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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am a member of the SCA today because the SCA has
a booth at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Houston. (And I live in the DFW
metroplex) If the SCA had a booth at Scarborough Faire I may have become
one sooner. At TRF the SCA has a very large booth. It has a front
area with counters to get basic information on the SCA. Behind that is an
area with benches for people to meet and greet and people performing their
crafts. Behind that is a gravel area for dueling and dancing. And
behind that is a stage. It is like a small village inside the Ren.
Faire. In front of the booth is a very large mound were fighters and
rapiers demo every couple of hours.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If getting new members is any priority at all I
think it should be looked into again. Maybe we could coordinate with a
neighboring region to assist with Memorial Day weekend. Many people travel
from all over the Southern USA to visit Scarborough Faire that weekend any way,
especially with that weekend being the National Jousting
Championship.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Service,<BR>Lughaidh Mac Sheóinín (fka Travis
the New)<BR>Virtus basis vitae.<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gdwilkerson@earthlink.net
href="mailto:gdwilkerson@earthlink.net">Glen Wilkerson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=steppes@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:steppes@ansteorra.org">steppes@ansteorra.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 10, 2001 12:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ST - Scarborough Faire</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>In addition to which, I always heard that
there were some elements that wanted us gone because we were taking crowds
away from those "professional renfaire" performers and merchants who were
there to make money. Also, they wanted to bring in the formal Medieval
Times style "jousting" shows. Aside from that, I always felt the
separation was amicable - witness the fact that we used the Scarfaire site for
several events after we ceased formal participation in demos. It's been
over ten, maybe fifteen years since the last event there, though, and I think
it was either a liability insurance issue, or maybe the cost of the site
itself, that was the cause.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Don Alaric </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B>Glenn McFarland <<A
href="mailto:glennmc@ti.com">glennmc@ti.com</A>><BR><B>To: </B><A
href="mailto:steppes@ansteorra.org">steppes@ansteorra.org</A> <<A
href="mailto:steppes@ansteorra.org">steppes@ansteorra.org</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Tuesday, April 10, 2001 10:16 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: ST - Scarborough
Faire<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>Basically, Scarborough Faire wanted consistent
participation throughout <BR>the run of the faire. We were unable to provide
that consistent participation <BR>in the demos....especially since our
largest event (Warlord) occurs during <BR>the faire's run...and so we
eventually went our separate ways.
<P>Regards, <BR>Thorkel
<P>Carol Ross wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE">As I wasn't around when the SCA stopped doing
demos at Scarborough Faire <BR>I can't answer your question fully. All I
know is that there was a <BR>falling out and both parties (the faire
people and the SCA) have just <BR>moved beyond it. <BR>Genevieve de
Courtanvaux
<P>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Taya Fitzphilip [<A
href="mailto:my_lady_comtesse@yahoo.com">mailto:my_lady_comtesse@yahoo.com</A>]
<BR>Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:54 AM <BR>To: elfsea@ansteorra.org;
steppes@ansteorra.org <BR>Subject: ST - Scarborough Faire
<P>Just out of curiosity, why does the SCA not demo at Scarborough
<BR>Faire? <BR>Lady Taya Fitzphilip
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