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Re: MR-Disc: Activity Survey
Poster: Matthew Allen Newsome <mnewsome@warren-wilson.edu>
God Lord, let me please respond with my own opinions to your survey.
A: Singing SCA songs to 20th cent. tunes.
My answer would be +2. You would certainly fir right in (I do
some of these myself), but I would certainly like to see less of it, and
more period songs, or songs in teh period style.
B: Singing songs from post period Scotland, Ireland, and Canada.
Again, +2, you'll fit in, but I would like to see less of it. To
a crtain extent, that is. If you do your research, you will find that a
lot of post-period Scottish tunes have period origins, or are still in
the same style that period Scottish music was written in. Just be able
to tell teh difference. I haven't researched Irish or Canadian tunes as
thouroughly, so I could not say the same for them. As an interesting
side note: All Scottish vocal music before 1950 was unaccompanied by
instrument. All Jacobite songs with the exception of Johnny Cope were
composed in Gaelic. Any English Jacobite song was most likely composed
in the Victorian era, and therefore, not Jacobean. And Bothy Ballads and
the like, although often mistaken for period songs, were actually written
about the Bothy lifestyle from about the mid 1800s to the 1930s.
C: Period language songs
+3 I wish more people would do this. The trick is doing it
good, so you don't loose your audience. Maybe provide an English sumary
before hand, or sing a verse in the native tounge and a verse in
English. I think it is important that the audience understands.
D: Calling yourself into court to fawn over the Royalty.
+1. Some people like it. No one really hates it. Personally, I
would say +3, I would love to see more. Pageantry is often what makes an
event memerable. But just don't do it at looooong courts. ZZZzzzz.
E: Calling youself into court to profes your love for your wife.
I would say +1, but a lot of wives out there may very well say +3 :)
As for your other queries, for the games, I would say +3. I love games,
whatever the type, but period games are evn better. Learn period games.
Teach period games. Play period games. There are a lot of people out
there who know period games and would love to teach, myself included.
Just ask.
For the Vivant instead of Vivat, or Vivamus, etc. Go ahead and do it.
My lady is from Caid originally and says "Huzzah." However, be prepared
to be the lone voice in a crowd of "VIVAT!!"s. My lady finally broke
down and started saying Vivat, and then whispering "Huzzah" under her
breath after everyone was done. But if every kingdom had identical
customs, this game wouldn't be half as fun.
As for placing the lady's hand on your head. That is silly. Silly is
good. Be silly. It makes people smile, and they will always thank you
for that :)
Oh, and toast... +1, some like, no one hates. I personally don't mind.
Just don't feel the need to taost everything and everyone in sight. One
or two per feast is enough. I hate it when there are so many toasts that
I empty my tankard before I even start eating!
Hope you learn more of Atlantia's customs (and probably a lot about our
differing opinions) from this exersice.
Aye,
Eogan
On Tue, 10 Sep 1996 edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com wrote:
>
> Poster: edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com
>
> New Topic:
>
> As I have mentioned, I am new to Atlantia, and concerned that
> the things I used to do in AEthelmearc are inappropriate to
> genteel Atlantian Society. I now invite you to rate my
> activities to the following scale:
>
> +3: I wish more people would do this.
> +2: You'll fit right in doing this.
> +1: Some people really like this, and nobody really hates it.
> +0: This is about what I'd expect from you.
> -1: If this is what you want to do, I won't stop you,
> but I don't want to see it.
> -2: If you do this, be sure people know you're from the East
> (It's good to be reminded why we broke off from y'all)
> -3: I'm glad you brought this up here first, before you went
> and ruined an actual event.
> -4: Depending on the site, this may be against mundane law.
>
> And now, the questionable activities:
>
> A: Singing songs about the SCA, set to 20th century tunes.
> (such as "Anachronism" to the tune of "Anticipation")
> B: Singing songs about or from post-Period Scotland, Ireland, or Canada.
> (such as "How I wish I were in Cherbrook now")
> C: Singing songs from the Period in the original language.
> (such as "Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth; murie sing cuccu!")
> D: Having myself called into court to make a fawning tribute to royalty.
> E: Having myself called into court to publicly proclaim love for my wife.
> F: Wearing various unregistered fool attire:
> F-a: Jester's cap and bells of two ears per pale argent and azure.
> F-b: Cavalier breeches and coat per pale argent and azure.
> F-c: T-tunic per pale blue plaid and red plaid.
> F-d: Lots and lots of bells, at wrists and ankles, and on my zone.
> G: Bringing in a big box of board games, including:
> G-a: Fanorona, the national game of Madagascar.
> G-b: Byzantine Round Chess.
> G-c: XiangQi (Chinese Chess)
> G-d: Shogi (Japanese Chess)
> G-e: Kaissa (Gorean Chess)
> G-f: Jetan (Barsoomian Chess)
> H: Spinning a bamboo humming top.
> I: Shouting "Vivant!" instead of "Vivat!" when more than one person
> is being acclaimed.
> J: Shouting "Vivamus!" instead of "Vivat!" when the acclamation is
> something like "To the Populace"
> K: When a lady offers her hand, bowing low and placing her hand on
> the top of my head.
> L: Performing half of a comic dialog in Latin.
> M: During the feast, proposing a toast ("Incolumes reveniant") for
> all Scadians mundanely deployed in harm's way.
>
> Keep in mind that these are all things that I actually have done
> or have seriously contemplated doing at actual SCA events.
>
> -- Alfredo
>
> Alfredo el Bufon
> Elvegast, Windmaster's Hill, Atlantia
> edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com
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