<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "J. M. Schneider via Atlantia" <<a href="mailto:atlantia@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">atlantia@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> May 4, 2015 at 09:05:37 EDT<br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:atlantia@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">atlantia@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[MR] An Autocrat's Thanks...</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "J. M. Schneider" <<a href="mailto:grimkirk@gmail.com">grimkirk@gmail.com</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Greetings from the Crown Autocrat</span><br><span></span><br><span>Crown was a hit, and there are many people who to whom I am greatly indebted</span><br><span>for this achievement. First, my principals:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Field Staff:</span><br><span>Lady Theresa O' Cahir (Theresa Crean) - Deputy Autocrat / Royal Liaison</span><br><span>Master Marcellus di Napoli (Bob Capozello) - Field Coordinator</span><br><span>Lady Agnete von Köslin (My lady, Sue Schneider) - Gate Steward</span><br><span>Lady Aneka Siltanen (Eliisa Harman) - Youth Activities</span><br><span>Master Eadric the Potter (Rob van Rens) - Merchant Coordinator</span><br><span></span><br><span>Hall Staff:</span><br><span>Lady Aveline Scargill (Rebecca Karas) - Head Cook</span><br><span>Lady Maria Chiara Datini (Mary Dotson) - Major Domo</span><br><span></span><br><span>Field Staff:</span><br><span>Theresa - As my deputy, and Royal Liaison (and last-minute Major Domo) you</span><br><span>answered late evening texts, e-mails, phone calls, and in general, saved my</span><br><span>bacon more times than I can ever thank you for. But thank you nonetheless.</span><br><span>You are a treasure beyond words.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Marcellus - As an experienced Field Coordinator, I trusted you to handle the</span><br><span>'wrinkle' I threw at you (canvas/heraldry limitations), and you did not</span><br><span>disappoint. I cannot begin to tell you how many people came to me to remark</span><br><span>upon the 'fit' on the field, and how well you organized it. In my book, you</span><br><span>have few peers.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Agnete - As expected, you and those who served with you as Gate Staff</span><br><span>(Mistress Celia and Lady Vadoma) were the 'first face' of our event, and</span><br><span>insured that our guests were handled with great care, and well informed. I</span><br><span>heard countless people commenting upon the tokens as a 'well thought out</span><br><span>thematic detail' (or words to that effect), which I believe greatly added to</span><br><span>our polished presence. Thank you.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Annika - An obviously deft hand with the youth at our event made for a</span><br><span>wonderful highlight to a spectacular day. The children were a pleasure to be</span><br><span>around, and having lunch delivered by them made the day even more special.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Eadric - Words seem insufficient when merchants are often overlooked as a</span><br><span>service to events. Thank you, most kindly for helping wrangle your fellow</span><br><span>merchants that added so much to our event.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Kitchen:</span><br><span>Aveline - A hearty thank you to both you and your staff (Sophia van der</span><br><span>Werken, and a Lady Alicia) for a *wonderful* repast. I know it was well</span><br><span>received by all who stayed for dinner, if only by the line of people at the</span><br><span>kitchen door seeking leftovers to take home! I pity the fools who missed</span><br><span>out.</span><br><span>wink emoticon</span><br><span></span><br><span>Major Domo: Maria, while personal matters kept you away at Crown, your work</span><br><span>up to the week of the event was obvious, and your service was greatly</span><br><span>appreciated. Personally, you were simply missed.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Others:</span><br><span>There were many who made the work lighter for their efforts. These are the</span><br><span>ones I can recall by name. If you're not mentioned here, it's because my</span><br><span>memory fails me at the present, and I will seek to make amends at the</span><br><span>earliest possible date. [and please forgive me if I hork up your title]. -</span><br><span></span><br><span>Master Donal (Jeb Raitt) (Principal Field Herald)</span><br><span>Lord Geoffrey ap Clywd (Field Decor)</span><br><span>THL Arthur of the Black Watch (Field Decor, Hall Decor, Serving Head Table,</span><br><span>and Clean up)</span><br><span>Lord Hannus Siltanen (Field Tear Down)</span><br><span>Lord Cosimo of Venice (Field Set up and Tear Down)</span><br><span>Baron Connor Levingestoune (Trailer Tetris Master, Field Tear Down)</span><br><span>Lord Leonhart (sp?) (Trailer Tetris Master, Field Tear Down)</span><br><span>Lord Alric the Mad for the generous use of his magnificent day shade for the</span><br><span>MoL's presence</span><br><span>and many, many more who also pitched in to clear the list field.</span><br><span>Thank you all! Your service ennobles our barony and glorifies our kingdom.</span><br><span></span><br><span>My 'vision' from the very beginning (and that of those who saw it) was much</span><br><span>like that of Baron Ursus and his photography - to enable our guests to</span><br><span>'capture the moment'. If any of our efforts successfully achieved that for</span><br><span>any one person on this special day, then we truly succeeded.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>I remain in your debt,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Michael Schneider</span><br><span>Lord Grimkirk ap Greymoor</span><br><span>Autocrat - Spring Crown 2015</span><br><span></span><br><span>p.s. - Additional thanks go out to Mistress Belphoebe de Givet for her help</span><br><span>setting up the A&S presence, Lady Éadaoin an Fheadha inghean Uí Shéghdha</span><br><span>(Sarah Stango) for her service at the Gate, and Lady Ceallagh Mariadhe (Kim</span><br><span>Gibson) for serving head table.</span><br><span></span><br><span>========================================================================</span><br><span> The Merry Rose Tavern at Cheapside</span><br><span> List Info: <a href="http://merryrose.atlantia.sca.org/">http://merryrose.atlantia.sca.org/</a></span><br><span> Submissions: <a href="mailto:Atlantia@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">Atlantia@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a></span><br><span>Subscriptions: <a href="http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/atlantia-atlantia.sca.org">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/atlantia-atlantia.sca.org</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>