[Steppes] News from Rolf the Red !

[Jann Mays]

Thank you, Snorri [blush].  Thanks also for the very memorable foot rub up in
the armoury that day [grin]. (Ladies, take note - he is trained in the art, but
if you go after a foot rub from him, you will have to take a number behind his
lady wife :D  )

Gosh, I miss the days at Renfaire!  We could camp out in the armoury and the
gatehouse as well as tenting on the fair grounds, then wander and partake under
free admittance all weekend.  Waking up early in such an atmosphere, such as
castle turrets curtained in fog, is a memory I will never forget.
Unfortunately, we lost SCA partiipation (and the compound) at TRF.  Pity.
 
Gabrielle

--- Snorri Hallsson <snorri at houston.rr.com> wrote:

> Annes, Historian of Ansteorra and Bard of the Steppes, wrote:
> 
> > I just asked a really stupid question on another list....must be my night
> > for it...
> > 
> > Who is Jon Rolfsson?
> > 
> > Sounds like Rolf the Red had some influence in the history of the area.
> 
> Annes, Jon Rolfsson and his ladywife Gabrielle have had some influence of
> their own in your home shire that I've been given permission to pass on
> here.
> 
> Some years ago, back when Jon was still Pierce, a newcomer at their first
> activity with the SCA was given a *very* public, fairly loud dressing-down
> by another SCA participant in the middle of the noon parade at Texas
> Renaissance Festival, and it was all the newcomer could do to keep from
> bolting and to finish the parade.  It turns out that person suffers from a
> pretty severe social anxiety disorder (which is why they're remaining
> anonymous).  When the newcomer got back to the compound to collect their
> things to leave, never to return to the SCA, these two good gentles sat down
> and talked for a long time with the newcomer, and convinced them to stay and
> give it another chance.  The newcomer did, and is still active to this day,
> thanks in large part to the kindness and hospitality of Jon and Gabrielle.
> 
> So there, Annes, is a story for your history.  Yes, you have both my
> permission and the permission of the anonymous newcomer to add it to your
> files.
> 
> 
> Snorri
> who has Annes' number on speed dial, but figured the Steppes might
> appreciate the wordfame that was given to Jon and Gab, so here 'tis.
> 
> P.S.  I'm thinking about coming up thataway second weekend in January, but I
> dunno if anybody would be in town or anything ... if Sunday fighter practice
> isn't too late, we might swing by ... anything else going on that weekend,
> or is everyone just taking it easy?  Lemme know, while I run away very fast
> from the aftermath of my own sarcasm.  See you at 12th Night!  :-D
> 
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