WR - Archers of Ansteorra (Rant and Rave)

[Dennis J Dolan]

mea culpa, the only things stopping me is air

doran

(btw, horsepucky on that buying stuff)

On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 20:38:31 -0600 "Bob Dewart" <gilli at seacove.net>
writes:
>Greetings all,
>
>I hope that every one has made it back from the war and has mangaed to 
>find
>warm dry accomadations.
>
>I also believe that each and every Ansteorran archer should get down 
>on
>their knees and give thanks to God for the rain that saved them the 
>most
>sever beating in our history!!  How many of you would be archers went 
>to the
>war with empty quivers, thinking of filling them from the goodness of 
>two
>for three mass arrow makers??  If you didn't go with your quivers full 
>of
>YOUR OWN arrows, you are so wrong.
>
>To the best of my knowledge the three big arrow providers for the 
>Kingdom
>the last couple of years have been: Ld Wayne of the Heights with about 
>500
>(Wayne has moved out of Kingdom, while he was at the war, I don't know 
>if he
>brought his arrows.),
>HL Agnar for about 1,000, and myself for about 1,000.
>
>HL Agnar didn't make it to the war and my arrow, most of which were
>unfinished didn't get there till late.  Folks that's about 2500 arrows 
>that
>folks were counting on that didn't or almost didn't make it to the 
>war.
>
>Boy, was I ticked off that folks were going crazy to get my arrows out 
>to
>the war after the car broke down.  Folks who can't stand archery and 
>have
>NEVER been to an arrow making party were more than willing to try to 
>get the
>arrows there.  I was so up set that I even lined up buyers for my 
>equipment.
>Who, BTW can still buy the stuff if they want to, I'll get more.
>
>Some folks say, "I don't know hopw to make arrows."  HORSE PUCKY.
>
>The only thing stopping folks from making combat arrows is air and 
>ambition.
>There's a Kingdom Archery marshal, regional archery marshals and most 
>groups
>have one too.  Call one of these folks or take your parts to an arrow 
>making
>party and learn.
>
>I've been accused of using my efforts to try to buy a peerage, 
>whatever.
>But by GOD no one is going to be able to say we didn't have enough 
>arrows
>for the war because *I* didn't try.
>
>I'll make a deal with you.  I'll finish my armor for next year if you 
>all
>make some arrows.
>
>Please excuse the steam.
>
>Gilli
>
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