[MR] A question of Protocol

[Diane]

I've played harp for many vigils and when the royals come to the vigil, merely bow my head in deference to them and continue playing rather than make a small ruckus of stopping playing, moving the harp, standing and then bowing to the royals, moving the harp again and starting to play again.. So far, no one has commented on being offended by this.

Brigantia

-----Original Message-----
>From: Beverly Robinson-Curry <brcurry at bellsouth.net>
>Sent: May 16, 2006 2:54 PM
>To: Atlantia Elist <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
>Subject: Re: [MR] A question of Protocol
>
>Catherine wrote:
>> Is there any reason other than a health reason that one does not
>> rise for the Crown and its chosen Baronial Representatives?
>
>I assume you mean, viable reason, as opposed to casual familiarity.
>
>One very good example I can think of is "working".  The appearance of the
>Crown/Landed at troll, the MoL table or the kitchen can be quite disruptive,
>if you think you have to stop what you are doing and hop up the second they
>appear.  If you are currently serving someone else (or have your hands
>inside a chicken), it's best to continue what you were doing, while speaking
>to the Crown/Landed about what it is they need, rather than accidentally
>flinging chicken guts all over them.  ;-)  Also, depending on where you're
>doing this work, hopping up may not be as easy as you might think.
>Sometimes, tables with benches (like picnic tables for example) don't allow
>for quick exit.
>
>Rhiannon
>
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