What single thing at faire hurls you off into the depths of rage?

[BagPipeBabe]

I HATE when I am at a show and some one in the audience is singing along. It drive me up the wall!!! Look I go to hear THEM sing not some random person.

[Archer]

Wow.  Hate ?  Rage, really ?   Over someone getting into the spirit of a performance ?  Seems a little intense to suffer irritation or rage or even the level of emotion such as "hate" over others having fun.   Doesn't it take alot of energy to be negative over others enjoying their own experience at faire ?   Maybe the other singalong guest was imposing on your experience and that caused the rage.  Did the rage end soon after suffering that experience ?    

[Captain Teague]

If it is an interactive show, it is one thing. But I agree when seeing any performer at any type of concert when you are there to see ( and definitely hear ) their performance, especially when it is a once a year or a once in a lifetime thing, to have someone singing along that certainly irks me no end myself.

[Rowan MacD]

I HATE when I am at a show and some one in the audience is singing along. It drive me up the wall!!! Look I go to hear THEM sing not some random person.

Ditto with Lord Dragon: The Jolly Rogers encourage sing-alongs, and it depends on how many fans are participating whether you can hear them well or not.  It's expected, but there are still grumbles from first time attendees which is understandable.
  However, if I was listening to a solo flutist or a folk guitarist who was known for his vocals; I might be a bit peeved if someone else was competing with him from the audience.  

[raevyncait]

What drives me crazy is when people are singing or drumming along, when they are terribly off key or off beat. There's one paytron that I recall who ALWAYS sat in the front row with a bohdran, and was ALWAYS about a half beat behind the group on stage, which was both annoying and distracting to those of us in the first 2 rows. A small child is one thing, but an adult who has no consideration for the rest of the audience is just plain rude. I'm glad you're taking lessons and learning to play, but if you really feel the need to practice by trying to play along with the band, at least have the consideration to sit off to the side, instead of smack dab in the middle of the front row.

People singing the words to a song that the performer is NOT SINGING.
I know I don't sing well, so unless it's specifically a sing-along, I'll usually only mouth words or else quietly hum to myself.

[Archer]

Fortunate is the word that applies then to this Archer as no experience at faire in any location over the past six or seven years has caused an emotional experience of rage, hate, to feel irked or peeved or any other negative emotion for that matter  . . . at all.      

[Captain Teague]

And this irks you? It must if you are on this thread. Otherwise you would be off topic. 

[BagPipeBabe]

What drives me crazy is when people are singing or drumming along, when they are terribly off key or off beat. There's one paytron that I recall who ALWAYS sat in the front row with a bohdran, and was ALWAYS about a half beat behind the group on stage, which was both annoying and distracting to those of us in the first 2 rows. A small child is one thing, but an adult who has no consideration for the rest of the audience is just plain rude. I'm glad you're taking lessons and learning to play, but if you really feel the need to practice by trying to play along with the band, at least have the consideration to sit off to the side, instead of smack dab in the middle of the front row.

People singing the words to a song that the performer is NOT SINGING.
I know I don't sing well, so unless it's specifically a sing-along, I'll usually only mouth words or else quietly hum to myself.

Amen!

[/quote]The Jolly Rogers encourage sing-alongs[/quote]

I love sing along show (it my fav thing of the day is pub sing). But when it is a performer is singing and did not ask for us to that is SOOOOOO  disrespectfully to the people on stag and the people off it too.

[kcdcchef]

The Jolly Rogers encourage sing-alongs

I love sing along show (it my fav thing of the day is pub sing). But when it is a performer is singing and did not ask for us to that is SOOOOOO  disrespectfully to the people on stag and the people off it too.

Jolly Rogers of Kansas City Renaissance Festival? Yeah they encourage sing alongs with certain ones, no doubt. But I hate it when people sing along and you can tell the performers aren't into it.

New one speaking of Jolly Rogers. they always  like to fish a dollar ( or more ) out of women's breasts after shows, love it. But when one particular chick who you can tell hasn't had a man anywhere near her chest since the last festival, continually drops dollar coins in there over and over and over again to get one of the Jolly Rogers to get it, is quite tacky, sorry!!!!

[Archer]

And this irks you? It must if you are on this thread. Otherwise you would be off topic.  

Assumption  incorrect.  I admit to noting more negativity from some who proclaim love for faire,  than ever witnessed or experienced at a faire.

Curiosity as to reasons/causes for negativite responses/emotions and others who would validate same is confirmed/acknowledged.  So, it would be off topic to decline to express some form of moan or groan ?    Interesting concept.  Maybe the Archer has just been lucky/fortunate. 

     



   

[Merlin the Elder]

I hate it when someone steals my ale...     I refuse to rage at faire.

[Archer]

Heh, I find some measure of disfavor with flies that live outside and tell their friends to come land on my breadbowl of potato soup.   

I also refuse to rage at faire. 

[BarbarianQueen]

Half Naked wenches or barbarians running around in revealing costumes, flirting with everyone they meet....

I hate it when that happens...

I've actually met and chatted with that Lass at TRF. She's actually a very sweet person to talk with and bloody intelligent to boot!  

Chatted WITH, or chatted UP...  
Sweet and intelligent, eh?  I must admit I have not had the courage to go and strike up a conversation with her yet.  Say, there's something that drives me into depths of rage - being an absolute wimp when it comes to meeting young lasses at the faire!
I guess I did have one conversation with her this year, out in the parking lot while walking to the campgrounds.  In it's entirety -

"umm, uh, excuse me. Um, can I take your photo?
"Why certainly"
(snap)
"umm, uh, thanks! You look se...uhm..uh...barbaric,," (DOH!)
"Thanks!"
(RUN AWAY! face burning...)

Oh well, here's the photo, to make the story complete -

Hey - I remember you!

[Jack Daw at Work]

I dunno why, but I become enraged when bearded men eat turkey legs in public without a veil to hide their grotesque display.

[Merlin the Elder]

I dunno why, but I become enraged when bearded men eat turkey legs in public without a veil to hide their grotesque display.