Ren Fair Pictures

[Sir Edward]

Well Rosemary and I had a great time at the Great Lakes Medieval Fair in Ohio
this past weekend. Here is a link to some of the pics.
http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/Tah908/GLMF/

It looks like you had a white surcoat on one of those days. Sort of a change of pace? Looks good!

[Sir Brian]

Yes! I purchased a Teutonic surcoat at the end of last fair season to wear as a prop for a charity
event. I decided to wear it that day so I could give my original helm some fresh air and it also
gave me an opportunity to carry my warhammer ( I know it is a little out of period, but I read
somewhere that the Teutonic knights favored hammers…or was that they liked to get hammered? – i.e. BEER!)

[Sir Edward]

Very cool. I've been tempted to put together a Teutonic surcoat for years. I started working towards a Templar sort of thing (I have red cross appliqués that I never attached to my plain white surcoat, and also I have a metal shield with a red cross), but you don't see a lot of people doing Teutonic stuff, and it's probably closer to my actual bloodline/descent anyway. Never got around to it though.

 

[Sir Brian]

I came across a picture of you and Kat Sir Edward...
both of you looking good as usual! 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/asmalin911/2581858913/

[Sir Edward]

Hah, very cool. It's always interesting to see those candid shots that people take. That shot must have been in a fairly narrow time-frame, since I was only carrying that brown paper bag inside my helmet for about 20 minutes that day.

[Das Bill]

Sir Brian,
I really like the Teutonic kit! I think you should go with a slightly different helmet, though... a barrel helmet, or a sugarloaf without the visor, seem more appropriate. (But that's just me trying to get other people to buy cool new stuff, as usual. )

[Sir Brian]

Bill,
Thanks! I know the helm isn't really quite right but it is a nice change from always wearing
an enclosed helm. Besides, I figured it could be considered as one of those evolutionary dead
ends for helms during the transitional period. 

Having said that I of course will always be on the lookout for better! After all I have to catch
up with all you good sirs!

[Sir Edward]

Hah, and I'm still trying to catch up with you with getting my charges painted up.

The good news is that, unlike the Templars, the Teutonic knights continued to exist for quite some time, and probably would have had a substantial range of equipment over the years.

[Sir Brian]

Here are some pics of the Sterling Ren Faire we went to last weekend with a good friend
of ours.~ I'm the lucky guy who got to escort the two lovely ladies...er, Fairies. 
http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/Tah908/Sterling%20RF/

All in all it was a very nice fair, which we will definitely visit again next year.
The food and beer was great and the people were friendly and the entertainment was fantastic,
most especially the "Flying Freak Show" - Very funny.

The only negative I would say was the prices of the merchandise.

Saturday was pretty toasty so no armor and Sunday was frequent rain showers which
turned the parking field into a quagmire, hence me not wearing all of my harness…I didn’t
feel like spending several days chasing after all the rust! What armor I did wear was well
received since I hadn’t seen anyone except the jousting troop wearing armor the entire weekend
and they didn't mingle or interact with the patrons. 

At one time I picked up a hitch hiker, a moth liked my torse so much it stayed on it for over an hour…
I figured he/she/it couldn’t eat that much!

Another note of interest we learned from some of the local regulars is that faire was under new ownership
which allowed weapons for the first time in like 17 years, so they were happy about that.

[Sir Edward]

Here are some pics of the Sterling Ren Faire we went to last weekend with a good friend
of ours.~ I'm the lucky guy who got to escort the two lovely ladies...er, Fairies. 

Oh, and I'm sure you hated every minute of it! I'm glad to see you had a good time! I liked Sterling. I only went once, but it seemed like a nice faire.

Another note of interest we learned from some of the local regulars is that faire was under new ownership
which allowed weapons for the first time in like 17 years, so they were happy about that.

Music to my ears!!! We need more "can-carry" faires.

[Christian Tobler]

My wife and I are heading up to the Sterling faire next Saturday. From there, we'll be heading to Pennsic.

I haven't been to Sterling in years, so I'm really curious about how things are there now.

CHT

[Sir Brian]

Well your harness will definately be a hit if you elect to wear it there!
I hope you have as good a time as we all did!
 

[Sir Edward]

We're probably not going to make it to Sterling this year. But we're also heading to Pennsic that weekend. Maybe we'll cross paths somewhere. We haven't planned out our activities or anything. Probably play it by ear. I do want to find some time to make it out to the archery range and try out my crossbow. It's been collecting dust for two years.

[Sir Brian]

Yes! I get to make the first post with '08 MDRF pictures! 

Here are some pictures of opening day.
http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/Tah908/MDRF/08-MDRF-wk1/

It was warm but a lot of fun and a very great honor and pleasure
to finally meet Sir Wolf in person! 

[Sir Wolf]

yes yes it was great to meet you and your wife and friend (sorry not good with names   your kit was awesome now i've gotta spend all week getting the rust off my mail ehhehe