Put the commerical tie-ins down and back away from the script

[telerib]

The New Jersey Renaissance Kingdom started back when I was in high school. I think I started going at their second or third year, just before they moved to the site across from Merrill Lynch. I went each year I was in high school and all through college. It's a smaller production, by volunteers - not quite the polished commerical Faire that we have, say, here in Maryland (which is also fun). They also used Arthurian themes in an ongoing year-to-year story. Granted, the result was often like nothin' you ever saw in Malory, but that's what Arthur's for. There were some bobbles (the "First Knight" adaptation in particular - it wasn't even a good movie) but it had a lot of heart and I liked it.

This year, they're doing "The Pirates of Tortuga." I assume because pirates are cool and there's a Johnny Depp movie coming out.

Thank heaven they are not trying to fit this into the regular story. It would hurt my head too, too much.

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[telerib.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I've been able to successfully block most of it from my mind. :) I didn't know a lot of the people involved, so I got this vague impression of a bunch of people pissed off at another bunch of people, with people I did know from the SCA sprinkled on both sides, along with people who were strictly Renfesties. Pretty much, Those Who Agreed with Management, and Those Who Didn't.

[children-of-lir.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...


Well, all I know is, it's bloody hard to keep a Ren Faire on the map when you aren't allowed to set up permanent structures. Whatever happened to cost that Faire the old site, it must have been one HELL of a clash of personalities.

(That, and NJ Kingdom's a dry site, no? :P I can't visualize a visit to The Oranges sober.)