[Steppes] Akon vs. Scottish festival

[DonnelShaw at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/16/2007 12:12:32 PM Central Daylight Time,  
shark75080 at sbcglobal.net writes:

One  thing I want to add to the discussion... not that I've been around long 
enough  or participated in enough demos to be a judge... BUT, I attended the 
NTIF in  1998. When I was looking for something fun to do, other than sitting 
around  staring at my computer playing online games, I remembered that demo and 
the  SCA folks there and ventured out to my first contact with the Steppes 
Archers!  That was in 2004. So, even though you don't think a demo generates new 
people,  some may be really, really, slow, like me. Now, I also visited 
websites, etc.,  before I was brave enough to come on out, but, I would imagine 
that some folks  attend more than one of these events where we have a small but 
dedicated  presence. Perhaps if we don't get them on the first demo, maybe on 
the second  or third.

Regards,
Susanne



I would also like to add to this line of thought. My first exposure  to the 
SCA was watching the SCA fighters circling a hill at Texas Ren Fair back  in 
the 70's. I was in 3rd grade. They were fighting in the middle of the raised  
field. I went back year after year when my parents took me to the fair and  
visited the compound. It was a wonderful area. Of course I didn't realize at the  
time it was the SCA and later I met someone who brought me to a meeting here 
in  the Steppes area. The point is that the seed was planned years in advance. 
Don't  discount the seeds you plant they may come to grow later down the years 
as  Susanne has said. 
 
HL Maili  Donnel MacGregor

Faith is believing what the eyes cannot see. ~~~~Michael  of Langley





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