[Ravensfort] A Pennsic Story (FYI)

[D. Vandever]

Just a further FYI, this missive has been being cussed and discussed on the Bjornsborg list for  several days. Don Pieter posted a missive from Iolo from (I believe) the Ansteorran Rapier list wherein Master Iolo basically confirms the major parts of this story. However if I remember correctly, he ended his letter with something like ....(not necessarily an accurate quote)"...you may discuss this as you like, and all involved will at some point be suspected of lying. However, this is all I will say about it."  I'm not sure that is all correct but the jist was that he (Iolo) was not going to discuss the incident with anyone. I'm sorry I deleted Don Pieter's post. But if someone is on both Raven'sfort and the Rapier list, they might be able to get the post.

Annes
Dear God,  Help me to be the person
my dog thinks I am.  Amen
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: RJ Allen 
  To: MeP 
  Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:15 PM
  Subject: [Ravensfort] A Pennsic Story (FYI)


  I would like this story posted on every SCA list you guys can possibly find. If that's not something you're comfortable doing, that's fine, but this needs to be known. 
  [David Biggs] 

   So here's a Pennsic story:

  Master Iolo Fitzowen, the newest Lion of Ansteorra, who has sold crossbows at the Pennsic war for 17 years, sets up a canvas backstop so that his customers can test fire his bows with SCA-legal boffer arrows. He has done this every year that he has been at that or any other war. Every day all day boffer arrows hit the canvas and drop harmlessly to the ground.

  This year, on Thurday, Cindy Cooper walked up with a Marshal in tow and told him that what he was doing is against the rules.

  Iolo replied "Oh. Well I've been doing it for 17 years."

  Cindy said "Yes, well I've suspected that you've been doing it, but I've never actually caught you at it." 

  Well it was pretty incredible that not only did she happen to "catch" him doing it, this time, after somehow missing it for 17 years, but she already had the paperwork filled out (with the marshal's approval) to throw Iolo off the site.

  Iolo said "I had no idea this was a problem. We can just stop doing it, all you had to do is ask." 

  Cindy said "No, you're out of here. Clear out tonight."


  In case anyone doesn't know Iolo, making and selling these crossbows is how he makes a living. He gets fully 1/4 of his business at and because of Pennsic.

  So Iolo is driving the 24 hours home to Texas rigtht now, without even so much as a partial refund. He's bringing home several finished crossbows, if any would like to buy one. If you were thinking of odering a crossbow from him soon-ish, now would be a good time. 


  Epilogue:

  Don't look for Iolo at Pennsic war again. He won't be going back. Come to think of it, you probably won't be seeing me there, either. If you want to see New World Arbalest, consider going to Lillies War or Gulf War. That's probably where you'll find him. 

  Don Aeron Harper



  ~peace~love~empathy~



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