[Sca-cooks] about Bishop Geoffrey d'Ayr

[Sue Clemenger]

Eastern Debatable Crown? Huh?
--maire, who hasn't seen the movie, either....

"Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius" wrote:
>
> Also sprach Wanda Pease:
> >I remember there being a story, possibly apocryphal, that Bishop Geoffrey
> >and Jaella were responsible for the timing of Pennsic so that it would not
> >interfere with WorldCon.  At least that was the story at Pennsic X.
> >   I've also seen pictures of Bish at an early Costume Con, and I wouldn't be
> >prepared to swear that he isn't on for a bit part in the movie Knight Rider
> >(not the TV show with the talking car, but the SCA on motorcycles.
>
> Actually, it's pretty likely that the herald character in Romero's
> movie is _based_ on Bish, if you work on the idea that that movie is
> based on the saga of the Eastern Debatable Crown, which led to the
> founding of MSR's Kingdom of Acre.
>
> >    He got some flak for a high religious persona (Bishop is a Prince of the
> >Church I was told by one Catholic friend), but YOU go tell the Seneschal of
> >the East and long time player he has to change! :-)
>
> It should also be noted that all the flak was years and years ago,
> when people were less sensitive to the political correctness urge. I
> don't think Bishop Geoffrey really used the Bishop as his primary
> persona; it's not mentioned, so far as I know, in his registered name
> or device.