Paul (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} renegade_badger) wrote,@ 2007-02-21 13:19:00 |
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I used to listen to Public Enemy, Eric B, Rakim, and BVSMP
Last weekend, I had the good fortune to drive up to Durham and attend the annual Treasure Trap Banquet! It was really great to see so many old faces (and we really are all getting old). It was quite scary that with one exception, I hadn't seen any of the people there for two years.
I wore what I (perhaps charitably) describe as my "foppish black shirt", with the understanding that Marios was going to bring me a matching black cloak to "complete the look". Unfortunately, when I eventually tracked Marios down (which wasn't easy, as he came wearing a Burka for some bizarre reason), it turned out that.... because his cloak had cat hair on it, he had instead brought me a blue and yellow jesters outfit. Complete with sown-in bells.
I decided to just wear the black shirt. And, um, trousers and stuff.
Anyway, a great time was had by all. Loads of people, loads of noise, loads of booze, and loads of fairy lights too. We had a proper jester, who told a story from the Canterbury tales, played some songs, and breathed fire, and we had our typical strange and decidedly medieval meal. I also discovered that some of my friends have LJs! I never knew! Hiscaryj and cheeslord!
The only real downside is that due to excess noise after midnight, we have (to the best of my knowledge) been banned from ever returning to the venue (a scout camp)!! Anyway, Sunday was primarily dedicated to the post-banquet tournament. This consisted of lots of different types of fighting with swords and shields. I didn't really do myself justice, and went crashing out of every mini-tournament in the first round. Still, the exercise was welcome!
Later in the day, I went to an all you can eat Chinese restaurant with Marios and Carrie, and then drove home, pondering how "our lives are forever changed, we will never be the same".
I took photos! Here they are:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/renegade_b
There is also a 4 second exposure of a tree, taken from my living room, in there too. I am quite happy with it, although it would've looked better if I'd bothered to actually go outside, rather than doing it from behind a slightly dirty window!
Videos of the Banquet, which are terrible quality, but serve as a vague aide to the memory:
Fire breathing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Mtg_Rp
Andy Knighton sing-a-long:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaN5hi9
Yeah.
Last weekend, I had the good fortune to drive up to Durham and attend the annual Treasure Trap Banquet! It was really great to see so many old faces (and we really are all getting old). It was quite scary that with one exception, I hadn't seen any of the people there for two years.
I wore what I (perhaps charitably) describe as my "foppish black shirt", with the understanding that Marios was going to bring me a matching black cloak to "complete the look". Unfortunately, when I eventually tracked Marios down (which wasn't easy, as he came wearing a Burka for some bizarre reason), it turned out that.... because his cloak had cat hair on it, he had instead brought me a blue and yellow jesters outfit. Complete with sown-in bells.
I decided to just wear the black shirt. And, um, trousers and stuff.
Anyway, a great time was had by all. Loads of people, loads of noise, loads of booze, and loads of fairy lights too. We had a proper jester, who told a story from the Canterbury tales, played some songs, and breathed fire, and we had our typical strange and decidedly medieval meal. I also discovered that some of my friends have LJs! I never knew! Hi
scaryj and cheeslord!The only real downside is that due to excess noise after midnight, we have (to the best of my knowledge) been banned from ever returning to the venue (a scout camp)!! Anyway, Sunday was primarily dedicated to the post-banquet tournament. This consisted of lots of different types of fighting with swords and shields. I didn't really do myself justice, and went crashing out of every mini-tournament in the first round. Still, the exercise was welcome!
Later in the day, I went to an all you can eat Chinese restaurant with Marios and Carrie, and then drove home, pondering how "our lives are forever changed, we will never be the same".
I took photos! Here they are:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/renegade_b
There is also a 4 second exposure of a tree, taken from my living room, in there too. I am quite happy with it, although it would've looked better if I'd bothered to actually go outside, rather than doing it from behind a slightly dirty window!
Videos of the Banquet, which are terrible quality, but serve as a vague aide to the memory:
Fire breathing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Mtg_Rp
Andy Knighton sing-a-long:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaN5hi9
Yeah.
