<table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=100% bgcolor=white><tr valign=top><td width=100%><font size=2 color=black>I wrote this in response to Constance's "A Challenge" but that's when the Yahoo GRoups went all caterwonky. I noticed no one else seemed to take up the Challenge, so I actually WILL post this. Oh, BTW, yes, that WAS sent to TRM's and that IS Her Majesty's response. Please read the whole thing!<BR><BR><BR>--- On Wed 10/22, Queen of Artemisia < queenartemisia@yahoo.com > wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 7px; MARGIN-LEFT: 7px; BORDER-LEFT: orange 2px solid"><B>From: </B>Queen of Artemisia [mailto: queenartemisia@yahoo.com]<BR><B>To: </B>tangl@myway.com<BR><B>Date: </B>Wed, 22 Oct 2003 08:05:34 -0700 (PDT)<BR><B>Subject: </B>RE: [Aerie] A Challenge<BR><BR>Vivat!! Remind me if I want to do something sneaky to<BR>make sure you're not around :P<BR><BR>Thanks for the input though, it is GREATLY appreciated<BR><BR>Symonne<BR><BR>--- tangl <TANGL@MYWAY.COM>wrote:<BR>> Yo, All! You know, I'm thinkin' "Go Constance!"<BR>> That is a damned fine idea! It really can't be that<BR>> hard, huh? I mean, I went to Crown this last weekend<BR>> and here's what *I* saw: Lady Johanna heralded her<BR>> first List as the Cote du Ciel Herald. She was newly<BR>> established and did her very best having never<BR>> really seen a List done before. She was brave and<BR>> she did all but the first and third rounds, which I<BR>> did to first show her how it was done and then to<BR>> give her a break. She should be watched for a Pillar<BR>> here soon. Lady Meagan was the autocrat, but she<BR>> also sat the List table with Mistress Caointairin,<BR>> putting in more than her share of the sweat hours.<BR>> It's tough enough to do the autocratsy stuff at an<BR>> event, but to volunteer to do even more, stuff where<BR>> you're filling another office, ANY office, is over<BR>> and above. Pillar material there too. M'Lord Jean<BR>> Marc was a newcomer who stepped up to the plate and<BR>> delivered a pretty good fight for his first list. He<BR>> did pretty good because I got to comment on how cool<BR>> his name was in the third round. Someone's been<BR>> doing their practicing! Maybe he should be tapped<BR>> for his AoA for his efforts. Lord Thor, who got his<BR>> AoA a kerbillion years ago, had the very best<BR>> display of heraldry on the field! His standard and<BR>> tabard were clean, beautiful and had TONS of nifty<BR>> little crosses in bold, strong black and white, with<BR>> red for sex appeal! He was cheerful and respectful,<BR>> even though his incredibly engraved spear, which he<BR>> did himself, kept trying to fall on people to get<BR>> their attention. He rocked, and impressed upon<BR>> Prince Hoegaarden how top drawer our artisans were.<BR>> He should be recognized for how well he represented<BR>> our kingdom with a Maple Leaf. Lady Katherine d'Leau<BR>> brought a friend to the event named Charles. He is a<BR>> handsome, helpful fellow who looks a bit like Duke<BR>> Sean around the eyes! He made sure the ladies in his<BR>> charge didn't have to do a bunch of heavy lifting,<BR>> and escorted two of us from dinner back to the site<BR>> when we decided to walk. An AoA in the making.<BR>> M'Lord Freidrich, Graf Reinmar's new Man-At-Arms got<BR>> greatly inspired by a nifty little speech he heard<BR>> regarding this game and how it is the epic saga we<BR>> all want to experience for ourselves. You should<BR>> look him up in the future and ask him to tell you<BR>> about it. He also was one of the newcomers who got<BR>> to go forth during court for this being their first<BR>> event. That fellow's on track for some serious<BR>> awardage in his career. Look to him to have all the<BR>> awards someday! Speaking of first eventers, Michael<BR>> And Michelle came to the event and spent several<BR>> hours getting to know our fabulous kingdom! They<BR>> were regaled with stories regarding Maitre<BR>> Guillaume, Branon Tryggva, Lord Terence, King John,<BR>> Count Conon and many others. One of the best aspects<BR>> of their experience was that each of the people<BR>> these tales were told of came over and volunteered<BR>> their own points of view to the tales being told!<BR>> They established to Mike and Michelle that we are a<BR>> fun and approachable kingdom, and in so doing, have<BR>> brought these fine gentles into our arms as<BR>> inspired, life-l
