Parade question

[Nicolas-Antoine]

The "Dr. Who" gang were quickly removed from the parade

Yes - since the parade is such a huge photo op and these photos are viewed by the masses, it is a stressed that only those in "period" garb should march in the parade. The Royal Guard rules do allow for a 100 year spread on both side of 1533 mainly to allow for the the Musketeers as they are from the 1600's but are a very recognized crowd pleaser. The Royal Guard does a good job of policing this within their ranks. Two years ago some "gothers" put on green sashes and tried to get into the parade. They were quickly dismissed.  And of course there are allowed exceptions just as the fantasy characters,  because they are recognized and appreciated by the crowd, especially the little ones, as well as barbarians and the more recognized pirates. I believe the pirates that we are most familiar with are more from the 1600's to the 1800's.  However outside of the Royal Guard, everyone (I believe) in the parade starts from behind the gates so if some "out of period" characters do make it in, then they most likely slipped in once the parade cleared the keep.

[Merlin]

The "Dr. Who" gang were quickly removed from the parade

Yes - since the parade is such a huge photo op and these photos are viewed by the masses, it is a stressed that only those in "period" garb should march in the parade. The Royal Guard rules do allow for a 100 year spread on both side of 1533 mainly to allow for the the Musketeers as they are from the 1600's but are a very recognized crowd pleaser. The Royal Guard does a good job of policing this within their ranks. Two years ago some "gothers" put on green sashes and tried to get into the parade. They were quickly dismissed.  And of course there are allowed exceptions just as the fantasy characters,  because they are recognized and appreciated by the crowd, especially the little ones, as well as barbarians and the more recognized pirates. I believe the pirates that we are most familiar with are more from the 1600's to the 1800's.  However outside of the Royal Guard, everyone (I believe) in the parade starts from behind the gates so if some "out of period" characters do make it in, then they most likely slipped in once the parade cleared the keep.

They tried to jump in at the gate.... near the end. They were respectful when told they shouldn't participate in the parade... I actually talked with them a bit at Cat n Fiddle.. interesting group.
This brought up a discussion with me and the wife-unit.... she was a bit put out by them.... her views are these things take away from the ambiance of the intended aim towards renaissance and my views are that I don't really allow the actions of others to effect my day. We clinked glasses.... said Huzzah and moved on.

(Whew.... I dodged that one!)

[SirRichardBear]

I have no problem with  people attending at faire wearing different cusumes star trek, star wars, Doctor Who etc but not in the parade, the parade is a special type of show. 

If I wear my kilt to an anime convention and I have a number of times, I wouldn't expect to be allowed into the cosplay show.  I also wouldn't expect to be part of a civil war reenactment even if one Unit from NY did have kilts as their offical dress uniform. 

[Amaya]

The "Dr. Who" gang were quickly removed from the parade

Generally I'm more a reader of things than a poster, but I was waiting for this to come up, and knew it would.. and absolutely wanted to apologize to everyone and explain what went on since we absolutely didn't want to step on toes. (We were just there for the humor sake of the Doctor and his often shown love of Human history!)

While the group has a few regular faire goers (myself and perhaps 2 others) we weren't there or, in my case, too tired from staying up all night sewing to particularly notice where we were headed. The one other rennie (a rather vocal one at that) told the bulk of them that we had been given permission. A few noted this as off the norm but he persisted. Therefore, compounded with a huge group of 20 or so being directed by a much older, supposedly more established faire goer, went in.

The moment it was made clear otherwise however, we vacated. I'm terribly sorry for the occurrence and hope no one thinks less of the doctor who folk who came out just for a bit of fun. It absolutely wasn't the intent and I only wish I'd been a bit more aware of going ons at that point to stop things from happening- but what happened has happened and all I can do is profusely apologize. Because lord knows I'll be at faire in regular garb and would hate for the others to think that the rest of them were acting on anything more than bad information given to a load of newbies from someone who had presented himself as a respected playtron who should've known the way things work.
So once again- I'm sorry for any bad impression that was left with the occurrence. I assure you that the bulk (and by bulk I mean all of them except for said fellow who lead them all astray) had been given bad information and are extremely sorry for any stepping on toes.

