Problems with the community fire

[Captain Kilian]

Yes, Zardoz, do not let this little thread, which is really, in the grand scheme of things, a very, very small affair. The Firecircle was not THE reason I camp. It was nice, but not the main attraction. The great people to meet are! the hanging out with friends and making new ones - which happens EVERY time i camp. There are some too drunken idiots at times, and some raver kids that partake in things I do not enjoy (and they call it music!), but a beer or bit of Loki with the folks you came to see make it all just a distant memory.

*Note to self, burn this thread when it comes up again next year....again*

[SirRichardBear]

grouching about things doesn't mean over all camping isn't a good experence.   For ever drunk annoying kid making noise there are dozens of times meeting up with friends sharing a food and drink listening to real music.   

What we really need is a strong piper core then when the techno music starts we can set out a hundred pipers to show them how its really done. 

[Captain Kilian]

Huzzah to that!

[LadyElizabeth]

Sir Richard Bear, I absolutely love your idea!!  A few pipers even could out blast their music... and a few drunken scotsmen could also be a fairly good detergent to future outbursts... haha... we had a drunken scotsman show up at our campsite this weekend and resite the battle cry from braveheart over and over and over... talk about hilarious!

[Blue66669]

We had some unwelcome visitors to the campsite that was hosting me this weekend. People showed up, then started their own little party around my hosts fire. You know, when the hosts leave the fire and make it a point to go elsewhere, you'd think that some people would get the hint...

[Lady Mousie]

Thank you for that Blue, you beat me to it! LOL! When everyone disapears and you don't see the people you know camp there any longer that probably means you're unwelcome.

Anyway, I knew better than to go to drum circle this weekend in particular because of all the crackdowns. Although I usually don't go anyway unless I'm tagging along with someone I know is a good drummer. Friday night the circle seemed toned down alot, we could actually see the people spinning poi from Brigahalla/Valadoon. Just like usual, the unwanteds come in Saturday during the day, so Saturday night circle was packed.There were ambulances there twice, I know one time was to haul off a girl who was freaking out on drugs. The EMTs would not transport her with out an officer riding along for their safety because she was that bad off.

Another good friend decided to take her sister to see what the main drum circle was all about. Ofcouse this was after I went to bed so I didn't see the aftermath until morning. Her sister was hit in the eye by a projectile thought to be a beer bottle. They drove her to the ER in Tomball and sat there all night to be treated like crap by the techs and doctors. They assumed because she was at drum circle she must have been on something. She had not even had a drop to drink let alone was she on any drugs. The tech just kept talking about the glitter in her hair from earlier in the day considering it was fairy weekend and she had been dusted. At the ER she couldn't see, her eye was almost swollen shut, filled with blood, and has a huge cut under her eye. All they did was tell her she might have a concussion, gave her one vicodin, and used liquid bandage to close the cut beneath her eye. By morning she was in alot of pain, her eye could hardley open when we asked her to try and open it and had nothing except over the counter pain killers to take. 

She was treated like crap in the ER because of coming from faire! Her sister is a medical tech and was extremly upset by the doctors in Tomball. She said that the ER was full of faire folk and ravers from camp but that's still no reason to not give better medical attention.

[rumy]

hahaha detergent?  when did scotsman start to bath?  i don't think thier presence will bring any soapiness to the environment.... ahahahahah

i think u ment deterrent, my ditsy sister.

[MacLaren]

Sir Richard Bear, BRILLIANT!! Pipes could easily outdo the ravers indeed!

Blue, if that were my camp and I was hosting guests, I'd toss any unwelcome visitors not only for my benefit but yours as well. Although, I did hear that there was a bust Friday night and people got arrested. HUZZAH if this is true!

[LadyElizabeth]

Lady Mousie, I'm so sorry to hear about your friends sister!!  I am now feeling quite lucky that I've never been actually injured at the fire circle or anywhere else for that matter.  I could only imagine their reaction to me from this past weekend, my body paint is still visible today from where it dyed my skin in parts and my work chair is filled with glitter.... these are the negatives of being a fairy!!

[Rani Zemirah]

What we really need is a strong piper core then when the techno music starts we can set out a hundred pipers to show them how its really done. 

I'd travel a long way just to be there for that!   

[Macintyre]

Sorry about your friends sister mousie....that really blows.  but at least they were able to get her some med. help.

[Lady Mousie]

I just wanted everyone to know the checking tickets things really didn't help because as we've said before alot of the trouble makers come in on Saturday during the day when they're not checking for tickets. They don't have to show tickets, but those of us hard core campers who show up Thursday and Friday have to. When I went in Saturday for work it was still nice and roomy as far as camp spots. By evening the trouble makers were out in full force.

I was pretty happy though that the ravers that were out Friday pretty much stuck back in the trees with the camp across the giant mote back. They were a good distance from most faire campers who would prefer to hear djembe drums over drum and bass. It was rather funny seeing a few of them fall in the mud while I was waiting to meet Blue on the back road. I promise I tried not to laugh but after seeing the third one fall in the mud I couldn't help myself!

[brigaqueen1]

Oh Mousie I am so sorry to hear about your friends sister  I hope she is feeling better and if she comes back, tell her to just hang at valladoon/brigahalla and she will have a good time there!!

Zardoz...yes please don't let this thread deter you from coming to camp. The seasoned campers/rennies are the folk to camp near and hang out with....trust us! You are more than welcome to hang out and/or camp near Brigadoon and Valhalla. We have a good time just sitting around the Valhalla fire. And some of our guys will get their drums out and can actually play them LOL...which is a good time for all!

I probably won't go to the cess pool at all this season. It will most likely be a waste of time and energy. I'd rather hang at my camp or see what other solid rennie campers are doing!

I also think blaring bagpipes are a fantastic idea....I'm all for that!

[Tanyor]

We had some unwelcome visitors to the campsite that was hosting me this weekend. People showed up, then started their own little party around my hosts fire. You know, when the hosts leave the fire and make it a point to go elsewhere, you'd think that some people would get the hint...

Start preaching to them. This is in no way derogatory towards God as I'm a christian. But One thing that gets under my skin is someone preaching to me.

[LadyElizabeth]

That's it, we can take bag pipes and a few people with those annoying hand mic's and first blast out their music with the lovely tunes of the pipes, and then have someone stand on a soap box with their hand mic and start telling them they're going to hell unless they repent!!!  So much fun!  BTW, I'm a very solid every sunday church goin' gal, but those soap box damnation corner preacher give the loving christians a bad name!!