Interesting Locations

[JniedWKU]

Poor kids, they can be THAT bad. Wait, maybe they are, who know, but if that IS the case, take them to fencing and let them go home as the proud new owners of a few bruises. Nothing like getting into the sport for the first time.


And you know, I can honestly say that I don't recall ANYONE "swooning" over me in my fencing gear, but hey, I never had anyone swooning over me period, must be nice, FLAUNT IT WHILE YOU GOT IT!

Oooooooh, I just thought of another location......A Gothic Cathedral (spelling?) now that would be nice, if only we could get permission from God. He shouldn't mind.

[ 10-05-2001: Message edited by: JniedWKU ]

[Haze]

Originally posted by JniedWKU:
<STRONG>And you know, I can honestly say that I don't recall ANYONE "swooning" over me in my fencing gear, but hey, I never had anyone swooning over me period...
</STRONG>

I can identify well with that one...and yes you can spell cathedral.

Happy days (daze)

[Moonitic]

Aaron was wearing period garb...with black velvet tights. I've never really swooned over anyone in fencing gear (sorry Frank, we've just oogled your hiney a few times!), but I have been hit on extensively while in mine.

And if anyone says, "Would you like to go for a cup of coffee?" I will be forced to beat them...a lot.

By the way, you can find a picture of His Royal Buttliness at: www.commidiots.com. He's at the lower right of the page, making a horrible face.

[DamedEscrime]

Moon, You talking about "Gentleman Frank" there? I agree his hinney is a sight to behold. You're a terrific judge of hinneys.

[Moonitic]

Dame, if only you had been at the Ren Fest to cast your eyes upon the glory that is Aaron! There aren't many men that I drool after, so this had to be quite a rear!

Poor Frank, I can feel the heat from his cheecks now. Excuse me, the ones on his FACE!

[JniedWKU]

Down ladies DOWN!

[Gav]

Weirdest places I've fenced in...

Outside the Jolly Judge pub [just off Edinburgh Royal Mile - got to jump out on a tourist excursion by "ahem" accident], the Royal Mile, various 'secret' gardens (for those that are not aware there are several secret gardens off the Royal Mile, if you visit Edinburgh go and see 'em), outside the Black Bull Tavern Edinburgh (hmm I see a pattern forming) and at a Lairds do' somewhere in Fife (made some cash putting on a demo).

Oh aye and in a bus station when I was bored.

[ 10-09-2001: Message edited by: Gav ]

[Gav]

I nearly forgot Craigmillar Castle! We used to practise when I lived nearby. I had to walk through one of the worst parts of Edinburgh to get there - reasonably scary.

[veeco]

Wierdest place I ever fenced was on stage, wearing Doc Martens boots.
My feet still remember...

[Spanky]

strange places...well i dunnit in a few.

back when i was in south africa, at the university there was a cricket field with a pavilion. the pavilion had a pub. summer friday afternoons most folks would skip lectures to lie out on the grass, in the sun, talk, listen to music....and consume beers. A fellow fencer and i used to fence sabre for beers in that spirit. basically had a bout to 3 or so, the winner drank. i was just staring my fencing career then, so unfortunately i didnt get to drink much...at first. then we'd be giggling and cavorting much to the general amusment of the crowd. i was glad of having a mask on once i sobered up some.

then there was the time we, as a fencing club went to a theme restaurant....medeival theme. brought our gear along, and some of the folks already had costumes of their own...during the course of the evening, after much feasting a more quaffing, it was decided to fence some saber on the tables. which we did succesfully until we got kicked out by management, and told not to come back. ever.

also have fond memories of an inter-university competition held in durban. my team and i stayed in one of the residences of the host uni. this res. had wide, shallow staircases and narrow corridors spanning or lining a huge central space. fenced a few games of 'musketeers' or 'capture the flag' in there, screaming and shouting much to the disapproval of the rest of the inmates. unfortunately that added to my misery during the tournament. i eventually got soooo stiff i could hardly lunge. so much for my results in that competition.

