Hey, you haven’t posted in two years.
That’s true, I could have but didn’t. Generally if I’m not performing, the rants and ridiculousness are not occurring (at least renfaire related) so I don’t have to “release the keyboard gnomes”
So what do you have to say?
We’re back Beoches! We didn’t really go away, we did Franklin Renaissance Faire (NH) the last two years but it is tiny, remote and responsible so we felt pretty good staffing it. And did things other than faires and gained weight. Oops. I did read a lot of books, learn about medieval toilets and become a cheese connoisseur. We did finally get to see our families and friends and hope that the numbers keep going down.
It’s cold outside to practice and the snow was one buckler deep
These last two years haven’t really changed my mind about people, so much as solidified it. We (humans) have lost the veneer of civilization and for those of us on the East Coast, no one is really shocked. But some of you Southern folks…yeah, that crazy came out of the basement, onto the porch and is doing something unspeakable to the rat-on-a-stick stand. *pearl clutch*.
We are kind of shocked we’re still here. In fact, unofficially we’ll have been here 20 years in June (that’s when we registered our business) Officially it’s September 1,2022 but those of us in the know (well more like “You know we have to pay the bills”). We had some rickety years but we’ve come out of the other side. We are wondering what that means and how to recognize it. We debated a party/performance, but with the Pandemic…we don’t want to give that gift.
We realized that “Founded with 500 dollars and a grudge” wasn’t really the best theme either.
Wish I could say that we were sexy like some franchised acts, but the fact of the matter is that we like swords, we like history, we have a tent and we’re willing to embarrass ourselves. I have not kept up with my HMA folks but hopefully that will change this year. We are scheduling shows and will do at least three of them. We are working on some new material-could be good, could be a “Eeee, let’s not do that in performance” -time will tell.
So we’ll next be in Biloxi, MS for the first time performing and I hope you are ready for some people who need some sunshine because we will be there regardless.
Phoenix Swords 