tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post58435067047389619..comments2024-03-29T00:46:41.875-07:00Comments on Illogical Contraption: BEHOLD THE DOUBLE-EDGED BROADSWORD OF YE OLDE RENAISSANCE FAIRE! (Sweet/Lame, Vol. 8)Shelby Cobrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-56495883641678194952010-02-16T16:48:26.501-08:002010-02-16T16:48:26.501-08:00You're right, the dancing is 'well gay...You're right, the dancing is 'well gay' (as we used to say). What's good about it is seeing people in the middle of town, wearing lots of black, hitting each other with sticks, while honouring the Pagan Gods.<br /><br />If only it didn't look like something you'd be made to do at school...<br /><br />But "former cheerleaders"? These ARE our cheerleaders.Lord Kabballash IIIhttp://www.spasmasm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-31014945851746112022010-02-15T09:15:22.127-08:002010-02-15T09:15:22.127-08:00"Dark Morris" = Former cheerleaders who ..."Dark Morris" = Former cheerleaders who started smoking pot in their mid-30's and decided to go "Wiccan". You can tell the choreographed dancing is satisfying some sort of inner need for acceptance.Shelby Cobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-72466277640427974022010-02-14T07:50:26.785-08:002010-02-14T07:50:26.785-08:00Thanks for knocking out yet another brilliantly wr...Thanks for knocking out yet another brilliantly written and entertaining post. You should seriously think about writing a book, if you haven't already. (Indeed, you should get everyone on IC involved, as you all kick ass).<br /><br />I thought it couldn't get worse than Renrock, but - what, Feyrock? - is the a worrying direction. We need more antidotes to this. If people are so into re-creating history, maybe we could set up an international Witch Trials Fair, and burn a bunch of New Age 'White Lighters' at the stake (accompanied by shouts of "we'll see how white your light is with the aid of a gallon of gasoline!", etc.) That might make them think twice about the historical Disneyland they seem bent on inflicting on the world.<br /><br />I forgot to mention last time that we have another British/English equivalent: Morris Dancing.<br />If you're not familiar with it, this is what it tends to look like:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykAsRFHq3g8<br /><br />Generally, it used to be accountants and civil servants on their days off, waving hankies at each other a drinking real ale.<br /><br />However, in the last ten years, there has been a huge growth in 'dark morris', usually known as Border Morris.<br />See:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YusB9AKWoR0<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcfgDRcb93w<br />and<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud0CE1GxGWw<br /><br />As you can see from the last one, some of these things end up in a kind Wicker Man whole-community-joining-in type thing. That black face makeup is NOT racist, and supposedly never was. Either way, it's cool as fuck, and often now involves girls and women, usually people of a more pagan persuasion. It ain't Corvus Corax, but it's better than buskers playing James Blunt.<br /><br />Sorry for rambling on so long. Last thing: Corvus Corax seem to share some members (particularly the bagpiper) with Tanzwut, who (in my opinion) aren't quite as good. Think The Prodigy and Mudvayne trying to learn bagpipes in Germany with some help from Rammstein. Or something.Lord Kabballash IIIhttp://www.spasmasm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-78939145036243589642010-02-12T16:44:50.634-08:002010-02-12T16:44:50.634-08:00The C. Corax vid is almost exactly what I imagine ...The C. Corax vid is almost exactly what I imagine a Therion concert should look like.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342128832508476425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-36449398564997825532010-02-12T10:29:17.331-08:002010-02-12T10:29:17.331-08:00I concur. cdg: Guest post?
I think you need to br...I concur. cdg: Guest post?<br /><br />I think you need to break down all this LARPer/Renny/Burner/boffer business down to its smallest components as a service to the readers of this blog. I know you're able to.<br /><br />PS: Are you familiar with the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism)? They're at the other end of the spectrum from the boffers, LARP dudes that build actual steel armor and weapons and go out on a dusty plain and beat the hell out of each other in groups of 100 or more. I used to have a co-worker that was into it and showed me some videos. Ill shit.Shelby Cobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-79077090212827875902010-02-11T21:08:29.788-08:002010-02-11T21:08:29.788-08:00cdg = new herocdg = new heroCoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362489729091128992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-88423482856638953462010-02-11T20:59:37.223-08:002010-02-11T20:59:37.223-08:00Hey, I was the anonymous commenter. I had the, err...Hey, I was the anonymous commenter. I had the, err, privilege to go to college at a Polytechnic Institute, and I worked in the computer industry, so I've been in proximity to a lot of renfair/gamer/burner types.<br /><br />I learned about fairy fairs from a former roommate, who was planning on attending the <a href="http://www.fairycongress.com/" rel="nofollow">annual fairy & human congress</a>. They got all offended when I mocked them & eventually moved out.<br /><br />Another entertaining subset of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game" rel="nofollow">LARPers</a> are <a href="http://www.dagorhir.com/" rel="nofollow">boffers</a>, who spends their free time battling each other with armor and weapons made out of PVC pipe and foam. Here's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx-TA_pkLzo" rel="nofollow">video</a>. I know of people who dropped out of college because they spent all their free time making more and more elaborate PVC weapons.<br /><br />Here's another great <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l16Mx_bnj4" rel="nofollow">video</a> of LARPers getting all dressed up to FUCKING REENACT A VIDEO GAME!!!!<br /><br />Admittedly none of these are as plain creepy as pirate pick man and malice of forethought.cdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623228958960485035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-81723805704089966722010-02-11T20:53:14.052-08:002010-02-11T20:53:14.052-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.cdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623228958960485035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-21662613974333400592010-02-11T18:50:12.330-08:002010-02-11T18:50:12.330-08:00Renaissance Fair girls are the best!!!!!Renaissance Fair girls are the best!!!!!TMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577282653995600955noreply@blogger.com