A pretty fair review of Wolff's Bier Garten . . .

I don't always like Ruth Fantasia's reviews, but I tend to agree with what she said about Wolff's Bier Garten today in the Albany Times-Union.

I agree with her idea that food is not really the point, and I also agree with her points about the food.

The beer is spectacular.

Pennsic Intro post -- with pics . . .

I know that a meaty chunk of the Liamverse is going to be at Pennsic.

I also know it's a far-flung 'Verse.

So it's time for another: This is what I look like thread.

Feel free to take part, even if you are not going to Pennsic or do know even know what it is.

Here is what I look like at Pennsic. All tanned and scruffy. Clothes by John Maguire.



Edit: The picture does not have to be of you *at* Pennsic.

Teen party at Pennsic . . .

It's no secret how proud I am of evilnicola.

One of the many reasons is the fact that she has been running the Teen Party at East Kingdom Royal at Pennsic since, well since she first became a teen-ager.

She notes that the kids who went to the first party as 13-year-olds can no longer attend the party. ;)

Here's the announcement:

It is with great excitement that we announce the 7th annual East Kingdom Teen Party, to be held Monday August 3rd, in East Kingdom Royal, from 7pm-11pm. Citizens from all kingdoms between the ages of 13-17 are invited to come eat our snacks, drink our drinks, and hang out with each other. The party is always a blast, and we look forward to seeing the same friendly faces we have come to know, as well getting to know new people too.

On another note, we are accepting donations from the citzenry of the East for food and drinks. We would be extremely grateful for donations of juice boxes/bags and snacks, especially veggies, which are always the kids' favorites.

If you have any questions, concerns, or if you would like to offer your
help, please contact Leonete at nktoscano@gmail.com, or this address.

Baroness Leonete
Mistress Ardenia

Boosting the signal -- Shakespeare at Pennsic . . .

The Known World Players are thrilled to present this year's Pennsic show--William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing". Please join us the
final Friday of Pennsic (August 7) at 8:00 pm in the Performing Arts Pavilion. This is our 9th year in production and we think this will be our
best show yet!

We look forward to seeing everyone there.

In Service,
THL Tyzes "Zsof" Sofia
Founder and director of The Known World Players

More signal-boosting: Land allotment at GNEW . . .

There's a discussion over at anastasiav's LJ about Great Northeastern War, and she asked me to link to it.

Her original post:

This has come up on our local SCA mailing list, so I thought I'd toss it out as a simple question to people who are, you know, not us.

Is land allotment a problem at Great Northeastern War?

Please discuss.

Thanks!

Please discuss it over there to keep the conversation going.

Thanks.

Liam

Sunday afternoon: A little of this . . .

1. My wife asked me which BPAL she should wear yesterday, and I suggested something with "incense and patchouli."

Now I have Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" stuck in my head.

2. You know how there's "hate speech?" Well, Oregon wants to enact a discriminatory "hate law."

Washington Post

Should your child's teacher wear a turban, a hijab, a kippah or other "religious dress'? The state of Oregon doesn't think so. The Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act, now awaiting the governor's signature, requires all employers to let workers wear religious items with one exception: "No teacher in any public school shall wear any religious dress while engaged in the performance of duties as a teacher."

The proposed law has set up a classic religious liberty battle between the First Amendment's Establishment clause, which tells government not to favor (or disfavor) one religion over another, and the Free Exercise clause, which tells government to leave the religious alone. The new law also reflects the increasing difficulty of accommodating a widening variety of religious faiths in a pluralistic society.

More here.

Discrimination much?

I suppose I would not be able to wear my cross, either.

3. I am really enjoying "Warehouse 13" on hulu.com.

4. I am doing housecleaning and some computer stuff today. I actually have two tubs packed for Pennsic, and we are not leaving until July 31.

5. OK, so gwenlianna has referred to the new Harry Potter movie as "Hogwarts 90210."

6. I need to post about our busy day yesterday. Maybe later.

7. Like father, like son?



That's Andre, son of our king and queen.