Oh how the mighty have fallen . . . .
It occurs to me I haven't let my words be heard in some time. I felt the need for it was behind us all. When I learned John Davis was put in the center seat, I felt the Dark Ages of the past were gone and a New World was to be seen. And so it was. But, just as the real world has fallen once more into a time of dread and dispair, so Avaloch now will as well. I reveled to see the faces of old return to the streets of the shore and once more fill us with the joy and merriment of bygone times and a past we only dreamt of.
What now shall we do, when our hero has left the battlefield?
This is pathetic.
Why are we trembling when nothing bad has happened yet? You all so much resemble the Democrats when W waltzed into the the white house almost 8 years ago . . . "Oh, how will we survive? Whateever shall we do? Oh woe!" Of course, I guess time has told us those feelings were in fact correct, but that still doesn't mean that things will fall away back into the dumpster. It might, especially if certain individuals we all know and detest find their way back into it. But let's not dwell on such unhappy topics.
As for the particular comment about how the faire was a place that people come to meet friends and enjoy the great food. Pardon me while I guffaw heartily. Great Food? I do admit, some of it was fair, perhaps even laudable, but by far and away - Faire Food, no matter which Faire it is, can never be called Great Food. It is the only available food, so we find the parts of it that are the most acceptable and down it with large quanitities of ale. And while some of the food is worth the money paid for it, if I were to ever find myself coming to a Faire to spend $18 at the gate just to meet friends, drink an overpriced beer, and eat an overpriced food (no matter how tasty it may be) PLEASE SHOOT ME UNTIL I STOP MOVING. Please save the $18 in gate admission, the $10 on the gas used to get there, and go to a fine 4 or 5 start restaurant where no human drama will be taking place, you won't find dirt in your nostrils at the end of the day, and you won't be too tired to do anything but sleep afterwards.
Give me a break - you cannot seriously think that your food is any of the top 5 reasons someone pays to get in the door? If you could get a top restaurant critic (and I mean New York Times quailty critic) to give you a rating - which will never happen because your food is prepared in ways that would make a world class food coinnessuer cringe - then MAYBE you might have a few people who would make the food ONE of the reasons for going.
Your top five draws for a Renaissance Festival (as detailed by national consumer agencies reporting on such historical re-enactments, including Civil War, Revolutionary, Frontier, Old West, and Renaissance Events) are:
1) Shows - that is, the entertainment
2) Ambience - that is, the atmosphere
3) The Subject - i.e., for Ren Fests, the Renaissance period which is the draw for Scottish reenactors, druidic/pagan lifestyles, or people who like Big Ass Swords
4) Crafts - the stuff you buy and keep
5) The Family Event - yes, that's right. The 5th most reason people go to Ren Fests and similar is because you can bring your family for a day of family togetherness. Sounds cheesy right? But in national surveys, across the board of all themed event genres, something you can take your whole family to and spend then entire day together is always one of the most important reasons for attending these events.
Funny - meeting friends wasn't in there either, but we all do know for a fact that there are plenty of us. I suppose it might just be a Ren Fest quality.
Negativity kills everything. I think I may have said this before, but just to be sure . . . .
STOP THE CONFLICT BEFORE IT CONSUMES YOU!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE WANTS TO POINT FINGERS AND ASSIGN BLAME!!!!!! WHY?
NO ONE EVER SAID THAT LARRY WAS AN IDIOT, OR THAT JOHN IS HOLIER THAN THOU!! MAYBE LARRY AND JOHN JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME VIEW ON THEATER DYNAMICS THAT IS NEEDED FOR A PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR TO WORK TOGETHER!! Did you ever think of that? Did anyone?
For crying out loud - stop this! Just wait to see what becomes of our beloved faire, and then, if something arises, talk about it then. As it is now, the next person who take sthe job is already behind the 8 ball because of what has been said here. Congratulations. You've all built a pit of vipers. (Not you Trevor, and not all of you - but you know who you are who I am talking about).
Sionara.