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Texas Renaissance Festival 1999 |
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05-21-99 With the beginning of the 2000 faire season well under way, it's nice to return to this page for an update from the 1999 season. Rebecca Clark has sent me four excellent images to add to Frank Hui's gallery of images. Her images serve to remind me how much I greatly desire to get my feathers flapping from Wisconsin to Texas this upcoming fall. Below is Frank's initial description of the faire. --Robyn Sotherby 11-04-99 Greetings all. A hearty thank you to Master Robyn for posting this report. Normally this would be on  Ryleh's Renaissance World, but my friend Ryleh has his own TRF report on this season and it is alwyas good to get multiple perspectives. The Texas Renaissance Festival is a place I have jokingly referred to as the "Disney World" of faires. I say that since the site is so huge with so many offerings, a person can get easily overwhelmed by the place. The main part of the site is around 50 acres with nearly 200 shops and well over a dozen performance venues. It does take a while to get use to the surroundings. The faire is celebrating its 25th year. The setting is the reign of King Henry VIII during his marriage to Anne of Cleves. Hence, you can see many characters in German garb. A staple of TRF are the numerous faery folk about, both light and dark, that can sneak up on you before you know it. Among the notable acts appearing include the acid-tongued Ded Bob who technically doesn't have a tongue, of course. The incomparable Flaming Idiots are wrapping up the final leg of their renaissance season before moving on to stage shows. And, during the last three weeknds, those rocking pipers the Rogues will entertain eager fans. There is a wide array of beautiful scenery including specially designed gardens. Also, there are demonstrations of various skills and crafts for your amusement. As part of the festivities there is a King's Feast offered twice each day, an end of the day celebration that includes a silver masque put on by the company, and a display of fireworks at night within the jousing arena.--Frank Hui |
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