evnt-stewards-msg - 10/25/09 ਀ഊSuggestions for SCA event stewards. "Autocrat" is the old SCA term for this position. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: demos-msg, Evnt-Fee-Form-art, event-ideas-msg, hotel-events-msg, reservations-msg, tokens-msg, privvies-msg, gate-guards-msg, WB-Checklist-art. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀  栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀  栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀  愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀  漀昀  攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀  眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀  眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀  眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀  渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀  愀猀  琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀  漀昀  琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  最椀瘀攀渀  戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀  爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀  愀渀搀  攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀  琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀  琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀  挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀  漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀  椀猀  甀渀挀氀攀愀爀  愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀  椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  椀猀  瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀  昀爀漀洀  琀栀攀猀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊ<<< And speaking of autocrats, I'd wanted to sing "God Rest Ye, Frantic Autocrat" to Laszlo at the Bardic Circle, but we were too tired to stick around after court. What happened to the days when we could do bardic circles until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning? ਀ഊAnyway, here it is, enjoy: http://moondragon.info/wiki/Bardic_stuff#God_Rest_Ye_Frantic_Autocrat ਀ഊ -Tivar Moondragon >>> ਀ഊAn interesting song from the early days of Ansteorra. ਀ഊ -Stefan ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䨀䌀䄀匀䔀─吀唀䘀吀匀⸀䈀䤀吀一䔀吀 愀琀 䴀䤀吀嘀䴀䄀⸀䴀䤀吀⸀䔀䐀唀ഊDate: 18 Jun 90 17:56:00 GMT ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊ ਀唀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 刀椀愀氀琀漀Ⰰ 匀椀漀渀渀愀椀挀栀愀渀 愀洀 䐀椀漀氀愀椀洀愀搀栀 椀渀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀 昀爀漀洀 吀愀爀愀渀⸀ഊ ਀䄀昀琀攀爀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 礀攀愀爀猀 漀昀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀爀漀氀氀 ⠀愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀搀 愀 爀攀瘀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀 椀渀ഊCarolingia a few years ago, and we now call it the gate, with an attendant ਀最愀琀攀ⴀ欀攀攀瀀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀礀 瀀爀漀猀瀀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 䬀攀礀洀愀猀琀攀爀猀 最攀琀 猀栀漀琀⤀Ⰰ 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 猀漀洀攀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀猀ഊthat I find help immensely. ਀ഊ1) ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE A GOOD THING! As much incentive as possible should be given towards getting advance reservations. ਀ഊ2) Names (SCA and legal) of ALL attendants are a GOOD thing. In your event ਀愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀洀攀渀琀猀 匀吀刀伀一䜀䰀夀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀 渀愀洀攀猀 漀昀 愀氀氀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀攀猀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 樀甀猀琀 ✀匀渀甀氀戀甀最最愀 琀栀攀 昀愀椀爀ⴀ栀愀椀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 ㄀㐀 最甀攀猀琀猀⸀✀ 䤀琀猀 戀攀攀渀 洀礀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 琀栀愀琀 猀甀挀栀 愀 瀀漀氀椀挀礀ഊa) encourages actual attendance, ਀戀⤀搀椀猀挀漀甀爀愀最攀猀 挀漀洀瀀氀椀挀愀琀攀搀 爀攀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 猀眀椀琀挀栀椀渀最ഊand c) aids in refunds should they become necessary or desairable. ਀⠀䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀最椀愀Ⰰ 戀礀 琀栀攀 眀愀礀Ⰰ 昀漀氀氀漀眀猀 愀 瀀漀氀椀挀礀 漀昀 爀攀昀甀渀搀椀渀最 漀渀氀礀 椀昀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 洀愀欀攀猀 洀漀渀攀礀 甀渀氀攀猀猀 琀栀攀 爀攀昀甀渀搀 椀猀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀攀搀 眀攀氀氀 椀渀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀 ⠀愀 搀愀礀 漀爀 琀眀漀⤀⤀ഊ ਀㌀⤀ 䠀愀瘀攀 瀀氀攀渀琀礀 漀昀 挀栀愀渀最攀⸀  吀愀欀攀 愀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀 礀漀甀爀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 昀攀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀爀礀 琀漀 昀椀最甀爀攀ഊout what the likely amounts of requires change will be, and in particular the ਀愀洀漀甀渀琀 洀漀猀琀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀搀⸀  䤀昀 礀漀甀✀爀攀 猀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀 昀攀攀 椀猀Ⰰ 猀愀礀Ⰰ 㤀⸀㔀　Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀ഊyou will need several rolls of quarters, if it is 8.50, then add a bunch of ਀搀漀氀氀愀爀 戀椀氀氀猀⸀ഊ ਀㐀⤀ 䬀渀漀眀 栀漀眀 洀甀挀栀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 挀愀猀栀 戀漀猀 琀漀 猀琀愀爀琀⸀  䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 猀琀椀渀琀 愀ഊgate where no one bothered to count the cash at the start. People had kept ਀昀愀椀爀氀礀 最漀漀搀 爀攀挀漀爀搀猀 愀氀漀渀最 琀栀攀 氀椀渀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 渀漀 漀渀攀 欀渀攀眀 栀漀眀 洀甀挀栀 眀攀 眀攀爀攀ഊSUPPOSED to have, because who knew what we started with. ਀ഊ5) On a similar note, don't let the autocrat dump the entire event chest on ਀礀漀甀⸀  䠀愀瘀攀 愀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 挀愀猀栀Ⰰ 眀攀氀氀 欀渀漀眀渀 椀渀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀攀氀氀 琀栀攀ഊautocrat to leave the rest at home. There is absolutely no need for the ਀最愀琀攀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 ␀㌀㤀㔀⸀㤀㔀 椀渀 挀栀攀挀欀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀ഊreceived. ਀ഊ6) When receiving moneys, of whatever kind, try using an accounting trick. ਀唀猀攀 愀 眀漀爀欀猀栀攀攀琀 漀昀 昀漀甀爀 挀漀氀甀洀猀⸀  䠀愀瘀攀 漀渀攀 挀漀氀甀洀渀⠀漀爀 洀愀礀戀攀 琀眀漀⤀ 昀漀爀 渀愀洀攀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 挀漀氀甀洀渀 昀漀爀 洀漀渀攀礀 椀渀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 挀漀氀甀洀渀 昀漀爀 洀漀渀攀礀 漀甀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 挀漀氀甀洀渀⸀ 吀栀甀猀 礀漀甀 洀椀最栀琀 最攀琀㨀ഊ ਀  一愀洀攀                 䴀漀渀攀礀 䤀渀      䴀漀渀攀礀 伀甀琀     䐀攀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀ഊSnullbugga 10.00 1.50 Cash in, Change out ਀匀渀漀爀爀椀 琀栀攀 䈀漀爀攀搀        㠀⸀㔀　                       䌀栀攀挀欀 ⌀ 㔀㔀㔀㄀㈀㄀㈀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 最椀瘀攀猀 礀漀甀 愀渀 愀挀挀甀爀愀琀攀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀猀 最漀渀椀最 漀渀⸀ഊ ਀㜀⤀ 䠀愀瘀攀 猀栀椀昀琀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 最愀琀攀Ⰰ 瀀爀攀昀攀爀愀戀氀礀 猀攀琀 甀瀀 猀漀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 琀眀漀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀ഊon the gate at once. However, have one person in charge of the cash box. ਀ഊ8) Keep strict track of that box from the time the autocrat gives it to the ਀最愀琀攀 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 椀琀 挀漀洀攀猀 戀愀挀欀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 猀琀爀椀挀琀 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀椀渀最 椀渀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀⸀  吀栀攀ഊrecord should show something like: ਀  䜀愀瘀攀 戀漀砀 琀漀 最愀琀攀 ⴀ 挀愀猀栀 ␀㈀㔀⸀　　ഊ Received back box, - cash $135.00 in ਀                       挀愀猀栀  ␀㈀㔀⸀㔀　 漀甀琀ഊ checks $256.50 in ਀眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀欀猀栀攀攀琀 琀漀 猀栀漀眀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 甀渀搀漀甀戀琀攀搀氀礀 琀栀椀渀最猀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 氀攀昀琀 漀甀琀⸀  吀栀攀 瀀漀椀渀琀 琀漀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀ഊis that the gate is an accounting office. The better the records that can ਀戀攀 欀攀瀀琀 戀攀昀漀爀Ⰰ 搀甀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 最愀琀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 昀漀爀 愀氀氀ഊconcerned. ਀ഊTaran ਀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀ഊLord Taran of Windy Hill John H. Case ਀䈀愀爀漀渀礀 漀昀 䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀最椀愀                                       㠀㜀 䴀漀爀攀氀愀渀搀 匀琀⸀ഊKingdom of the East Somerville, MA 02145-1441 ਀                              䨀䌀䄀匀䔀 愀琀 琀甀昀琀猀⸀戀椀琀渀攀琀ഊ**************************************************************************** ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 欀攀渀 愀琀 栀愀礀攀猀⸀昀愀椀⸀愀氀愀猀欀愀⸀攀搀甀⸀攀搀甀 ⠀䬀攀渀 䈀甀爀渀猀椀搀攀⤀ ഊDate: 19 Jun 90 06:02:07 GMT ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 漀昀 䄀氀愀猀欀愀 䘀愀椀爀戀愀渀欀猀 ഊ ਀䤀渀 琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 琀栀攀 䌀漀渀猀琀愀戀甀氀愀爀礀⸀  伀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 猀礀猀琀攀洀猀 䤀✀瘀攀 ഊever seen (and got set into Kingdom Law) was the one that my predecessor ਀搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀搀 愀猀 䌀漀渀猀琀愀戀氀攀 漀昀 伀攀爀琀栀愀⸀ ഊ ਀夀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 猀栀攀攀琀 眀椀琀栀 爀漀漀洀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 ഊEvent Name ਀䴀甀渀搀愀渀攀 匀椀琀攀 ഊMundane Date ਀ ഊUnderneath it, you have lines with headers for the following: ਀ഊMundane Name Society Name Card Number Less than 18? ਀ഊAbout forty lines per page is handy. Have these clipped to notebooks with ਀眀愀椀瘀攀爀 昀漀爀洀猀 甀渀搀攀爀渀攀愀琀栀 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 匀䌀䄀 挀愀爀搀猀⸀   䠀愀瘀攀 愀戀漀甀琀ഊtwo notebooks per person at the gate, with an absolute minumum of 3 of them. ਀  ഊPhotocopy ALL of the waivered sheets, pass copies of them to your Seneschal, ਀琀栀攀 䌀栀爀漀渀椀挀氀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䌀栀愀琀攀氀愀椀渀攀⸀  䬀攀攀瀀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀猀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀猀攀氀昀⸀ഊ ਀刀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 琀栀愀琀 瀀愀琀椀攀渀挀攀 椀猀 一伀吀 愀 瘀椀爀琀甀攀⸀  䤀琀✀猀 愀 一䔀䌀䔀匀匀䤀吀夀⸀ഊ ਀夀漀爀椀欀 琀栀攀 䈀氀椀渀搀ⰀഊFormer Chief Constable of Oertha. ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀    匀椀漀渀渀愀椀挀栀愀渀 愀洀 䐀椀漀氀愀椀洀愀搀栀 ഊTo: Jcase%tufts.bitnet at mitvma.mit.edu ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㈀㄀ⴀ䨀甀渀ⴀ㤀　 ㄀　㨀㈀㐀愀洀ഊSubject: Running Troll ਀ഊ > 1) ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE A GOOD THING! As much incentive as possible ਀ 㸀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 最椀瘀攀渀 琀漀眀愀爀搀猀 最攀琀琀椀渀最 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀 爀攀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 猀漀㬀 吀愀氀攀眀椀渀搀猀 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 漀甀爀 昀椀爀猀琀 昀氀礀攀爀 挀漀洀攀 琀栀椀猀 洀漀渀琀栀⸀ ഊ ਀ 㸀 ㈀⤀ 一愀洀攀猀 ⠀匀䌀䄀 愀渀搀 氀攀最愀氀⤀ 漀昀 䄀䰀䰀 愀琀琀攀渀搀愀渀琀猀 愀爀攀 愀 䜀伀伀䐀 琀栀椀渀最⸀  䤀渀 礀漀甀爀 ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 挀愀爀搀 䤀 椀渀琀攀渀搀 琀漀 甀猀攀⸀  䤀 洀椀最栀琀 瀀漀椀渀琀 漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 眀椀氀氀 ഊlikely be using a two-part system, gate gaurd and troll booth, due to the ਀氀漀最椀猀琀椀挀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀椀琀攀⸀ ഊ ਀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀ ഊ ਀  刀攀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀猀 䘀漀爀洀 ⴀⴀ 倀䰀䔀䄀匀䔀 倀刀䤀一吀㨀  ⌀ഊ # ਀䴀甀渀搀愀渀攀 ⠀䜀椀瘀攀渀⤀ 一愀洀攀㨀                 ⌀ 䌀椀爀挀氀攀 愀氀氀 ഊ # that apply: ਀开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开Ⰰ开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开 ⌀ഊLast First # Fri Night ਀                                      ⌀ 匀愀琀 一椀最栀琀ഊSCA name: ___________________________ # Sun Night ਀                                      ⌀ഊGroup: ______________________________ # Sat Feast ਀                                      ⌀ 匀甀渀 䘀攀愀猀琀ഊ--- If paying by check, fill out: --- # ਀                                      ⌀ 匀愀琀 䐀愀礀琀爀椀瀀ഊCheck #: ________ # Sun Daytrip ਀䄀搀搀爀攀猀猀㨀 开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开 ⌀ഊ ____________________________ # ___________ ਀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀ഊ ਀䴀攀洀戀攀爀㨀  夀䔀匀  一伀    吀攀渀琀 漀爀 䌀愀戀椀渀㨀 开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开ഊ ਀吀愀最 一甀洀戀攀爀㨀 开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开    䤀渀椀琀椀愀氀猀㨀 开开开开开开开开开ഊ ਀刀攀昀⸀ 一甀洀戀攀爀㨀 开开开开开开开       䄀䴀伀唀一吀 倀䄀䤀䐀㨀 ␀开开开开开开开开开开ഊ ਀⌀⌀⌀⌀⌀ഊ ਀ 㸀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀洀攀渀琀猀 匀吀刀伀一䜀䰀夀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀 渀愀洀攀猀 漀昀 愀氀氀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀攀猀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 樀甀猀琀ഊ ਀䤀 愀洀 瀀爀椀洀愀爀椀氀礀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 洀甀渀搀愀渀攀⼀爀攀愀氀ⴀ眀漀爀氀搀 渀愀洀攀猀Ⰰ 愀猀 琀栀漀猀攀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀 漀渀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 挀栀愀渀最攀 氀攀猀猀 漀昀琀攀渀⸀  匀漀挀椀攀琀礀 渀愀洀攀猀 挀愀渀 戀攀 愀氀氀 琀漀漀 昀氀甀椀搀⸀ ഊ > by the way, follows a policy of refunding only if the event makes money ਀ 㸀 甀渀氀攀猀猀ഊ > the refund is requested wsell in advance (a day or two)) ਀ഊTo be fair to those who decide they want feast during the event, we have ਀攀猀琀愀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 愀 挀甀琀漀昀昀 搀愀琀攀 漀昀 洀椀搀渀椀最栀琀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀 渀椀最栀琀 昀漀爀 爀攀昀甀渀搀猀Ⰰ 甀渀琀椀氀 愀昀琀攀爀ഊthe event. This will prevent us from being stuck with a dozen extra seats for ਀昀攀愀猀琀 琀漀 昀椀氀氀 愀 栀愀氀昀 栀漀甀爀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 愀猀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 攀瘀攀渀琀 䤀ഊtrolled. ਀ 㸀 ㌀⤀ 䠀愀瘀攀 瀀氀攀渀琀礀 漀昀 挀栀愀渀最攀⸀  吀愀欀攀 愀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀 礀漀甀爀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 昀攀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀爀礀 琀漀ഊ ਀圀攀 爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀椀渀最猀 甀瀀 琀漀 琀栀攀 渀攀愀爀攀猀琀 搀漀氀氀愀爀Ⰰ 琀漀 愀瘀漀椀搀 挀漀椀渀愀最攀 椀昀 愀琀 愀氀氀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀⸀ഊSince quite a few Trimarians prefer solid coin over paper money, I need but ਀戀爀椀渀最 猀甀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 挀栀愀渀最攀 琀漀 挀漀瘀攀爀 戀爀攀愀欀椀渀最 搀漀氀氀愀爀猀 愀渀搀 猀琀甀昀昀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 椀琀 琀漀 挀愀爀爀礀ഊover. A branch of my bank is not two miles from the site, in case I need any ਀昀椀渀愀渀挀椀愀氀 昀椀渀愀最氀椀渀最⸀  䤀 眀椀氀氀 渀攀攀搀 洀愀渀礀 搀漀氀氀愀爀 戀椀氀氀猀Ⰰ 琀栀漀甀最栀⸀  䤀昀 琀栀攀礀 搀漀渀✀琀ഊpay in coin, they pay with $20 bills. ਀ 㸀 㐀⤀ 䬀渀漀眀 栀漀眀 洀甀挀栀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 挀愀猀栀 戀漀猀 琀漀 猀琀愀爀琀⸀  䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀ഊ ਀䔀愀猀椀氀礀 搀漀渀攀㬀 琀栀攀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 眀攀✀爀攀 椀渀瘀攀渀琀椀渀最 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 爀攀挀攀椀瀀琀猀 昀漀爀 愀氀氀 洀漀渀椀攀猀 椀渀ഊand out of the drawer. ਀ഊ > autocrat to leave the rest at home. There is absolutely no need for the ਀ 㸀 最愀琀攀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 ␀㌀㤀㔀⸀㤀㔀 椀渀 挀栀攀挀欀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀ഊ > received. ਀ഊWell, as reservationcrat/Troll, I receive the checks for pre-registrations. ਀匀攀攀 戀攀氀漀眀 昀漀爀 栀漀眀 䤀✀氀氀 戀攀 栀愀渀搀氀椀渀最 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀 漀渀 栀愀渀搀⸀ ഊ > 6) When receiving moneys, of whatever kind, try using an accounting ਀ 㸀 琀爀椀挀欀⸀ഊ > Use a worksheet of four colums. Have one column(or maybe two) for name, ਀ഊI will be running off of my golem a series of receipts, fully filled out for ਀愀氀氀 愀洀漀甀渀琀猀 漀昀 瀀愀礀洀攀渀琀 猀愀瘀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀✀猀 渀愀洀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 搀愀琀攀㬀 爀攀挀攀椀瀀琀 猀琀甀戀猀ഊfor my records; cash in-and-out vouchers for whatever reason. I'll also be ਀瀀栀漀琀漀挀漀瀀礀椀渀最 琀栀攀 挀栀攀挀欀猀 䤀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 椀渀 戀甀氀欀 漀渀琀漀 瀀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 䤀 搀漀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 漀昀ഊwho sent in checks prior to the event, without having the checks themselves. ਀ഊ > 7) Have shifts for the gate, preferably set up so that there are two ਀ 㸀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀ഊ > on the gate at once. However, have one person in charge of the cash ਀ 㸀 戀漀砀⸀ഊ ਀倀漀椀渀琀 琀愀欀攀渀⸀  䤀✀洀 猀琀愀爀琀椀渀最 琀漀 戀甀椀氀搀 愀 挀椀爀挀氀攀 漀昀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀栀漀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀猀猀椀猀琀椀渀最ഊme in handling Troll. ਀ഊ > 8) Keep strict track of that box from the time the autocrat gives it to ਀ഊIn Trimaris, the Reservationcrat handles most of the funds, acting as a ਀挀氀攀愀爀椀渀最栀漀甀猀攀 昀漀爀 䄀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 愀渀搀 䘀攀愀猀琀挀爀愀琀⸀ ഊ > is that the gate is an accounting office. The better the records that ਀ 㸀 戀攀 欀攀瀀琀 戀攀昀漀爀Ⰰ 搀甀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 最愀琀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 昀漀爀 愀氀氀ഊ > concerned. ਀ഊAbsolutely. I thank you most humbly and sincerely for your input on this. ਀ഊSionnaichan the Friendly Troll ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 搀搀昀爀 愀琀 焀甀愀搀猀⸀甀挀栀椀挀愀最漀⸀攀搀甀 ⠀搀愀瘀椀搀 搀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀 昀爀椀攀搀洀愀渀⤀ഊDate: 10 Nov 90 06:46:12 GMT ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 漀昀 䌀栀椀挀愀最漀ഊ ਀            䈀漀爀攀搀 愀琀 䌀爀漀眀渀㼀ഊ ਀䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 猀琀爀漀渀最氀礀 攀渀搀漀爀猀攀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀漀椀渀琀猀 椀洀瀀氀椀挀椀琀 椀渀 匀最琀⸀ഊMorgan Athenry's discussion of what to do at Crown Tourney--that one ਀椀猀 渀漀琀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀漀椀渀最 琀栀椀渀最猀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 栀愀猀 猀挀栀攀搀甀氀攀搀⸀ ഊ ਀䤀渀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 椀猀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀椀渀最 愀琀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀 瀀氀愀礀ഊbut a stage. If you are at an event and are bored, do something--tell ਀愀 猀琀漀爀礀Ⰰ 猀琀愀爀琀 最漀猀猀椀瀀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀猀欀 愀 昀椀最栀琀攀爀 琀漀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀 琀漀 礀漀甀 琀栀攀 戀氀漀眀ഊthat he won the fight with, pull out a board game and teach someone ਀琀漀 瀀氀愀礀 椀琀Ⰰ 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀 琀漀 戀漀渀攀 猀漀洀攀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀猀 漀爀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀ഊhall ... . Don't stand around waiting for someone else to entertain ਀礀漀甀⸀ഊ ਀     䘀攀攀搀椀渀最 䌀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 ⠀愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 倀攀漀瀀氀攀⤀ഊ ਀伀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀椀攀猀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 爀攀最愀爀搀 琀漀 昀攀攀搀椀渀最 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀琀 愀ഊfeast is the problem of how much food to send to each table. My ਀椀洀瀀爀攀猀猀椀漀渀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀 攀瘀攀渀 椀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 渀漀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀ഊpresent. Different adults have different appetites and different ਀琀愀猀琀攀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 漀渀攀 琀愀戀氀攀 洀愀礀 攀愀琀 洀甀挀栀 洀漀爀攀 漀昀 愀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀 搀椀猀栀 琀栀愀渀ഊanother. ਀ഊMy own solution to this is redistribution. Have someone wandering ਀愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 栀愀氀氀Ⰰ 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀愀戀氀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 漀戀瘀椀漀甀猀氀礀 栀愀瘀攀 洀漀爀攀 漀昀ഊsomething than they are going to eat and transferring the surplus to ਀琀愀戀氀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀瘀攀 爀甀渀 漀甀琀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 渀漀琀 漀渀氀礀 爀攀猀甀氀琀猀 椀渀 愀 洀漀爀攀 攀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀ഊdistribution of food, it also feels hospitable, since it means that ਀琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 瘀椀猀椀戀氀礀 瀀愀礀椀渀最 愀琀琀攀渀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 漀爀 渀漀琀 琀栀攀ഊguests are being properly fed. ਀ഊCariadoc ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 栀愀猀氀漀挀欀 愀琀 爀甀猀琀⸀稀猀漀⸀搀攀挀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀一椀最攀氀 䠀愀猀氀漀挀欀⤀ഊDate: 12 Nov 90 21:47:49 GMT ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 䐀䔀䌀眀攀猀琀Ⰰ 䐀椀最椀琀愀氀 䔀焀甀椀瀀洀攀渀琀 䌀漀爀瀀⸀Ⰰ 䈀攀氀氀攀瘀甀攀 圀䄀ഊ ਀䄀渀 愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 甀猀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀 椀猀 琀漀 挀爀攀愀琀攀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀猀 琀愀戀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀匀攀琀 愀猀椀搀攀 愀 琀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 漀爀 琀愀戀氀攀猀Ⰰ 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀愀氀氀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 㔀 琀漀 ㄀㈀ 礀攀愀爀 漀氀搀猀⸀ 䘀攀攀搀ഊthem an abbreviated feast and allow them to police themselves. Supervise ਀琀栀攀洀 昀爀漀洀 猀漀洀攀眀栀攀爀攀 攀氀猀攀Ⰰ 椀⸀攀⸀ 渀漀琀 猀椀琀琀椀渀最 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 琀愀戀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀甀猀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 挀愀渀 漀昀昀攀爀 愀 猀攀愀琀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀洀愀氀氀猀 琀愀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 ␀堀 愀渀搀 愀 猀攀愀琀 愀琀ഊthe main feast table for $Y. Sub-smalls, who are normally free anyway, eat ਀琀栀攀椀爀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀猀 猀挀爀愀瀀猀 漀爀 眀栀愀琀攀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀洀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀⸀ 䌀愀渀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀猀 琀愀戀氀攀 戀攀 昀椀氀氀攀搀㼀 圀椀氀氀 琀栀攀 猀洀愀氀氀猀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀ഊstay at their own table or will they run to their parents at the first ਀漀瀀瀀漀爀琀甀渀椀琀礀⸀ 䌀愀渀 琀栀攀 挀漀漀欀猀 挀漀瀀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀甀氀琀椀瀀氀攀 洀攀渀甀猀㼀ഊ ਀匀椀渀挀攀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 欀渀椀最栀琀猀 猀琀愀爀琀 昀漀漀搀 昀椀最栀琀猀Ⰰ 䤀 搀漀渀✀琀 琀栀椀渀欀 琀栀愀琀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀猀ഊtable will create significantly more mess. ਀ഊ Fiacha ਀        䄀焀甀愀琀攀爀爀愀Ⰰ 䄀渀吀椀爀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: ayk at camex.camex.com.COM (Andrew Kobayashi) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㈀ 一漀瘀 㤀　 ㈀㌀㨀㈀㄀㨀㐀㠀 䜀䴀吀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀ഊMaster Kobayashi gives greetings! ਀ഊOn the subject of "children at feasts", i speak as the proud father ਀漀昀 漀渀攀 琀栀爀攀攀ⴀ礀攀愀爀ⴀ漀氀搀 猀漀渀⸀  䴀礀 漀瀀椀渀椀漀渀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 挀漀漀欀猀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 搀漀ഊwhatever makes their life easiest. If the price is too high, i'll ਀最漀 漀昀昀ⴀ戀漀愀爀搀⸀ഊ ਀圀攀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 最漀 漀昀昀ⴀ戀漀愀爀搀 愀渀礀眀愀礀 愀琀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 眀攀 樀甀搀最攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀ഊ"big" event, because (through no one's fault in particular) the ਀昀攀愀猀琀猀 樀甀猀琀 搀漀渀✀琀 猀琀愀爀琀 漀渀 琀椀洀攀⸀  䜀爀漀眀渀ⴀ甀瀀猀 挀愀渀 挀漀瀀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀椀猀ഊ(most people i know don't ever believe the published starting time ਀昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 愀渀礀眀愀礀 愀琀 猀甀挀栀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀⤀⸀  䈀甀琀 眀栀攀渀 洀礀 猀漀渀 最攀琀猀 栀甀渀最爀礀Ⰰഊhe's *hungry*, and no amount of explaining will make him any less ਀最爀甀洀瀀礀⸀  圀攀 昀漀爀洀攀搀 琀栀椀猀 爀甀氀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 ∀䐀攀戀愀挀氀攀 愀琀 䈀椀爀欀愀∀ 氀愀猀琀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰഊwhich i won't relate here. Suffice it to say the feast was late, ਀愀渀搀 椀 栀愀搀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 䴀愀琀琀栀攀眀 ⠀洀礀 猀漀渀⤀ 漀甀琀 琀漀 愀 爀攀猀琀愀甀爀愀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 戀爀椀渀最猀 甀瀀 愀 瀀攀琀 瀀攀攀瘀攀 ⠀洀椀渀漀爀 昀氀愀洀攀 愀氀攀爀琀⤀⸀  圀栀礀 椀猀 椀琀 琀栀愀琀ഊ"more food than you can possibly eat" is considered *good* when ਀愀搀瘀攀爀琀椀猀椀渀最 昀漀爀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀㼀  吀漀 洀礀 ⠀瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 漀氀搀ⴀ昀愀猀栀椀漀渀攀搀⤀ ⠀戀甀琀 琀栀攀渀Ⰰഊif not in this group, where? :-) way of thinking, this sounds like ਀戀愀搀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 眀愀礀 昀攀愀猀琀 瀀爀椀挀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀ഊescalating over the years. Carolingia is no less guilty of this ਀琀栀愀渀 愀渀礀 漀琀栀攀爀 最爀漀甀瀀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 洀攀愀渀椀渀最 琀漀 氀漀漀欀 椀渀琀漀 椀琀 椀渀 洀礀ഊCopious Free Time. (ho ho). ਀ഊAnyway, is it really the case that we still can't plan a feast with ਀愀 爀攀愀猀漀渀愀戀氀攀 洀愀爀最椀渀 昀漀爀 攀爀爀漀爀 愀昀琀攀爀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀猀攀 礀攀愀爀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 椀猀ഊnecessary to serve outrageous quantities of food to make sure no one ਀最漀攀猀 栀甀渀最爀礀㼀  䄀渀搀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀愀琀 洀愀琀琀攀爀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀✀猀 眀爀漀渀最 眀椀琀栀 渀漀琀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最ഊthe table stuffed to the gills? ਀ഊPeevishly yours, ਀ഊ --Master Kobayashi Yutaka/Andrew Kobayashi ਀                  䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀最椀愀Ⰰ䔀愀猀琀⼀䈀漀猀琀漀渀 䄀爀攀愀Ⰰ䴀䄀Ⰰ唀匀䄀ഊ ਀                 ഊFrom: L6PJDU%IRISHMVS.BITNET at MITVMA.MIT.EDU (Cathy Lindsay 239-6679, 219) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㈀ 一漀瘀 㤀　 ㄀㐀㨀㌀㄀㨀　　 䜀䴀吀ഊ ਀䜀爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 昀爀漀洀 䬀愀琀栀攀爀椀渀攀 漀昀 䌀漀渀猀琀愀渀琀椀渀漀瀀氀攀℀ഊTo comment on what to charge for children at feasts: perhaps it ਀眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 甀猀攀昀甀氀 琀漀 搀攀昀椀渀攀 眀栀愀琀 愀最攀 椀猀 琀栀攀 挀甀琀ⴀ漀昀昀⸀  䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰഊa ten year old and a two year old (on average) aren't going to ਀攀愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 昀漀漀搀⸀  圀栀椀氀攀 椀琀 洀愀礀 戀攀 昀愀椀爀 琀漀 挀栀愀爀最攀ഊ80% of the adult feast price for the ten year old, this would be ਀甀渀昀愀椀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀眀漀 礀攀愀爀 漀氀搀⸀  䤀 愀洀 猀礀洀瀀愀琀栀攀琀椀挀 琀漀ഊthe problems of cooks in determining how much food to prepare, and ਀琀漀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀猀 琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀 戀攀 昀愀椀爀 愀猀 昀愀爀 愀猀 瀀爀椀挀攀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 搀漀渀✀琀 琀栀椀渀欀ഊcharging children the same as adults is right, especially when the ਀挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 椀渀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 愀爀攀 焀甀椀琀攀 礀漀甀渀最⸀ഊAs the mother of an eleven month old who eats people food (not ਀戀愀戀礀 昀漀漀搀⤀ 䤀 眀愀猀 椀渀琀爀椀最甀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀 漀昀 愀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀✀猀 昀攀愀猀琀 戀攀昀漀爀攀ഊthe feast proper. One reason is that all too often feasts start ਀⨀瘀攀爀礀⨀ 氀愀琀攀 ⠀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 琀漀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 戀攀最愀渀 愀琀 㠀 漀爀 㤀㨀　　⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊwhile waiting that long may be tolerable to an adult (or not :-) ) ਀䤀 眀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀 琀漀 愀 琀栀爀攀攀 礀攀愀爀 漀氀搀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀✀猀 漀⸀欀⸀Ⰰഊdinner will be served in just two short hours! Also, in the case ਀漀昀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 礀漀甀渀最 挀栀椀氀搀 ⠀氀椀欀攀 洀椀渀攀⤀ 眀栀漀 渀攀攀搀猀 愀猀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 椀渀 攀愀琀椀渀最Ⰰഊone or the other of the parents does not get to have a ਀挀椀瘀椀氀椀稀攀搀 爀攀瀀愀猀琀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 挀栀椀氀搀 攀愀琀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀洀⸀  䤀✀洀 渀漀琀 猀愀礀椀渀最ഊthis isn't fun at home, but at a feast this would not be ideal! ਀⠀伀栀Ⰰ 洀✀氀漀爀搀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 搀漀渀✀琀 琀愀欀攀 琀栀愀琀 搀椀猀栀 愀眀愀礀 礀攀琀Ⰰ 䤀 栀愀瘀攀渀✀琀ഊhad a chance to sample it yet!) If the smalls' main hunger were ਀猀愀琀椀猀昀椀攀搀 昀椀爀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 戀攀 栀甀渀最爀礀 愀渀搀 甀渀栀愀瀀瀀礀 昀漀爀ഊlong periods of time, and they could still be with their parents ਀昀漀爀 琀栀攀 洀愀椀渀 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 戀攀 洀漀爀攀 攀渀最愀最攀搀 眀椀琀栀 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最Ⰰഊand occasionally tasting. ਀䔀瘀攀渀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䤀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 愀 洀漀琀栀攀爀 䤀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 琀栀愀琀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀ഊlooked after properly, it added to the flavor of an event if ਀挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 眀攀爀攀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀⸀  䤀琀 椀猀Ⰰ 愀昀琀攀爀 愀氀氀Ⰰ 瘀攀爀礀 愀爀琀椀昀椀挀愀氀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀ഊa society where you only see adults from, say, 18 to 40 (and I ਀栀愀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 挀愀猀攀㨀 瘀攀爀礀 昀攀眀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊalmost no one who looked over 40). And I agree with Cariodoc ਀琀栀愀琀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 椀猀漀氀愀琀攀搀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀✀猀 愀挀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 椀猀 渀漀琀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀⸀  䈀甀琀ഊin the case of very young children it may be wise to provide ਀昀漀漀搀猀 琀栀攀礀 眀椀氀氀 攀愀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 瀀漀漀爀 琀栀椀渀最猀 攀砀瀀椀爀攀 漀昀 栀甀渀最攀爀℀ഊOf course, wise parents should bring food with them to events ਀⠀戀爀攀愀搀Ⰰ 挀栀攀攀猀攀Ⰰ 昀爀甀椀琀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀攀瘀攀爀⤀ 戀甀琀 䤀 猀琀椀氀氀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀 漀昀ഊletting the smalls eat first. ਀䬀愀琀栀攀爀椀渀攀 漀昀 䌀漀渀猀琀愀渀琀椀渀漀瀀氀攀    洀欀愀 䌀愀琀栀礀 䰀椀渀搀猀愀礀琀ഊ(it *is* Monday morning, I can't even spell my own last ਀渀愀洀攀 愀爀椀最栀琀㨀 䰀椀渀搀猀愀礀℀⤀ഊShire of Whitewaters, MK L6PJDU at IRISHMVS (bitnet) ਀                             䰀㘀倀䨀䐀唀 愀琀 䤀刀䤀匀䠀䴀嘀匀⸀䌀䌀⸀一䐀⸀䔀䐀唀 ⠀䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀⤀ഊ ਀                   ഊFrom: justin at INMET.INMET.COM (Justin du Coeur MKA Mark Waks) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㐀 一漀瘀 㤀　 ㄀㘀㨀㌀㌀㨀㐀㜀 䜀䴀吀 ഊ ਀䬀漀戀椀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀 ഊ>This