Problems with the community fire

[maelstrom0370]

Wait! Naked dancing!!?? 
That's it! I'm movin' to Texas!! 

[Yrose]

Wait! Naked dancing!!?? 
That's it! I'm movin' to Texas!! 

You haven't seen naked dancing at ren fair camp? Yeah you mght want to move here.....

[maelstrom0370]

Wait! Naked dancing!!?? 
That's it! I'm movin' to Texas!! 

You haven't seen naked dancing at ren fair camp? Yeah you mght want to move here.....

Unfortunately, MiRF is pretty tame compared to other Faires I read about.  *Sigh* I miss all the fun 

[LadyElizabeth]

When the fire used to rock a few years ago, there were naked boobies out every night while dancing around.  One of my girlfriends burned her bra for fun even....  In Austin, Rumy went to a hippy party in the woods and said almost everyone was naked or painted and they did tons of dancing to drums...  I think it's just fairly common down here.  TX is pretty hot ya know!

[knarlyknot]

Hey Maelstrom, maybe you could start a trend? Hmm, the first to get naked.

[maelstrom0370]

With the people I used to hang out with back in the day (before my current girlfriend and the mother of our son put a stop to it I became a respectable family man and all), skinny dipping and naked bonfires were just another Saturday night.  Oh well.

[brier patch charlie]

I think I would roll over and almost die in hysteria if I walk up and saw a bunch of hairy arses Rennie tinkers dancing naked around the fire pit.  What a bloody thought, it might not run the buggers off, but it would put Manny in shock. Till all the young little tarts stated doing it.

[LadyElizabeth]

I would be chanting for ya'll, but the only worry I have is uTube!!!  You might become MORE famous than desired....

[brier patch charlie]

Yes after recovering from hysteria I might have to take a photo!

[Fairyfly]

As a person who has been in security {from bouncer at a bar to Fed airport} I can say that a shirt with the word "Security" on it isn't likely to get you in trouble for impersonating a police officer. Though I'm not current on Texas laws specifically. One way around being mistaken for actual law enforcement is to have "Event Security" on the shirt instead.

A suggestion that I've seen work at other camping events, is to have a group of volunteers that patrol at night that are sanctioned by the event owners, keep in contact with radios-cellphones work too, and work with actual law enforcement that are on site as well. They work as a team to keep the undesirables to a minimum. Along with this, the concept of "town watch" helping the Security team out with "heads up" about anything starting to look bad, generally keeps things flowing pretty good. The key thing though is TEAM WORK. Everyone in the campground needs to work together to make it better and keep it calm. It does take a Faire to raise a Fairemily.


Just a friendly suggestion from someone who's dealt with this stuff.

[PyroMaster]

 To me, the saddest commentary so far is that the sight of a naked human, any human, should scare someone off.  Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. I guess it depends on what it is you see when you look at another person. 

[RenRobin]

When the fire used to rock a few years ago, there were naked boobies out every night while dancing around.  One of my girlfriends burned her bra for fun even....  In Austin, Rumy went to a hippy party in the woods and said almost everyone was naked or painted and they did tons of dancing to drums...  I think it's just fairly common down here.  TX is pretty hot ya know!

Was that Eore's birthday party?  There are tons of painted people (topless women) with tops painted on them.  You have to see them profile or pretty close up to really tell they are topless....and then there is Silverman....lots of dancing and drumming.

[Spanish_Peacock]

Did somebody say "Night Watch?"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Rembrandt_Night_Watch_1642.jpg

If it's good enough for Rembrandt and the Dutch, it oughta be good enough for camp.

[brigaqueen1]

I'd be more apt to deal with Sasquatch nuts than these young....kids. Where's a good Bigfoot when ya need him??

I think we should all stick to our swords, so to speak, look out for one another's belongings and campsites (we all almost know every tride and true rennies camps, who they are, where they are, etc) and not take crap from these ravers. Some of them are easily handled (I myself have scared quite a few off with my big mouth.... and relished it thank you!). If push comes to shove, then get Charlie or one of the other officers and let them handle the more out of control ravers. I've scared a few off with just a mean dirty look.

As far as making a new fire/drum circle? A few of the camps (Valhalla, Safe Haven, etc) already do this and it does make for a better circle, with talented drummers and fine dancers and it's way easier handling the wayward raver who stumbles into our campsite. And although the cess pool is part of the problem, I bet a vast majority of the ravers will slink away if it's not there anymore. Or if they see a few of their own kind getting hauled off in a police car.

I'd go with losing the cess pool for a few seasons, and slowly bring it back.

[Lord Dragonspyre]

Where's a good Bigfoot when ya need him??

::raises hand::