[Moonitic]

This wasn't actually "fencing," as it was staged, but some of us did a skit at the local opening of Man in the Iron Mask. My sabre cut is still talked about in the fencing circles.

[HilandDoug]

Hey, JniedWKU! You should see where they're holding competition at WMAW! An old cathedral in New York. Check out their web site:
www.ahfi.org/wmaw2001

I wish I could be there, but I'm playing King Richard in the Robin Hood show this weekend.

[Moonitic]

Robin Hood? MORE men in tights? Oh, my heart...

[JniedWKU]

Oh......for the love of God.......

[touche turtle]

Not as exciting or exotic, but I did do a demo at a bar of a private business club, located on the 55th floor of a corporate highrise. The view was magnificent with the helicopters and birds as eye level. Spectators watched on as we did two, 5 touch bouts on a strip sandwiched between double glass doors on one end and a wine cabinet at the other.

BTW, if anyone fenced Duel in the Desert, I always found the concept of fencing at a casino (located on the vegas strip no less!) initially strange...

[veeco]

Fencing in a casino is cool!

Last year at DITD, the epee finalists were downing beers during their one minute rest periods.

No surprise at this point, the German dude won :-).

[Zelda]

Originally posted by Moonitic:
<STRONG>Robin Hood? MORE men in tights?..</STRONG>

We're men, we're men in tights
We roam around the forest looking for fights
We're men, We're men in tights
We rob from the rich and give to the poor, that's right
We may look like sissies
But watch what you say, or else we'll put out your lights
We're men, we're men in tights
Always on guard defending the people's rights

We're men, manly men, we're men in tights Yeah!
We roam around the forest looking for fights
We're men, we're men in tights
We rob from the rich and give to the poor, that's right
We may look like pansies
But don't get us wrong, or else we'll put out your lights
We're men, we're men in tights, tight tights
Always on guard defending the people's rights
When you're in a fix, call for the men in tights
We're Butch!!

Sorry Couldnt help myself!!!!!!

[Eileen]

Ok, I laughed myself through reading this thread

And men in tights? I plead the 5th.

Oddest places I've fenced: I'm with you guys on the beach concept (however, I was in the grassy area near the sand), I've fenced on a few apartment balconies (long kind leading up to an apt door, not the short ones) and I was part of the fencing exhibition at the "By the Sword" Movie Premiere party.

One of the interesting "official" venue places I've been to was one PCC which was held at the State Fair grounds during the Fair so that folks walking around one of the main "tents" also walked right through the fencing section, it was rather interesting to see people's reactions.

For "finger fencing", well I do that practically everywhere but I think one of the oddest looks my boyfriend and I got was when we had a particularly boisterous "bout" during the break of taking traffic school. What can I say? We had been couped up in there for hours.

[Swordsman]

Well, some interesting places here...

The pictures on my site (http://swordsman.8k.com) are from our state games (My last state, before I moved). Events were all over through the city, and fencing got the center court of the mall! Actually, we had two strips, down two halls of the mall. Plenty of spectators, was very cool! Ended up spending about twelve hours there, had a great time.

Funniest part - it was the same day the fourth Harry Potter book came out. We had to be there at seven in the morning for the start of the tourney; the Waldenbooks about 50m away opened at eight. We got to watch people in Harry Potter costumes line up outside waiting for it to open, then filter in and out all day. Highly entertaining!

[Kodiak Kid]

Well, like many of you I find fencing outdoors particularly invigorating. Driveways, outdoor malls, on the back of a moving flatbed in a parade. You know, normal stuff!
One of my more memorable efforts was on Soave Island (spelling is approximate) which is near Portland, Oregon on the Columbia River. It's a "clothing optional" area and my friend and his family decided to spend the day worshipping the Sun. Naturally we took our gear with us... After a couple of hours baking in the Sun we put on our gear and entertained the appreciative group of naturalists on the beach with our matchless fencing skills. I've never heard of anyone fencing on a nude beach before or since.