brings up a pet peeve (minor flame alert). Why is it that ਀㸀∀洀漀爀攀 昀漀漀搀 琀栀愀渀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 攀愀琀∀ 椀猀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 ⨀最漀漀搀⨀ 眀栀攀渀 ഊ>advertising for a feast? To my (perhaps old-fashioned) (but then, ਀㸀椀昀 渀漀琀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 最爀漀甀瀀Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀㼀 㨀ⴀ⤀ 眀愀礀 漀昀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 猀漀甀渀搀猀 氀椀欀攀 ഊ>bad planning, especially with the way feast prices have been ਀㸀攀猀挀愀氀愀琀椀渀最 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀猀⸀  䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀最椀愀 椀猀 渀漀 氀攀猀猀 最甀椀氀琀礀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀  ഊ>than any other group, and i've been meaning to look into it in my ਀㸀䌀漀瀀椀漀甀猀 䘀爀攀攀 吀椀洀攀⸀  ⠀栀漀 栀漀⤀⸀ ഊ ਀圀攀氀氀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 洀椀渀搀 愀 戀椀琀 ⠀戀攀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䌀栀攀昀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊCarolingian 20th Anniversary Event, next February 16th, contact me ਀愀琀 ⠀㘀㄀㜀⤀ 㠀㤀㄀ⴀ㌀　㔀㜀 昀漀爀 洀漀爀攀 搀攀琀愀椀氀猀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀栀愀猀戀攀攀渀愀瀀愀椀搀挀漀洀洀攀爀挀椀愀氀愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀洀攀渀琀⤀ⰀഊI'll put in a few thoughts... ਀ഊA feast really needs to be tailored to the crowd attending it. There ਀愀爀攀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀 椀猀 最漀漀搀 ⠀椀渀搀攀攀搀Ⰰ 瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 一眀昀攀渀琀椀愀氀⤀ 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 氀愀爀最攀ഊquantities of MEAT, to feed to ravenous fighters who have recently come ਀昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 昀爀愀礀⸀ 伀渀 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 栀愀渀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀 椀猀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瀀爀椀愀琀攀ഊto serve rather more delicate fare (for example, the last Ball I kitchened ਀栀愀搀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 ⨀瘀攀爀礀⨀ 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀氀礀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 䨀甀猀琀 䔀渀漀甀最栀 䘀漀漀搀Ⰰ 猀漀 琀栀愀琀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 ഊwouldn't be hungry, but wouldn't be too full to dance, either). ਀ ഊSimilarly, there are feasts where ridiculous amounts of food are appropriate, ਀最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 椀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ⠀漀爀 ⨀琀栀攀⨀⤀ 洀愀椀渀 瀀漀椀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀⸀ ഊThe classic example of this is BBM's Feast of Simple Fare, where Master ਀匀愀氀氀愀洀愀氀氀愀栀 瀀甀氀氀猀 漀甀琀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀瀀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀渀攀 猀椀洀瀀氀礀 ⨀攀愀琀猀⨀ 昀漀爀 栀漀甀爀猀⸀ ഊTruly one of the most incredible culinary experiences I know (which is ਀瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 眀栀礀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀愀猀漀渀✀猀 匀椀洀瀀氀攀 䘀愀爀攀 猀漀氀搀 漀甀琀 氀漀渀最 椀渀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀⤀⸀ 䤀渀ഊthis case, I don't really mind the idea of the cook taking it as a ਀挀栀愀氀氀攀渀最攀 琀漀 漀瘀攀爀猀琀甀昀昀 栀椀猀 愀甀搀椀攀渀挀攀 ⴀⴀ 最氀甀琀琀漀渀礀 洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 爀攀最愀爀搀攀搀ഊas a sin in period, but it was also a favorite pastime... ਀ഊ(Of course, it *is* possible to overdo it. One of the most extraordinary ਀昀攀愀猀琀猀 䤀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 琀漀 眀愀猀 ⠀愀猀 䤀 爀攀挀愀氀氀⤀ 漀爀挀栀攀猀琀爀愀琀攀搀 戀礀 匀愀氀氀愀洀愀氀氀愀栀 愀渀搀ഊBaroness Elpeth for a Coronation a few years back. The food was absolutely ਀猀甀瀀攀爀戀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 ⨀爀攀愀氀氀礀⨀ 眀愀猀 琀漀漀 洀甀挀栀 漀昀 椀琀⸀ 䤀 爀攀愀氀椀稀攀搀 琀栀椀猀 眀栀攀渀 䔀氀猀瀀攀琀栀ഊcame out (at about 10pm) with the first dish of the third course, stuffed ਀洀甀猀栀爀漀漀洀猀⸀ 䤀 ⠀⨀渀攀瘀攀爀⨀ 漀渀攀 琀漀 爀攀昀甀猀攀 愀 猀琀甀昀昀攀搀 洀甀猀栀爀漀漀洀⤀ 挀漀甀氀搀 漀渀氀礀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀ഊthem and think, "those look *so* good, but I *hurt*!" I'm not sure that ਀琀栀攀礀 洀愀渀愀最攀搀 琀漀 搀椀猀瀀漀猀攀 漀昀 洀甀挀栀 漀昀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 洀漀猀琀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 栀愀搀ഊalready stuffed themselves silly. This is the exceptional case, though; ਀洀漀猀琀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 搀漀渀✀琀 眀椀渀搀 甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 ⨀琀栀愀琀⨀ 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 漀瘀攀爀愀戀甀渀搀愀渀挀攀⸀⸀⸀⤀ഊ ਀⠀䄀猀 愀渀 愀猀椀搀攀Ⰰ 䤀 愀洀 瀀甀琀 椀渀 洀椀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 猀挀愀氀攀 漀昀 猀漀洀攀 昀攀愀猀琀猀⸀ 伀渀攀ഊcookbook (Chiquart, I think) describes one (presumably more than single- ਀攀瘀攀渀椀渀最⤀ 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 椀渀挀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀攀搀 猀漀洀攀 氀愀爀最攀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 ⨀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀猀⨀ 漀昀ഊchickens to start with...) ਀ഊ -- Justin du Coeur ਀                                   䌀漀漀欀攀爀 愀渀搀 䔀愀琀攀爀 漀昀 䜀漀漀搀 䘀漀漀搀ഊ ਀                 ഊFrom: karplus at ararat.ucsc.edu (Kevin Karplus) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㔀 一漀瘀 㤀　 ㄀㠀㨀㄀㤀㨀㔀㄀ 䜀䴀吀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀ഊHaving worked in the kitchens at many feasts, I agree that delaying ਀琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 椀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀猀琀 猀椀渀猀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀猀Ⰰ 爀漀礀愀氀琀礀Ⰰ 漀爀 挀漀漀欀猀 挀愀渀 挀漀洀洀椀琀⸀ഊHere are some suggestions on how to avoid it: ਀ഊ 1) Start on time, whether people are ready or not. If a group gets ਀        愀 爀攀瀀甀琀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 戀攀椀渀最 氀愀琀攀Ⰰ 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀椀氀氀 氀漀漀欀 昀漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀 琀栀椀渀最猀ഊ to do in the interval, making it still longer. If a group gets ਀        愀 爀攀瀀甀琀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 昀漀漀搀 漀渀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 琀栀攀爀攀⸀ഊ Changing a reputation may be tough, but it'll be worth it. ਀        䄀琀 漀渀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 昀漀爀 眀栀椀挀栀 䤀 眀愀猀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀Ⰰ 䤀 琀爀椀攀搀 栀漀氀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 洀攀愀氀 ഊ until the royalty showed up---they were busy a half mile away, discussing things of great importance to them, not aware that they ਀        眀攀爀攀 爀甀椀渀椀渀最 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 昀漀爀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀⸀   䄀昀琀攀爀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 猀眀漀爀攀ഊ never to wait for royalty again. It is courteous to tell them ਀        栀愀氀昀 愀渀 栀漀甀爀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 洀攀愀氀 椀猀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀Ⰰ 猀漀 琀栀攀礀 挀愀渀 戀攀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀 椀昀ഊ they wish to be. ਀        ഊ 2) Have court after the feast. The events that try to crowd a ਀        琀漀甀爀渀攀礀Ⰰ 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 挀漀甀爀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 搀愀渀挀椀渀最 椀渀琀漀 愀 猀椀渀最氀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀ഊ work best if the events are in that order. Clearing the feast ਀        栀愀氀氀 昀漀爀 挀漀甀爀琀 愀氀猀漀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀猀 椀琀 昀漀爀 搀愀渀挀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀ഊ just want to sit around after eating too much, and so make ਀        愀渀 椀搀攀愀氀 愀甀搀椀攀渀挀攀 昀漀爀 挀漀甀爀琀⸀  倀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 䤀 瀀爀攀昀攀爀ഊ entertainment for an hour after the feast, followed by three ਀        栀漀甀爀猀 漀昀 搀愀渀挀椀渀最Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀昀 愀 挀漀甀爀琀 椀猀 攀猀猀攀渀琀椀愀氀Ⰰ 爀椀最栀琀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 洀攀愀氀 椀猀ഊ the best time for it. ਀        ഊ 3) Don't have a high table. The royalty have enough attention during ਀        琀栀攀 搀愀礀 愀渀搀 愀琀 挀漀甀爀琀ⴀⴀⴀ氀攀琀 琀栀攀洀 攀愀琀 椀渀 瀀攀愀挀攀⸀  吀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 猀琀愀昀昀ഊ will be much less burdened if everyone eats the same foods, ਀        愀渀搀 琀栀攀 攀渀琀攀爀琀愀椀渀洀攀渀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 搀椀爀攀挀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 洀愀猀猀攀猀Ⰰ 爀愀琀栀攀爀ഊ than just the high table. ਀        ഊ 4) Put out bread and fruit before the first course, even before ਀        瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 戀攀最椀渀 琀漀 戀攀 猀攀愀琀攀搀⸀  倀攀漀瀀氀攀 挀愀渀 戀攀最椀渀 琀漀 昀椀氀氀 甀瀀 漀渀ഊ bread (which is cheap and a most medieval food), and you'll ਀        最攀琀 昀攀眀攀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 猀椀挀欀 昀爀漀洀 搀爀椀渀欀椀渀最 眀椀渀攀 漀渀 愀渀 攀洀瀀琀礀 猀琀漀洀愀挀栀⸀ഊ Save the most expensive dishes for the last courses of the ਀        洀攀愀氀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 眀漀渀✀琀 渀攀攀搀 猀漀 洀甀挀栀⸀  倀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀漀渀✀琀 漀戀樀攀挀琀 琀漀 愀ഊ meal being half an hour late if they have things they can ਀        猀琀愀爀琀 攀愀琀椀渀最 椀洀洀攀搀椀愀琀攀氀礀⸀ഊ ਀䬀渀甀搀 䬀愀甀欀椀渀攀渀                   䬀攀瘀椀渀 䬀愀爀瀀氀甀猀ഊinactive in the West teaching at UC Santa Cruz ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 愀最㄀瘀⬀ 愀琀 愀渀搀爀攀眀⸀挀洀甀⸀攀搀甀 ⠀䄀渀搀爀攀愀 䈀⸀ 䜀愀渀猀氀攀礀ⴀ伀爀琀椀稀⤀ഊDate: 5 Sep 91 14:25:43 GMT ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 䔀渀最椀渀攀攀爀椀渀最 䐀攀猀椀最渀 刀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀Ⰰ 䌀愀爀渀攀最椀攀 䴀攀氀氀漀渀Ⰰ 倀椀琀琀猀戀甀爀最栀Ⰰ 倀䄀ഊ ਀䴀椀欀樀愀氀 䄀渀渀愀爀戀樀漀爀渀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ ਀㴀䤀渀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 㰀㤀㄀　㤀　㌀㄀㌀㐀㄀⸀愀愀㈀㐀㈀㈀㠀 愀琀 洀挀⸀氀挀猀⸀洀椀琀⸀攀搀甀㸀Ⰰ 匀愀爀爀愀 䜀爀愀攀栀愀洀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ=> Even a child of four or five can help the kitchen staff carry ਀㴀㸀琀栀椀渀最猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀愀氀氀⸀  ⠀䴀椀渀搀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 栀愀猀 琀漀 戀攀ഊ=>reasonably organized to be able to use the children's help, but fortunate- ਀㴀㸀氀礀 琀栀椀猀 栀愀猀 渀攀瘀攀爀 戀攀攀渀 愀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀⸀⤀ഊ= ਀㴀一漀琀 琀漀 搀椀猀愀最爀攀攀 琀漀琀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 甀渀椀瘀攀爀猀愀氀 爀攀愀挀琀椀漀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀搀ഊ=cooks (I hate that gawd-awful, made-up word *feast-o-crat*!!! 