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<blockquote data-quote="VorpalWarrior69" data-source="post: 4168694" data-attributes="member: 29216"><p>So the fiance and I went to a Rennesaince Faire this last weekend, which somehow in 30 or so years of nerd-dom was the first that I've managed to attend. It was way different than I expected.</p><p></p><p>Among my basic thoughts:</p><p>1. It felt like the Ren Faire is more for the people who are putting it on, then for the people who are attending. Does that make sense? There were all these roped off areas where the various troupes were set up, and it seemed like those areas were a lot more fun. In fact I would say that the square footage of closed areas was greater than the common areas. I didn't try to go into the closed off areas (because I was dressed like a total tourist, right down to my plaid shorts), but I'm guessing that I would have been politely asked to leave if I jumped over the ropes...I just have this vision that after the faire closes and the chase out the visitors...thats when all the fun stuff happens, right? </p><p>2. There were a LOT of pirates! Were there always so many pirates, or is that an effect of the PotC movies? There were a lot of sashaying Sparrow-like pirates. It felt like being at disneyland. Pirates make me smile for some reason.</p><p>3. The beer garden didn't serve homemade meads and ales. It was Newcastle and Guinness, or something like that. That was a major disappointment. I wanted some nasty unfiltered room temperature mead! It seems like that would be a huge opportunity for local homebrewers when these things roll into town. (and if they can get a license to server NewCastle, they can get a license to serve homebrew too, right?) </p><p>4. By and large, the things for sale were very disappointing. Very little looked like it was crafted or homemade. My fiance said that she felt like she could get almost everything being sold there at Michaels art supplies or Claires boutique. </p><p></p><p>All in all, I had a great time. Wish I had dressed up, but I didn't know to expect such an interactive environment. Unfortunately, it was damn hot, and we had to bail out after a couple hours. The people in the heavy costumes must have been hating life by the end of the day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VorpalWarrior69, post: 4168694, member: 29216"] So the fiance and I went to a Rennesaince Faire this last weekend, which somehow in 30 or so years of nerd-dom was the first that I've managed to attend. It was way different than I expected. Among my basic thoughts: 1. It felt like the Ren Faire is more for the people who are putting it on, then for the people who are attending. Does that make sense? There were all these roped off areas where the various troupes were set up, and it seemed like those areas were a lot more fun. In fact I would say that the square footage of closed areas was greater than the common areas. I didn't try to go into the closed off areas (because I was dressed like a total tourist, right down to my plaid shorts), but I'm guessing that I would have been politely asked to leave if I jumped over the ropes...I just have this vision that after the faire closes and the chase out the visitors...thats when all the fun stuff happens, right? 2. There were a LOT of pirates! Were there always so many pirates, or is that an effect of the PotC movies? There were a lot of sashaying Sparrow-like pirates. It felt like being at disneyland. Pirates make me smile for some reason. 3. The beer garden didn't serve homemade meads and ales. It was Newcastle and Guinness, or something like that. That was a major disappointment. I wanted some nasty unfiltered room temperature mead! It seems like that would be a huge opportunity for local homebrewers when these things roll into town. (and if they can get a license to server NewCastle, they can get a license to serve homebrew too, right?) 4. By and large, the things for sale were very disappointing. Very little looked like it was crafted or homemade. My fiance said that she felt like she could get almost everything being sold there at Michaels art supplies or Claires boutique. All in all, I had a great time. Wish I had dressed up, but I didn't know to expect such an interactive environment. Unfortunately, it was damn hot, and we had to bail out after a couple hours. The people in the heavy costumes must have been hating life by the end of the day. [/QUOTE]
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