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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:34:26 -0400
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From: "draiocht@earthlink.net" <draiocht@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: EK: Intimidated Newcomers
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-Poster: "draiocht@earthlink.net" <draiocht@earthlink.net>


Thanks Lord Ernst! I have sent the required monies to reserve a place so I
will probably try! And I'll drop your name if needed!!  ;)  LOL!  Many
thanks!!

Glo
still scared but game...
maybe...

At 04:57 PM 10/14/98 -0700, you wrote:
>-Poster: Ernie Martinez <cyrano@mail1.nai.net>
>
>At 05:03 PM 10/14/98 -0400, Glo wrote:
>
>>I am VERY new at this but am VERY interested. I am also VERY intimidated by
>>the whole process. What exactly are the new people to do? 
>
>That is the kind of reaction to which I was referring. OK, all of you
>lurkers who really want to try to go to an event; those of you who've been
>to an event but were afraid you were going to do something wrong; those of
>you who are shy - here's what you do.
>
>When you arrive at an event you'll have to pay the fee to attend the event.
>Sometimes you can't get "on board" (get a seat at the feast) because they
>sold out in advance so be prepared for that. The desk/area where you pay is
>called the Troll Booth. When you sign in tell them you are new! Tell them
>that you're really uncertain how this works and that you don't want to do
>anything wrong.
>
>Guess what's going to happen? Someone will probably be assigned to you to
>get you settled. Maybe not for the entire day but at least to introduce you
>to someone who will guide you around. All you have to do is TRY to dress in
>medieval garb. My first garb (yes, Thorkatla, I still have it) was a
>t-tunic with sleeves so short I made an extra set of sleeves, but I was
>trying.
>
>If for some off the wall reason you don't get much help at troll (Maybe
>they're short handed and over worked... does that happen?) then find
>someone wearing a coronet of some type, walk up to them and say, "Good day
>my Lady/Lord. I'm new and totally lost. I was told by Lord Ernst that you
>might be able to help me." I'm telling you to use my name. Few will laugh
>in your face and those that do will be laughing at me not you.
>
>No matter how shy, you still have to make the first move of letting people
>know you're new. Good luck!
>
>Ernst Nuss von Kitzingen
>
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