end.
>
> I thank you for your patience.
>
> In service to the dream with a song in my heart, I am
> HL Gerald of Leesville
> Title bard of Loch Soillier
> A bard of Stargate
> Kingdom Ansteorra
>
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