[Merlin]

The "Dr. Who" gang were quickly removed from the parade

I was waiting for this to come up, and knew it would.. and absolutely wanted to apologize to everyone and explain what went on since we absolutely didn't want to step on toes. (We were just there for the humor sake of the Doctor and his often shown love of Human history!)

While the group has a few regular faire goers (myself and perhaps 2 others) we weren't there or, in my case, too tired from staying up all night sewing to particularly notice where we were headed. The one other rennie (a rather vocal one at that) told the bulk of them that we had been given permission. A few noted this as off the norm but he persisted. Therefore, compounded with a huge group of 20 or so being directed by a much older, supposedly more established faire goer, went in.

The moment it was made clear otherwise however, we vacated. I'm terribly sorry for the occurrence and hope no one thinks less of the doctor who folk who came out just for a bit of fun. It absolutely wasn't the intent and I only wish I'd been a bit more aware of going ons at that point to stop things from happening- but what happened has happened and all I can do is profusely apologize. Because lord knows I'll be at faire in regular garb and would hate for the others to think that the rest of them were acting on anything more than bad information given to a load of newbies from someone who had presented himself as a respected playtron and mature enough to know that things like that shouldn't have happened and that by doing such was giving a whole bunch of people a reputation that is, as we know now, as off as his.

So once again- I'm sorry for any bad impression that was left with the occurrence. I assure you that the bulk (and by bulk I mean all of them except for said fellow who lead them all astray) had been given bad information and are extremely sorry for any stepping on toes.

Now it makes more sense.... thanks for that explanation ... I know who you are referring to in your post... now I know why you and the others were not responding to his call to come back.... he wanted to "follow the parade'.... ergo not actually being "in the parade'...but you guys kept walking away. Kudos to you!

Huzzah to you and the others..... you looked great and I respect you for respecting the wishes of the parade commissioner.

[Amaya]

The "Dr. Who" gang were quickly removed from the parade

I was waiting for this to come up, and knew it would.. and absolutely wanted to apologize to everyone and explain what went on since we absolutely didn't want to step on toes. (We were just there for the humor sake of the Doctor and his often shown love of Human history!)

While the group has a few regular faire goers (myself and perhaps 2 others) we weren't there or, in my case, too tired from staying up all night sewing to particularly notice where we were headed. The one other rennie (a rather vocal one at that) told the bulk of them that we had been given permission. A few noted this as off the norm but he persisted. Therefore, compounded with a huge group of 20 or so being directed by a much older, supposedly more established faire goer, went in.

The moment it was made clear otherwise however, we vacated. I'm terribly sorry for the occurrence and hope no one thinks less of the doctor who folk who came out just for a bit of fun. It absolutely wasn't the intent and I only wish I'd been a bit more aware of going ons at that point to stop things from happening- but what happened has happened and all I can do is profusely apologize. Because lord knows I'll be at faire in regular garb and would hate for the others to think that the rest of them were acting on anything more than bad information given to a load of newbies from someone who had presented himself as a respected playtron and mature enough to know that things like that shouldn't have happened and that by doing such was giving a whole bunch of people a reputation that is, as we know now, as off as his.

So once again- I'm sorry for any bad impression that was left with the occurrence. I assure you that the bulk (and by bulk I mean all of them except for said fellow who lead them all astray) had been given bad information and are extremely sorry for any stepping on toes.

Now it makes more sense.... thanks for that explanation ... I know who you are referring to in your post... now I know why you and the others were not responding to his call to come back.... he wanted to "follow the parade'.... ergo not actually being "in the parade'...but you guys kept walking away. Kudos to you!

Huzzah to you and the others..... you looked great and I respect you for respecting the wishes of the parade commissioner.

Not a problem! I love the faire, the cast, and all the relationships I've built there and would absolutely hate to loose that just through one regretful occurrence.  I honestly didn't even hear him yelling to come back- the moment I'd realized where we'd headed and what he wanted us to do, I steered who I could away from the line. I hope everyone will be as understanding as you are about the event, and I thank you for accepting the apology. It's a small but important relief and I'm sure when I let the others know that there's some clarification out there for us. We're in the process of emailing Dan an apology because, while maybe it's not so big a deal as be required, it's a formal nicety that too few people don't act on anymore.

