[MR] Flight of the Falcon - Thanks

[David Ritterskamp]

And a final OOPS! and thanks to the gentles who showed up, ready to talk any 
newcomers into the groun... I mean, talk to any newcomers about the SCA in 
general and their specialty in specific.

Regards,

Jonathan Blackbow

--- D R <jonnyb70a at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Where to start?  If I leave anybody out I
>apologize...
>you'll see from the time stamp that I'm a bit tired.
>
>But I wanted to get the note away before I forgot...
>
>The people that made this event a complete and utter
>SNAP for the autocrat:
>
>Otto von Schwyz and his son Chris in the kitchen. The
>most complicated thing I had to do was get them more
>dishes...
>
>Achbar for MIC'ing and Johann for MOL'ing.  The most
>complicated thing I had to do was the explanation of
>the tourney...
>
>Sir Christian the German for cheerfully and
>selflessly
>embodying the epitome of knighthood.  Helped
>marshal. Marshalled the fencers so they could all fight. Tutored Luther in 
>polearm.  Served feast.  Made sure
>the site owners were taken care of at feast. Refilled
>drinks.  Refilled food.  That's just what stuck out.
>I'm sure there was more.
>
>Gaelan for trucking stuff back and forth.  Pun
>intended.
>
>Terry & Joseph & Megan for FOD walkdown after the
>event.
>
>Mistress Susanna von Schweissguth, for gate
>stewarding.  The most complicated thing I had to do
>was ask her "how many now?"
>
>The people who made this event, besides being a SNAP
>for the autocrat, FUN...
>
>Dante's son Nick for being the first to run the
>swashbuckling obstacle course.  Oh, and winning it,
>too.
>
>Maximilian der Spielman der Puppeteer Extraordinare
>for entertaining a small crowd plus kids for a
>spell.
>
>The target archery crowd.  I can't remember the last
>time I saw that many people participating or
>watching
>a target archery competition.
>
>The newcomers who showed up and watched all day,
>fascinated, with their mouths hanging open.
>
>The 71 people who attended this event, looked at the
>site, and went "WOW."
>
>Tony McDonald, camp ranger, for doing everything we
>needed quickly and cheerfully.  And for telling us
>we
>weren't all that strange compared to some of the
>girl
>scouts he'd seen.
>
>Tony's wife Sue and their son Thomas for jumping in
>with both feet.
>
>If I left anybody out, please don't take it
>personally.
>
>Signing off,
>
>Tired but grinning,
>
>Jonathan Blackbow
>
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