Fair

Ok so im a little late with this post but I thought i should do it anyways. I actually really enjoyed the fair. Going into it I thought it was going to be alot different and more structured, I guess would be the word to use. I was sortof freaked out when we first got there and everyone was dressed up and trying to get us to go see different shows but after a few minutes i really thought the whole thing was hysterical. All of the people were so outgoing and did such a good job staying in character. They did a really good job of keeping you involved in the fair...my friends and I were asked numerous times to participate in things and it was really funny to interact with those people. A guy who was supposed to be from Ireland asked us to watch him dual a guy from England in throwing daggers. While we were watching them, other people from the fair came to support them and started conversing with us. That was sortof weird to try to talk to them but the two guys who were throwing the daggers were really funny.So all in all, I had a really good time at the fair and I'm glad we went.

I wasn't able to attend the Renaissance Fair, because I was in Italy for the third week of school. I had so... many absences that I decided to stay at school. Instead I am going to talk about the artwork above which is in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. This is a photograph of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangleo. Michelangelo was asked by a king to paint the whole ceiling, and it was at the end of his career. He had to paint with his neck looking up for eight hours a day. When Michelangelo painted the ceiling he used depth and perception which was knew to that time period. He did such a great job of that, that when your in the chapel it looks as if they are tiles. Michelangelo painted each angle nude, which was normal to that time period. After he had died a number of Michelangelo's students were asked to paint over the nude parts of the angels. If anyone has the opprutunity to visit Rome, they have so much art, music, and culture. Rome was an increadable educational experience as well as a fun time.

Renaissance Fair!

Before attending the renaissance fair I was a little skeptical on what to think about it. At first, I didn’t know what to think because all of the people made it kind of overwhelming for me. After about an hour, I got more comfortable and started to really enjoy it! I loved how the people dressed up in costume and played the part of their character. I was surprised as to how nice the people were. I also liked the shows, at one point, one of the comedians literally dragged me to the front and had some stranger put his arm around me. Overall, I really enjoyed this field trip and feel that it tied in with what we are learning very nicely and has made me eager to learn more about the history and so forth of the renaissance time period.

The fair

I actually thought the fair was pretty cool and worth it. I really had no idea what to expect when we went since i'd never been to one. One of my favorite things was the turkey leg. I'm sure everyone that tried them would agree that they were good tasting and well worth the six dollars. I found the stop sign guy to be really funny. Right when we walked in he started giving people tickets for not stopping at it too. Also, the guy that had the business cards that was saying, "Damn you friends with this go to hell card, go to hell, go to hell.....," was really funny. Another cool part was the shows. The sword swallower was really neat along with the guy in the big tent making all the crude jokes. He even flipped me off. Another cool part was that all of the people, including the kids were in character. They were pretty convincing too. Overall, I had a great time and it really exceeded my expectations. I think it was really time well spent.

For the most part I enjoyed the fair. Although I thought it was a little awkward at first with everyone dressed up in costume and doing various activities soon after walking around and exploring the area for a while I became more comfortable.

I watched a few of the preformences which I found fairly interesting. One had been a comedy show of two men dancing and singing while adding jokes about the audience. Although it was a little early in the morning for their dry jokes it was entertaining to see them dance around stage and interact with the audience. Then I had watched a silent show under a large tent near the food section which a few of you have mentioned. This show I thought was very enjoyable. It had been a mime that called upon people from the audience to take part in his performance along with a few more 'adult' centered jokes. There was a drummer in the background to tye the show together. I thought this was the best of the performances I saw all day.

All together I thought the fair was better than I assumed and I had a good time.

Dave's Day At The Droll Fair

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Like my alliteration in the title? Ha, anyway I found the fair to be really funny. It was full of jokes, weird jokes, especially sexual ones but I won't go into that, at least not now. Sense the word droll HA. All kidding aside, I found the sword swallower to be mad cool. He called me up to the stage and I got to make sure it was real. I also wonder how he did the thing with the knives and the cups. There had to have been a button or a light on the knife, there is no way he would have been able to risk his hand. I hope we have a class discussion on the fair where we can all go into more detail on stuff.


