[wplug-plan] August picnic?

[Bill Moran]

"Michael P. O Connor" <mpop at mikeoconnor.net> wrote:

> Yes they try to sell things, do you blame them.  I go every year, they
> have many shows between the jousts,  and I find I do not get to see all
> the shows I would like to. as to bring a laptop, I would say leave the
> laptop at home, there is no need for it.  Yes many of the performers do
> ask for some money after their shows, but it is not required to give.

Agreed ... there are a lot of other shows going on during the day, other
than the jousting.  The way I wrote that gives a false impression.

My point (which went unstated, and as an obvious result was misunderstood)
was that I didn't really like the other shows, thus staying around all day
to see the three jousting shows would have sucked.

Of course, that's personal opinion.  I'm sure other people enjoyed the other
shows, and in that case a laptop would not be required.

> > The RF was a disappointment to me when I went a year or so ago.  It's
> a lot
> > like a street fair in the way they have a crapload of trinkets they're
> trying
> > to sell.  There were a few neat things, like the fencing place where you
> > could actually join a tournament ... the best (IMHO) was the jousting:
> > they actually have a big skit with a plot and everything, involving real
> > horses and real, simulated jousting.  Unfortunately, even this had an
> > ulterior motive: the story is played out over the course of the three
> shows
> > (one in the AM, one at noon, and the finale in the afternoon) so you have
> > to stay all day if you want to see the whole story.  Bring a laptop ...

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Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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