AHE WAS AMAZING!
While I feel beaten and broken, I didn't want it to end. God, I love faire and all my friends who make it awesome! HUZZAH! There is nothing better then tilting back your mug with good friends!
Now I'm going back to sleep on my desk....gotta get a head start on my recovery for next weekend ;D
Where's the dang like button?! Loved this weekend. Recovery at work sucks though!
It was an AMAZING weekend! I just wish I could do it all over again!
Quote from: Dracconia on November 01, 2010, 01:09:44 PM
It was an AMAZING weekend! I just wish I could do it all over again!
Aye, me too. Now my liver on the other hand..... ::)
Na Na! :P I'm off today but I'm still in recovery mode. My butt is dragging but i feel like a new man. This had to be one of the most interesting weekends I've ever had. My fairemily expanded a wee bit in the last four days and to my new friends and my old ones, HUZZAH!
Funniest moment... Freaking the 'Danes at the Kettle Corn eatting contest, Sunday. Advent(aka Lord Richard) came within two mouth fulls of winning... Even with 20 of his fairemily chanting " Eat D**K" at the top of their lungs, the cast stifling laughter and the 'Danes with their mouths hanging open ( :o )!! :D Lady Ashley did her damnedest as well and put in a good showing. ;)
It's going to take a few days to truly assimilate the whole experience. :D ;) ;D.
Oh God... I bet Transylvania was about to fall out trying not to laugh at that!
Was a great weekend.
Hush.... HUSH!! Everyone just HUSH!!!!! I missed it, and it sucks.... :(
But really glad everyone had such a good time! :D :D :D :D :D
Celtic Fling is in two weeks lad. Just saying. ;D
Twas a pleasure to meet you. Angus! I'm glad you made it by our camp...
At least I did not have far to crawl to get home. LMAO
I had a blast over the weekend even though I had to leave early Sunday. Would like to thank you to everyone that welcomed me into there camp. It was great finally putting a faces to the names in here. I see now that I need to bring more Firewater and C/BO Loki next year. Can't wait to do it again next year.
Would someone look out for my butt cheeks, I was dragging so bad Sunday, I think I left it some where on the back side of row 0!!!
Thank all of you for a wonderful weekend.
Huzzah to all!!!!
Quote from: Pat McGroin on November 01, 2010, 07:20:55 PM
I had a blast over the weekend even though I had to leave early Sunday. Would like to thank you to everyone that welcomed me into there camp. It was great finally putting a faces to the names in here. I see now that I need to bring more Firewater and C/BO Loki next year. Can't wait to do it again next year.
Would someone look out for my butt cheeks, I was dragging so bad Sunday, I think I left it some where on the back side of row 0!!!
Thank all of you for a wonderful weekend.
Huzzah to all!!!!
Don't be a stranger, Pat! That "Hand crafted lightning in a bottle" was excellent and you better bring the whole jug the next time! :D!
It was great meeting so many of you this weekend,I will admit a few stand out a bit more than others and no.......Im not saying why, lol, had a BLAST....... Dang it was cold Friday night but funny how I didnt feel it at all Saturday night, lol.
Hoping to make it out Last weekend, anyone else going to make it out ?? I would hate to have to camp by myself ...
My brother Fraser, I have already started making "plans" for the next gathering!!!
Dang Pat , that was some stout stuff, whew, make it smoother next time so the girls can drink it, never know what could happen then
Quote from: Fraser of Lovatt on November 01, 2010, 05:05:41 PM
Twas a pleasure to meet you. Angus! I'm glad you made it by our camp...
WAIT! Angus....you made it to McShug......and missed PR?! We were right across the gravel!!!!
:( now there is a pouty face since I did not get that hug!
Quote from: Pat McGroin on November 01, 2010, 08:58:36 PM
My brother Fraser, I have already started making "plans" for the next gathering!!!
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I might have drank some if it hadn't singed my nose hairs when I smelt it!
Quote from: Lady Rochelle on November 01, 2010, 08:12:12 PM
It was great meeting so many of you this weekend,I will admit a few stand out a bit more than others and no.......Im not saying why, lol, had a BLAST....... Dang it was cold Friday night but funny how I didnt feel it at all Saturday night, lol.
Hoping to make it out Last weekend, anyone else going to make it out ?? I would hate to have to camp by myself ...
We will be going again last weekend camping Thursday, Friday coming back Saturday. Pretty good group coming with us as well.
Dracconia sorry I missed you. I looked for you inside on Saturday with no luck but hey we will run into each other one of these days soon. I will be back down for Highland Fling weekend.
