Yeah, so here it is! :D 316 Days to go or 45 weeks if you prefer. Whoo hoo!! Almost here!! (...)
I still have a bruise on my arm from archery...it makes me sad :'(
Do you go to other faires in the meantime (till KCRF comes back)?
Next one for us is Arizona in February. Great tme to escape from Iowa too!
Might have to go there in Feb. Please keep us posted when the "go" date is, so that I may plan ahead!
In the meantime, only 45 weeks until Canterbury opens again!
FWIW, the Baroness and I will be attending the Arizona Festival during the Presidents' Day Weekend (Feb 18, 19 & 20). More bang for the travel buck with a 3-day weekend, don't you know!
That is the one we are looking at too, if we can find a decent priced flight.
I am headed to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in a few days, their final weekend is this weekend. Going on closing day, Sunday, October 30th. They do spooky daze and knights the last few weekends, and am going this weekend. The PARF is nice, very nice faire actually. They paved it about 5-6 seasons ago, and I HATE THAT!!! The really funny thing is KCRF outdraws them, and they have 4 more weekends! Ha! Anyways, great sets though, the Globe Theatre is SO HUGE, and so realistic. And they do a great job of tying in the whole scenario throughout the day. Real good job. They will make jokes and do things at the joust and then bring them up at their finale in song. And that finale in song, so awesome. Takes like an hour, but so poignant! Highly reccomend going if you can.
In May, I fully intend to hit the Virginia Renaissance Faire, then Pittsburgh in August, then back to KC!! Have a GREAT offseason everyone. I am going into my busiest time of the year right now, so it's all good!
I, too, have coveted a trip Arizona RF, but I'm saving my ducats for a summer vacation (that may involve Colorado RF).
(Except for that one big drive to KC) kcdcchef - you have sweet deal with all the east coast festivals nearby!!
Quote from: Tamtaro on October 25, 2011, 11:37:36 AM
I, too, have coveted a trip Arizona RF, but I'm saving my ducats for a summer vacation (that may involve Colorado RF).
(Except for that one big drive to KC) kcdcchef - you have sweet deal with all the east coast festivals nearby!!
my driving to kc days are OVER, i fly that now. have for years. although i am considering a driving trip to kc this november.
308 days left!! It's practically here ;D
Quote from: Tamtaro on October 28, 2011, 04:09:39 PM
308 days left!! It's practically here ;D
To me the hardest time to pass when waiting for anything seasonal is that time when you are still in the month it closes. For KCRF, closing day of the 2011 season was October 16th, so that left 15 days of being in the month it was open! Always painful. Ski season is like that for me as well, I HATE April, all it reminds me of is, damn, I was skiing a few weeks ago!!
Combining my love of both, going to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire on Sunday, and they are closing tomorrow since there is 5-10" of snow in the forecast for Saturday. But they are prediciting 50F on Sunday, so here's hoping!!!!
Quote from: kcdcchef on October 28, 2011, 07:19:55 PM
Quote from: Tamtaro on October 28, 2011, 04:09:39 PM
308 days left!! It's practically here ;D
To me the hardest time to pass when waiting for anything seasonal is that time when you are still in the month it closes. For KCRF, closing day of the 2011 season was October 16th, so that left 15 days of being in the month it was open! Always painful. Ski season is like that for me as well, I HATE April, all it reminds me of is, damn, I was skiing a few weeks ago!!
Combining my love of both, going to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire on Sunday, and they are closing tomorrow since there is 5-10" of snow in the forecast for Saturday. But they are prediciting 50F on Sunday, so here's hoping!!!!
Whoo hoo!! We're no longer in the month it closed! ;D HA! So did you make it to PARF or did it snow out?
Tamtaro, we didn't go to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, they closed it because of the snow.
Quote from: kcdcchef on November 01, 2011, 03:11:48 PM
Tamtaro, we didn't go to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, they closed it because of the snow.
I can't even imagine! We did have that one very cold weekend...but other than the pictures you passed along of Canterbury in the snow, I can't imagine being snowed out! In fact, I'd say those pictures are fake! HA ;D I think Canterbury dissappears into the mist during the off-season, like Brigadoon, only we don't have to wait 100 years, just
302 DAYS!! ;D
Quote from: Tamtaro on November 03, 2011, 09:56:10 AM
I can't even imagine! We did have that one very cold weekend...but other than the pictures you passed along of Canterbury in the snow, I can't imagine being snowed out! In fact, I'd say those pictures are fake! HA ;D I think Canterbury dissappears into the mist during the off-season, like Brigadoon, only we don't have to wait 100 years, just 302 DAYS!! ;D
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I was rather disappointed, because it was my only 2011 day to be in Mount Hope, the PARF. And the day they cancelled it was like 47F in the daytime, and 41F at nite, bundle up and enjoy. I went on closing day 3 years ago, and it was 34F there. They felt there were too many damaged structures from the winds and snow. I will take their word on it! In 2009, the KCRF on my weekend was 38F, MAN I LOVED IT!!!!!!
They posted pictures of the snow damage, Chef. Way too much to clean up enough to open on Sunday.
Quote from: Merlin the Elder on November 03, 2011, 05:24:09 PM
They posted pictures of the snow damage, Chef. Way too much to clean up enough to open on Sunday.
disagree. Saw them, woulda been hard, and difficult. But that's the thing about a renfaire. You put out an all call to the staff, "we want to reopen for the last day, a chance for everyone to come and play one last time, but we need help to get open", trust me, more people with shovels, wheel barrows, plows, trucks, axes, saws, etcc, woulda showed up then they coulda counted.