8-) from ਀㴀戀漀琀栀 戀愀爀漀渀椀攀猀 栀攀爀攀 琀漀 琀栀椀猀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀㨀ഊ ਀㴀       圀䠀䄀吀㼀℀㼀℀ 䄀刀䜀䠀℀℀℀ 一伀 圀䄀夀℀℀℀ഊ ਀䌀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 搀漀眀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀最攀 漀昀 昀漀甀爀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 甀猀攀搀 愀猀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊBMDL. Firstly, none of the servers are allowed in the kitchen. There- ਀昀漀爀攀 礀漀甀 搀漀渀✀琀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀 漀昀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 甀渀搀攀爀昀漀漀琀 椀渀 眀栀愀琀 䤀ഊalso consider a dangerous place for them to be. All the food is brought ਀漀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 愀渀搀 猀攀琀 甀瀀 漀渀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀 瀀椀挀欀ⴀ甀瀀 琀愀戀氀攀猀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 栀攀愀搀ഊserver at the table to make sure everyone is taking the right amount of ਀猀琀甀昀昀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀䤀琀 琀愀欀攀猀 愀渀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀搀 愀渀搀 瀀愀琀椀攀渀琀 栀攀愀搀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀 琀漀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 栀攀氀瀀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഊit can be done. It won't delay the feast, and they often follow in- ਀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀猀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀Ⰰ 椀昀 渀漀琀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 愀搀甀氀琀猀⸀ഊ ਀匀甀 猀攀最甀爀愀 猀攀爀瘀椀搀漀爀愀Ⰰഊ Esmeralda la Sabia ਀ഊ ਀䄀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 䠀攀氀瀀ഊDate: 18 May 92 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䔀吀䤀䔀一一䔀 愀琀 愀甀挀⸀攀最ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 吀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀ഊ ਀唀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 䜀漀漀搀 䜀攀渀琀氀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 刀椀愀氀琀漀 搀漀攀猀 䔀琀椀攀渀渀攀 猀攀渀搀 最爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀㨀ഊ ਀        圀攀氀氀Ⰰ 椀琀 猀攀攀洀猀 猀漀洀攀 戀爀愀瘀攀⼀昀漀漀氀栀愀爀搀礀 猀漀甀氀 栀愀猀 漀渀挀攀 愀最愀椀渀ഊdecided to volunteer as sacri... I mean as fearless leader for the ਀攀猀琀攀攀洀攀搀⠀愀渀搀 漀昀琀攀渀 栀愀琀攀搀⤀ 瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀⸀  䘀爀漀洀 洀礀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀ഊas an ex-autocrat(I'm among the "Hey that wasn't so bad" crowd) here are ਀愀 昀攀眀 戀椀琀猀 漀昀 ⠀搀愀爀攀 䤀 猀愀礀 椀琀㼀⤀ 眀椀猀搀漀洀㨀ഊ *Delegate, delegate, delegate. When I ran our event I created ਀                开开开开开开开开开ⴀ漀ⴀ挀爀愀琀猀 昀漀爀 攀瘀攀爀礀 挀漀渀挀攀椀瘀愀戀氀攀 瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最ഊ servocrat(in charge of feast servers) and my own vice- ਀                愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀⠀愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 漀昀 瘀椀挀攀⤀⸀  吀栀攀 氀愀琀琀攀爀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 眀愀猀ഊ perhaps the most important of the bunch as he took ਀                挀愀爀攀 漀昀 洀愀渀礀Ⰰ 洀愀渀礀 猀洀愀氀氀 挀栀漀爀攀猀 眀栀椀挀栀Ⰰ 椀昀 氀攀昀琀 琀漀ഊ their own devices would choke a shark. ਀                        吀栀愀渀欀猀 䜀爀椀昀昀漀渀℀℀℀℀℀℀ഊ *Of all of your subordinates, the feastocrat is always the ਀                昀椀爀猀琀 愀洀漀渀最 攀焀甀愀氀猀⸀  圀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀猀 礀漀甀爀猀 琀漀 挀漀洀洀愀渀搀Ⰰഊ *NEVER* mess wit' da feastocrat in any location ਀                爀攀猀攀洀戀氀椀渀最 愀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 漀爀 昀攀愀猀琀栀愀氀氀⸀ 吀栀攀 䘀攀愀猀琀 挀愀渀ഊ make or break an event(in the midrealm at least) ਀                愀渀搀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀漀挀爀愀琀 欀渀漀眀猀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 搀漀椀渀最⸀ഊ *Murphy is your co-pilot. Things will not happen on schedule. ਀                䨀甀猀琀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 琀栀愀琀 猀甀爀瀀爀椀猀攀 椀猀 琀栀攀 猀瀀椀挀攀 漀昀 氀椀昀攀⸀ഊ Try to prepare for all possible contingincies. Check ਀                椀渀琀漀 氀漀挀愀氀 攀洀攀爀最攀渀挀礀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀Ⰰ 渀漀琀椀昀礀 氀漀挀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀ഊ so that the police don't show up with a" what's all ਀                琀栀椀猀 琀栀攀渀㼀∀ 愀琀琀椀琀甀搀攀⸀ 圀愀琀挀栀 眀攀愀琀栀攀爀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀猀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀攀 愀 爀愀椀渀ഊ site prepared just in case. ਀        ⨀倀漀氀椀琀攀渀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀椀琀礀 愀爀攀 愀氀猀漀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀⸀  伀甀爀 猀洀愀氀氀 猀栀椀爀攀ഊ we were graced by three of the four actually making an ਀                愀瀀瀀攀愀爀愀渀挀攀⸀  圀攀 愀氀猀漀 猀攀渀琀 漀甀琀 椀渀瘀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀猀 琀漀 愀氀氀 漀琀栀攀爀ഊ chapters for a few hundred miles and we were pleasently ਀                猀甀爀瀀爀椀猀攀搀 眀栀攀渀 猀漀洀攀 猀栀漀眀攀搀 甀瀀 昀爀漀洀 昀愀爀 愀眀愀礀⸀  䴀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀ഊ you lock down the date with the Kingdom Seneschal!!!! ਀        ⨀䐀攀愀氀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 栀攀氀瀀 椀猀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀⸀  匀漀氀椀挀椀琀 栀攀氀瀀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀ഊ shire to staff the event and then ask everyone in the ਀                䈀愀爀漀渀礀⸀  䔀砀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 漀渀氀礀 ㄀⼀㈀ 琀栀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀栀漀 猀椀最渀攀搀 甀瀀 眀椀氀氀ഊ actually work and sign up twice as many people for a ਀                最椀瘀攀渀 樀漀戀⸀ഊ *Dealing with your delegated authority is also very important. ਀                倀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 䤀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀椀氀琀 愀渀搀 琀漀氀搀 琀栀攀ഊ other ________-ocrats "Just make sure that your bases ਀                愀爀攀 挀漀瘀攀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 礀漀甀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 礀漀甀爀 愀猀猀椀最渀洀攀渀琀猀⸀  䤀昀 礀漀甀ഊ don't, I will intervene and you really don't want me ਀                琀漀 椀渀琀攀爀瘀攀渀攀⸀∀  吀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 戀椀琀 栀愀爀猀栀 愀渀搀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 眀漀爀欀ഊ in all cases. In fact there was definitely some pre- ਀                攀瘀攀渀琀 猀琀爀攀猀猀 爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀椀猀 氀攀愀搀攀爀猀栀椀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀⸀  䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀ഊ the event went off without a hitch. My biggest decision ਀                眀愀猀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 琀漀 洀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 爀愀椀渀 猀椀琀攀 漀爀 渀漀琀⸀ഊ The kitchen was a bit understaffed but I was able to recruit ਀                猀漀洀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀瀀漀琀Ⰰ 攀砀瀀攀爀琀 愀猀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 ⠀琀栀愀渀欀猀 䜀眀礀渀渀攀琀栀 愀渀搀ഊ Auntie Dagmar). Our small poor shire made some much ਀                渀攀攀搀攀搀 洀漀渀攀礀㬀 䄀渀搀 愀戀漀瘀攀 愀氀氀ഊ *Have Fun! A smiling autocrat can do wonders for your event. ਀                䤀 栀愀搀 愀 爀椀漀琀 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 愀 戀椀琀 漀昀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 戀爀攀愀琀栀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀ഊ about how royalty can never make up its mind where it wants ਀                琀漀 猀椀琀⸀ഊ ਀                䜀漀漀搀 䰀甀挀欀℀ഊ In Service ਀                                                        琀漀 琀栀攀 䐀爀攀愀洀ഊ ਀                                                        䔀琀椀攀渀渀攀ഊ Cairo, Egypt ਀ഊ ਀䠀䔀䰀倀℀  䤀✀洀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 戀攀 愀渀 䄀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀⸀⸀⸀ഊDate: 19 May 92 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 樀琀渀 愀琀 渀甀琀琀攀爀⸀挀猀⸀瘀琀⸀攀搀甀 ⠀吀攀爀爀礀 一甀琀琀攀爀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 匀䌀䄀ഊ ਀唀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 最漀漀搀 最攀渀琀氀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 刀椀愀氀琀漀 搀漀攀猀 䰀漀爀搀 䠀漀猀猀攀椀渀 䄀氀椀 儀漀洀椀 猀攀渀搀 最爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀ഊand prayers for the blessings of Allah. ਀ഊCassandre Marquand recently posted: ਀ഊ>Good gentles of the Rialto, I greet you well. I recommend me to you, ਀㸀瀀爀愀礀椀渀最 礀漀甀 琀漀 最椀瘀攀 琀漀 洀攀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 愀猀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 椀渀 洀礀 焀甀攀猀琀 昀漀爀 猀甀挀栀ഊ>a thing as an Autocrat's Handbook, or some such. Further, any ਀㸀瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀愀氀 愀搀瘀椀挀攀 琀栀愀琀 愀渀礀 漀昀 礀漀甀 洀愀礀 眀椀猀栀 琀漀 椀洀瀀愀爀琀Ⰰ 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 洀漀猀琀ഊ>gratefully received and whole heartedly appreciated. In sooth, as ਀㸀琀栀攀 椀渀琀攀渀搀攀搀 攀瘀攀渀琀 搀愀琀攀 椀猀 猀甀最最攀猀琀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀洀椀渀最 䄀甀琀甀洀渀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀ഊ>upcoming deadlines for site reservation, calendar booking, etc., and ਀㸀眀椀琀栀 琀栀椀猀 樀甀猀琀 渀攀眀氀礀 愀猀猀椀最渀攀搀 琀漀 洀礀 栀甀洀戀氀攀 猀攀氀昀Ⰰ 䤀 戀攀猀攀攀挀栀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ>understand the urgency of this matter. I pray God speed you in this ਀㸀洀愀琀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 猀攀渀搀 礀漀甀 礀漀甀爀 最漀漀搀 眀椀猀栀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀䤀✀瘀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀攀搀 攀氀攀瘀攀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 琀眀攀渀琀礀 礀攀愀爀猀 愀渀搀 栀愀瘀攀 昀漀甀渀搀ഊit very useful to try to put on paper a plan before beginning the ਀瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 漀昀 爀攀挀爀甀椀琀洀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 