Re: Fallout in Vegasps238principalApril 24 2009, 00:24:25 UTC
I've been sorely tempted to track down the "classic" Fallout games and give 'em another go!
Even with all the coolness in Fallout 3, I've yet to see something as horrific/interesting to face as that hybrid computer/mutant from the first game. I never did defeat it in combat; I always blew up the church it lived in.
Caprica Looks pretty interesting, but I think I am going to end up waiting for it to show up on Sci-Fi instead of spending the money on the dvd. I like the idea of the show, but not enough to buy a dvd for it.
Off topic, Aaron, are you having some ordering issues? I ordered acouple of PS238 books a while ago and haven't seen or heard anything. Not a big deal, just wanting to check on it, and didnt get anything from the email I sent. Thanks.
Lol. I worked at the Texas renfair a couple years ago. You can see it from Google maps, and get a more accurate layout that way than you can from the provided map. The food courts are separated by ethnicity, and they end each day with a fireworks show (weather permitting). It's pretty cool. The stages are covered with twenty years of vine and wisteria growth, and they have several other beautiful gardens, that you couldn't get at a 'still growing' faire. :)
I've worked 'growing' faires too, and they have their charms as well, don't get me wrong there. But Texas is a faire apart.
As for jousting, yes a lot of faires are scripted. For safety if nothing else. I don't know about Texas these days. I know North Carolina and Tennessee are NOT scripted. Tennessee still sponsors 'sport' jousting. The last weekend of faire they have a full-blown tournament. The jousters are mostly the same, but the results are not! :)
Re: Texas RenfairanoxosApril 30 2009, 00:08:24 UTC
Texas is crazy because it's still growing. They've been tacking in new stages, ripping old ones out, setting up pubs and beer gardens, booking new acts (after the disasterous decision to can quite a few of them two years ago), creating new shopping lanes, etc. etc...I believe that King George owns 150 acres including the berry farm. And yes, there is camping. These days there's even a separate site for those who want quiet camping.
Re: Texas RenfairanoxosApril 30 2009, 15:36:23 UTC
I didn't realize they'd been tearing stuff out. :( Our booth was one of those that 'got canned' two years ago. It wasn't just the entertainers. I guess they wanted our spot for something else. I didn't like management at the faire, but the other workers there and patrons were fine!
There is camping yes, but it isn't for patrons, as was jokingly suggested. I just try to leave a positive comment now and again, in and among all the whinging that so many people seem to feel is the only way to respond online.
Re: Texas RenfairanoxosApril 30 2009, 22:01:28 UTC
Yes, camping *is* for patrons - it's FAR from employee camping, at the other side of the parking lot. If you show up after hours, you just tell the guard that you are going to faire and want to camp. We show our tickets and follow the directions.
The maypole is gone, replaced with some paid attractions a friend works at one of them. The battle mound was replaced with a garden some time ago. Some of the stages have been updated. Tents have been replaced with booths in some lanse, new tents have gone up where there were no lanes ... uh, don't know how long you've been gone. The map is online at texrenfest.com
Speaking of Stretch Armstrong, This Fellow Here has revived another toy from the Seventies...although a feature-film based on the property is extremely unlikely.
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Even with all the coolness in Fallout 3, I've yet to see something as horrific/interesting to face as that hybrid computer/mutant from the first game. I never did defeat it in combat; I always blew up the church it lived in.
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Off topic, Aaron, are you having some ordering issues? I ordered acouple of PS238 books a while ago and haven't seen or heard anything. Not a big deal, just wanting to check on it, and didnt get anything from the email I sent. Thanks.
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I've worked 'growing' faires too, and they have their charms as well, don't get me wrong there. But Texas is a faire apart.
As for jousting, yes a lot of faires are scripted. For safety if nothing else. I don't know about Texas these days. I know North Carolina and Tennessee are NOT scripted. Tennessee still sponsors 'sport' jousting. The last weekend of faire they have a full-blown tournament. The jousters are mostly the same, but the results are not! :)
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There is camping yes, but it isn't for patrons, as was jokingly suggested. I just try to leave a positive comment now and again, in and among all the whinging that so many people seem to feel is the only way to respond online.
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The maypole is gone, replaced with some paid attractions a friend works at one of them. The battle mound was replaced with a garden some time ago. Some of the stages have been updated. Tents have been replaced with booths in some lanse, new tents have gone up where there were no lanes ... uh, don't know how long you've been gone. The map is online at texrenfest.com
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