And thank you for the compliment! I worked hard on a good many of those costumes and while certainly not period it's a novelty that general fans of the television show can enjoy the one or two times we'll take them out to faire. The beauty of Doctor who is, within a few exceptions, those who don't know what it is would probably just see most the outfits as strange but normal clothing.  Except in cases of the boorish sixth doctor.

[Merlin]

It's a non-issue... I assure you this.

The fact the majority immediately respected the wishes of the parade commander goes far.

Give it nay another thought.

Come out in 2 weeks for the Rendezvous and find me in the FOF parking lot... I'll have a mimosa waiting for you.

I'm easy to spot.... weird bald wizard by the name of Merlin....look for the Toyota 4-runner with the Scottish flag up close in the FOF parking area.....

[Bonny Pearl]

merlin, won't you be wearing your kilt on rendezvous?  it is highland weekend and all.... just sayin.....  

[Merlin]

merlin, won't you be wearing your kilt on rendezvous?  it is highland weekend and all.... just sayin.....  

See.... that's the thing... most people will recognize me as Merlin so for Saturday I'm thinking Merlin is in order... Sunday I will definitely be kilted though.

[Bonny Pearl]

well then we will miss seeing your kilt again, lol.  we will only be in attendance on saturday.  it's okay, there's always closing weekend. 

[Merlin]

In that case... I'll be kilted on Saturday as well.

[Merlin]

Everyone please take note of my new avatar.... Bonnie makes a very good point... the Rendezvous weekend is also the Scottish weekend.... and I am Scottish so I should be kilted that weekend.

I'm still weird and bald.... and I will still serve free mimosas at my Toyota 4-Runner with the Scottish flag....

Maybe I just wont scare as many children that weekend now.

[Bonny Pearl]

LOL that is awesome Merlin!  

Love the kilt!

This is the tartan we will be wearing on Rendezvous Saturday.

[Nicolas-Antoine]

Not a problem! I love the faire, the cast, and all the relationships I've built there and would absolutely hate to loose that just through one regretful occurrence.  I honestly didn't even hear him yelling to come back- the moment I'd realized where we'd headed and what he wanted us to do, I steered who I could away from the line. I hope everyone will be as understanding as you are about the event, and I thank you for accepting the apology. It's a small but important relief and I'm sure when I let the others know that there's some clarification out there for us. We're in the process of emailing Dan an apology because, while maybe it's not so big a deal as be required, it's a formal nicety that too few people don't act on anymore.

And thank you for the compliment! I worked hard on a good many of those costumes and while certainly not period it's a novelty that general fans of the television show can enjoy the one or two times we'll take them out to faire. The beauty of Doctor who is, within a few exceptions, those who don't know what it is would probably just see most the outfits as strange but normal clothing.  Except in cases of the boorish sixth doctor.

Well I'm just glad to see you posting again!!!  One more post and you'll have an even 10

Hopefully next weekend we'll actually run into each other!

[Amaya]

Not a problem! I love the faire, the cast, and all the relationships I've built there and would absolutely hate to loose that just through one regretful occurrence.  I honestly didn't even hear him yelling to come back- the moment I'd realized where we'd headed and what he wanted us to do, I steered who I could away from the line. I hope everyone will be as understanding as you are about the event, and I thank you for accepting the apology. It's a small but important relief and I'm sure when I let the others know that there's some clarification out there for us. We're in the process of emailing Dan an apology because, while maybe it's not so big a deal as be required, it's a formal nicety that too few people don't act on anymore.

And thank you for the compliment! I worked hard on a good many of those costumes and while certainly not period it's a novelty that general fans of the television show can enjoy the one or two times we'll take them out to faire. The beauty of Doctor who is, within a few exceptions, those who don't know what it is would probably just see most the outfits as strange but normal clothing.  Except in cases of the boorish sixth doctor.

Well I'm just glad to see you posting again!!!  One more post and you'll have an even 10

Hopefully next weekend we'll actually run into each other!

Hopefully! It all depends on where I get on my school work- My final show is happening in the beginning of May so after that I'll be out and about every weekend. But I might come out this saturday and then the week after on Sunday to meet Merlin above! It'll be a nice break from all the sewing.