Okay so I've been reading the weekly news letter thingy that gets passed around by the minions that live in the central brain of the faire, and I'm getting more and more curious, WTF is with the no tails policy? I mean was in all spelled out in black and white first weekend and that just happens to be the news letter I missed? I'm curious and I hate being told I can't do something if I don't have a good reason. (mind you I don't wear tails but i almost makes me want to wear one) So any idea's?
I can actually answer this! I'm proud of myself. See, I wear a tail with my costume, and my boss told me I had to take it off because I would get in trouble for wearing it. I didnt' believe her until I saw the teeny tiny note of it in the newsletter. Took it off, and then put it back on after I got off of work...
And then promptly walked up to the people who sell the tails, who knew the story.
Apparently, some of the fairies were adding neon tails (lime green, neon yellow, not natural colors) to their costumes. Management told them not to wear the tails anymore/the tails weren't appropriate. That could have been the end of the issue, but the tail men told me (their words, not mine), that the fairies got "belligerent". So an edict was issued that no one could wear tails because a few people pissed off PTB and wouldn't take off their neon tails.
I'm still wearing mine when I'm not working =P
oh how bloody silly is THAT... a FAIRY cant wear neon tail because it isnt a natural color...
is it just me or is the irony just too much to bear this early in the morning?
odd. I have never seen any faerie, who was employed by the faire, wearing a tail of any sort.
not doubting you, Alice. but the tail guy... I dunno.....
Quote from: Hey- Arent You? on June 30, 2009, 10:55:00 AM
odd. I have never seen any faerie, who was employed by the faire, wearing a tail of any sort.
not doubting you, Alice. but the tail guy... I dunno.....
I've never seen a fairy tale either, though I used to read them to my daughter when she was a child...
Once upon a time there was a fairy with a neon tail who lived with a hamster who had no tail...
The tail man got the story directly from whoever is in charge of cast. I don't know if they were wearing them during rehearsals, or first weekend, or who knows what.
Apparently, the rule applies more to cast than to shop workers. As long as your tail goes with your costume and is period then it should be okay. HOWEVER, the tail men told me that we shouldn't wear them for a few weeks until the whole issue cools down.
I was at rehearsals... all of them.. well except dress but that's a whole nother can of worms.. and I saw no tails... Maybe the observant bosses started telling some patron off by accident not realizing they weren't cast. I mean they've been known to tell the patrons who dress like court off about not eating from period containers and trying to fire them before.... Oh well the whole damned thing s silly... I wanna get a tail.. no real fur mind you.. I only do dead cow for clothing......
I wonder who the tail guy talked to..... I will find out for myself this weekend then. *nods*
It's the shop up on the hill where the camel rides are.
I believe them simply because they were worried that they wouldn't be able to sell tails anymore or wear them themselves, so they went straight to the source. I just have a bad memory with names.
However, though I believe the story is true, I have no idea who the tail culprits were. Who knows what the tails were, or who was wearing them.
It doesn't matter much, because I don't wish to get fired, so I will continue to wear my tail when I'm off the clock.
........and at the flip of a coin.........
Heads of faire win, but Tails, they lose
Quote from: Capt Spleen on June 30, 2009, 07:08:51 PM
........and at the flip of a coin.........
Heads of faire win, but Tails, they lose
:D
Old news I know, and a bump but just to point out some of my obsevations.
Firstly, tails banned my foot. I've seen several peasants of the fair wearing tails. By peasants I do mean people who -work- at the fair. I'll take pictures if I must.
Secondly, they're tails. Who the heck really gives a blathering blasted smelly cheese foot about tails? For people who work behind counters 75% of the day I'd imagine they wouldn't be such an issue eh?
Thirdly, by all means please break this stupid rule, I encourage it. In light of the recent holiday, celebrating the Independence of this fine country, tail rules be torn and scattered to the seven winds! If everyone wears tails, everyone will have to be fired. See where its at then.
Forgive me but I do tire so much about the rules and crack downs every single bloody year. Now I've said my two bits. *Steps off the box and burns it*
I still wear mine, because my boss hasn't told me to take it off. If he does, by all means I will, but I've no intentions of doing so till then.
Hey Bahlien... nice t'see ye here.
