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Main => The Campaign => Topic started by: Sir Brian on 2013-09-16, 13:04:07
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Is it possible we can coordinate a closing weekend Order/Forum assembly at the MDRF during the closing weekend of October 19th/20th?
I know it is the weekend right after DOK and I’ll have to work extra hours during that week to take off two weekends in a row but is it feasible? It would be awesome if we can get as many of the order together for a photo op that weekend!
Oh and Sir Ian I don’t know if you had the number to the Navy Lodge in Annapolis, MD if you wanted to use them if you and the family can make it up here. :)
https://www.navy-lodge.com/lodge_page.html?p_lodge_number=23 (https://www.navy-lodge.com/lodge_page.html?p_lodge_number=23)
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Sounds great to me!
I just checked and the Air & Scare event that I like to go to will be on the 26th. Whew. Sometimes it clashes with the saturday of MDRF closing weekend.
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I think I can do that; I've nothing on my calendar - just need to check w/the wife as her calendar may say otherwise. The last Sunday is the DoW right? Would we be talking about both days, or just one of them?
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I have duty on that Sunday, meaning I have to be at work at 0645 Sunday morning, so most likely not going to work for me. I'm taking a week of leave to make DoK and missing a duty day already for that (Saturday the 12th)
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I think I can do that; I've nothing on my calendar - just need to check w/the wife as her calendar may say otherwise. The last Sunday is the DoW right? Would we be talking about both days, or just one of them?
Well I personnally would prefer Sunday (DOW) but I can make Saturday as well if nobody else can make Sunday. ;)
I have duty on that Sunday, meaning I have to be at work at 0645 Sunday morning, so most likely not going to work for me. I'm taking a week of leave to make DoK and missing a duty day already for that (Saturday the 12th)
You don't have to explain those duty-day blues to me! ;)
Perhaps next year you and the family will be able to come visit MDRF. :)
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i will ask the wife. sat's usually always work for me better than sundays though :(
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Im 95% sure im going the 20th because my brother would be able to come, and we arent doing anything. so ya ill repost when im 100% sure.
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I've been planning on going Sun, and doing so in full harness. I may be able to get Chris to come, and possibly put him in at least *some* armor too. If not, at least garb.
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what is this KOD?
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I will see about coming last weekend of MDRF with wife. I will let you guys know.
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I'm taking a week of leave to make DoK and missing a duty day already for that (Saturday the 12th)
what is this KOD?
DoK/KOD = Days of Knights / Knight of Days? ;)
DoK is a living history event focusing on medieval knights, knightly orders, etc. and will be held in Kentucky in mid-October.
:)
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That sounds awesome! I will be there.
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well, sad news i am going on the 6th, but depending on how many knights are going on the 20th, I may be able to convince my father to take me then.
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my son starts cub scouts on monday. we have gotten the list of events till next august ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
sorry. lol i have no idea now what weekend or if i'm even gonna get to make a faire
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okokok, might be able to do saturday of the last weekend. it's up in the air. first weekend is a camp out, second weekend is the corn maze and the third weekend saturday my mother in law wont be home but that may still be ok. my wife has to call her and see.
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Life tends to get in the way when you're making plans. :)
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I thought it was plans get in the way while you are living life ???
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I am planning on being in MD for the closing weekend, my son Ryan will be in full harness as well as two more so this should be great
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I am planning on being in MD for the closing weekend, my son Ryan will be in full harness as well as two more so this should be great
Excellent! Will it be Sunday or Saturday?
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Right now I am hoping for both days but if its only one, it will be Saturday.
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killer!!
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Is that a 'sword' on your son?? How did he get that through MDRF's top-notch security guards?? LOL Did he buy them lunch or something??
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maybe its a plastic sword?
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Also planning on attending Sunday the 20th (as well as this Sunday).
Actually Ser Robert's post reminded me of a question - while real swords are clearly not allowed at MDRF, I see their site also says no "costume" weapons either. Does this mean even a LARP forma or latex sword would not be allowed in?
I remember last time I went (about three years ago) they would not let me bring in the very wooden waster I had purchased there just a couple of weekends earlier. Was hoping to get one my LARP weapons in at least this time though, in lieu of a real sword.
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I believe LARP weapons are also disallowed.
A year or two ago, the "maryland special" swords that Sirs Edward and Brian made were allowed. They were "swords" with the blade chopped off about a half foot past the crossguard, and glued into the scabbard permanently. This year (or last?) they stopped allowing even those in. Empty scabbards seem to be fine.
