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Subject: New Jersey 2003 Report Author: Paul (aka Sir Thomas) [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 06:25:15 06/11/03 Wed Well, The Renaissance continues... Eric and John pulled into the NJ Kingdom site on Friday afternoon to find that the area set aside for the joust was about 20 feet wide by 100 feet long...great size for a turnout, but a little small for a joust. Paul was running around Philadelphia getting needed items for the weekend and didn't get to NJ until midnight. So early on Saturday morning found us enlarging the joust area and we finished just as it started raining. The Faire decided to delay opening for a couple of hours to see if it would let up...so we got the horses ready anyway to give them some practice in the SMALL arena. When they did open the gates 7 paying customers came in so we gave them a rain day version of the show and the faire closed. Sunday's weather was much better and we even saw the sun a few times. Both shows went very well, including a wedding proposal before the second show. (none of us were the asker or askee and she said yes). The horses did great, and we're very happy with their progress. Unfortunately, on the trip home one of the company trucks developed electrical problems which left John and Eric sitting at a NJ rest area for 8 hours while Paul drove one horse trailer home and came back to deliver parts and beer. We got the truck rolling and got everyone home...was just frustrating! Some thoughts... I haven't been to the NJ faire since they moved from the old site and although it was in a very odd location, it is a shame that they were forced to move. I was glad to see that the enthusiastic people are still there. It definitely amazes me that this faire accomplishes so much with volunteers, and constantly comes up with fresh ideas that are executed with fire and energy. Also, the response and welcome we got from cast and patrons was outstanding. We enjoyed performing and had a lot of fun with the shows. The site however, is a challenge. They cannot begin to build or modify the landscape, so this makes for a very temporary feel to the faire and causes some problems. Also the vendors were not very balanced. For the size of the faire and the number of vendors, there should be one maybe two of each type of vendor. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]