Freaking the mundanes

[Khaalis]

Heeheehee...I'd imagine that a Lady in her chemise & bloomers should be well received, indeed 

Oh aye, indeed!

If it rains a bit, just head for the pub ~ that's my plan 

Lets just hope it isn't booked for weddings all day long again. I think I got to go into the pub once last year. It was "booked" pretty much every day I was there, all day. /sigh

[Tygrkat]

If it rains a bit, just head for the pub ~ that's my plan 

Lets just hope it isn't booked for weddings all day long again. I think I got to go into the pub once last year. It was "booked" pretty much every day I was there, all day. /sigh

I can claim responsability for one of those days...and thankfully, this year there is a covered beer garden as well...I'm looking forward to checking it out 

...Now, back to the topic at hand....

[Bowsmith]

I had a "sword" with me, just not that one...(hee hee.)

Although, a little while later, I did wish I'd brought a knife to the wedding bed.  Unlacing that wedding dress (Made by the Stitchin Witches, are they still around?) was a pain in the petard!

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

My brother-n-law is as Scottish as i am but he won't wear one and won't go to TRF with us if i'm wearing one.   I looked him in the eye, last weekend, and said "REAL MEN wear kilts, drag queens wear a skirt... do i look like a drag queen?"  For his continued good health and love of my sister, he answered correctly.

My very second outing in kilt was wearing my great kilt at TRF in 1999.  Now, I have two large cloths I fashion into great kilts and 8 modern, small kilts.  Even in hot weather, it's the best man's garment to wear.

I've worn kilts since i was a wee lad.  My b-n-l is a Walker but where as i was born in Edinburgh, his family has been here for 5 generations.  He doesn't feel the same way i do about heritage.  I'm a proud Scot and i wear me kilt proudly!

[bellevivre]

Fraser, some people just dont get it- We went 'home' in April, with another couple, friends of ours. They thought- oh cool, castles! But hubby and I were kindof beside ourselves- as if all our little genes and whatnot recognized that we had finally returned to the land of our forebears! Hubby got a kilt made at Stewart Christie on Queen Street, which I think brings him up to... 5 now? We're heading back to Scotland in 2011 with my parents- and I am struggling with plans because there is so much to SEE in London, i just... really dislike England! I have to go back down, though- need to pay my respects to Queen Katharine of Aragon in Peterborough... at which point we might as well go to London!

Some people just do not think that deeply of their heritage. For me- my family can trace our line to the Bayeaux Tapestry- from Carnarfon Castle in the Welsh Marches to Perthshire, to Ulster and then with William Penn. I am PROUD of my heritage! As is hubby- and our children will be raised in that as well.

I do think part of it is being SUCH a melting pot as the US is, we just dont seem to hold that reverence for history as other nations do. As Eddie Izzard says- we tear our history down and put a car park there!

OK, on topic! We tend to freak the 'danes at our local liquor shop- they cant ever understand what we plan to do with so much everclear! lol they look at us like we're these hard core alchies or something!

[irishfolker]

Is that alchies as in alchemists?   

[bellevivre]

yes. we turn humble Everclear into pure Loki gold!

[Jack Daw at Work]

Fraser, some people just dont get it- We went 'home' in April, with another couple, friends of ours. They thought- oh cool, castles! But hubby and I were kindof beside ourselves- as if all our little genes and whatnot recognized that we had finally returned to the land of our forebears! Hubby got a kilt made at Stewart Christie on Queen Street, which I think brings him up to... 5 now? We're heading back to Scotland in 2011 with my parents- and I am struggling with plans because there is so much to SEE in London, i just... really dislike England!

I know what you mean!  When I planned my trip in 2003 I didn't even consider flying to England and taking the train as advised.

[Tipsy Gypsy]

When milord and I hosted our first Thanksgiving dinner together, he wore his newly-bought first kilt, of which he was very proud. Among our guests was a friend who's a great guy, but very conventional, who wasn't quite sure what to make of the kilt. Finally he drawled, "We're gonna have to have a talk with that boy about bein' a man", to which I smartly replied "It's not about being a man, it's about being man enough". The point was well-taken, and we all had a great holiday together.

[Jack Daw at Work]

I smartly replied "It's not about being a man, it's about being man enough".

You said it, sister!

[bellevivre]

I love it!

[Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury]

yes. we turn humble Everclear into pure Loki gold!

Yum! lol

[Seryn]

When milord and I hosted our first Thanksgiving dinner together, he wore his newly-bought first kilt, of which he was very proud. Among our guests was a friend who's a great guy, but very conventional, who wasn't quite sure what to make of the kilt. Finally he drawled, "We're gonna have to have a talk with that boy about bein' a man", to which I smartly replied "It's not about being a man, it's about being man enough". The point was well-taken, and we all had a great holiday together.

Huzzah!

[Sullivans Bastard]

Ok, I've been reading through this thread from the beginning and have laughed so hard a few times........

I'm still new to Faire, so have no Faire related incidents to amuse you with, but there was a time about 10 years ago when I was pretty deeply involved in amateur rocketry.  Yeah, long way from the 16th century!

Anyway, I drove to a national event with one of my larger scale rockets strapped to the roof of my old Mercury Topaz.  We hit a McD's drive-through for lunch.  The store manager was manning the drive-thru window.  He took my money without a word, then proceeded to do the biggest double-take I've ever seen!  I'm certain that he probably pulled a neck muscle.  His hands shook a little as he handed me my order and change. 

The entire 5 hr drive to the event was hysterical.  There were literally dozens of kids glued to the windows of their cars watching us with open-mouthed stares.  No cops stopped me, but they looked real hard!



We'll be doing our first Faire in garb in 3 weeks.  Maybe we will have a story to add after that. 

[Capt Robertsgrave Thighbiter]

Now that I'd look at too!  And along those lines -





We ( The Brigands) drive to all our gigs in HMS Hellion, our band van cum pirate ship.
We of course get stares, pictures taken etc, but I think the funniest is when people ask me if it CAME LIKE THAT!  I always say "Oh yeah, didn't you see it in the brochure at the Dealers?  It's the Nautical Edition."   About half get the joke, the other half walk away, shaking heads and wondering why THEY hadn't ordered it too!  Every weekend I get that question at least a half dozen times.