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My day at the Renaissance Faire

The Renaissance Faire was so much fun than what I had expected.. It was very strange to see all those people dress up like the people in the Renaissance period.. It kind of scared me when I saw a person dressed up as a cat and act like a cat. We went to play where these 2 men would sing and make the audience sing 'The DUMB song". It was very funny. Then, we started walking around the faire. There were people shooting tiny Marshmallows at us. Cool jewelry and dresses, were sold at the faire, which were very expensive. There were places where you can sword fight. I also saw people selling dragons(tiny lizards) at the faire. The food at the faire was really good. There was also a guy under a tent, near the food area, where he would make fun of people, the jokes were very inappropriate. There was also this pirate comedy show which was also pretty funny to watch. We also saw a jousting competition, where there were 2 contestants who would try to catch rings on their poles, which didn't really make sense.My friends and I actually had lots of fun at the faire, and it wasn't like any other faire that I have ever been to!!

Rennaissance Farie

Well, I guesss its my turn to weite about my evperiences at the faire. I was surprised wheni first got there that there would be so many people there, I thought that it would be a little place where stands and a stage was to tell everyone about what it was like back then. The whole time I thought that we were going to get facts and information drilled in to our heads that whole time at the faire, but that didn't happen at all and I was a little thankful about that. My favorite part of the whole day was the Pirate show at the end, it was wxtremely entertaining and funny. The "brothers" that put on the show were always fighting and making jokes but also telling us in formation about pirate life and some of the things that they did back then. The faire was an awesome experience and it was better than I thought that it would be.

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

This is my (Matt Sokol, since my username's stuck on Wlokos right now) renaissance fair post.

Good: Those turkey legs were incredible. Totally worth the $6. They were also fun because they fit the theme of the faire. The only downside is that any future thanksgiving turkeys will pale in comparison. And, yes, I know that it's a bit odd that I'm choosing the food over anything else at the faire - there was tons of good stuff, such as the silent comedy, the music shop I found, and a million other things.

Bad: Bees! If there hadn't been three or four bees flying around me trying to get at the various foods and drinks I consumed throughout the day, it would've been a lot more enjoyable. I actually had to throw out an apple cider thing before I finished it because the bees were all over it and I wasn't in any mood to be stung.

Ugly: Me not getting to see Anthony Josie and Sam Tracy walking around the park in their robot costumes before they decided to get rid of them. 'Twas a sad moment when I saw that they'd lost the outfits.

Overall, the faire was an awesome experience. I was definitely not expecting anything half as large or as authentic feeling as what I ended up seeing. I definitely think I'll return there next year, because it's certainly worth a return trip.

At first, I was very skeptical of the faire which seems to be common. Especially that annoying lady in the parking lot was sending bad vibes. For the first like five minuets i was walking around in complete shock wondering if these people are doing/wearing what I am seeing. Then I watched the show of the sword swallower, this was pretty amazing. When I see this kind of stuff on t.v. i think ohh yeah right its a set up. But it was the real deal, I want to find his website and see it go down threw x-rays. Then I also watched when he would smash the cups hoping there wasn't a sward under each one. This one did not seem as real to me, there had to be some way he would no which one contained the sword. The other thing with this, is did they really do this as an activity back then? I spent the rest of my time at the faire waiting for people to come out of the tarot card reader. Some of the things he said were really scary because they were so true. I couldn't believe that he said some of the things he said, i didn't have time to get mine read but, I basically had a really good time at the faire I just wish we had stayed longer.

My ___________ at the Fair.