搀攀氀攀最愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀愀猀欀猀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 椀猀 愀 琀攀洀瀀氀愀琀攀 䤀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀搀 昀漀爀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀椀渀最 戀椀搀猀 ⴀⴀ 愀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀ഊoutline to use when drafting a bid to propose to the local and kingdom ਀猀攀渀攀猀挀栀愀氀 ⴀⴀ 愀渀搀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 椀琀 甀猀攀昀甀氀 愀猀 愀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀 挀栀攀挀欀氀椀猀琀 昀漀爀ഊnecessary autocrating tasks. It reads a little like the outline of a ਀洀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 漀爀搀攀爀 ⠀漀渀攀✀猀 猀漀爀搀椀搀 瀀愀猀琀 眀椀氀氀 漀甀琀 㨀ⴀ⤀⤀⸀  䤀 栀漀瀀攀 琀栀愀琀 ഊit is useful to you. ਀ഊIn Service to the Society, ਀ഊHossein Ali Qomi ਀ഊ_AUTOCRATING BID TEMPLATE_ ਀ഊI. Event Concept ਀䄀⸀  䔀瘀攀渀琀 吀栀攀洀攀ഊB. Projected Size ਀ഊII. Event Activities ਀䄀⸀  吀漀甀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀ഊ 1. Tournament Concept ਀ ㈀⸀  吀漀甀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀 䴀攀挀栀愀渀椀挀猀ഊ 3. Tournament Judging (if applicable) ਀ 㐀⸀  伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 䈀甀搀最攀琀椀渀最ഊB. A&S Display ਀ ㄀⸀  䐀椀猀瀀氀愀礀 䌀漀渀挀攀瀀琀ഊ 2. Display Mechanics ਀ ㌀⸀  伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 䈀甀搀最攀琀椀渀最ഊC. Courts ਀ ㄀⸀  䌀漀甀爀琀猀 䌀漀渀挀攀瀀琀 愀渀搀 䴀攀挀栀愀渀椀挀猀ഊ 2. Operational Requirements and Budgeting ਀䐀⸀  䘀攀愀猀琀ഊ 1. Feast Concept ਀ ㈀⸀  倀爀攀ⴀ䘀攀愀猀琀 倀甀爀挀栀愀猀椀渀最 愀渀搀 倀爀攀瀀愀爀愀琀椀漀渀ഊ 3. Feast Mechanics ਀ 㐀⸀  伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 䈀甀搀最攀琀椀渀最ഊE. Bardic Circle ਀ ㄀⸀  䈀愀爀搀椀挀 䌀椀爀挀氀攀 䌀漀渀挀攀瀀琀ഊ 2. Bardic Circle Mechanics ਀ ㌀⸀  伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 䈀甀搀最攀琀椀渀最ഊF. Newcomer Orientation ਀ ㄀⸀  一攀眀挀漀洀攀爀 伀爀椀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 䌀漀渀挀攀瀀琀ഊ 2. Newcomer Orientation Mechanics ਀ ㌀⸀  伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 䈀甀搀最攀琀椀渀最ഊG. Other Activities ਀ ㄀⸀  伀琀栀攀爀 䄀挀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 䌀漀渀挀攀瀀琀ഊ 2. Other Activities Mechanics ਀ ㌀⸀  伀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 䈀甀搀最攀琀椀渀最ഊ ਀䤀䤀䤀⸀  倀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀 䄀爀爀愀渀最洀攀渀琀猀ഊA. Contractual Obligations ਀䈀⸀  匀椀琀攀 䐀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀ഊC. Camping Facilities ਀䐀⸀  䌀愀戀椀渀 䘀愀挀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀ഊE. Crash Space Arrangements ਀䘀⸀  䌀漀漀欀椀渀最 䘀愀挀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀ഊG. Hygienic Facilities ਀ ㄀⸀  圀愀琀攀爀ഊ 2. Toilets/Supplies ਀ ㌀⸀  匀栀漀眀攀爀猀⼀䈀愀琀栀椀渀最ഊH. Site Access/Troll ਀䤀⸀  匀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀ഊJ. Pre- and Post-Event Maintenance ਀䬀⸀  䔀瘀攀渀琀 䴀愀椀渀琀攀渀愀渀挀攀 䌀漀渀琀椀渀最攀渀挀椀攀猀ഊL. Physical Arrangements Requirements and Budgeting ਀ഊIV. Site Preparation and Cleanup ਀䄀⸀  吀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀愀琀椀漀渀ഊ 1. Summary of Transportation Requirements ਀  愀⸀  倀爀攀ⴀ䔀瘀攀渀琀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀ഊ b. Post-Event Requirements ਀ ㈀⸀  吀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀愀琀椀漀渀 倀氀愀渀ഊB. Set-Up ਀ ㄀⸀  匀甀洀洀愀爀礀 漀昀 匀攀琀ⴀ唀瀀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀ഊ 2. Set-Up Pla ਀䌀⸀  吀愀欀攀ⴀ䐀漀眀渀 愀渀搀 䌀氀攀愀渀甀瀀ഊ 1. Summary of Take-Down Requirements ਀ ㈀⸀  匀甀洀洀愀爀礀 漀昀 䌀氀攀愀渀甀瀀 刀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀ഊ 3. Take-Down Plan ਀ 㐀⸀  䌀氀攀愀渀甀瀀 倀氀愀渀ഊ ਀嘀⸀  䌀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀ഊA. Advertising ਀䈀⸀  倀爀攀猀猀 䰀椀愀椀猀漀渀ഊC. Site Communications ਀䐀⸀  䰀愀眀 䔀渀昀漀爀挀攀洀攀渀琀⼀䘀椀爀攀 䰀椀愀椀猀漀渀ഊ ਀嘀䤀⸀  倀攀爀猀漀渀渀攀氀 愀渀搀 匀琀愀昀昀椀渀最ഊA. Event Autocrat ਀ ㄀⸀  匀甀瀀攀爀瘀椀猀漀爀礀 䄀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀礀 愀渀搀 䐀攀瀀甀琀愀琀椀漀渀 倀氀愀渀ഊ 2. Transportation Coordinator and Crew ਀ ㌀⸀  䰀椀愀椀猀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 䈀愀爀漀渀椀愀氀 伀昀昀椀挀攀爀猀ഊB. Site Autocrat ਀ ㄀⸀  匀攀琀ⴀ唀瀀 䌀漀漀爀搀椀渀愀琀漀爀 愀渀搀 䌀爀攀眀ഊ 2. Take-Down Coordinator and Crew ਀ ㌀⸀  䴀愀椀渀琀攀渀愀渀挀攀 䌀漀漀爀搀椀渀愀琀漀爀 愀渀搀 䌀爀攀眀ഊ 4. Clean-up Coordinator and Crew ਀䌀⸀  䠀攀愀搀 䌀漀漀欀ഊ 1. Kitchen Crew ਀ ㈀⸀  䬀椀琀挀栀攀渀 䌀氀攀愀渀ⴀ甀瀀 䌀漀漀爀搀椀渀愀琀漀爀 愀渀搀 䌀爀攀眀ഊ 3. Head Server and Server Crew ਀ഊVII. Summary of Event Schedule ਀ഊVIII. Summary of Projected Budget ਀ഊAttachments: ਀ 倀爀漀瀀漀猀攀搀 䔀瘀攀渀琀 䄀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀洀攀渀琀 昀漀爀 倀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀ഊ Proposed Site Contract ਀ऀഊ_END OF AUTOCRATING BID TEMPLATE_ ਀ഊ ਀䠀䔀䰀倀℀  䤀✀洀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 戀攀 愀渀 䄀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀⸀⸀⸀ഊDate: 19 May 92 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 刀甀琀栀⸀圀漀漀搀爀椀渀最 愀琀 昀㐀㈀㈀㤀⸀渀㄀㈀㐀⸀稀㄀⸀昀椀搀漀渀攀琀⸀漀爀最 ⠀刀甀琀栀 圀漀漀搀爀椀渀最⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀ഊ Good gentle, do not panic! ਀ 吀栀攀爀攀 䤀匀 猀甀挀栀 愀 琀栀椀渀最 愀猀 愀 䠀䄀一䐀䈀伀伀䬀䔀 䘀伀刀 䄀唀吀伀䌀刀䄀吀匀Ⰰ 挀愀氀氀攀搀Ⰰ 愀瀀瀀爀漀瀀爀椀愀琀攀氀礀Ⰰ  ✀吀䠀䔀 䄀唀吀伀䌀刀䄀吀✀匀 䠀䄀一䐀䈀伀伀䬀✀瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 戀礀 匀挀漀氀搀 倀爀攀猀猀⸀  䴀礀 挀漀瀀礀 椀猀 ㈀渀搀 攀搀椀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ  瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㠀㔀 ⴀ 䤀 愀猀猀甀洀攀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 椀渀 瀀爀椀渀琀 愀渀搀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀⸀ഊ The address I have is : ਀              匀欀漀氀搀 倀爀攀猀猀ഊ c/o Thomas Chenille ਀                㐀 䈀爀愀搀氀攀礀 匀琀爀攀攀琀ഊ Lowell, MA 01850 ਀ഊ alas, I've no idea as to price. If anyone has an update on this informatin, please post it here! ਀ഊ The alternative to finding good advice in a book is this :Talk to theose in your group who have autocratted that event before. Find out what things are expected: Is it customary to send out invitations to all the nobility and peerage? Is there always a knife/axe/spear competition or a crest melee? What do you have to do, and what can you change? As the experienced folks for advice -- bring along a notebook and take notes so you can rememeber everything later. Keep important data and phone num ਀戀攀爀猀 ⴀⴀ 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 礀漀甀  爀攀渀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 猀椀琀攀 昀爀漀洀✀猀 栀漀洀攀 渀甀洀戀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 倀漀爀琀愀ⴀ樀漀栀渀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀  渀愀洀攀 愀渀搀 氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 渀攀愀爀攀猀琀 最爀漀挀攀爀礀 ⠀椀渀 挀愀猀攀 漀昀 昀攀愀猀琀 漀瘀攀爀爀甀渀猀 漀爀  搀椀猀愀猀琀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀⤀ 椀渀 愀 瀀氀愀挀攀 挀漀渀瘀攀渀椀攀渀琀 琀漀 礀漀甀⸀  ഊ ਀ 䘀椀渀搀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 眀栀漀 椀猀 眀椀氀氀椀渀最 琀漀 氀椀猀琀攀渀 琀漀 礀漀甀 最爀椀瀀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀  礀漀甀✀爀攀 攀渀挀漀甀渀琀攀爀椀渀最⸀  刀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 琀栀愀琀 渀漀 漀渀攀 眀椀氀氀 欀椀氀氀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 猀挀爀攀眀猀  甀瀀Ⰰ ⠀猀漀 搀漀渀✀琀 欀椀氀氀 琀栀攀洀⤀ 愀渀搀 愀 最漀漀搀 猀攀渀猀攀 漀昀 栀甀洀漀甀爀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 戀愀猀椀挀 琀愀挀琀 眀椀氀氀  最攀琀 礀漀甀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 洀愀渀礀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 氀漀漀欀攀搀 栀漀瀀攀氀攀猀猀⸀  䐀攀氀攀最愀琀攀⸀  䐀漀 琀栀椀猀 愀  氀漀琀⸀  䤀昀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 挀漀洀攀猀 愀渀搀 愀氀氀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 搀漀 椀猀 挀漀ⴀ漀爀搀椀渀愀琀攀 琀栀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 昀椀砀  洀椀渀漀爀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀 琀栀攀渀 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 椀琀 爀椀最栀琀 ⴀⴀ 礀漀甀爀 樀漀戀 琀栀攀渀 椀猀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 椀琀  愀氀氀  爀甀渀猀 猀洀漀漀琀栀氀礀Ⰰ 戀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 琀漀 愀渀猀眀攀爀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 欀攀攀瀀 琀栀椀渀最猀 漀渀  猀挀栀攀搀甀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀ 䄀渀搀 愀最愀椀渀 ⴀⴀ 搀漀渀✀琀 瀀愀渀椀挀 ⴀⴀⴀ 最攀琀 氀漀琀猀 漀昀 栀甀最猀 ⴀⴀⴀ 氀愀甀最栀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀愀氀氀礀 ⴀⴀⴀ  猀氀攀攀瀀 琀栀攀 渀椀最栀琀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 ⴀⴀⴀ ഊ ਀ 䜀漀漀搀 氀甀挀欀℀ഊ ਀ 嘀愀猀栀琀椀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䘀氀愀洀椀渀最 吀爀攀猀猀攀猀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀攀搀 漀渀挀攀 琀漀漀 漀昀琀攀渀 愀渀搀 最漀琀 挀愀甀最栀琀℀  ⠀䌀攀渀琀爀愀氀 刀攀最椀漀渀 匀攀渀攀猀挀栀愀氀⤀Ⰰ 䈀愀爀漀渀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 匀琀攀瀀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀   ഊ ਀ഊHELP! I'm going to be an Autocrat... ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㈀㄀ 䴀愀礀 㤀㈀ ഊFrom: schuldy at bedford.progress.COM (Mark Schuldenfrei) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊOrganization: The Internet ਀ഊVashti of the very long line postings wrote: ਀ഊ> Good gentle, do not panic! ਀㸀 吀栀攀爀攀 䤀匀 猀甀挀栀 愀 琀栀椀渀最 愀猀 愀 䠀䄀一䐀䈀伀伀䬀䔀 䘀伀刀 䄀唀吀伀䌀刀䄀吀匀Ⰰ 挀愀氀氀攀搀Ⰰ 愀瀀瀀爀漀瀀爀椀愀琀攀氀礀Ⰰഊ> 'THE AUTOCRAT'S HANDBOOK'published by Scold Press. My copy is 2nd edition, ਀㸀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㠀㔀 ⴀ 䤀 愀猀猀甀洀攀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 椀渀 瀀爀椀渀琀 愀渀搀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀⸀ഊ> The address I have is : ਀㸀              嬀搀攀氀攀琀攀搀崀ഊ ਀䄀氀氀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 瘀攀爀礀 渀椀挀攀⸀  䈀甀琀⸀  吀栀攀 琀椀琀氀攀 椀猀 ∀吀栀攀 䄀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀✀猀 䠀愀渀搀戀漀漀欀∀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊit is out of print. Not available. Still copywrite, and not for duplication. ਀䤀琀 眀愀猀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 戀礀 䠀漀甀猀攀 匀欀漀氀搀Ⰰ 匀欀漀氀搀 倀爀攀猀猀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 眀栀漀氀攀 最愀渀最 漀昀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀ഊof a rewrite and re-release, due spring of 1993, last I heard. ਀ഊThere is another, short term solution. One of the original authors has taken ਀琀栀攀 爀攀猀甀氀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀Ⰰ 眀漀爀欀攀搀 瘀攀爀礀 栀愀爀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 攀砀瀀愀渀搀攀搀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀 昀漀爀 愀ഊless specific audience. The result is called "Organizing Conferences and ਀匀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 䔀瘀攀渀琀猀∀Ⰰ 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 戀礀 倀椀渀攀愀瀀瀀氀攀 倀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 椀猀 䐀愀爀挀礀 䐀攀瘀渀攀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀猀 匀䌀䄀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 愀猀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀✀猀 栀愀渀搀戀漀漀欀 ⠀愀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 渀漀琀 愀猀 搀愀琀攀搀Ⰰഊeither). It contains much new information, but is much more general. And, ਀椀琀 椀猀 愀 昀漀爀ⴀ瀀爀漀昀椀琀 戀漀漀欀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 愀 瀀爀漀昀攀猀猀椀漀渀愀氀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀爀 戀攀栀椀渀搀 椀琀⸀  䤀 漀眀渀 戀漀琀栀ഊbooks, and rely on both books. ਀ഊYou may want to take a leaf from something we do in my local Barony. About ਀攀瘀攀爀礀 㘀 眀攀攀欀猀 漀爀 猀漀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀 䄀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀✀猀 刀漀甀渀搀 琀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 琀栀攀洀攀搀 愀爀漀甀渀搀ഊa specific autocrat topic, ie finding sites, balancing books, putting in bids, ਀搀椀猀愀猀琀攀爀ⴀ瀀爀漀漀昀椀渀最 攀瘀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀漀 昀漀爀琀栀⸀  䘀漀爀洀攀爀Ⰰ 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀猀ഊare cordially invited, and we talk. Another thing we are trying now (it's too ਀猀漀漀渀 琀漀 挀愀氀氀 愀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀⤀ 椀猀 漀甀爀 最爀漀甀瀀 栀愀猀 愀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 昀漀爀洀攀爀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀猀 眀栀漀 愀爀攀ഊwilling to act as advisors to a particular event, if asked. We call it ਀琀栀攀 䄀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀✀猀 䈀椀最 䈀爀漀琀栀攀爀⼀匀椀猀琀攀爀 瀀爀漀最爀愀洀⸀ഊ ਀吀椀戀漀爀ഊ ਀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 樀猀挀栀洀椀搀琀 愀琀 渀攀琀挀漀洀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䨀漀栀渀 刀⸀ 匀挀栀洀椀搀琀⤀ഊSubject: Re: What *isn't* wrong with children--what's wrong with YOU? ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 一䔀吀䌀伀䴀 伀渀ⴀ氀椀渀攀 䌀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 ⠀㐀　㠀 ㈀㘀㄀ⴀ㐀㜀　　 最甀攀猀琀⤀ഊDate: Fri, 24 May 1996 17:12:56 GMT ਀ഊWow! Another issue degenerates! ਀ഊAs a non-parent who gets along with most children, and an often autocrat, ਀䤀✀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 愀氀氀 猀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 戀攀栀愀瘀椀漀甀爀⸀  䄀猀 愀 挀愀洀瀀攀爀Ⰰ 䤀 琀爀攀愀琀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀ഊas I would anyone else who could use a few more clues--kindly, with knowledge ਀琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀甀琀甀爀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 昀椀爀洀氀礀 ⠀漀欀Ⰰ 渀漀 戀椀最 搀攀愀氀⸀ ഊWho cares?) ਀ഊAs an autocrat for small and large events, the rule that has worked best ਀昀漀爀 洀攀 栀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀愀氀氀礀 眀愀猀 琀栀愀琀 愀渀礀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 琀漀 洀攀 琀栀愀琀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀搀 洀攀 琀漀ഊtake action, that involved minors, would cause me to ask the minors and their ਀最甀愀爀搀椀愀渀猀 琀漀 氀攀愀瘀攀⸀  䄀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 栀愀爀猀栀 椀渀 椀琀猀 猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 爀甀氀攀 昀漀爀挀攀搀 ഊpeople to solve problems before they could become large ones, and also forced ਀琀栀漀猀攀 眀椀琀栀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀 琀漀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀礀 琀栀攀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 瀀爀攀挀椀猀攀氀礀⸀ഊ ਀倀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀甀氀搀 眀漀爀欀 昀漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀猀⸀ഊJohn Theophilous ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䔀欀愀琀攀爀椀渀愀 愀渀搀 吀攀洀甀爀 㰀䔀欀愀琀攀爀椀渀愀 愀琀 最渀渀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 圀栀愀琀 ⨀椀猀渀✀琀⨀ 眀爀漀渀最 眀椀琀栀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀ⴀⴀ眀栀愀琀✀猀 眀爀漀渀最 眀椀琀栀 夀伀唀㼀ഊDate: Tue, 28 May 1996 17:52:12 ਀ഊBryan John Maloney wrote: ਀㸀䘀椀渀攀Ⰰ 猀漀 猀漀洀攀 昀漀氀欀猀 挀栀漀漀猀攀 渀漀琀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 ഊthe venom that same folks tend to direct towards "a child" or ਀㸀∀挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀∀ⴀⴀ甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 愀 栀礀瀀漀琀栀攀琀椀挀愀氀 漀渀攀 洀愀欀攀猀 洀攀 眀漀渀搀攀爀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 ഊ>health of SCA as a subculture... ਀ഊYou are right, there is much venom being directed towards kids. ਀吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 欀椀搀猀 琀栀愀琀 挀愀渀 瀀爀攀猀猀 琀栀攀 戀甀琀琀漀渀猀 漀昀 愀 猀愀椀渀琀 愀渀搀 䤀 昀漀爀 漀渀攀 ഊam no saint. The person that the venom should be heaped on is not ਀琀栀攀 欀椀搀Ⰰ 戀攀 椀琀 ㄀㈀ 洀漀渀琀栀猀 漀爀 ㄀㈀ 礀攀愀爀猀Ⰰ 椀琀 椀猀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀 眀栀漀 栀愀猀 ഊallowed the situation to occur. ਀ഊIn the Baroney of The Bright Hills in Atlantia, we have all parents ਀猀椀最渀 愀 昀漀爀洀 琀栀愀琀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 吀䠀䔀夀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀椀戀氀攀 瀀愀爀琀椀攀猀 昀漀爀 ഊtheir children. If the child is allowed to behave badly, the ਀瀀愀爀攀渀琀 椀猀 渀漀琀椀昀椀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 椀昀 椀琀 ഊreoccurs, security, usually Heinrich and company escort the ਀挀栀椀氀搀攀爀渀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀猀 漀昀昀猀椀琀攀 愀渀搀 猀甀最最攀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 渀漀琀 ഊreturn until the parents have more control over their children. ਀吀栀椀猀 栀愀猀 漀渀氀礀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 漀挀挀甀爀攀搀 漀渀挀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 眀愀爀渀椀渀最 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 ഊtwelve to fifteen times. The children here are much better now. ਀ഊTemur ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 倀愀琀 䴀挀䜀爀攀最漀爀 㰀瀀愀琀爀椀挀椀愀堀开伀开䴀挀䜀爀攀最漀爀 愀琀 挀挀洀⸀昀洀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 洀椀渀漀爀猀 愀琀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀 攀渀挀漀甀渀琀攀爀攀搀 愀琀 ㌀　 夀攀愀爀ഊDate: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 12:52:35 -0700 ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 䤀渀琀攀氀 䤀吀 吀攀挀栀渀椀挀愀氀 倀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀ഊ ਀䜀爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 昀爀漀洀 猀椀漀戀栀愀渀℀ഊ ਀䌀漀氀椀渀 夀攀洀洀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> Luxuiel (jlv at halcyon.com) wrote: ਀㸀 㨀 倀愀琀 䴀挀䜀爀攀最漀爀 㰀瀀愀琀爀椀挀椀愀堀开伀开䴀挀䜀爀攀最漀爀 愀琀 挀挀洀⸀昀洀⸀椀渀琀攀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> ਀㸀 㨀 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 ㄀　 搀愀礀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀  䤀 栀愀搀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 洀甀氀琀椀瀀愀爀琀 昀漀爀洀猀Ⰰഊ> : but was told that hospitals would only accept the original. Sorry ਀㸀 㨀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 栀愀猀猀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀䨀甀猀琀 昀漀爀 愀 挀氀愀爀椀琀礀 渀漀琀攀㨀 䰀甀砀甀椀攀氀 ⠀䤀 琀栀椀渀欀⤀ 眀爀漀琀攀 琀栀攀 琀栀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀ഊmultipart forms, in response to something I had written. ਀ ഊ> The paperwork can always FOLLOW the patient, depending on severity . . ਀㸀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 爀攀愀猀漀渀 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 椀渀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 猀甀挀栀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 昀漀爀洀猀 ഊ> ALL minors be kept at the troll or with the medical info forms, where ਀㸀 挀愀渀 戀攀 焀甀椀挀欀氀礀 氀漀挀愀琀攀搀Ⰰ 愀猀 漀瀀瀀漀猀攀搀 琀漀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀漀琀琀漀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀椀氀攀ഊ> in the guardian's tent located in the back 40 (cause the guardian sure ਀㸀 椀猀渀✀琀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 氀攀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 欀椀搀✀猀 猀椀搀攀 琀漀 最漀 最攀琀 椀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ∀琀攀氀氀椀渀最 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀ഊ> where it is" can cause more consternation/attitude/repercussions than ਀㸀 瀀甀氀氀椀渀最 琀栀攀 昀漀爀洀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀爀愀氀 猀椀琀攀⸀ഊ ਀䨀甀猀琀 昀漀爀 洀漀爀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀✀猀 猀愀欀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀漀爀洀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊminor's body 24 hrs a day while on site, whether their parent's were ਀琀栀攀爀攀 漀爀 渀漀琀⸀ 匀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 欀椀搀猀 栀愀搀 琀栀攀洀 椀渀 瀀椀渀渀愀戀氀攀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀攀爀猀 ⠀栀甀渀琀椀渀最 漀爀ഊfishing license cases can be pinned on the outside of undertunics ਀瀀爀攀琀琀礀 渀椀挀攀氀礀 愀渀搀 猀琀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 猀栀漀眀⤀Ⰰ 椀渀 瀀氀愀猀琀椀挀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀栀漀攀猀Ⰰ 漀爀ഊin belt pouchs. At the beginning of _every_ Pied Piper/Page School ਀愀挀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 琀栀攀 欀椀搀猀 眀攀爀攀 挀栀攀挀欀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 瀀愀瀀攀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀圀攀 愀氀猀漀 洀愀搀攀 攀砀琀爀愀 挀漀瀀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 最愀瘀攀 漀渀攀 攀愀挀栀 琀漀 攀瘀攀爀礀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 眀栀漀 眀愀猀ഊauthorized to consent to medical treatment in our absence. So not only ਀搀椀搀 琀栀攀 欀椀搀 栀愀瘀攀 漀渀攀Ⰰ 猀漀 搀椀搀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 眀栀漀 洀椀最栀琀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 猀愀礀 礀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀爀攀最愀爀搀猀Ⰰഊ siobhan ਀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀ഊPatriciaX_O_McGregor at ccm.fm.intel.com ਀倀愀琀 䴀挀䜀爀攀最漀爀ഊIT Tech Pubs:Internet writer ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 戀爀漀渀眀礀渀洀最渀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䌀伀匀吀唀䴀䤀一䜀 ⴀ 䤀搀攀愀猀 昀漀爀 栀漀漀瀀猀ഊDate: 30 Mar 1997 13:07:39 GMT ਀ഊladyval at aol.com (Lady Val) writes: ਀㸀 伀刀 琀漀 琀栀爀漀眀 琀栀攀 栀漀漀瀀 猀氀椀瀀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀挀欀 