WR - Party?? Did someone say Party??

[lee a Hoermann]

I think that there have been many changes in the Society in the last few
years, not all of them for the better. Maybe it has just been that I have
had an opprotunity to travel a bit more & see the differant parts of
Ansteorra, and the differant ways the game is played in those areas. 
One observation that I have made is that I truely miss the way the
reveling was done in the Western Region a few year ago. There was a time
when everyone would venture from camp to camp visiting & enjoying
themselves. Many a time did I find myself in someones camp that I did not
know. Only after that I found myself with, at least, one more friend.
Encampments were not clicks, but a stopping point in an evening full of
fun & friends. 
I hope that this frame of mind will return to the Western Region & spread
throughout the Kingdom. I feel that this state might help ease some of
the daylight tension that seems to occupy the populace lately. 
In the words of Baroness Martha, "Lets Party & let bygones be bygones"
			Jutta Zeltschaffen
			Fyynon Gath
			Antsteorra

On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:23:20 -0800 (PST) "K.Drennan" <kdrennan at yahoo.com>
writes:

>Wrenne Blackthorne
>Bryn Gwlad
>
>P.S. By the way it's not just missing from the Western Region, it's
>missing from here too.....

>---Cad & Martha <cadmartha at drbcom.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cad & Martha <cadmartha at drbcom.com>
>> To: ansteorra-western at ansteorra.org 
><ansteorra-western at ansteorra.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 10:55 PM
>> Subject: Fw: AP - If we have to a public place then the event is a
>failure
>> 
>> 
>> >I received this message from Duchess Willow tonight.  It made me
>aware
>> >what's missing in the Western Region.  I have been as much to blame
>for the
>> >omission as anyone.  We get caught up in petty squabbles and
>rivalry and
>> >forget that those who look up to us are depending on us to do the
>things
>> >that make events fun for everyone.  I sincerely appologize for my
>part in
>> >this.  Let's have a party and let by gones be bygones.
>> >Marthe de Blenkinsop
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: willow l herbert <jonwillowpel at juno.com>
>> >To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG <elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG>;
>> >ansteorra-pelicans at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra-pelicans at Ansteorra.ORG>
>> >Cc: central at Ansteorra <central at Ansteorra>
>> >Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 11:24 PM
>> >Subject: AP - If we have to a public place then the event is a
>failure
>> >
>> >
>> >>I know it is an easy thing to say If we have to a public place
>then the
>> >>event is a failure but lets think about this. When we arrange to
>have a
>> >>public place where everyone is welcome at the event  we are doing
>> >>something as a community. We are each giving up some of our
>territory to
>> >>create a place that all of us can meet and mingle. We are helping
>the shy
>> >>people get to know us. When we work together we strengthen our
>community.
>> >>We can show that we as a community believe in the ideals of
>courtesy and
>> >>kindness. We also show people that we put those values above our
>personal
>> >>comfort.
>> >>
>> >>It is nice to have your own camp. It nice to have your nice,safe
>area. A
>> >>place you can be the host. It is hard thing to give that up. The
>public
>> >>tavern, the group drum jam, the courtly dancing on the green, the
>list
>> >>itself, the quest, the baronial feast or party , the public bardic
>circle
>> >>all take a lot of work. For the most part that work is thankless.
>If you
>> >>do it for a long time you might get an award but you can't count
>on it.
>> >>But it is these activities that make us a group.
>> >>
>> >>The idea of having these public meeting places isn't a new one.
>Ansteorra
>> >>started out planning at least two at every event. We used to have 
>a
>> >>persona tavern and a performing area set up at opposite sides of
>the list
>> >>field  at most events. We often created a sit and talk area. The
>lights
>> >>of these areas where arranged so you could see the other area. At
>night
>> >>time people would walk from one area to the next in a sort of
>endless
>> >>party. We used the list field as a village green. Sometimes we
>arranged
>> >>games like" capture the flag "or "clinch a wench" or had dancing
>on the
>> >>list field. The tavern didn't just provide food and drink it had a
>show.
>> >>Sometimes the taverns had contest like the"comely limb contest" or
>> >>"walking the oars". The performance area wasn't a contest it was
>> >>performing for fun. As we did these things we began to mingle and
>soon
>> >>all the people at the event were at the same big party. It was
>wonderful.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Some things are done best by individuals and some things are done
>best by
>> >>groups. The "lets put bad times behind us" and have a great party
>is done
>> >>best by a group.
>> >>
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