Come one, come all. The time has come to light the fire of Faire once
again. It is with proud pleasure that The Green Flame announce it's
third annual party to celebrate the opening of The Texas Rennaisance
Festival, and we would like to invite all of you, as we do every year
to come and enjoy the drinks, performers, and our company on October
11th (Saturday) at 9pm!
As always we pride ourselves in trying to strive for something a bit
better every year, and with that being said, The Green Flame will have
over 100 bottles of Loki that, we'd like to hope, have a few new flavors never before seen. They will be handed out as gifts to folks who attempt to help our wonderful little group along.
ID ofcourse will be required, as we do not want the party we throw for
you all every year to be cut short because we aided minors in the
consumption of alcohol. There will also be FREE drinks available in the
form of Dragon's Blood, Seafoam, and a few other mysterious
concoctions, not to mention we will be happily inducting folks during
and after the party in the wonderous Japanese Drinking Circle. So
please, come, play, have fun, and leave happy for that is what faire is
all about! HUZZAH!
Beyond that, we would also like to encourage any performers (or those
that would like to be) to contact us for information on dancing,
drumming, fire play, or anything that a crowd would enjoy. Not only
will we accomodate you with security to keep you and your things safe,
but we'll gladly feed you, house you, and get you into camping if we
are given enough warning of your arrival in advance. Feel free to bring
a donation jar so that you may be appreciated by the onlookers.
As for anyone interested in attending that may not normally camp or
does not have a group.... Look no further. While we are also throwing
this party, we are doing it with hopes of meeting new friends to take
part in our fun. We are a pretty active and close knit group. We go on
camping trips throughout the year as well as have scheduled monthly get
togethers and we are child friendly, while still managing to have a
good (<cough> Wild) time. We also share costs of food etc and come
together to lighten the monetary burden posed by the rennie/camping
lifestyle. So please, contact us if you'd like to see what we are
about, or if you'd like to attempt membership! (we're not scary, we
just like to make sure people get along with us all before we make you
a member!)
As for Directions:
If you are coming in from the camping gate entrance, turn right and go
towards the convenience store trailer. Then hang a right at the
trailer. Then turn left at the next possible road. After that, our camp
and party will be located on the right just before you cross the 4 way
crossroads!
If you're keen to the map found on this site, we are located in H and G 25 and 26.
We hope to see you all there!
Scout and The Green Flame
I can attest that the Cult of the Green Flame celebration is a real blast.
Good performers, good drumming, and very nice drinks.
Okay, can I get my bottle of Loki now>
Shhhh you were supposed to ask for that privately! Now everyone knows I bribed you! :-\ :-\ :-\ Oh wait.... now everyone knows for certain.
Oh well, stop by anyways folks. It'll be a blast, and if ya wanna perform or do anything for fun let us know! And bring your drums. We loves our drummers and take care of them well. We enslave pretty women for that specific job actually... or handsome men if that happens to be your flavor!
Scout
Thanks for the invite! We will at least stop in and say hello and share a drink with ye and ring in the season the right way
Clann Dochartaigh will stumble in to say hello during highland fling (you will be there, correct?). After all, we're in the same neighborhood (we'll be at 18L).
Thanks, Colt! We'll come by and hoist a few!
Please be VERY careful when you mention taking donations in trade for Loki. TABC regularly patrols the campgrounds and they consider that selling without a license. :(
I'll try to stop by after I win the Loki contest at the Drunken Gnomes camp! :o
Quote from: Lady Laura on August 22, 2008, 02:16:29 PM
Please be VERY careful when you mention taking donations in trade for Loki. TABC regularly patrols the campgrounds and they consider that selling without a license. :(
Edited, and thank you. Our spokesperson (me) knew this, but for all my intelligence (or serious lack there of) I still didn't make sure it was worded properly so as to make it seem harmless enough.
And yah, we've had TABC in camp twice now due to the party and the free alcohol. Thats why we card, and we also have a stamp (if I can find it) that we use to clear people for the appropriation of alcohol.
I word it this way..."It's been sooo long since I've seen you that I kept your birthday present with me until I knew that I'd see you again." And the person that I'm talking to generally responds in kind. So you are gifting them Loki and they are giving you a monitory gift. TABC can't say anything about gift giving. ;D
Not a bad idea. At one time I wanted to be snide about it and say I was taking donations for cool looking wine bottles, and that the fluid inside was to preserve the bottle, but I'd heard some fools like to drink it. :-)
I don't know Jess. Our neighbor last year had a similar way around that, giving blessings it was, and he still got popped. It is a good question though. Does anyone know the specific law that they get you with? I also remember years ago, my friend had a warehouse party in downtown Houston with bands and all. He was giving away beer from kegs, but was charging a cover at the door. The cops showed up, he explained that the money was going to the bands, and they still arrested him.
I imagine - especially at the campgrounds of TRF, they won't get too hung up on specifics. If any money changes hands or someone underage gets ahold of one of those bottles - it'll likely be arrest first and let the courts settle the finer points. Be ready to pass the hat for bail and legal representation.