AHE was the BEST weekend I've had at faire in a loooooooooooooooong time. Thanks to all my friends and fairemily for renewing my spirit. Huzzah!
It was AMAZING!!! I didn't get to see half the people I wanted to hug, or even a quarter of the shows, events or sights I planned for, alternately froze and roasted, and now I feel like I've been dragged behind a fast moving horse... but I made tons of new friends, got to know some others well enough to want them as permanent Fairemily, and watched my renlet choose new members for her Fairemily, as well...
(sigh) Bittersweet is the only word for it... Loved being there, and enjoying basking in the glow of such a wonderful time... and longing for the next time to come around as soon as possible!!!
(aren't we supposed to have those transporters online by now?!? I should just be able to step up on the pad and just... BE there, by now!!!) :P
It was great to stumble into you Rani...so glad we got to meet!
Oh, so am I, Guinney(sp?)!!! I can finally picture you, now!
Oh, btw... I saw the Faery fart trail you left through the campgrounds, all over everyone you got close enough to to actually hug... :D
Quote from: Pat McGroin on November 01, 2010, 08:58:36 PM
My brother Fraser, I have already started making "plans" for the next gathering!!!
Speaking of...your hand-crafted "lightning in a bottle"...I'll need to scheme a rendezvous with you for a re-load someday Mate. I have rationed the hell outta the gift you gave me sometyme back and am down to the last few shots!
YAY!!! I get to claim credit for that phrase... LOL "Hand-crafted lightning in a bottle" was in response to several "home-made hooch" references, and the distinction just HAD to be made!
Molden, I hope you get some of this year's batch, because it was sweeter and smoooother than last years! Oh, and the C/BO was AMAZING!!! I won't even repeat what I was calling IT this weekend... well, not in a public forum, anyway! There were soooo many incredible flavors of Loki this year, but I'm pretty sure that would have been a winner in several categories if there had been a contest!
Oh... and Cupcake Juice is a winner, also... as is Banana Nut Bread!!! I'd award them all prizes!
*thumps chest*
Banana nut bread! Woot! I wish i had some left... :'(
Mmmmm... me too!!! I DO, however, have a whole BOTTLE of the Peach/Mango (mmmmm, again!) that a certain sweet Scot gifted me with, and I'll have to ration it to make it last, because it will be FAAAAR too long until I'm back in teh Loki Circle again...
I was also given about three fingers of the last remaining C/BO as a parting gift from Pat, and I'm having a hard time not sipping from both bottles just thinking about them!!! I'm NOT sharing either of them, though!!! Well, not unless I'm asked VERY nicely, anyway... ;) :D
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on November 02, 2010, 10:34:34 AM
Molden, I hope you get some of this year's batch, because it was sweeter and smoooother than last years! Oh, and the C/BO was AMAZING!!! I won't even repeat what I was calling IT this weekend... well, not in a public forum, anyway! There were soooo many incredible flavors of Loki this year, but I'm pretty sure that would have been a winner in several categories if there had been a contest!
Reminds me of a few years ago when I was hanging out at th' Bayou Scoundrels camp on AHE at TRF...Lord Dragonspyre was telling the Homer-length Epic Myth "How I got to Wal-Mart" while 4 or 5 of us were standing around the camp's fire-pit passing assorted jars among ourselves. 4 were various flavors of Loki, 1 was Pat's concoction.
You would hear "mmmm...apple cinnamon! mmmmm...chocolate-cherry! mmm...old school almond. PHFOOOO! *spit-take*kaff!*kaff!*WHEEZE! moon-shine!!!" It repeated several tymes...what was that? Cajun roulette? lol! :D Good Tymes indeed!
Well, it's definitely sippin' quality, and not something you want to take in large gulps... but it was VERY tasty this year, and I really preferred the flavor over last years batch! Of course, last year all I could safely have was a sip... but this year I managed just a little more than one or two! ::) heheh
All the talk of "lighting in a bottle" makes me miss my grandad. He would take all the left over grapes after grandmum made jelly and seal them in a 5 gallon bucket, run sugical tubing to a bottle of water, and then shove the whole thing under his work bench. By spring he would have what he called wine, but... oh boy.
When he died none of us wanted to go into his workshop. 5 years later my brother found a bucket still 'cooking'. We have been touching that batch sparingly, not just because it is grandpa's last batch, but also because that stuff WILL curl your hair!
