1.Tankard, Goblet, or Plastic Cup?
Tankard. I carry pewter tankards because they can take the abuse.

2. Did you dress your 1st time at Faire?
Yes, my friends loaned me their brother's costume (thanks Chris Church, wherever you are!)

3. Big Faire, Dam Faire, or Southern?
I call it Southern, although I'm amused by the term "Dam Faire". I find "big faire" somewhat derogatory towards other events and not specific enough.

4. Do you regularly smuggle alcohol into Faire?
As a patron I'v... read more

okay, I'm up way too late destroying my hearing. Sometimes you gotta get back to the basics. Sometimes it's just gotta be loud! It's ironic that earlier I was watching guitar lessons being given by Mark Knopfler, and he was going on at these young guys about how they needed to tone it down a bit. He was saying, and I think quite wisely, that they needed to not over-do the playing techniques they were using, like bending notes too far, or playing every note too loud, or just over-doing the tre... read more

I owe a lot of thanks to a lot of people who made my Northern California Renaissance Faire experience fantastic. First up at bat, I'm especially grateful to the people who came out to visit. I saw many old friends (and a couple of new ones) come out as patrons, and visitors to work northern. That means Kirsty, Heidi and Jillian. David from southern faire. Major freakin' huzzah's for my old blackpoint forest homies Mike Pilliod, his wife, and Jason Candido. Brandy and Brenda came out, as well ... read more

For the first three people who respond to - and re-post - this challenge, I will send you something. It might be something that is awesome. It might not. Whatever it is, I promise that I will get it to you in 30 days or less.

The only thing you need to do in order to participate is to be one of the first three to reply to this AND post this very same thing - 'cause its fun to give people stuff.

P.S. Don't forget to send me a private message with your address...

Here's a funny one on why you shouldn't piss off the irish, especially in their pub.

www.ireland.com/newspaper/...eaking4.htm