The Connecticut Renaissance Fair was a rather new experience for me. I've been to the King Richards Renaissance Fair up in Massachusetts three times before this, but the CT one was an entirely new experience for me.
Unfortuntely, because I had been to the Mass fair before, I had a couple of expectations of this fair that I couldn't avoid. Some were entirely met, while others were not. Let's start with the "not's"
I guess I was looking for a genuine medieval experience, one which would contain (but not be limited to) authentic acting, settings, food, and speech. The other fair that I am accostomed to going to is built on a permanant Renaissance fair ground, so that the settings of it are very much real feeling. I'm well aware that the CT Fair could only do so much, having it be set at a fairground and call, but it none the less left me longing for the Mass Fair.
That being said, the rest of the fair was fantastic. It takes alot of nerve and talent to be able to work at on of these fairs and really appear to be authentic, or simply ammusing, and a majority of the individuals whom I came across has both of those attributes. The two executioners (I don't remember their names) put on a very humerous show, and I"m sure that many of you would agree with me. Other highlights would be getting to hurl sharp objects into a wall, an encounter with a Grendle-esque figure and a Green Dragon trying to sell me ice cream. What caught my eye the most, however, would have to be the costumes of the people. Obviously there are some that are rather sad looking, but that was all made up for when you see someone walking around in full chain mail. While talking with many of these people, I managed to learn that it takes around 4 months to construct a full suit of chain mail (for those of us who have lives to attend to). I guess I better get started.
And then of course, there was the turkey leg. The wonderful, delicious, glorious turkey leg. By far the highlight of my day, and I managed to completely eat everything (I really mean everything) except the bone. At the moment of completion, I felt like a true king.

fair.

I really liked the fair. everybody that i talked to also enjoyed it... i think we all thought it was going to be just another boring field trip but in the end it turned out to be one of the most fun ones i have been on. I really liked how all of the people working there were in character. It must be so neat to do that and play a different lifestyle. The only show i watched was the sword swallower. i was amazed that someone could actually do that.. usually you see that type of stuff on tv and you think it's fake but nothing about this show could have been fake. I don't really know what exactly it had to do with the fair itself except for the sword part. Maybe it was something they used to do in their free time. I didn't try any of the food there which i wish i did. I really liked how the people at each stand talked to you and tried to make you feel welcome. It was funny to see how into it people got. also it was cool to see little kids dressed up in costume beacuse i wouldn't think a lot of children would be interested in that type of stuff. Overall the fair was a great time. Like a lot of people i wish we could have stayed longer.

The One Where I Got A Ticket...

The faire was surprisingly fun! I, like everyone else, wasn't so sure how it would go and wasn't expecting too much out of it. Luckily, it turned out to be a fun day that had a lot of culture and interesting things to teach and show me. My favorite experience was the "police officer" who got on peoples backs about the silliest things. For one, I got a ticket for not stopping at his stop sign... which was really small and on the ground. It was totally ridiculous and outrageous and thats what made it so fun. thats what made the whole entire faire fun! It was weird, and not what I was used to... it was a culture shock, but once I left "modern time" at the door and just had fun, the field trip was definately worth it and a good experience.

The fair

The most interesting part of the fair for me was the sword swallower. I thought it was amazing that someone could do such a thing. The part about it that also caught my attention was that he has two spots in the Guiness Book of World Records. He also has his own page in ripley's believe it or not, and was only one of 50 of the sword swallowers left still performing. It's insane how someone can risk their voice or serious injury like that just to entertain people. The food was also very good. The chili on the hot dog I had was great, and the cheese sticks were too. On top of that it's nice to wash it down with a cold birch beer. Overall it was a very fun(ny) day and was something I wont soon forget.

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I think that my favorite part of the fair was getting to see and trying on all the clothes. I thought it was nice to be able to try on things that people actually wore back during the renassance. And i thought it was so cool that everyone there made alot of the mail that they were wearing as aurmor. I even saw outfits, which i tried on, and juggling balss, which i attemped to learn, all maid out of mail which the people that it belong to said they made it. And i agree, the turkey leg deffinatly made the fair, although it was soo much meat. I wish we had stayed longer!!