Hey Rani, sorry I missed meeting you! Next time :)
Oh, TG, me to!!! Next year I am making a list and carrying it around with me every day, because this year I had so many people I was looking forward to either meeting, seeing again or just spending time with, and everything got so hectic that I wasn't able to get to a lot of the ones that were really important to me. Like you... :"(
I didn't get to make a really important call to someone who couldn't be there with us, either, and I'm not sure if Luciana will ever forgive me. I was supposed to call her from the meet-n-greet (which I missed both days) and pass the phone around so she could say hi to everyone, but I wasn't able to get it together enough either day to get there, and on Sunday not only did my phone die completely, but my car charger got fried somehow, as well, so I didn't get to charge my phone again until Monday afternoon while I was sitting in the tire store in Conroe having the blowout replaced. The other people there looked at me like I was crazy when I brought the charger in and plugged it into the wall, but I didn't want to risk not having it for the rest of the drive home!
All the positive, enthusiastic adjectives in the dictionary could not cover my All Hallows weeked at TRF.
That said ... I'm scheming for a second trip this season (I have a free flight due me, I think) ... and already coming up with some new loki flavors for next season!
Rani - I'm so sorry you had a tire blow out!
I'm so sorry that I didn't get to meet everyone ... I know Saturday I was a bit out of it after the chainmaille show with the heat or simple dehydration. But there WILL be other visits ...
Molden- Yes we will have to meet up some day and share bottles again. Till this day when I'm sitting/standing around that fire ring, that night is the first thing that pops to mind. Referring back to what Rani had said about the Lighting in the Bottle, it was a lot smoooooooother then what we shared that night. I still have some left out of this batch because it was a short trip for me AHE cause of work on Monday, I didn't bring it all.
Rani- sorry to hear about your tire. The C/BO will be an addition/addiction to my unmentionable in the bottle. I'll let you feel in you own words.
I just have to add my 2 pence worth. We had a blast AHE but only caught a few of y'all. Angus, I was STARVING when we saw you...sorry to have run-off rather quickly. It also seems we are constitutionally unable to hit POW around the parade, but did watch Meg in the chain mail show!
On the one hand, I wish we camped to hang out with y'all more. On the other hand, I like my soft bed, a/c & heat controls and hot showers, LOL.
Hope to catch more of you on closing weekend.
And Ravic, I completely forgot about the bookstore...if we go in and ask for Ravic, will someone recongize the name?
Kett, is was okay. It was really crowded and I missed seeing lots of folks as well. Will miss yaz on highland fling weekend. See you in the spring at Scarby.
Yes, t'was a pleasure to run into you and your husband, Lady Kett, out in the lanes. We never had a chance to chat at Scarby but i'm glad we fixed that this past weekend. ;)
So, with TRF being something like 53 acres inside the fence, and seeing how crowded it seemed on Saturday - has anyone heard how many people were actually there?
Take Care,
David Baldock
I haven't looked, but I know the Beefeater's website actually posts attendance totals.
Quote from: Riot on November 03, 2010, 08:55:52 AM
I haven't looked, but I know the Beefeater's website actually posts attendance totals.
Thanks for the reminder.
The
Attendance Numbers (http://www.trfbeefeaters.com/records.php) page on their web site says - 29,481 for Saturday.
Take Care,
David Baldock
Quote from: dbaldock on November 03, 2010, 09:01:25 AM
Quote from: Riot on November 03, 2010, 08:55:52 AM
I haven't looked, but I know the Beefeater's website actually posts attendance totals.
Thanks for the reminder.
The Attendance Numbers (http://www.trfbeefeaters.com/records.php) page on their web site says - 29,481 for Saturday.
Take Care,
David Baldock
I had talked to Captain Fletcher, Saturday and he had said that they expected around 29k... right on the money!
Quote from: Lady Kett on November 02, 2010, 08:50:21 PM
And Ravic, I completely forgot about the bookstore...if we go in and ask for Ravic, will someone recongize the name?
Maybe or just try James
Quote from: ravic on November 03, 2010, 06:31:29 PM
Quote from: Lady Kett on November 02, 2010, 08:50:21 PM
And Ravic, I completely forgot about the bookstore...if we go in and ask for Ravic, will someone recongize the name?
Maybe or just try James
Chances are that he will recognize you, though, Lady Kett... or at least that's what happened when I went in to say hi last weekend. Not sure exactly how many other men actually work there in the shop, but Ravic is quite a handsome man, with the nicest smile... so he shouldn't be difficult to spot! ;)
Chances are that he will recognize you, though, Lady Kett... or at least that's what happened when I went in to say hi last weekend. Not sure exactly how many other men actually work there in the shop, but Ravic is quite a handsome man, with the nicest smile... so he shouldn't be difficult to spot! ;)
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Aw, shucks...