A knight without weapons is like a King Cobra without fangs or venom. :( But MDRF is just such a great faire!
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Well they do allow those sword umbrellas so maybe it's one of those?
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This has become a bit of a sore topic for some of us. They stopped us from using those "Maryland Specials" about mid-season last year. They stop people with toy weapons all the time. But a small kid with the same toy or wooden weapon might get in, depending on who is working security. And depending on which gate you go through, or who is distracted, you'll probably see a couple of people walking through with actual steel swords too. It's very inconsistently enforced. And once past the gate, it's extremely rare that security will stop you later.
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remember gate workers are low paid staff that work there for the ren faire experience or just for the money. they're not police or any sort or law enforcement. well some at the park maybe hired off duty enforcement. so use your judgement wisely. it is a knights honor to uphold the code of the law. whether it be right or wrong uphold it.
i know it sucks. but if they say no swords then no swords. :(
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it is a knights honor to uphold the code of the law. whether it be right or wrong uphold it.
QFT and the very heart of the issue Sir Wolf! :)
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Grrrrrrrrr. That 's all I have to say about that. >:(
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it is a knights honor to uphold the code of the law. whether it be right or wrong uphold it.
Someone obviously didn't play Chaotic Good characters in their D&D days! :)
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So who will be defnitely be at MDRF for final weekend?? Sat or Sun if I make the trek down. I'll stay for the weekend if I do. Anyone who needs a place to crash, I'll have a hotel room nearby.
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I never miss closing day. :)
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I'll be squire-less so ... my armor options are limited. Guess I'll just do maille with adornments & Great Helm.
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I'm usually in the parking lot between 9:45 - 10:30 and could help you armor up if you wish Lord Dane.
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I'll be there sunday as well and can help with armoring up as long as I haven't been completely armored up either. I might be able to do so after, if I take off my gauntlets, but as I've never tried, I don't want to make that offer. But for closing day, you'll want to be armored up. Last year I missed the big group photos with everyone in armor and costume - I'm guessing there was 12 or 14 people there at the joust field letting people take photos.
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Will do. Appreciate the offer. I'll keep you informed.
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I'll be there Sunday at least and hopefully Saturday.... Will be good to finally meet you, Lord Dane.
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Squire Jason is usually on site fairly early, since his wife is on cast. He's usually willing to help with armoring up too.
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Perhaps the easiest thing would be to shoot for a group time/place to meet to armor up - but might be hard to do that in the parking lot...
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I'm often one of the last to show up. I'm going to try to push ourselves out the door a little faster, since it'll be the last day, but we'll see how it works out. The drive is definitely longer for us this year too.
I'm finding that I often don't get in the gate until 11-11:30.
The White-Hart area where we met up initially, on the side facing the food court, is a nice open area where it's easy to find people, so over the years it has sort of turned into the de-facto meeting area.
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Hopefully we can all be there before 1:00 PM and meet up behind the Market stage (next to the joust field) for an armor photo op. Make sure to invite anyone else who is in armor to be there by 1:00 PM. We try and coordinate this every year on DOW and it is gradually growing in numbers. :)
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I'll not miss it this year! See you all on Sunday.
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I'll not miss it this year! See you all on Sunday.
Awesome!
BTW, the weather report is looking good. Partly cloudy, and low '60s. Great armor weather!
With it being cool like that, I may bring out the riveted mail.
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Man, how I wish I could be there for the big get-together and meet some more of the faces here! Have fun guys (and somebody had better post some pictures ;) )
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Man, how I wish I could be there for the big get-together and meet some more of the faces here! Have fun guys (and somebody had better post some pictures ;) )
Are you SURE you can't make it down here Sunday? - Looks like it will be quite an epic get together! :)
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Man, how I wish I could be there for the big get-together and meet some more of the faces here! Have fun guys (and somebody had better post some pictures ;) )
Are you SURE you can't make it down here Sunday? - Looks like it will be quite an epic get together! :)
It is literally a once a year opportunity. :)
I'm on my way to MDRF to scope out the grounds incognito today.
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Agree the weather should be ideal. Hoping to get there around 10 and will look for you guys around the White Hart - in armor, it would be a good idea to grab some place to sit :)
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Excellent! We'll be looking for you! :)
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Well it's 10:30 and we're still in Fairfax but hoping to leave soon - so will be getting there before 12 I hope...
