Bread Bowls
One of my favorite things to eat at a Renaissance Fair or Festival is the soup in the bread bowl! Now the real problem is that I don’t know which I like more: the bread bowl or the soup. I have had...
View ArticleSteampunk Invasion
Has anybody else noticed that Steampunk items have started to invade the Ren Fair? And I don’t mean that one person with gears glued to their bracers or a pair of goggles tucked into the brim of their...
View ArticleReflecting on Freedom
Reflecting on Freedom So I am sitting here in an air-conditioned office, in small town USA on the outskirts of one of the south’s biggest tourist destinations, looking at the Smoky Mountains. I lead a...
View ArticlePirates and Freedom
Pirates and Freedom We probably would not have won the American War of Independence without pirates. Now that you are reeling from that little ‘thought bomb,’ let me explain. During the American...
View ArticleWhat is with the Furry Tail?
I don’t have a picture of this but I may start collecting them and I know you have all seen them before… the furry tail. What is with the furry tail? Everybody has one. They are on men, they are on...
View ArticleGeorgia Renaissance Festival
Georgia Renaissance Festival This is one of the ‘local’ fairs that I try to make each year. The Georgia Renaissance Festival (GRF) is one of the biggest if not the biggest Ren Fairs in the southeast...
View ArticleFood on a Stick
Have you ever noticed how much food at the fair is on a stick? Chicken on a stick, steak on a stake, corndogs (not as fancy but still on a stick) and even Macaroni and Cheese on a Stick. I am not sure...
View ArticleBlackbeard the Pirate: A Reappraisal of His Life and Times
Blackbeard the Pirate: A Reappraisal of His Life and Times Recently finished reading this book. Blackbeard the Pirate: A Reappraisal of His Life and Times by Robert E Lee focuses on the historic,...
View ArticleBoothie
Here is your vocabulary word for the day: Boothie A boothie is a person that works in or for a booth at a fair. This fair can be of any type, Renaissance, steampunk, etc but the end result is the...
View ArticleCareen
There is a word that I am sure you have heard on many a pirate movie that you most likely don’t understand or know the definition of: careen. Careen means to lean or tilt a ship over. This sounds...
View ArticleGarb Snark
Don’t Garb Snark, ok. There is no reason to run other people down because of their poor choices when it comes to costumes. There is no reason to put others down due to the fact that they don’t know...
View ArticleMuseum Replicas
Here is one of my favorite online vendors. Museum Replicas is located in Atlanta, GA and they turn out some of the best replicas and costume pieces that you will find online. Now, that being said we...
View ArticleTennessee Renaissance Festival
Tennessee Renaissance Festival This is my state Fair! I love it. The Tennessee Renaissance Festival (TRF) take splace under the trees giving it a very Sherwood-y feel. You literally feel like you are...
View ArticleSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Went to see Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows on January 8th and I will have to say that it was equally as good as the first installment of this series, starring Robert Downey Jr. I don’t usually do...
View ArticleCaptain Jack’s Pirate Hats
When I decided to go in garb to my first Ren Fair (Carolina Renaissance Festival 2005) I was sporting the same hat that I wear to this day. It is a waxed and oiled, bifurcated tricorn, the style of...
View ArticleHighland Renaissance Festival
Each year near the small town of Eminence, KY you have the chance to step back in time and enjoy the Highland Renaissance Festival. This is a relatively new fair (less then 10 years old) but that...
View ArticleCarolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaisance Festival The Carolina Renaissance Festival (CRF) is the sister faire of the Arizona Renaissance Festival. We are blessed here int he southeast that they chose to make the beautiful...
View ArticleHanlon-Lees Action Theater
Ride Fast, Hit Hard! I have seen Hanlon-Lees Action Theater at two fairs: the Carolina Renaissance Festival and the Georgia Renaissance Festival. They are the best. Entertaining, talented, daring...
View ArticleOde to a Ren Rat
The Ren Rat – this is a derogatory term that people ‘in’ the fair use for people that are ‘at’ the fair. Those poor souls that really want to be a part of the show. That really want to stand out....
View ArticleThe Kissing Wench
SirWiz having just met the Kissing Wench Not every fair has a Kissing Wench but I think that they should. The Kissing Wench is one of the characters that roams the fair. They are part of the scenery....
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