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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #30 on: 2014-02-11, 15:49:44 »
Your city had the better Football team.

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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #31 on: 2014-02-11, 20:54:00 »
Football does have its roots in antiquity; to me it is reminiscent of the melee style battles of the old jousts before it became a more civilized (and to me, less exciting) fare.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #32 on: 2014-02-12, 00:33:12 »
Your city had the better Football team.

Football?
...Ah yes, that's the sport I would be more impressed with if they wore steel armor and had poleaxes! ;)

I've been saying for years that I might actually watch the superbowl if they all had longswords. ;)

We also have the most annoying football fans. Though if they all started waving around flails instead of their towels, I'd go for that. ;)

Isn't Maryland's official state sport jousting?
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #33 on: 2014-02-12, 04:14:39 »
Your city had the better Football team.

Football?
...Ah yes, that's the sport I would be more impressed with if they wore steel armor and had poleaxes! ;)

I've been saying for years that I might actually watch the superbowl if they all had longswords. ;)

We also have the most annoying football fans. Though if they all started waving around flails instead of their towels, I'd go for that. ;)

Isn't Maryland's official state sport jousting?

Yup, since 1962, but has been practiced even in colonial times.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #34 on: 2014-02-12, 15:03:08 »
Isn't Maryland's official state sport jousting?

It is, sort-of. The version of jousting, is the "jousting games" version, such as lancing a ring. It's not the "full tilting at each other" kind. Also, there's been a strong movement to replace it with Lacrosse as the official sport.

I think last I heard, they compromised and made Lacrosse the official modern sport, and Jousting the official historical sport... or something like that. Might be worth googling.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #35 on: 2014-03-14, 17:50:59 »
I sure hope they don't move, the lay out at MDRF is so perfect! Though I get why they would want to. I sure hope they don't become like the PARF.

MDRF is nothing but traffic congestion at its present location. I would not mind easing that so I can get there on time for once.

PARF is located on the private land of a winery. Doesn't get any better than that . :) :) :)
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #36 on: 2014-03-14, 22:23:27 »
I sure hope they don't move, the lay out at MDRF is so perfect! Though I get why they would want to. I sure hope they don't become like the PARF.

MDRF is nothing but traffic congestion at its present location. I would not mind easing that so I can get there on time for once.

PARF is located on the private land of a winery. Doesn't get any better than that . :) :) :)

I meant the physical landscape and the shady woods. The traffic is terrible, I must admit. But like I said, I hope the relocation would keep the same atmosphere and environment.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #37 on: 2014-03-16, 04:14:07 »
I sure hope they don't move, the lay out at MDRF is so perfect! Though I get why they would want to. I sure hope they don't become like the PARF.

MDRF is nothing but traffic congestion at its present location. I would not mind easing that so I can get there on time for once.

PARF is located on the private land of a winery. Doesn't get any better than that . :) :) :)

I meant the physical landscape and the shady woods. The traffic is terrible, I must admit. But like I said, I hope the relocation would keep the same atmosphere and environment.

And the drive will be within reason.
I also want to say they have really sweet wine there. I hear that's not great.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #38 on: 2014-06-11, 08:08:08 »
This is the proposed new location if they can get past all the zoning meetings. Not a bad location I think even though it will add another 30 minutes travel for me since MD-301 kind of sucks with the traffic lights.  :-\

http://southriversource.com/2014/06/09/site-plans-for-the-renaissance-festivals-potential-move-to-lothian-ahead-of-tuesdays-meeting/
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #39 on: 2014-06-11, 13:28:09 »
I think this is the parking location, on google maps:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/6100+Southern+Maryland+Blvd/@38.775317,-76.6684567,2952m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x89b791c005354521:0xf69176025e77b60

For us, the distance is about the same. It just means going around the south side of the beltway instead of north.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #40 on: 2014-06-11, 15:47:01 »
This is further away from me...so I'm sad.  But...if it is due to growth, then I'm happy.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #41 on: 2014-06-11, 17:22:06 »
Looks about 10 miles farther to me... 100 miles vs 90 miles, more or less. And having to go around south-side beltway, which will add a number of stoplights and likely traffic delays. Guess that'll reduce how many times I go.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #42 on: 2014-06-11, 17:41:42 »
Looks about 10 miles farther to me... 100 miles vs 90 miles, more or less. And having to go around south-side beltway, which will add a number of stoplights and likely traffic delays. Guess that'll reduce how many times I go.

Boy it would be nice if any event was inside 200 miles for me :)

The only exception is VARF at a measly 147 miles.
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #43 on: 2014-06-11, 22:06:37 »
Boy it would be nice if any event was inside 200 miles for me :)

The only exception is VARF at a measly 147 miles.

Time to invent a teleporter! Oh wait, that would be out of period. ;)
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Re: MD Renaissance Faire moving to a new venue?
« Reply #44 on: 2014-06-11, 22:08:21 »
It’s great that they’re considering moving because they’re getting bigger and all, but they’re moving in the wrong direction! They need to move more northwest-ish....it’s purely coincidental that that direction would put it closer to me. ;)
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