[Steppes] Demo Success

[Fiona of Caislean Ghriaire]

Okay, since I am going to wait until probably Fall to see about us  
doing a demo at UTD, for those of you fightery types that are wearing  
all that hot armor.... When is going to be the best time? I want to  
make sure it won't be too hot, nor do I want it to be too cool.


Dana Busenbark
aka. Fiona of Caislean Ghriaire
Society for the Creative Anachronism




On Apr 23, 2008, at 6:18 PM, Crandall wrote:

> You are most welcome, little bard, and remember,
> but for your efforts, there would not have been
> an opportunity to help you and your campus.
> And I was not "ridiculously early", I was merely
> operating on Crandall Standard Mundane Time.
>
> Crandall, Olde Phart
>
> --- Quill <gray.quill at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> (Sorry this took so long to get out! It's
>> finals week... and stuff!)
>>
>> I am beyond pleased to announce that Sunday's
>> demo at SMU was an utter
>> success. For my first demo, I think it gave me
>> just the right amount of
>> headache beforehand - "there!" it seemed to
>> say, "that'll teach you!" I
>> jest, of course. I'm glad it's over though!
>>
>> There were a few complications; the weather
>> looked a bit iffy, and I forgot
>> to account for Sunday morning traffic coming
>> out of the neighborhood church
>> and complicating traffic. Nonetheless, many
>> brave souls eventually found
>> their way to us.
>>
>> I must first thank Vyolante for pushing so hard
>> for me with so little
>> information on such short notice, and to her
>> Excellency Katheryn for all her
>> support and positivity. I don't know what I did
>> for you to put so much faith
>> in me, but thank you.
>>
>> To HE Crandall, who showed up ridiculously
>> early and made sure no questions
>> went unanswered; to HLord Fiacha who came to us
>> in full armor and
>> represented the best of chivalric fighters
>> everywhere; to HLady Saqra, whose
>> grace and beauty knows no bounds, and whose
>> awesome A&S caught the eye of
>> many; to Christianna, Duncan, and their lovely
>> daughters Elena and Anabella,
>> whose served to bring quite a festive yet
>> homely air to the occasion; to Sir
>> Lasguaard, who snuck in unexpectedly and made
>> us all look good; to Thomas
>> the Wanderer, whose wide-reaching knowledge he
>> offered unreservedly; and to
>> Don Ingve, who brought the hospitaler
>> information to us... I am simply
>> overwhelmed by your generosity, and almost
>> without words for how touched I
>> was. This Demo was all yours, and damned if you
>> didn't make it great.
>>
>> There wasn't really any competition for
>> attention; neither the trebuchet nor
>> stage combat groups lasted long or did much to
>> call their audiences to them.
>> We on the other hand not only captured the
>> attention of students on their
>> way into the museum, but whole families, a
>> wonderfully wide variety of
>> people, many of whom took bookmarks and flyers
>> and left their contact
>> information. Little children were drawn by the
>> presence of Christianna two
>> little ones, strapping college boys couldn't
>> resist commenting on Fiacha's
>> well chosen extra-shiny armor, and academic
>> parents wanted to know all about
>> what we did and the educational opportunities
>> inherent.
>>
>> I would now like to extend an apology to all
>> fighters who felt like they
>> couldn't join us. Although your presence and
>> contributions would have been
>> well welcomed, I did intentionally discourage
>> you from coming, mostly to
>> avoid paperwork and awkward situations, and I
>> regret that. After becoming
>> more familiar with the way things work here on
>> campus, I can say I will NOT
>> be doing that again. There are obviously ways
>> of authorizing weapons and
>> fight demonstrations on campus, and you all are
>> MUCH more exciting than...
>> what little we saw from the stage combat group.
>> If the throng were excited
>> just to see us meander into their lives,
>> imagine the thrill we could have
>> given them with just a few showy pickup fights
>> off to the side.
>>
>> We did well Steppes, and we can do even better!
>> I almost can't wait until
>> next year. For now though... I think I'll spend
>> the months in between
>> sleeping...
>>
>> -- 
>> In service to The Dream and Dreamers all,
>> Cuillioc /|\ "Quill"
>> Titled Bard of the Barony of Bonwicke
>>
>> "It is said that the Devil never crossed the
>> Tamar into Cornwall on account
>> of the well-known habit of Cornish women of
>> putting everything into a pasty,
>> and that he was not sufficiently courageous to
>> risk such a fate!"
>>
>> -From the cookbook _Cornish Recipes Ancient and
>> Modern_
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