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A work in progress, but we're definitely getting there!

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Bless you, oh Magnificent One.

Any time before Saturday mid day will do just fine, thank you!!!

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Me too, me too!! I have 2 that need to go with me to Pennsic or I'm a dead woman!

Pretty please?

Gwen

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San Diego is slumping, but so are loads of other places around the country. We are fortunate in that we have clients spread all over the world, so it dilutes the impact of what's going on locally. We're doing OK! Thanks to everyone for your continued loyalty...and purchases! Oh, and maybe this is a ...

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Yikes! Thanks for all the feedback guys. I've got emails from some strong candidates, so should be able to get what I need done done.

Thanks!!

Gwen

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I've responded to both you gentlemen, so please check your email. Thanks!

Gwen

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Hi all-

Do I remember seeing a post for someone offering professional web design services on this forum? If so, would you contact me please? gwen @ historicenterprises.com.

Thanks!

Gwen

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Thanks for your comments Lloyd.

Jeff and Luke made the pollaxes. I believe the idea is to refine the design and offer them for sale, probably by the end of the year.

Gwen

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Derrr......I are stoopid.....

Thanks for pointing that out.

Gwen

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Hi All- We're looking for help setting up our merchant booth on Monday, July 28 and Tuesday July 29. If you are -RELIABLE -Available for 8 hours on Monday and 4+ hours on Tuesday -Capable of moderate lifting -Can follow directions -Want to make some cash Please email gwen @ historicenterprises.com W...

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Atli, I'm working on new swatch packets which will go out this week. The packet includes swatches of all of our new fabrics for fall, as well as a rundown of the items in our Dark Ages range. If you'd like me to send you one, please drop me a note at gwen @ historicenterprises.com. Oh, I should add ...

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several, count them on your hands, good references to linen hose and nothing or next to nothing on linen clothing. The only surviving pair of joined hose , dating from the late 15th C. (currently housed in Alpirsbach Monestary Museum in Bern, thought to be 'peasant' wear) is made of heavy twill wov...

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Hi folks- Just wanted to let you know that we have Lace Chapes [img]http://www.historicenterprises.com/images/products/product_387.jpg[/img] and Hook Sets [img]http://www.historicenterprises.com/images/products/product_56.jpg[/img] back in stock. Price on the lace chapes is the same as before ($11.9...

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That one is a cotton brocade lined in linen. The brocade is pretty thin, not much heavier than the linen.

Gwen

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Scott Farrell already has video clips of the event on YouTube. They are shorts, and give a feel for some of the events. I think what people are asking for (please correct me if I'm wrong) is a feature length overview/documentary of the event. But you're right, we do need to put a commercial for the...

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Update: Just spoke to Jeffrey Forgeng, and it seems that he has loads of video from the event that he's willing to donate to be turned into [something]. I'm going to see if anyone else has video to augment what Jeffrey has, and then see if I can find someone to edit it into [something]. So I'm on it...

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Don't know if it's remote enough for you, but this place hosts Civil War Reenactments-

Wooden Nickel Ranch
25690 Holland Rd. Menifee
Menifee, California 92584

Owner, Tom Fuhrman

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When he had a part of his visor sent into his head by a veuglaire at Poeke castle, before Gavre, he disdained the mantlet the other knights of the Golden Fleece were using for cover, and instead of discussing the siege before him, he was discussing the order of business for the next chapter meeting...

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Point taken, if you want to set the definition at 'most noblemen' of the later 15th. C. Also you're specifically referencing -Englishmen- who were somewhat out of the jousting/tournamenting hotbed of activity on the continent. So yes, given those parameters, you are correct. Dunno about how far Lala...

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Define 'sporatic'. St. Englevert went on for several weeks, and what about Jacques de Lalaing? He had no dearth of opponents, he wasn't competing with himself.

Gwen

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I really did try to get a DVD for this event, really I did. I contacted a bunch of videographers, both amateur and pro, the doco dept. at SDSU, every photography club in SoCal, TV stations, you name it I contacted them, and I never even got a call back. If you guys have any contacts, leads or though...

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The International Jousting Association does competitive balsa jousting. They were active for a while but I've been watching the list and I haven't seen anything happening lately. I'd try contacting either Lloyd Clark or Jeremy O'Neail, as I believe they are the US contacts for the group. Gwen

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I started to answer this here, then decided better to do it privately. Check your messages, you'll have something from me.

Gwen

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Really nice work!

The Philly Museum has at least 2 or 3 (and maybe a lot more, it's been a couple of years since I've been there) Italian ones, if they're closer to you than NH.

Gwen

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I'm glad noone has challenged what you said Brent because in my experience it's 100% correct! One of the reasons we were drawn to the RA jousting (well, historical jousting outside of the US) was because it was already established. We could throw Jeff's armour into his travel cased, pack his soft ki...

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http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_1325096_1359.jpg Have you seen the ads for the Sword of Chivalry Tournament and World Invitational Joust, and wanted to know more about historical jousting in the US? Want to know what's required and how to get involve...

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Corrals? 'Pipe dream'? Nice one. Seriously, thanks for dragging your mates down, they won't be disappointed. Sir Guillaume from down here is going to help us put some promo material together and it looks like we actually have a sponsor interested (ohpleaseohpleaseohplease). Now if you know anyone in...

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Thanks to everyone for your moral support. Now if we can just get the attendance up to a reasonable level, we're gold! I thought I'd mention that the image on the front of the poster is a photo that was taken at the last event. In it, Jeff is hitting Luke so hard Luke's pauldron is ripped off and is...

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The foot combat with pollaxe starts at about 19:30 in Lee's unedited video. Jeff clocks Luke a good one in the head at about 21:40. The longsword combat starts at about 22:10. This was all legitimate combat, none was choreographed. The pollaxes were composite material on an oak (or maybe it was ask?...

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Gavin, I'm deeply touched by your generosity- thank you. I can think of a way you can help that won't have you purchasing a ticket you won't use- help spread the word. Without sponsorship, we don't have an advertising budget, and without an advertising budget we have to rely on word of mouth rather ...

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Ack- NO!!! The game is by no means over, -please- don't say that, even in jest. The idea is to *inspire* more people to do this, not to make them so afraid they won't try. Let me reassure everyone that NOONE at this event is super rich. Not a single one of us is rich by anyone's standards. We scrimp...

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Indeed! http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_1363172_2511.jpg http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_1363173_2802.jpg http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v282/120/110/593316207/n593316207_1363176_3706.jp...

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Ah, good luck then. I didn't see you on the list of competitors!

Gwen

Was somebody here advertising web design service?

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