Monday, September 19, 2005
Take Me to the Ren Faire, Me Lord
There's a first time for everyone. I happened to go to my very first Rennaisance Faire this past weekend.
It wasn't quite what I expected... but that might have had to do with the fact that this year's theme was pirates and that this weekend was the Scottish Highland weekend (meaning, lots & lots of kilts, oh my!)
Good ol' sword-fighting comedic banter between the two Spaniards.
Human Chess Game - a tournament between England's Sir Francis Drake and the Irish (female) pirate Grace O'Malley clan over the booty of Spanish silver. It's a life-size match of chess that breaks out into battle when the pieces collide. Awesome.
Queen Elizabeth I presided as the judge of the game. God Save the Queen! - haha.
Now, I don't quite understand the connection between Medival times and rednecks, but there was a redneck mud wrestling show at the fair. They don't have a family tree - they have a family wreath.
'I'm in looooove with you. But you gotta fight my uncle/brother/cousin Melvin first to be with me!'
Hanson (the blondie) jumps on top of one of the guys in a sitting position.
These knife jugglig, fire juggling, body-bending acrobats were truly amazing. Probably the best show there.
The funny thing happened at the fair... in one of their shows, an audience went up to the stage with a girl, and he proposed to her (in song) while the trio juggled fire torches around them. Um... romantic...sort of...?
It wasn't quite what I expected... but that might have had to do with the fact that this year's theme was pirates and that this weekend was the Scottish Highland weekend (meaning, lots & lots of kilts, oh my!)
Good ol' sword-fighting comedic banter between the two Spaniards.
Human Chess Game - a tournament between England's Sir Francis Drake and the Irish (female) pirate Grace O'Malley clan over the booty of Spanish silver. It's a life-size match of chess that breaks out into battle when the pieces collide. Awesome.
Queen Elizabeth I presided as the judge of the game. God Save the Queen! - haha.
Now, I don't quite understand the connection between Medival times and rednecks, but there was a redneck mud wrestling show at the fair. They don't have a family tree - they have a family wreath.
'I'm in looooove with you. But you gotta fight my uncle/brother/cousin Melvin first to be with me!'
Hanson (the blondie) jumps on top of one of the guys in a sitting position.
These knife jugglig, fire juggling, body-bending acrobats were truly amazing. Probably the best show there.
The funny thing happened at the fair... in one of their shows, an audience went up to the stage with a girl, and he proposed to her (in song) while the trio juggled fire torches around them. Um... romantic...sort of...?
// posted by sakit @ 10:56 AM 