Now, having said that, I can understand why they closed, support them, and will still love PARF and go!
I'll be going down to Texas for Thanksgiving break from school on the 19th. I'm originally from there and I miss my home faire so much! I'm going on the 20th and the 25th (that's the day after Thanksgiving, they open on that Friday specially) I'm so excited!
I also went to a Steampunk Expo in Wichita last weekend, the 4th - 6th. That was a lot of fun and while it wasn't a renfest, it does help tide me over. I'll also be going to the Wichita Spring Renfest in a few months I hope. I'm trying to bug my boyfriend into driving back down to the Oklahoma renfest again in April or May as well!
SO JEALOUS!! It looks like a fun festival!!! I think the "Celtic Christmas" weekend would be really magical. Perhaps I will make it my plan for next Thanksgiving! :D
I have been begging Maestro for years to do a Christmas in Canterbury event. I think it'd do very well, actually.
Quote from: Tamtaro on November 11, 2011, 09:20:25 AM
SO JEALOUS!! It looks like a fun festival!!! I think the "Celtic Christmas" weekend would be really magical. Perhaps I will make it my plan for next Thanksgiving! :D
The frst year they did themed weekends, you could barely tell it was a Christmas weekend, but now everyone dresses up for it. The king and Queen (Henry and Katherine) Too bad it's usually 70 degrees at that time :D
the sound of crickets chirping has infected the KCRF boards.
Yeah, I know. I'm partially responsible.
Here's a topic: My son is going to the cast party this Wednesday!
If anyone can make it, The Jolly Rogers will be playing this Saturday the 10th at Aunty Mae's Parlor here in Manhattan! The show starts at 8, I will be going! Even though this bar is in the middle of Aggieville, which is known for college bars and college students, I can assure you it is very tame and it will be a lot of fun! There is no cover, apparently. I just now heard about it, that's why I didn't post sooner, hope some of you can make it!
Sorry, work 4-midnight Sat and Sun nights. 3 Pints Gone will be in town Sat night (gotta miss them!), but they'll also be at a radio station doing a live broadcast Sun morn. Should make that!
I've been trying to talk the Musical Blades into doing the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, even if just for a weekend. Would let them crash in my spare room even!
Saw 3 Pints Gone this morning. What a great group they are; both as a musical band and as personable individuals! So great to have caught them; had to miss them at the Columbia RF this year, and at the house party last night. So glad to have heard them sing the Beaches of St Valyrie!
anyone else see ogrot? neat sound but needed work i thought. reminded me of jolly rogers circa 1992. good, but not "there". anyone else check them out? i REALLY want them to succeed. like them.
Quote from: kcdcchef on December 11, 2011, 09:53:22 PM
anyone else see ogrot? neat sound but needed work i thought. reminded me of jolly rogers circa 1992. good, but not "there". anyone else check them out? i REALLY want them to succeed. like them.
Thanks for the support. We are all working really hard and doing our best to improve with every performance. We're currently doing a lot of writing and just recently released our debut cd 'Britches and Hose'.
cool!! hope you took no offense at my writings. just getting up on that stage takes a HUGE SET, and then to just keep coming at it. one of the things in my opinion at a faire like KCRF that makes it difficult, is so many people now where they are going when they get there. they already have musical blades, jolly rogers, chess, joust, etc in mind when they hit the gate. having said that, i am the same but love new things. and was really ticked off with no chess in 2011, so decided i would take advantage and go see some new stuff. and LOVED some of the new stuff. the who doth proclaim this anyways, the renaissance version of who's line is it anyways, was awesome. robin hood tourney was exceptional. never had seen sonic sheidh tribe in a show versus closing gate or pub sing, and all that was GREAT. and, at the end of the day, said, well, it's the pub stage, to hell with it. let's check out ogrot. and the audience was small, and not participating, which doesnt help at all.
so...............keep plugging away. count me in for seeing you in 2012. REALLY want you guys to become something great, because i think you are "on the verge!"
Speaking of Ogrot and their new CD "Britches and Hose", let me say that I have TWO COPIES! and my son also has TWO COPIES!
WHOOOO! OGROT!!!!!
If you have the opportunity to get this cd, definitely do. It really showcases their talent from 2010, and the good stuff from 2011. I would have liked to hear "She's a witch so let's burn her slowly", but oh well! We have Bard's Romance! That song alone is worth the price of the cd.
I love Ogrot.
Quote from: Butch on December 22, 2011, 09:21:33 PM
Speaking of Ogrot and their new CD "Britches and Hose", let me say that I have TWO COPIES! and my son also has TWO COPIES!
WHOOOO! OGROT!!!!!
If you have the opportunity to get this cd, definitely do. It really showcases their talent from 2010, and the good stuff from 2011. I would have liked to hear "She's a witch so let's burn her slowly", but oh well! We have Bard's Romance! That song alone is worth the price of the cd.
I love Ogrot.
me too. what i love so much about kcrf, local talent always rises up there and becomes a show everyone HAS to see. love it. remmeber i started this by saying i love em' and want to see them turn into something grand! we could use another new all star act out there at kcrf!!! bring it on ogrot!