I never got around to updating this... So I was talking to the girls at the braiding booth and they said it has something to do with more of a period reference. I guess in the period people would have worm fun tails and such to get the Bodily Vermin off of them. So they don't want people giving off the idea that they have body vermin.
I know doesn't make a lot of sense but made more sense to me than someone on entertainment ticking off the director of the owner. One the entertainment director can't make the boothies do anything. The owner could, but I don't see him really caring enough...
Oh and It wasn't on the last weeks newsletter....
And how many patrons are going to know THAT little tidbit of historic superstition? Yea, Possibly slightly more than none. And of those that DO know this little nugget of history, how many are going to panic, and how many are going to play?
Congratulations Faire on yet another foolish knee-jerk reaction.
Quote from: Cynthia_Orella on July 10, 2009, 11:36:29 PM
I never got around to updating this... So I was talking to the girls at the braiding booth and they said it has something to do with more of a period reference. I guess in the period people would have worm fun tails and such to get the Bodily Vermin off of them. So they don't want people giving off the idea that they have body vermin.
I know doesn't make a lot of sense but made more sense to me than someone on entertainment ticking off the director of the owner. One the entertainment director can't make the boothies do anything. The owner could, but I don't see him really caring enough...
Oh and It wasn't on the last weeks newsletter....
Quote from: Cynthia_Orella on July 10, 2009, 11:36:29 PM
I never got around to updating this... So I was talking to the girls at the braiding booth and they said it has something to do with more of a period reference. I guess in the period people would have worm fun tails and such to get the Bodily Vermin off of them. So they don't want people giving off the idea that they have body vermin.
I know doesn't make a lot of sense but made more sense to me than someone on entertainment ticking off the director of the owner. One the entertainment director can't make the boothies do anything. The owner could, but I don't see him really caring enough...
Oh and It wasn't on the last weeks newsletter....
I have a STRONG feeling this also is just a rumor.
Tails were NOT worn by people and certainly NOT the common or lesser folk in Renaissance Times. The Flea fur as it has come to be called or Zibellini was worn by nobles most often women. The Zibellini appears in a few paintings from the era but there is little to no fact about them. Once again it is believed that by having the Zibellini on the person would attract the flea off of the body and onto the fur. But to be honest this is not very likely as we ALL know fleas are a parasite that feeds off of blood and require a live host and a warm one at that. A Zibellini was dead and had no warmth or blood to it and if it did anything it would attract fleas to the person.
A good story is one of Thomas Beckett in medieval times who almost never bathed. It is said that when he died and his body was being preped for burial the fleas and bugs were swarming off of him thus making it hard for anyone to change his clothing preparing him for burial.
It is most like a Zibellini was a decoration much like a mink is today, or a cap or what ever fashion item.
SO I really do not think this tale is true either. Personally I'd just let it rest and wear a Hamster instead.
So the story is, the tails apply more to cast than to booth workers. You were right about a cast director not being able to tell boothies what to do. However, I also think that lots of boothies don't want to piss anyone off either. But I still believe the fairy story, because I've heard it from a few higher ups.
I have heard the vermin story, but it is strangely the EXACT same story the tail sellers use to explain why Rennies use tails. I think someone just heard the story about the vermin, whether true or not, from the vendors, and thought that it explained why we shouldn't wear them.
ew. if the rennies are wearing them because they think it a suitable replacement for bathing, Im going to have to seriously rethink coming to faire. That's disgusting. Not only did they not work back in the renaissance period *I heartily agree with LD* but they reallly wouldn't work now. Not with all of the processes that have been developed to skin and tan and such with chemicals and whatever else they use. A flea would be like....uh...hmmm furry thing thats cold and smells funny....warm, blood-filled human...hmmmm. whiiiiiich one? /sarcastic
I have been at this faire for a looooooooong time. And truth be told this isn't the first time the "no tails" rule has come up. That's been around for a while. At least since my first year in '03. I have been friendly with all of the fairies since that time and dont recall any of them wearing neon tails. In fact I dont recall neon tails even being sold until the last couple of years. So, I agree with Hey-aren't-you and am going to have to go with the boothie just making stuff up. *nod*
Besides, every good rennie *knows* that Patchouli is the only substitute for bathing...
SO I didn't get a chance to read this weeks newletter. Any mention of the tails? or have they stopped talking about them there?