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glenda
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Welcome
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Aug 2 16:29 UTC 1991 |
Welcome to the Rialto. This conference is about the S.C.A. (Society for
Creative Anacronism) and all this Medieval (or from 600 AD to 1600 AD).
Rialto is Italian for market/meeting place and is also used by the folks
on Use-Net to refer to the group rec.org.sca. I will occasionally pull
things from Use-Net and post them here if I think that they will be of
general interest.
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craig
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response 1 of 96:
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Nov 23 15:53 UTC 1991 |
Ever been to the Rialto Cafe in Ferndale?
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glenda
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response 2 of 96:
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Nov 23 16:00 UTC 1991 |
No, I didn't know there was one. I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
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craig
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response 3 of 96:
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Nov 24 12:18 UTC 1991 |
Yeah, its on Woodward.
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aa8ij
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response 4 of 96:
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Nov 20 05:29 UTC 1992 |
and... you can get a lot of food for a little money.
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vidar
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response 5 of 96:
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Nov 26 20:12 UTC 1993 |
like about .005 oz. of hacksilver?
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anne
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response 6 of 96:
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Sep 7 22:29 UTC 1994 |
Hmm, this seems to be a very active place...
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kami
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response 7 of 96:
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Sep 8 20:32 UTC 1994 |
that's why I'm encouraging bhelliom and eeyore to jump in here and liven it up.
I haven't seen anything from glenda in a long time.
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mneme
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response 8 of 96:
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Sep 9 05:28 UTC 1994 |
YEah, we really should start some new items or something; get it going lively
again.
Anyone have any ideas?
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debra
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response 9 of 96:
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Nov 1 22:35 UTC 1994 |
actually, I have a question. I had heard that the SCA had various
splinter groups who are interested in various periods of history
(e.g.) ante-bellum South, Revolutionary war era, Victorian England,
and even Sci-fi future stuff. If this is so, how come the Rennaisance people
seem to be so much more visible? Because these "faires" are
money-makers, or the participants exhibitionists, or just better at
keeping their activities from getting boring after awhile? I'm interested
in hearing anyone's ideas.
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kami
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response 10 of 96:
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Nov 2 07:02 UTC 1994 |
I'm not certain these other groups can be called splinters of the SCA. We
may have been first (I don't know), but the others have independent
existence. Now, there are actual SCA splinters, but most of them are doing
more-or-less Medieval periods: the Norselanders, the Kingdom of Acre, Markland,
to name a few. The other groups are smaller, that may be a factor. The
Renn Faires are more visible because they have to be- they depend on the
"tourist trade" to make the money that is their real reason for being. Hm,
most rennies that I know (as opposed to the managers who are, well, managers)
do seem to be pretty extroverted and flamboyant.
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debra
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response 11 of 96:
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Nov 2 21:37 UTC 1994 |
Thanks for filling me in. Just thought I'd mention something you all might
find interesting. I live in Jerusalem, Israel, and there are a number
of people here that are devoted to researching and "reliving"
Temple-era customs, dress, religious rituals, etc. They call themselves
3rd Temple (even though there were only two temples during the biblical era
) because they believe that there will be a 3rd temple built when the
messiah comes at some point in the future, and they want to be ready.
I realize they sound like religious fanatics, but some of these people are
actually very smart and interesting.
The other thing I thought I'd ask is are all the different type of people
represented among the SCA? (my husband and I were joking that during
the middle ages our anscestors were getting burned at the stake for
being the wrong religioun
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mneme
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response 12 of 96:
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Nov 4 15:47 UTC 1994 |
No, not all the fifferent types are equally represented (and this a im my
opinion a good thing, for the reason you stated). All scadians are by default
gentry, not common folk, although some take common personae. Additionally,
many SCAdians take personae which have nothing to do with their their
heritage, and tend to locate their personae in certain times and cultures
which promote diversety. Most Jewish personae, for instance, are either
Khazar or of some other culture which would allow them personal fredom.
