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Post by Fainche O'Ceallaigh on Sept 5, 2006 17:40:12 GMT -5
The problem with pipers is that you can hear them halfway across the shire. The site's not large enough to allow more than one or two without interfering pretty heavily with shows. One or two is great, I think- maybe adding in one more piper, perhaps? - and having a scottish group over one or two weekends is much goodness as well, but we already do that.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Sept 5, 2006 18:54:25 GMT -5
The answer is to get the Rogues back for the whole run next season. That will solve the piper problem
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Post by Edward St. Vincent on Sept 5, 2006 21:31:04 GMT -5
Aye...at least as long as they are willing to teach me how to dance properly to it.
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Post by Hawise on Sept 7, 2006 13:42:56 GMT -5
As regards maps and directions, perhaps a cheap way would be to look into using color on the map and the signs. In other words the way some hospitals use a colored line. The right path back into the Old World has red signs and is in red on the map, the main path back to the chess stage in yellow, or whatever. Color's also very easily seen from a distance.
I completely agree with a huge sign right near or on the stages. Except for the Stumble Inn, your average attendee does have trouble finding them.
I would love to see a couple of pavilions (like Friar Pluck's) erected throughout for general seating/eating. It'd be a great place to get out of rain or sun and would invite people to gather for fun.
More wandering minstrels or wandering performers. In the old days, many performers would wander around and stir up interest in their acts with "teasers". Done right I don't think they'd be viewed as sales pitches.
Also, something we'd fussed about for years that was only briefly done - music at the fair entrance. Nothing would better set the "back in time" mood than having live or piped PERIOD music audible outside and inside the gates.
Okay, that's all I got for now.
Hawise
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Post by Poison Ivy on Sept 22, 2006 18:59:58 GMT -5
And on a completely different note....
Bring back the soap in the dispensers at the privies. When my hands get dirty or greasy, I want something to get the dirt or the grease off! The hand sanitizer just doesn't cut it. And I should think the soap would be equal price if not cheaper than the hand sanitizer.
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Post by Dillasandra on Sept 22, 2006 20:01:09 GMT -5
Have to second the handsoap thing. Maybe it was just spending too many years in retail serving food to the public, but it makes my skin crawl to go use a privy, and then go back and serve pickles and drinks to all and sundry knowing I haven't actully WASHED MY HANDS! Not that the vinegar won't kill just about anything, but still..................
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Sept 22, 2006 22:50:07 GMT -5
To Dillasandra and any other vendors the solution is simple, keep some soap in your booth and when you go to the privy take it along with you. Now! that of course does not help the patrons, but what solution is perfect? At least it makes you feel better about being a purveyor of food. You could also keep a bottle of alcohol ( not the drinking kind) at your booth for that purpose. Hope this helps to some extent. HANK.
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Post by Poison Ivy on Sept 23, 2006 17:37:59 GMT -5
To Dillasandra and any other vendors the solution is simple, keep some soap in your booth and when you go to the privy take it along with you. Not a bad idea, but then the question arises......what do we do with the soap while we're in the privy? The dresses don't have pockets, and any pouches or anything else hanging off the belt gets removed before I go. Hey, even the BELT gets removed! It's enough for me trying to contend with yards and yards of fabric in that small space without having any extra "baggage." ;D
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Sept 23, 2006 17:53:57 GMT -5
As to the soap question, there are a number of ways to deal with that. 1. get one of those small bars like hotels put in your room. I believe you can buy them that size at Marc's, or just bring a half "worn" bar from home and just put it in a ziploc plastic sandwich bag. When you go to the privy just slip it into your pouch. 2. the same trick will work with a full size bar of soap from home, it will just take up a little more room in the pouch. 3 use one of those liquid soap dispensers with the pump on top, you can hang that by the nozzle from one of the vent holes in the side of the privy while you're doing your thing, then squirt a dap on your hands, wash up and carry it back to your booth. HANK.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Sept 23, 2006 18:11:55 GMT -5
Soap solution number 4. I should have thought of this earlier. If you go to any auto parts store ( I know NAPA has this, I buy it there) or Home Depot, or Ace hardware, in the paint section they have hand cleaner in a tube, like toothpaste. When we were on site in the Spring for cleanup I had brought a tube of it with me as I knew we would be doing painting and would want to wash our hands before eating lunch. That stuff is great. Don't even need water, just a dap on your hands, rub it in, wipe with a paper towel. This stuff will take off grease, paint, ink, you name it. Not very expensive either. A tube should last you all faire season. HANK.
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Post by Dillasandra on Sept 23, 2006 19:43:08 GMT -5
Re the soap issue here- all well and good to carry our own, excpt for one small problem,...most of us girls do pretty much have to take off everything (belt and pouch wise, you sickos!!!)before going in. This means we'd have to store the soap SOMEWHERE. In my case that could easily mean down the ole cleveage, but some others aren't nearly as well endowed! So, hold it in your mouth??? Except when you come out you start foamimg at the mouth, someone panics and starts a rabies scare, theHealth Dept. rushes in.................But hey, thats just me!
Oh, and I'd personally rather not foam at the cleveage either !!!!
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Sept 23, 2006 21:19:32 GMT -5
Foaming cleavage could be fun! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, MAD BOOBIES!! Alright, enough silliness. You're missing the point. I get the part about having to take off accouterments before you head for the privy, fine, leave that stuff back at your booth. Now, take the tube or plastic pump bottle of soap put it in your hand and carry it to the privy. When you get inside hang the bottle on the spring that pulls the door shut or on one of the air vents in the side wall while you do your thing. When you're done, pull up/down your costume, pick up your soap and go wash your hands. Then go back to your booth, store the soap somewhere and put your belt and pouch and whatever back on. This is not that complicated of a problem. HANK.
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Post by tomnaboley on Sept 23, 2006 21:58:37 GMT -5
we could always bring back "Soap on a Rope." Kat
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Post by Poison Ivy on Sept 24, 2006 9:33:19 GMT -5
we could always bring back "Soap on a Rope." Kat YES!!! Shaped like a sword!!
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Post by tomnaboley on Sept 24, 2006 13:27:57 GMT -5
That would be fun...... Soap shaped like a sword....A pirates gold coin for pirate weekend.......A little fairy around your neck.......a shamrock for celtic weekend.......the list could go on and on. Maybe I will open a booth of medievil shaped soaps on a rope! Kat
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