[MR] Re: *WH* Today's Demo at UNC - A Report

[polearmed at att.net]

Hi!

Let me echo Ursula's praise and thanks for all those attending and helping.  
This was by far the best organized public demo in redent memory, and for many 
of us, the best we have ever participated in.

Gaston and Galen did a great job with the field and Maddalena made it all 
happen for us.  Colm and Clere had the most fun, I think(the most laughter 
came from their booth) and the info table was busy most of the day.  I heard 
people oohing and awing over scrolls next to Calli and Adriana making coins.  
Then there was spoon weaving which had several of our visitors making good 
use of the old flatware and a convenient door-jamb.  Performers, cooks
(meatballs and heaven's own sauce chefs), etc.

One thing is certain: everyone should have met Max by now.  I don't know if 
there was anyone who didn't get to ride to the lot with him.  Thanks alot, 
Max!  I probably had 3 or 4 trips in your car.  Occasionally, our commitments 
to our hobbie spills onto our significant others and family members.  For 
that I'll recognize Max, Patrice, and my own daughter Alaine, who is so much 
more rewarding as a child than I ever was(and I deserve it so much less than 
my own mother did).

Again, my thanks to any and all who made the demo possible, and especially to 
Livia and Urtsula for the amazing amount of work that made this go so well.

Rodrigo
> Poster: ThatUrsula at aol.com
> Hello everyone.
> 
> First of all, I'd like to thank the (at least 50 - probably more like 60) SCA 
> folks that braved the weather for the Medieval Festival today.  To the folks 
> that couldn't make it to Chapel Hill - we're still grateful that you 
> volunteered, and we're glad that you're safe at home.  We still had a lot going 
> on at the demo.  All the booths seemed to generate interest, and the guests 
> seemed to be enjoying themselves.
> 
> Because of the hazardous weather, the Club opted to close the event at 3PM 
> instead of 5PM.  This worked out well, and I think we all made it off campus by 
> 4:30 without any mishaps.
> 
> In particular, I'd like to thank Max, Wystan, Narfie, Maddalena, and all the 
> other folks who stood out in the sleet and snow to make sure that everyone got 
> unloaded, parked, shuttled and re-loaded.  This was the most unglamorous, yet 
> one of the most crucial jobs of the event, and we're very grateful to them.  
> Thanks also to the fighters and to Gaston for putting on a great show.  And 
> thanks to the performers for keeping things lively on the other end of the room, 
> and to everyone who brought those great displays.  I hope you all had a great 
> time.
> 
> We don't have the public attendance numbers from the Carolina Club yet, but we 
> were pleasantly surprised at how many people came to the event in spite of the 
> weather.  The Club had contacted 90 area media outlets (TV, newspaper, etc.), to 
> promote the event and were very gratified by the interested that was generated.  
> The people from the Club were very pleased with what they saw this afternoon and 
> would like to discuss making this an annual event.  
> 
> Once we have Ymir out of the way, we'll be asking around to see if this is 
> something that the SCA would be interested in doing.  The media coverage alone 
> would probably be worth it.  Please let me know your thoughts on this and on how 
> things went today.
> 
> Hoping that this finds you safe and warm,
> Ursula
> 
> 
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