Let The Countdown Begin!

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Has anyone else noticed that when our little countdown begins, every other thread outside of TRF seems to go on "mute"?

[Awilda Rider]

I did notice that- I was trying to upgrade from newbie status to member...it took longer than I thought it would.

[Merlin the Elder]

You have to be mouthy like Fraser and myself...

[Awilda Rider]

I am doing my best to live up to your high standards. ?

[LadyJessica]

Part of me wants to go tease the Minnesota section...they have a countdown but no one is posting a daily count like we do.

[LadyJessica]

Ok...I went and teased them...it had to be done.  The last countdown post that said how many days until faire was on July 23rd and it said 30!

Edit: had to tease the Michigan folk as well...170 days without another countdown number.

[Merlin the Elder]

I am doing my best to live up to your high standards. ?

Nothing high about our standards... No comment on anything else....

[Blood Raven]

My costume upon this year will leave Lords and Peasants alike, Breathless!

[Trillium]

I am doing my best to live up to your high standards. ?

Nothing high about our standards... No comment on anything else....

We have standards??? 

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

65!!

[Merlin the Elder]

I am doing my best to live up to your high standards. ?

Nothing high about our standards... No comment on anything else....

We have standards??? 

Sorry... I lost my head there for a minute...

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/RenFest-announces-a-few-new-additions-6424886.php

Some of us may recognize the couple in the seventh picture...

http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/RenFest-releases-numbers-for-its-40th-season-5929721.php#photo-7212867

Hmmm...pic #6 has someone we may know too...

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Hmmm...if I'm reading this new map correctly

http://mms.businesswire.com/media/20150804006297/en/479816/5/TRF-2015-Festival-Map-V.jpg?download=1

It appears they've shoved a new market in next to the German area..."Florence Market".  There wasn't a whole lot of room with the Mud Show there...is that stage gone?

[Trillium]

Hmmm, no sign of a stage there...
Am I just getting old or has the parade route seem to shorten recently?

[Awilda Rider]

So, getting ready to roll out this morning, and I spy a great score out by one of the apartment dumpsters. I guess it's true what they say...One Man's trash is another PIRATE'S Treasure Chest!