漀昀ഊ>the car, and upon arriving, step into the hoops as I emerge from the car ( ਀㸀愀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 愀眀欀眀愀爀搀 眀椀琀栀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀琀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀⤀ ഊ ਀䤀渀 洀礀 愀爀攀愀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䔀愀猀琀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀Ⰰ 洀愀渀礀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 挀漀洀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀渀 洀甀渀搀愀渀攀 挀氀漀琀栀攀猀 愀渀搀 挀栀愀渀最攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀椀琀攀⸀  䴀漀猀琀 猀椀琀攀猀 眀椀氀氀 猀攀琀 甀瀀 愀 ∀䰀漀爀搀猀∀ 愀渀搀 ∀䰀愀搀椀攀猀∀ 挀栀愀渀最椀渀最 愀爀攀愀 樀甀猀琀 猀漀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 挀愀渀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀漀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 瀀氀愀挀攀 琀漀 氀攀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀琀甀昀昀  爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 氀甀最最椀渀最 椀琀 戀愀挀欀 漀甀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀愀爀⸀  伀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 愀氀氀 猀椀琀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 猀甀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀氀礀 氀愀爀最攀 昀爀攀攀 爀漀漀洀 漀爀 琀眀漀 琀漀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀ഊchange into hoops in your average ladies room doesn't work so well... ਀ഊBronwyn ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 匀琀攀瘀攀 䠀攀渀搀爀椀挀欀猀 㰀猀琀攀瘀攀 愀琀 愀椀洀攀琀攀爀椀渀最⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊTo: bryn-gwlad at eden.com ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 䔀瘀攀渀琀 椀搀攀愀 猀漀甀爀挀攀猀ഊDate: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 11:55:24 -0500 ਀ഊHi, Stefan (and everybody else, too), ਀ഊI looked at the autocrats-msg file to see if any mention was made of ਀洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀猀⸀  吀漀 洀礀 渀漀琀ⴀ猀漀ⴀ最爀攀愀琀 猀甀爀瀀爀椀猀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 渀漀渀攀⸀  匀漀 䤀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 䤀ഊwould share some thoughts with you. ਀ഊAt the recent Candlemas, the musicians were afforded a smallish area in ਀愀 栀攀愀瘀礀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 倀昀氀甀最攀爀 䠀愀氀氀⸀  匀椀渀挀攀 䤀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀氀礀 挀愀爀爀礀 漀瘀攀爀ഊ10 thousand dollars' worth of very fragile instruments to events, as ਀眀攀氀氀 愀猀 洀甀氀琀椀瀀氀攀 挀漀瀀椀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䈀爀礀渀 䜀眀氀愀搀 洀甀猀椀挀 戀漀漀欀Ⰰ 䤀 最攀琀 渀攀爀瘀漀甀猀 眀栀攀渀ഊchildren are absent-mindedly playing nearby, or when people start ਀栀甀爀爀椀攀搀氀礀 挀愀爀爀礀椀渀最 挀栀愀椀爀猀 愀渀搀 琀愀戀氀攀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀猀✀ 愀爀攀愀⸀  匀椀渀挀攀ഊI usually lead the musicians, too, I get a bit stressed watching the ਀椀渀猀琀爀甀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 氀攀愀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 洀甀猀椀挀Ⰰ 琀漀漀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀昀漀爀攀Ⰰ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 猀甀最最攀猀琀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 琀栀椀渀最 昀漀爀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀猀 琀漀ഊworry about when setting up an event, or at least any indoor event where ਀礀漀甀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀猀⸀  匀攀琀 愀猀椀搀攀 愀 猀愀昀攀 愀爀攀愀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊmusicians. This area would be big enough to include room for musicians, ਀猀琀愀渀搀猀Ⰰ 洀甀猀椀挀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀愀猀攀猀⸀  吀栀椀猀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀渀 椀渀猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 爀漀漀洀ⰀഊI know. Stages are natural places for musicians, of course, since they ਀愀爀攀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 栀椀最栀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀 愀渀搀 漀昀琀攀渀 愀爀攀 猀漀渀椀挀愀氀氀礀 最漀漀搀ഊlocations for performance. ਀ഊIt would also be helpful to plan on light for the musicians. If you ਀椀渀琀攀渀搀 琀漀 琀甀爀渀 漀昀昀 愀渀礀 漀瘀攀爀栀攀愀搀 氀椀最栀琀猀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀ഊhaving the musicians in an area when there are separate light controls ਀眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 最漀漀搀⸀  伀琀栀攀爀眀椀猀攀Ⰰ 瀀氀愀渀 漀渀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 渀漀 洀甀猀椀挀 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀愀爀欀⸀ഊ ਀䤀昀 渀漀琀 漀渀 猀琀愀最攀Ⰰ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 瀀爀攀昀攀爀 琀漀 猀攀攀 琀栀攀 愀爀攀愀 爀漀瀀攀搀 漀昀昀 漀爀 猀攀琀 愀猀椀搀攀ഊin some way to prevent random wanderings through. While I do not wish ਀琀漀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀猀 昀爀漀洀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 眀椀琀栀 漀琀栀攀爀猀Ⰰ 䤀 搀漀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 猀攀攀 琀栀攀洀ഊtreated well and their instruments protected. ਀ഊWith this in mind, I would humbly request future autocrats, especially ਀琀栀漀猀攀 昀漀爀 椀渀搀漀漀爀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 琀漀 猀瀀攀愀欀 眀椀琀栀 洀攀 漀爀 愀渀礀 漀琀栀攀爀 洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊguild before your event to arrange for the Music Guild to attend. ਀ഊSo, if you wonder why musicians often set up shop in a tavern away from ਀琀栀攀 洀愀椀渀 愀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀Ⰰ 渀漀眀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 猀漀洀攀 椀搀攀愀 眀栀礀⸀  圀攀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀ഊprotect anyone from being seriously harmed by a musician driven insane ਀戀礀 琀栀攀 挀愀爀攀氀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 椀渀愀搀瘀攀爀琀攀渀琀 搀攀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 戀攀氀漀瘀攀搀 椀渀猀琀爀甀洀攀渀琀 㨀⤀⸀ഊAlso, we get more free mead that way :P ਀ഊAlso, I would like to suggest that the Music Guild be "officially" ਀椀渀瘀椀琀攀搀 琀漀 瀀氀愀礀 搀甀爀椀渀最 昀攀愀猀琀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀甀爀琀猀⸀  夀攀愀爀猀 愀最漀Ⰰ 眀攀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 戀爀椀渀最ഊour own food so that we could perform while feasts were enjoyed. Some ਀漀昀 甀猀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 昀漀爀 䌀愀渀搀氀攀洀愀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 漀瀀瀀漀爀琀甀渀椀琀礀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 愀昀昀漀爀搀攀搀ഊus due to space considerations. I'm not sure the idea even occurred to ਀琀栀漀猀攀 椀渀 挀栀愀爀最攀⸀ഊ ਀䤀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 瘀攀爀礀 渀椀挀攀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 洀甀猀椀挀 搀甀爀椀渀最 挀漀甀爀琀猀Ⰰ 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 瀀愀瘀愀渀猀 昀漀爀ഊthose empty spaces when somebody is called to court and has to traverse ਀琀栀愀琀 搀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀 椀渀 猀椀氀攀渀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀䄀渀搀 愀 昀愀渀昀愀爀攀 琀漀 猀琀愀爀琀 挀漀甀爀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 攀瘀攀爀 猀漀 洀甀挀栀 洀漀爀攀 攀昀昀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 琀栀愀渀 愀ഊherald, unless the herald has lungs of steel. ਀ഊThese are just suggestions on how to better use our Bryn Gwlad Music ਀䜀甀椀氀搀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 愀 眀漀渀搀攀爀昀甀氀 愀渀搀 爀愀爀攀 爀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀 愀渀搀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 戀攀琀琀攀爀ഊutilised -- hopefully to everyone's enjoyment. ਀ഊSamuel ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䰀椀猀愀 㰀氀愀搀礀攀洀瀀 愀琀 猀戀挀最氀漀戀愀氀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊDate: March 25, 2007 9:56:20 PM CDT ਀吀漀㨀 匀琀攀昀愀渀氀椀刀漀甀猀 愀琀 愀甀猀琀椀渀⸀爀爀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: Re: link to ADA requirements for Parks and Recreation areas ਀ഊThis is the list of requirements for campgrounds also. ਀ഊhttp://www.access-board.gov/adaag/checklist/a16.html ਀ഊThis first link concerns mostly buildings, but does cover any and all ਀戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最猀 愀琀 愀氀氀 猀椀琀攀猀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 瀀愀爀欀猀 愀渀搀 爀攀挀爀攀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀甀猀搀漀樀⸀最漀瘀⼀挀爀琀⼀愀搀愀⼀愀搀愀猀琀搀㤀㐀⸀瀀搀昀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 氀椀渀欀 挀漀瘀攀爀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 爀攀最愀爀搀椀渀最 䄀䐀䄀 愀挀挀攀猀猀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀ഊsection, I beleive in Title 2 that covers parks and Recreation. If I find a ਀猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 氀椀渀欀Ⰰ 䤀✀氀氀 昀漀爀眀愀爀搀 椀琀 琀漀 礀漀甀⸀ഊ ਀䔀氀椀稀愀戀攀琀愀 漀昀 刀甀渀搀攀氀ഊ ਀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 倀攀爀椀漀搀 倀愀瘀椀氀椀漀渀猀 伀一䰀夀㼀ഊFrom: dicconf at radix.net (Richard Eney) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ 　㈀ 䴀愀礀 ㈀　　㠀 ㄀㔀㨀㐀㜀㨀㌀㤀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊ ਀刀漀戀攀爀琀 唀栀氀  㰀攀愀搀洀甀渀搀㐀㈀ 愀琀 一伀匀倀䄀䴀最洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ>Steve Urbach writes: ਀㸀㸀 伀甀最栀琀 爀椀最栀琀 䈀愀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀 眀栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 椀昀 椀琀 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 匀伀䰀䔀夀 爀攀猀琀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 䬀䤀一䜀ഊ>> (who word is LAW), Not with the event Autocrat or other parties. ਀㸀ഊ>I dunno: the steward or mayor or what-have-you decide whether there will ਀㸀戀攀 洀攀爀挀栀愀渀琀猀 愀琀 愀氀氀Ⰰ 猀漀 眀栀礀 渀漀琀 搀攀挀椀搀攀 眀栀椀挀栀 洀攀爀挀栀愀渀琀猀㼀  䄀渀搀 洀椀最栀琀 琀栀攀爀攀ഊ>not be a place for an event which sets stricter rules than the SCA norm ਀㸀昀漀爀Ⰰ 猀愀礀Ⰰ 琀攀渀琀猀㼀  伀爀 洀甀猀椀挀Ⰰ 漀爀 攀瘀攀渀 愀爀洀漀甀爀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 椀猀 琀栀攀 漀渀攀 眀栀漀 椀猀 氀攀最愀氀氀礀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀椀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 眀栀愀琀 最漀攀猀 漀渀 愀琀ഊthe site. For that reason, the autocrat's decision rules, and the king ਀戀漀眀猀 ⠀洀攀琀愀瀀栀漀爀椀挀愀氀氀礀⤀ 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 搀甀爀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀愀琀 攀瘀攀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀㴀吀愀洀愀爀 琀栀攀 䜀礀瀀猀礀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris evnt-stewards-msg Page 19 of 19 ਀ഊ