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oakenguyOoo, a mention! In the CT paper!
For Darien resident Reed Morgan, 10, sword-fighting lessons from Phoenix Swords were the highlight of the (ISD) festival. In addition to teaching him the art of swordplay, members of the Worcester, Mass.-based company sent Reed on a chivalric "quest" to dance for a band of minstrels, tell a joke to a jester and identify the feathers in a pirate's hat.
The dancing was my part of the quest! I wonder if he was the one who did the robot for Dina.
One quester who I still feel bad for came up to me about an hour after the Faire had started, and asked "What horses do jesters ride?" Pulling something out of myassvast store of knowledge, I told him a hobby horse, or wooden one.
He came back an hour later, and asked me if I was sure. There were suspicious looks involved.
An hour after *that* he confronted me and asked if I was sure I didn't, in fact, ride a mule.
An hour after *that* the troupe put their heads together and realized what had happened--the question had actually been "What horses do JOUSTERS ride?", he'd heard it wrong, and he'd spent the entire day looking for a performer who could give him a proper answer. It was Queen Elizabeth herself who'd come up with the mule idea, and I wish I could've seen her face when he'd asked her.
For Darien resident Reed Morgan, 10, sword-fighting lessons from Phoenix Swords were the highlight of the (ISD) festival. In addition to teaching him the art of swordplay, members of the Worcester, Mass.-based company sent Reed on a chivalric "quest" to dance for a band of minstrels, tell a joke to a jester and identify the feathers in a pirate's hat.
The dancing was my part of the quest! I wonder if he was the one who did the robot for Dina.
One quester who I still feel bad for came up to me about an hour after the Faire had started, and asked "What horses do jesters ride?" Pulling something out of my
He came back an hour later, and asked me if I was sure. There were suspicious looks involved.
An hour after *that* he confronted me and asked if I was sure I didn't, in fact, ride a mule.
An hour after *that* the troupe put their heads together and realized what had happened--the question had actually been "What horses do JOUSTERS ride?", he'd heard it wrong, and he'd spent the entire day looking for a performer who could give him a proper answer. It was Queen Elizabeth herself who'd come up with the mule idea, and I wish I could've seen her face when he'd asked her.
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Oh my...
Date: 2005-06-14 11:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-15 03:28 am (UTC)I do wonder if he ever figured out what was going on.
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Date: 2005-06-15 11:43 pm (UTC)That was both funny but feeling kinda bad for the poor, tortured kids.
Well...Maybe they should stand in the 85+ heat in wool and give 75 sword lessons with an army of kids (and frustrated parents) interrupting you to ask questions...Glad I wasn't on the Bounty list this time :P
Although I'll probably regret saying that.
SHHH don't tell Malterre