I think not :P
This time of year I start getting ansty in anticipation of another season!
I don't do facebook (Well not on a personal level) Have their been any announcements of new things for the 2013 season?
It's not too soon for a 2013 countdown. I know of nothing new for this year. But it is still early.
Gina
Looks like they revamped the website... Im not certain but I think one of the pics in their rotating banner is not from the pgh faire.
Also they should delete the first default comment that WordPress adds when you create a new WordPress website :P
Yes, the website has been revamped. They use pics from CORF! Looks like themed weekends are the same. Makes garb plotting pretty easy.
Gina
Yeah they have been the same for the last several years... Tho a small part of me was hoping that it was placeholder and they would announce something different for this year.
I am really curious if they have done any more improvements to the grounds
I only have one set of garb so my only tough choices is if it is too hot to wear my doublet or not :P
I'm thinking about getting new garb this year tho I may not have any of it until after the PGH run is over.
I am on FB, so I'll keep an eye out over there for updates and I'll post here if anything new is announced. Agreed, hot = way less garb.
Gina
Well if things work out will be visiting from North Texas Labor day weekend. Been five or six years since we've been up, looking forward to seeing what has changed.
Quote from: SirRichardBear on June 05, 2013, 03:27:20 PM
Well if things work out will be visiting from North Texas Labor day weekend. Been five or six years since we've been up, looking forward to seeing what has changed.
Awesome!
I hope the weather is great for your visit.
SirRichardBear,
I think you will be impressed with the changes/improvements in the past 6 years.
Gina
Thanks for the welcome. Alaric I'm not worried about the weather I've been to faire in everything from snow to monsoon to 110 heat. But a nice sunny day in the upper 80's or lower 90's would be nice.
arbcoind I know some of the ventors and performers and have heard good things about the changes over the last few years. Looking forward to seeing them myself.
Quote from: SirRichardBear on June 06, 2013, 11:57:57 AMLooking forward to seeing them myself.
We are looking forward to seeing you. I'll be at Festival each Saturday. Our weather could be anything the first weekend of September, but you already know that if you are from southwestern PA.
Gina
BVA class of 74 Penn State class of 79. Still have lots of family in the area I visit just have not been up in Aug or Sept for a number of years. Looking forward to the cool temps up there.
In texas its 80-90 cool, 90-100 warm, 100-110 hot and 110+ damn hot.
Since this is the countdown thread....78 days to go!
SirRichardBear, you don't have to worry about temps here in the 100s. Thank goodness. I'm glad you are coming for a visit to the old stomping grounds! Will you be staying in the BV area?
Gina
Not in BV itself out in the country family as a farm about 15 minutes from faire off route 51. for me its 85 days an counting.
The days will go by quickly...I hope!
Gina
40 more days...time to start garb plotting.
Gina
Time is flying opening day will be here before I know it
I see the website has been updated. I am pleased that the German Brothers are returning, but I don't see Flourish listed. Does anyone know if Flourish is performing this year?
Flourish has a FB fan page:
http://www.facebook.com/FlourishFanPage (http://www.facebook.com/FlourishFanPage)
Gina
Online ticket sales have started.
Oh, and only 25 more days...
Gina
Its confirmed I'll be visiting again this year most likely the Sunday before Labor day.
SirRichardBear, that is children's weekend. If you have anyone under 12 visiting with you, they get in free with a paying adult.
Gina
19 more days! Got my tickets in the mail. Perhaps this cooler weather will stick around...
Gina
I hope the cool weather stays around as well
Perhaps not this year but next year I hope to attend. I have family in Butler, PA who have offered to let me stay.
I live in Cincinnati Ohio
Lissa, come visit us!!!
9 more days.....I have ostrich feathers strewn about my kitchen island. It's a happy sight.
Forecast for Saturday is 80 partly cloudy and a 20% chance of rain. Looks like it is goign to be a nice day (crosses fingers)
Yup, I can handle 80 degrees. It is supposed to be in the low 60s in the morning...all good!
4 more days until opening cannon.
Gina
Had a great time at opening day. There was a pretty nice sized crowd there today. I somehow managed to avoid the numerous pools of quicksand ;) yeah it was pretty muddy in spots.
When I got home and was changing back into my Danes I ripped my pants >:( they are ruined so now I need to pick up some new ones. I guess,after 5 years they had enough abuse .
It was beautiful for opening day, mud aside. I don't recall seeing the jerky guy nor did any of us hear the bells. Hmmmm? Bring on week two!!
Gina
Yeah the jerky guy was gone. ;D Last time I saw him he started his BS/abuse/Hawking and I told him he puts the Jerk in Jerky.
Mud wasn't too bad - looked like they did a bunch of last minute stuff trying to keep the mud at bay. I guess they had a TON of rain and flooding in the area.
You know now that you mention it I didn't hear the bells AT ALL either :o Very odd.. I only made my way over to that area once as it was the muddiest section. (wife didn't want to drag her skirts in the mud)
The German Brothers sort of drowned out that poor new guy playing at the pirates pub. (He was pretty good actually tho)
I have to find new garb pants now :( They had some at Boss Wench that didn't look too bad, but I think I may order some from Moresca and use that as an excuse for additional Pirate garb.
Buy the pants from Moresca. I have several of their items and they are well worth it!
:o No bells? I walked the entire length of the new section, to the huge tree and I didn't even see the bells.
Gina
The bells are out at the far side of the corporate/picnic area- you were almost there, just needed to go a little further on.
Karl,
To this day I have not been able to find "the corporate area". I'll search again on Saturday. If I can get out of the Pub.
Gina