ong members. Let's see.... who<BR>> else.... M'Lord Aaron got out there and did some<BR>> fencing during the dinner break because there were<BR>> folks interested in doing a bit of rapier, but they<BR>> didn't want to detract from the hardsuit tourney by<BR>> doing it during the competiton. Regardless, he spent<BR>> about an hour fencing with m'Lady oh, drat, what is<BR>> her name, ...she's m'Lord Ansel's lady....Catherine!<BR>> to make certain she got the chance to do some<BR>> rapier work despite the hardsuit atmosphere. Might<BR>> be a good pair of candidates for their Awards of<BR>> Arms. Guess this is harder than I thought.... HL<BR>> Aurore was up there behind the thrones during the<BR>> introduction of the combatants, helping fetch the<BR>> fighters' and consorts' for Prince Hoegaarden.<BR>> Although her health is supposed to prohibit her from<BR>> doing the step and fetch, she kept rushing out to<BR>> grab those names every time. She's a real trooper<BR>> and would be good for a Pillar, but I think she<BR>> already has one, so her next option is the Golden Su<BR>> n In Splendor.There was a really great set of kids<BR>> at the event who held the pillows for Their<BR>> Majesties. One little girl, Aurora, was wearing 14th<BR>> Century Burgundian, you know, with the truncated<BR>> hennin? She was ADORABLE! And very patient. She held<BR>> the pillow she was entrusted with taht had the<BR>> Princess Crown on it without fidgetting, even<BR>> through the congratulations, and the crowning of the<BR>> Prince and all that. It was quite a task for a child<BR>> who was probably about *4 years old.* She got a<BR>> nifty little pin, but I'd be inclined to recommend<BR>> her for a Griffin's Pride m'self. Lady Elisdh from<BR>> Arn Hold was tapped to play entry music during<BR>> closing court and managed to throw on Tudor in 10<BR>> minutes to make sure she was in place on time. Her<BR>> added ambience really brought the pagentry home in a<BR>> very potent, yet intangible way. I think she's ready<BR>> for her Maple Leaf. So, as you can all see, here's<BR>> but a small, concise list of folks who were doing<BR>> lots at this event, and the awards they might<BR>> deserve as a result of their efforts. Since *I* can<BR>> do it, I'm certain anyone can do it. Constance put<BR>> forth a challenge to Michael, but the facts are that<BR>> the challenge is to all of us. I know everybody, and<BR>> I remember names like I remember to breathe. It's<BR>> natural to me. I'm also everywhere at once, and have<BR>> the added bonus of having an evil, wicked, but<BR>> highly observant, alternate persona, so I'm ALWAYS<BR>> looking at what people are doing. I'm also always<BR>> writing those letters Constance talked about. Take a<BR>> lesson from HL Aurore and get the names of folks who<BR>> are doing stuff but whom you don't know. Keep a<BR>> notebook in your pouch and write them down. When you<BR>> get home, write a letter. If you think you'll<BR>> forget, write the letter on the spot and hand it to<BR>> Their Majesties. They'll hand it to their scribe, or<BR>> their herald, and it will be recorded. Or you can<BR>> tell me. I do this stuff all the time. Tanglwatcher<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.<BR>> Introducing My Way - http://www.myway.com<BR>> <BR><BR><BR>__________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search<BR>http://shopping.yahoo.com<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><br></font></td></tr></table><p><hr><font size=2 face=verdana><b>No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.</b><br>Introducing My Way - <a href=http://www.myway.com target=_blank>http://www.myway.com</a></font>