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debra
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response 13 of 96:
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Nov 6 21:48 UTC 1994 |
I'm still a little confused. Are you saying that Jews involved with SCA
don't take on Jewish personae because it wouldn't be fun to relive the reality
of the life Jews actually led during those times? I'm not familiar with the
term "khazar"--what is that? What about other religious groups that were
hanging around in that period of history? Anchorites, etc.? Do SCAdians try
to take on "clerical" roles, or maily the fun ones where they get to joust and
fence and so forth? Just interested. Thanks
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mneme
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response 14 of 96:
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Nov 7 17:29 UTC 1994 |
No, jews often don't take Jewish personae because they are more interested
in taking on persona distinctly different from what they are. There is
also at least one person who has a Jewish persona, but is not Jewish in
real life. Additionally, while many SCAdians preform activities that
are not appropriate to thier personae, many also attempt to chose
personae that are appropoate to what they wish to do. Because of
this, the majority of personae chosen (or at lesat well reaserched
personae) tend to be of or from periods that are in one way or another
less restrictive. For instance, three notable Jewish personae I
remember are a woman from 13 centurey [spain? I don't remember]
(where the law was that Jews could dwear anything except waht the
normal populace wore, so she had excuse to mix clothing from different
periods that her persona would know about), a Kazar (the Kazars were a
nation of barbarian warriors who converted to Jewdaism about the 9th
century, and were finally wiped out by the Rus in the 13th. This
allows hm liscence to play a Jewish warrior and a ruler.), and a
Jewish merchant, born in China (obvious).
While "unusual" personae, like clergymen and monks, are rare,
they certainly exist. Additionally, occasionally members will make
recourse to multiple personae in order to have an "in persona" excuse
to do everything they wish.
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debra
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response 15 of 96:
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Nov 13 06:05 UTC 1994 |
Thanks for all the information, I'm going to go look up the kazars in
the encyclopedia Judaica. Good luck!
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pegasus
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response 16 of 96:
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Dec 12 06:10 UTC 1994 |
If people are looking for splinter groups from the SCA, perhaps you should
post to the living history newsgroups? If you have a CIS account, there's a
forum just for talking about living history. <grin>
Pattie
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kami
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response 17 of 96:
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Dec 17 02:52 UTC 1994 |
what's CIS?
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pegasus
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response 18 of 96:
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Dec 19 05:48 UTC 1994 |
CIS = CompuServe Information Service.
Pattie
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tsu
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response 19 of 96:
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Mar 7 07:38 UTC 1995 |
Hello all. I really have only one reason for joining tis that I'm looking for
refrences to warrior sociatys and other modern groups (like the SCA) that
pratice ac warrior skills. I know that the SCA does do fighter training and
if any one could g"."
line on on when and where they meet I would greatly appreicate it. also any
ideas on what a modern warrior sociaty should consist of would help. I'm a
little wary of the local SCA (no offense ment) just a couple of bad experiences
in the past. Thank"."" help"" :help"" :!"
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rme
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response 20 of 96:
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Mar 8 05:49 UTC 1995 |
Well hello Peter; I don't recognize the name, so hopefully I was not one of
those bad experiences. :-) We have weekly meetings on North Campus in the
EECS building. (First floor off the atrium, I believe rm 1301) There are
workshops at 7 and the meeting starts at 8. We are not currently holding
fighting practice due to a lack of a site; but we can help you get ready for
when we start.
Please do not be too hesitant. A couple of bad experiences does not a bad
organization make. I am sure you have had good and bad experiences with just
about any group you have encountered. Heck, by now most of those people may
gone anyway.:-) You may call me at 677-7817 if you want more info. Or just
post more here...
Oscad
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kami
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response 21 of 96:
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Mar 10 05:12 UTC 1995 |
Hey Robert! Didn't know you were still reading Grex, you haven't posted
in a while (where I read, anyway). I miss you guys! (nor do I expect to
get my life back anytime soon...) Ah, Strider, with what time do you
figure on doing SCA/ fight practice? <chuckle>
say hi! for me, please, at a meeting sometime.
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pegasus
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response 22 of 96:
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Mar 10 16:15 UTC 1995 |
Peter,
By all means come and sit in on a meeting. The meeting Monday has a
video of Coronation, and other things, and the following Monday has a
workshop on sewing skirts and cloaks. These workshops end at 8pm roughly,
and there are announcements and such afterward. Then it's just social. :)
WHat was the bad experience, if you want to share it?
Pattie Rayl, chronicler
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scott
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response 23 of 96:
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Mar 23 14:11 UTC 1996 |
More than a year! this is a quiet conference.
At Grex Night Out somebody had some kind of medieval suplly catalog, with
weapons but also jewelry, clothes, etc.
Any idea where I might get one? I'm going to send mail to who I can remember,
too.
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arthurp
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response 24 of 96:
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Mar 25 23:15 UTC 1996 |
To reach Museum Replicas the number is 1-800-883-8838.
I heard that they are kinda expensive as these things go.
The guy with the catalogue suggested "look in here and find
things you like, and then search them out from other sources
where they are less expensive."
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