Turkey Leg

My favorite part of the faire was when i bought a turkey leg. It's not that i thought it was amazing, but i felt like my faire experience was complete as i was eating it. Also, the sword swollower was pretty cool. I was wondering if people during the rennaisance actually swollowed swords or if this was just to captivate a modern audience.

Fair!!!

Overall, i thought the fair was a lot of fun. But when I first got there that was not the case. When I first walked in I was in shock by how into the fair these people were. The strange man in black really scared me and I was suprised in how "serious" they took it. As I walked around, I started to like it more. All the shops on the road were really cool to check out and see what they had to offer. A bunch of us went to a show where headsman were doing comedy and it was quite entertaining. We then went over to a show where a guy was putting a sword down his throat!!! That was wicked awesome and really freaky. The baked potatoes were really good too. OH! and we also went to a show where two guys were showing you the step by step in how to sword fight like in the movies. That was the funniest show i have ever been to! It was more for the older crowd but it was probably the highlight of my day besides the sword swallowing. I wish we could have stayed to see the hypnotise show. That would have really amazed me but I'm happy that I still got to see a lot.

Laughs at The Renaissance Faire

On the whole the fair was a great experience. Although I think that too many people took it for an excuse to wear a corset or an ill fitting kilt. However, without a doubt the best part of the day for me was Zoltan the Adequate. Zoltan was a simple man and he knew his priciples. Zoltan the Adequate was a comedian and a flame spitter and even an animal balloonist. He could probably do anything and it would still be funny. I was sitting with Mike Lenkiet and Dylan Rinker on top of a picnic bench eating lunch. I had gotten a Gyro from the Middle eastern booth. It was actually authentic and had a perfect savory grilled taste. The smell was interesting it was a mix of grilled beef and mini doughnut that another person was eating but still an appealing scent. In the distance you could here a band playing, it had a rather hard drum line that resounded throughout the whole fair. Before my eyes was the amusing Zoltan. He had great jokes even if they all had a sexual punchline it really just made it better. He was making two dog shaped balloons and one popped Zoltan told us that this was not the first time his latex had broken. He had an infinite supply of cutting saves that could take attention away from any mistake he made. There wasn't any real physical feeling but as far as emotion goes I was feeling a hysterical laughter in me at all times and I was never sure if i should let it out because his jokes were so crude but most times I couldn't help it.

FAMINE!

So, we all get to the Faire, and after basically getting threatened by that scary lady in a corset, we are feeling less than enthusiastic about the day. From the road, the Faire looked really small and honestly I don't think anyone was thinking that it was going to me a memorable day. But after getting through the gates and looking around, we all realized, or at least the people I was with realized that this was probably the coolest wierd faire we've been to. The first thing that I realized when I walked into the faire was that there was a smelly, green skinned nut dressed in black trying to scare people. And I was scared. I tried to pretend that he wasn't trying to scare me, and that he didn't scare me at all, but girls aren't really good at hiding their fear. So when this nutcase came up behind me while I was waiting in a line to buy doughnuts with my friend (those were the bese non-authentic renaissance doughnuts i've ever had), I may have freaked out. But he wouldn't go away! That's when I tried a new defense tactic: I talked to him. It turns out, this guy's name was Famine. He had a brother, but his brother wasn't at the faire, and I forget what he said about his mother because by this time, Rachel and I were in hysterical laughter. We got our doughnuts finally, and as soon as Rachel started eating, Famine was basically having a siezure... he was dying because the FAMILE was dying! I finally realized the point of him, and it was realllly geeky- he was a metaphor for the pain, suffering, starvation, and disease during that time! He came up unexpectedly to everyone, and you may not have liked him or wanted him around, but he wouldn't leave until you had overcome him.

