When was your 1st time at Scarborough Faire?

[dbaldock]

Sounds like you weren't the only one having fun that day.   

[LadyElizabeth]

My first time was in 2004 with my one and only rennie friend and her boyfriend.  I was still very new to fair, it was only my second time ever at a festival.  I was lost the entire day, but had a wonderful time.  It was sunny and georgous and I remember meeting the Duchess and thinking she was the most amazingly dressed woman I'd ever seen.  To this day I still find her garb extremely impressive!!

[julessweetie]

My first Scarby...Opening weekend 2007   I had a wonderful time...and it gave birth to the Loki Musketeers!  lol   Opening Weekend 2009 HERE I COME!!!

[VIII]

It was 1983 and I went with my best friend  and my girlfriend  .  We were punked-out and I got her sooo drunk on Mead. A Minstrel drew a crowd around us and we all joined in on a song.  We got to the Joust late and couldn't see a thing, so we went for a final Mead.  I drove her father's car home and she Ralphed all over the side of the car. 

She never returned and I have been back every year with a Season Pass, until I joined cast in 1987.

Interesting Note: In the Scarborough office, there is an arial photo of the Faire from 1981.  The Joust was in Crown Meadow and there was no Pecan Grove!

[Tukaram]

I started going in the 2nd season.  My girlfriend was taken to Scarby opening year by her boyfriend.  So she took me the next year and we had a great time, even got invited to an orgy our first time there.  But since she was only 16 we decided it would be best not to go.

Except for a 4 year Navy break I have been every year since. 

Now I get to see how different it will be as an employee for the first time.

[HeatherLarsen]

2008 will mark my 15th year to visit Scarby. My dad took me for the very first time in 1995 when I was seven years old. We have been to every season since then, except now I am married and my husband and I take our two beautiful daughters. I'm keeping the tradition going!

Heather Larsen

[Ryk Rakham]

My first trip was 2nd weekend in 1993. A friend at work invited me because he thought, being recently divorced, I needed to get out and meet interesting people! (none of those at Scarby though are there?) I went on closing weekend in garb. I have been ever since, never out of garb, and have had a season/FOF pass since 1997. I have a "garb room" now, the closet is not big enough, swords enough to hold off a small assault, and many wonderful memories of great friends. Oh, I was greeting by Lord A and Queen Bonnie on our first trip and found them ever time I went. I do miss seeing Lord A (although I've seen him out of the corner of my eye, standing in shady spots on nice days). In '93 I had no grandkids...on last year I took 7 of my grandkids and got them and their parents all hooked!

[Love Good Wood]

It was 1983 and I went with my best friend  and my girlfriend  .  We were punked-out and I got her sooo drunk on Mead. A Minstrel drew a crowd around us and we all joined in on a song.  We got to the Joust late and couldn't see a thing, so we went for a final Mead.  I drove her father's car home and she Ralphed all over the side of the car. 

She never returned and I have been back every year with a Season Pass, until I joined cast in 1987.

Interesting Note: In the Scarborough office, there is an arial photo of the Faire from 1981.  The Joust was in Crown Meadow and there was no Pecan Grove!

I thought I remembered the joust being in Crown Meadow (it was a LONG time ago... thought I was just imagining it)... I have a picture of me in the "stocks" in 81... much smaller fair then but still great... if anyone went to the faire in 85-86 I worked at the "drink cart" right by "Whimsey Stage" by the joust... also worked with the Knights a bit.... great memories

[Trixie]

My first time at Scarby was in 1993. I won tickets to attend on Mother's Day from a local radio station that was at the Fort Worth Main Street Arts Fest. 
My daughter  insisted on wearing her Christmas dress along with her princess crown. The dress was a daisy kingdom with big puff sleeves and a big skirt that had lots of layers. It looked like it belong in the late 1800's or early 1900's instead of 1533. lol   Katie has a mild form of autism, so I know when to pick battles and when to just leave it be.
   She had a blast with everyone calling her princess or milady. 

The catch to the free tickets was to meet the KZPS bus at a doughnut shop in Fort Worth, we were then given the tickets along with some food coupons.  Of course we had to meet back at a certain time to ride the bus back.
     It was my second time at a faire, the first was in October 1992 when I went to the Kansas City RenFest, with the guy I was dating at the time. He was from Emporia, Kansas.  As a mom I had to bring back something for my daughter. lol So she got a t-shirt and the princess hat.  The type with the long scarves off the point.

   My next time to Scarby was in 1995 with my boyfriend at the time. Buddy was a rennie. He had went every year from the time Scarby open until the year he died. While he was attending TxA&M he went to TRF.  So far I've only been to TRF one time and that was in 1997 with Buddy.
   Hopefully, I'll have the time & funds to attend TRF this year.
   
In the meantime this will be my 2nd yr to work Scarby instead of just attending.  I did enjoy meeting those of you who took the time to stop by and say hello.

Trixie