Hmm. With the cops in and out of camp the last few years the party ran we've not had problems. We're up front about it and actually coordinate with them etc. THey have actually been quite happy with how we run things with the IDing and hand stamping. And the friend that got popped for blessings, if it's who I think it was, it had nothing to do with the money. He got stung on giving to minors. The money always has ways around it. Heck if it IS who I think it was, he was out selling the next weekend.
And the story about the guy having a party and getting busted for charging cover at the door... that sounds kinda shady. Not your friend... just the fact he got in trouble for that. We have strip joints and places all around houston that don't have liquor license so they are BYOB and you pay a cover to get in and see the ladies etc.
Mind you I'm still sure it could and would happen, but we're taking every precaution against it.
Thanks for clearing that up ScoutColt. You're right that it was a minor that caused the problems for our friend. So all seems to be well in the land of libations!!!! Now, how many more days do we have to wait?! :)
If I remember correctly, the bust that happened last year was because one of his "blessings" was sold to an underage girl, who was working for TABC as a plant and therefore they busted him on selling/providing alcohol to a minor. They confiscated quite a bit of home brewed mead that night. Such a waste too, that is some of the best mead... especially the Elderberry.
That's why I only sell my collector mason jars to people I know or get recomended to me by them.
*now if only i could get a rum/loki license to sell... that would be nice*
Well I hope I'm considered known. I've heard good things about your mason jars sir... good things.
Why thank you.
Maybe we can do a little loki tradin' this year... come find me lol, I tend to forget that I am supposed to be looking for people
*I blame the rum for that...*
Quote from: x0x_teach_x0x on August 27, 2008, 12:44:29 PM
That's why I only sell my collector mason jars to people I know or get recomended to me by them.
*now if only i could get a rum/loki license to sell... that would be nice*
Oh, I'm sure you could, but the question is do you want the hassle of having to have your manufacturing area inspected by the health department and TABC????
Scout,
I was interested in spitting some fire with an orange flame (safer) with your group at the opening celebration, but I am not sure how to contact the group.
Will you send me a contact e-mail so that I can get and give all of the pertinent information.
SolitudeWatcher@aol.com
Solitude
colt.chenault@gmail.com
I run the group so you can work directly with me sir! Glad to have ya and caint wait to hear from ya on the specifics.
I should be staggering into the celebration (with at least a couple of others in tow) at some point in the evening. I have several other appearances to make that night as well, so hopefully I don't pass out before I get there...hehehe ;D
Oh we will now be having a bellydancing contest, strongman contest, and a fire breathing contest. Also on friday and saturday we will be passing out scavenger hunt fliers. there will be prizes for all winners and maybe more for every competition! All competitions will be on saturday, and will have times posted on our flyers we'll be handing out, or just stop buy!!!
Curious, he may have been arrested by the cops but it doesn't actually mean he was ever charged afterwards. I'm sure I'll stop by at some point, either all weekend or now and then, depends if something happens or not.
Sounds like fun!
Just bumping it up so people know.
We've added a few contests and prizes for said contests. Find us before saturday and we'll hand you the fliers and run downs.
Bellydancing contest
Fireplay contest
(possibly) a strongman contest
and then a scavenger hunt (on the back of our flier) teams of three.
*can be picked up any time you find one of us (i'll be on the road wed or thursday) and must be turned in just before dark saturday!
Quote from: ScoutColt on October 04, 2008, 12:06:41 AM
Just bumping it up so people know.
We've added a few contests and prizes for said contests. Find us before saturday and we'll hand you the fliers and run downs.
Bellydancing contest
Fireplay contest
(possibly) a strongman contest
and then a scavenger hunt (on the back of our flier) teams of three.
*can be picked up any time you find one of us (i'll be on the road wed or thursday) and must be turned in just before dark saturday!
strongman contest?!?!?
im game for that!
Quote from: ScoutColt on August 26, 2008, 11:52:04 PM
And the story about the guy having a party and getting busted for charging cover at the door... that sounds kinda shady. Not your friend... just the fact he got in trouble for that. We have strip joints and places all around houston that don't have liquor license so they are BYOB and you pay a cover to get in and see the ladies etc.
NOT the same. Those places are covered under very specific state laws & most (but not all) have some kind of business and tax permits. Vice & TABC monitor those places closely.
Hi! If the invitation is truly open to all here, my fiancee and I would love to at least drop by to meet you all and hopefully make some Renfriends!
I wish it could be 4:30 PM on Thursday right now!
When I say all I mean everyone including the ravers even, if they are willing to behave :-) If not... well, we have another use for the strongman contest!
Quote from: ScoutColt on October 07, 2008, 05:00:34 PM
When I say all I mean everyone including the ravers even, if they are willing to behave :-) If not... well, we have another use for the strongman contest!
I didn't know the tree area was big for ravers. I don't think we stay *too* near the raver-types, but we definitely heard the crazy loud electronic music for the past couple of years.
I'm quite interested in the strongman contest though!
Oh wow, a raver caber toss?
Hernia recovery be damned, I'd toss a raver happily!
See, we provide fun for everyone! :-) And no, the trees aren't really their favorite spot, but we seem to be getting quite a crowd. We can only hope it goes as well as it has. Our original fireplay act is running the haunted house circuit this year, so they are out, but we know there are plenty of wonderful spinners and we've still got one of the best (go iggy!) spinnin for us, so we're sure we can hit the 200 mark on people again.