Looks like everyone had a awesome time...that is what counts ;D
I would to give a shout out to my brothers in Onondaga for their help in the McLot camp - Mac, Mark and Oliver. Who without we may have never mastered the canopy! The red and black x's should get us down to 15 minutes ;D
Rani, I'm so sorry I didn't get to meet you this weekend, but I'm glad you finally made it back home.
I have to admit that I recognized quite a few people out there on Saturday, but I was too damn shy to actually approach anyone to say hello :(
Oh, Tink... don't be shy!!! We're always happy to meet new R/Fer's, and make them welcome into the Fairemily! Everyone is always so nice, and before you know it you feel like you've been friends for ages! Really!!! You'll be amazed at how easily and naturally it happens... if you just take that first step! I promise, if you just introduce yourself to one person from R/F, and mention that you've been a little shy about approaching people, you'll find yourself suddenly being introduced to more people than you can remember!!! It's true for any weekend, but Closing, especially, because there will be quite a few coming in from out of town for that one.
I wish we had met, also! Next time we'll exchange numbers so we can find each other! Will you make it to Sherwood or Scarby next season?
I will be out there closing weekend, so I will try to get over the shyness so I can actually meet some of the awesome people I "talk" to on here and facebook!
I will hopefully be living much closer to Austin when Sherwood season comes around, so would love to be out there. Not sure about Scarby, yet, but most likely will be out there for at least 1 weekend.
Well, I wish we could make it back down there for closing, but we've had all of our Faire for the year, unfortunately... :( Particularly after having to replace a tire on the way back up! I'm planning on trying to make both Sherwood and Scarby in the spring, but we'll see what happens. Maybe if I can make some extra money between now and then, who knows...
Please DO introduce yourself! You won't regret it!!! :D
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on November 04, 2010, 10:09:08 PM
Well, I wish we could make it back down there for closing, but we've had all of our Faire for the year, unfortunately... :( Particularly after having to replace a tire on the way back up! I'm planning on trying to make both Sherwood and Scarby in the spring, but we'll see what happens. Maybe if I can make some extra money between now and then, who knows...
Please DO introduce yourself! You won't regret it!!! :D
You have to make it down for opening weekend of Sherwood! I believe that is when Monte and Dawn will be having their handfasting.
I know, and I'm trying to arrange for us to be there, because my daughter is Monte's biggest fan, and is insisting that we make it (she was heartbroken that he wasn't at AHE... :-\ ), so if it's at all possible, then we will certainly be there!!!
Quote from: Tink on November 04, 2010, 10:01:32 PM
I will be out there closing weekend, so I will try to get over the shyness so I can actually meet some of the awesome people I "talk" to on here and facebook!
I will hopefully be living much closer to Austin when Sherwood season comes around, so would love to be out there. Not sure about Scarby, yet, but most likely will be out there for at least 1 weekend.
Come on and say "Hello", Tink! I'm the big guy, wearing a kilt, and carrying a blackthorn walking stick... i may look scary but i don't bite, unless i'm wearing my "Don't Poke the Bear" sign. ;) :D
Quote from: Tink on November 04, 2010, 10:01:32 PM
I will be out there closing weekend, so I will try to get over the shyness so I can actually meet some of the awesome people I "talk" to on here and facebook!
I will hopefully be living much closer to Austin when Sherwood season comes around, so would love to be out there. Not sure about Scarby, yet, but most likely will be out there for at least 1 weekend.
And please, if you see us, come say hello to StudMuffin. He is much more popular and outgoing than I am and always enjoys meeting new people. Or old friends too. The ladies all love him, especially those 5 and under. He makes and excellent designated driver, only threw me once at AHE.
Shyness will not be tolerated in this crowd... Get out there and say Hi!
AHE was EPIC and Exhausting
Marathon walkabouts after a day of walking around faire plus hitting the King's Feast.
It's Friday and I still feel it...
*Maybe I should drink more rum, that would help I bet*
Even though we could only make it out for Saturday, I feel AHE was the best weekend so far for me, I always enjoy seeing friends old and new, and all the photo ops! We should be out (job permitting) at least one day for my birthday (Highland) weekend.
OK, next time I'm out there (most likely that will be Fri. and Sat. closing weekend) I will say hello to everyone I recognize :)
Excellent!!! I'm sure you'll recognize quite a few! ;)
I had an excellent AHE saturday. If you happened to see the two hags walking the path, that was me and my friend Kathy. Too much fun.
Quote from: Chianti on November 08, 2010, 09:17:34 PM
I had an excellent AHE saturday. If you happened to see the two hags walking the path, that was me and my friend Kathy. Too much fun.
Run Away, Run Away!
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Ooh! I think I got pictures of y'all. I'm way behind with editing and posting pics this season, but as soon as I get them up, I'll share!