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Well, didn't make it in time for the group photo but it was great to see everyone out there today. I look forward to the next gather :)
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There were 5 members in attendance in armor... and 6 when Sir William arrived a bit after this photo.
It was also great to finally meet Lord Dane in person, and to meet Gareyth as well!
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It was great to get a good showing of armored folks at MDRF yesterday! I have a few pictures to process. I posted one group photo on the Order's FB page already (Sir James linked it above). I have others after Sir William arrived too, but this was the best of the "front" views, so I posted that first.
It was really good to get a chance to interact some more with Gareyth and Lord Dane. I think Sir William must have been dragged away by his lady though, since we lost track of him fairly quickly! We'll have to correct that mistake sometime soon, and find some time to have another gathering.
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Brethren, my sincerest apologies for the quick entry/exit- I pushed for us to attend this last day because I'd missed the entire season due to scheduling conflicts and my lovely lady had a prior engagement that I made her a little late for...but I've always missed this photo op in the past and besides, I hadn't seen any of you since the last VARF show date I made. You guys looked fantastic!
My wife did take a goodly amount of pics so I'll be posting those as soon as I can locate her camera.
One thing I did note, even had I been able to stick around, I wouldn't have made it much longer in harness...I am woefully out of shape and it is showing up in spades now. I have pains in areas I never felt pain in before- I am not currently aging gracefully I must say.
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One thing I did note, even had I been able to stick around, I wouldn't have made it much longer in harness...I am woefully out of shape and it is showing up in spades now. I have pains in areas I never felt pain in before- I am not currently aging gracefully I must say.
Oh man, I can relate. Some of it might be fit as well; that is, maybe some adjustments will improve the comfort. Sometimes even a small change can make a big difference in how it drags on you.
I have a hard time getting through the day in my 15th C. plate harness, but I've managed to make my 14th C. plate work reasonably well, and my mail harness isn't bad at all (unless I wear the chausses).
But yeah, age and fitness do factor in. I know there will come a day when I won't want to wear anything more than my aluminum. But that day is not today. ;)
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What a good-looking group! ;D
But I see swords in there...how did you manage that?
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It was great to see all of you there yesterday! The group photo looks awesome. I remember one year I had to stand next to the 7-foot tall Dragon (second one from the far right), and I looked like Gimli.... Sorry I missed this year's. Other than being rebuked by Mr. Pyland himself (of Pyland Jeweler near the White Hart) for putting my helmet in his wife's stone plant-holder, it was a wonderful day. In my defense, by that time I had already consumed five mugs of cider, and I thought they were weeds....
It's always great to be associated with all of you, and finally got to meet Lord Dane and Sir Gareth.
Hail and farewell -
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What a good-looking group! ;D
But I see swords in there...how did you manage that?
My sword is quite the clever trick that I thought of about halfway through the photo shoot. :D
My crossed gauntlets at the top of the scabbard obscure the fact that I do not actually have a sword, just the belt and scabbard. ;)
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Sorry I couldn't be there but it is a bit far away...maybe if I make it to pennsic sometime we can get together...
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Sorry I couldn't be there but it is a bit far away...maybe if I make it to pennsic sometime we can get together...
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Just make sure you are on the correct side of the battlefield brother. :) Otherwise, you are fair game in the battle line. Better to join swords than cross them.
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Ill definetely have to make plans on going on the 20th for next year.
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Thanks for a fun outing @ MDRF. Was a good time. Glad to spend it with Sirs Brian & Edward again (& wives). Also, glad to meet Sir James, Sir Robert, Silvanus, and Sir Gareth. Hopefully we can plan better for future outings. Chinese food was delicious!! :)
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Thanks for a fun outing @ MDRF. Was a good time. Glad to spend it with Sirs Brian & Edward again (& wives). Also, glad to meet Sir James, Sir Robert, Silvanus, and Sir Gareth. Hopefully we can plan better for future outings. Chinese food was delicious!! :)
It was good to get a chance to see you at faire some more. Thanks for coming out to dinner too! And some fun armor/sword show-and-tell in the parking lot. :)
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Any time. :) Sir Edward, can you post some of those pics on here?? Did not take any myself. :( Left phone in car.
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Any time. :) Sir Edward, can you post some of those pics on here?? Did not take any myself. :( Left phone in car.
I posted a bunch on facebook. Are you on there?
I have them on my website too:
http://ed.toton.org/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?y=2013&g=faire (http://ed.toton.org/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?y=2013&g=faire)
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awesome. look at all those kits there in one place! way cool