Renaissance Faire

Let's see, where to start.... there was food, games, shows, costumes... I think my favorite part of the fair was definitely all of the shows that you could watch. The first one Iwent to was really funny, because it was just these two headsmen singing and dancing and telling jokes. Then, the second one was this silent comedian guy underneath the food tent. He was funny because he would pull people from the audience and bring them onstage and stuff, so it was funny to watch that. Plus, the food was amazing. Finally, the third show I went to was supposed to be jousting (I think), so I was expecting actual fighting, with some kind of weapon. But it ended up that it was just men on horses trying to catch rings on sticks, so that was kind of disappointing. Overall, I definitely really liked the field trip to the fair- there was a lot to do, and it was really fun.

Fair

When I first was told we were going to the fair, I wasn't that excited. But it turns out that it was actually a lot of fun. The second we walked in, it felt like we entered a different world, I felt really under dressed. The people there were so authentic with clothing an attitude, it was really funny.

I also enjoyed how the actors were giving out tickets. People recieved them for some of the most random and stupidest things. Lack of fashsion sense, not able to yeild at a stop sign, and of course the best one, personal display of affection towards a pickle. Who would have guessed that you can't take pictures with statues!

The other thing I really enjoyed was the shopping. Most of the jewelry there you could never find anywhere else, it was mostly hand made, and it was really pretty. I ended up buying some becuase I loved it so much.

I would love to get the chance to go back next year, and I was bummed we couldn't stay longer.

Fair Adventures

Probably the most interesting part of the fair was that it was authentic, but it wasn't. There were people dressed authentically from the tip of their battle axe to their ancient boots, but there were gas tanks and electrical wires sticking out everywhere. In other words, the costumes and sales products were authentic, but the surroundings were not. I think that the tents should have been done away with, and that they should have made a more village-like environment. But a budget is a budget, and I guess they didn't have a large one. I also think that some actors were being too authentic, for example, there was one lady with her pregnant belly showing, which although might be authentic, (highly unlikely) it was unnecessary.
The drinks sold made me mad, because it was 1 dollar for a 12 fluid ounce can and 2 dollars for 20 fluid ounces, which defies all marketing techniques, except for the fact that they didn't have any 12 ounce cans left, so they gypped me 33 1/3 cents for my Sprite.
But other than poorly planned marketing techniques, I thought the fair was fun.

The Fair

My favorite part about the fair were the mini donuts. they were apple cinnamon and they were so good i bought two dozen. i also liked just walking around and checking out all the neat stuff. we walked into a lot of shops and i even threw some axes. there was one shop thata sold real chain mail for about $300. it must have weighed 40 or 50 pounds. i dont know how people used to wear that back in the day. but, one of the guys working at the shop said that it could stop an arrow so it must have been pretty useful knowing that you weren't going to get sniped while walking around. at the end of the day we saw the sword swallower. it was amazing, he just shoved the whole thing down his throat and stood ther with it in for about 5 seconds. apparently, he's done it while being x-rayed and its entirely real. i have a video of it on my phone if anyone missed it and wants to see it.

My Adventures at the Renaissance Faire

Although i do believe the fair led me to catch something (a minor case of food poisening, or a twenty-four hour bug), I really did have a great time. I saw two pretty decent shows and loved watching the interactions between the renaissance people and other students.
My favorite part of the fair was when I watched "The Duelists" perform around 12:45. The main point of their show was to inform the audience of ten key points that occur in a duel in the renaissance style. These points ranged from looking good during the fight to belittling your opponent using sharp insults to the long speech made before death. The acting was funny because of all the under-lying dirty humor. It was great to see the little kids in the audience kind of lost when such jokes were made. Plus there was real action in the show as well-- the characters played around with a number of different weapons. I can't think of anything else to say besides the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Details

In class when we were all asked to think of a question, concern or something that you were wondering about in the poem, I really would like to know more about the details in the poem. The details or descriptions that were present at the time weren't very enlightening to me, so that made the story just rub off and not sink in too much. This was a problem when I was doing the questions and write ups for the story but anyway...if anyone would like to add on any ideas about how the details in the poem were scarce and not making the poem pop, let me know...