<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT COLOR="#400000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0"><B>In a message dated 4/9/01 12:39:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, shetler@home.com
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Something that my old Barony out in Caid would do was use Fighter's practice
<BR>as
<BR>a showcase for the barony.. Whether you were fighting or just attending
<BR>everyone would try to show up in garb, the non-fighters would hold classes,
<BR>the
<BR>Rapier community would make it out too and fight, the musicians guild would
<BR>play/practice, and dance guild the same..
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<BR> This is what I am used to as well, everyone would show up to play, and
<BR>you would even get a chance to try your hand at the craft of whomever showed
<BR>up. Food was generally involved as well, this was referred to as "Grub and
<BR>Garb", everyone would bring something, be it sodas, or fried chicken. We had
<BR>many mundanes, drawn by the music and flash of the fighters, who would
<BR>approach and start asking questions.
<BR> I think it would be a fabulous idea to encourage everyone to come out and
<BR>play, it's hard to get to know the members of your local group unless you get
<BR>together for more than just events.
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<BR>Jengjen
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<BR>"Cry 'havoc,' and let loose the Chihuahuas of inconvenience."
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