[Stargate] Greets from a Newcomer

[Brandon Garner]

Welcome Jeffrey,

I am Oringr (Orin) Ketilsson, AKA Brandon Garner, and I am the knight marshal for the barony. 

If you have any interest in chivalric/heavy combat, I am the man to talk to. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance, even if it's non-combat related.

Thank you,

YIS,

- Orin

--- On Sat, 8/11/12, Jeffrey Ragsdale <jeffrags at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jeffrey Ragsdale <jeffrags at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Stargate] Greets from a Newcomer
> To: stargate at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012, 10:21 PM
> I originally should have posted to
> this mailing list, but it was late
> last night and I posted to Ansteorra, instead.  Here is
> what I had to
> say on the Ansteorra list:
> 
> Finally, finally, finally, I've become an SCA sustaining
> member.  My
> schedule and what-not over the years have precluded me from
> attending
> events (as well as my lacking four wheels).  And this
> coming year will
> see my weekends consumed with professional music weekend
> stuff.
> However, I'm glad to support the Society with my membership
> fees, if
> nothing else.
> 
> I first learned of the SCA through a friend from college,
> and my first
> event was Jean-Richard's coronation in January 1998 in which
> was
> reported at court the theft of the Ansteorran Sword of State
> which did
> not happen on Jean-Richard's watch.  And while it was a
> non-SCAdian
> from college who first informed me of the existence of the
> Knowne
> World, I have through church known Vlad Ravna Starkraven for
> more than
> twenty years.
> 
> I did not know so much Ansteorran history upon hearing of
> the theft,
> but I knew enough for it to be a Big F---n Deal. 
> Happily, aside from
> that drama, the day for me was very fun: I met the Iron Rose
> and Galen
> von Kirchenbauer (I think that's his name) and hung out with
> Vlad and
> others.  It was great seeing the garb and chivalry, and
> I was (and am
> still) so new to things the happenings at court were all
> very
> interesting to me.
> 
> Some years later, I attended the Knowne World Heraldic
> Symposium when
> Westgate hosted it.  I think this was in
> 2002-ish?  Yeah, I've not
> attended a lot of events over the years - lol.  I also
> briefly went to
> a King's College in the meantime held at UH Central (I
> think).
> 
> I'm on the lookout for SCA-related podcasts.  I've
> found and have
> enjoyed greatly the Pennsic Independent Podcast.  I'm
> sorry also to
> see the Lions Road podcast appears to have
> disappeared.  Any leads on
> others would be much-appreciated.  I don't read blogs
> all that much,
> but I listen to podcasts constantly.
> 
> I've had more than one occasion to meet Hillary Greenslade,
> and have
> always found her to be gracious, professional, and an
> immensely-nice
> person.
> 
> As my mundane life permits, I look forward to events and
> what-not.
> Many thanks, all!
> 
> Jeff Ragsdale (mundane and my name on Facebook - friend
> me!)
> www.jeffrags.com
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