i went last year, with two folks, and a third person. i think y'all know two of them. gotta be moestavern19 and finalsbound, and then there was Preston27. Good times. I HOPE WE GO AGAIN.
I haven't been in years, but the only reasons I ever went were for : Turkey legs Funnel cakes Ded Bob Show Otherwise, it really wasn't worth the trip, to be honest...
So.....uhhhh......I had never heard of that term before, and I looked it up late last week. Even found a definition for "sausage wallet zephyr." Anyway, fast forward to last night, and the wife and I go out to a bar to catch some live music. I'm forty now, and she's getting close to it, so we don't do this much anymore. We both had more to drink than usual.............not falling down, but enough to both act a bit silly. I decided to tell her the whole sausage wallet story and how I didn't know what it meant and had to look it up. Anyway, I thought you'd like to know she's been calling me "sausage head" all weekend.
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I went on Saturday for probaly the 10th time since I moved to Houston. Yes, you will spend some money, but it is all worth it. I love it. Only time it isnt good is if it rains or rains the night before. Once it is muddy, its quite unenjoyable if you dont have on boots or something. I took $100 in cash and had plenty of fun. Beer was $4.50 a pop and I usually gave the change in the tip jar. Turkey Legs were $6, and worth every freakin' penny! All in all, it was tons of fun, as usual. Yes, there are weirdos there. But not everyone in a costume is a freak. Its like Halloween early
Moes and I will probably wait til next year. We're pretty po' right now. I'm going to start a fund for Ren Fest '08. We'll go all out. And buy like 10 turkey legs each. Preston should definitely come down again for it.
How DO you do it right? Is there more to this shindig than getting wasted and eating turkey legs? What are the highlights? My girlfriend may make me go.
This is cool and all, and who's not down with a turkey leg and beer, but please tell me none of y'all are in the Society for Creative Anachronism... Please?
Went Saturday with my wife and 5 year old son. It took forever to get there and back. We stayed for about 3 hours and left. Wife and I had an OK time. Son had a reasonable time. We might go again if he wants to. My biggest beef was that you did not get a map of the park as you went in. And everywhere looks about the same. We walked past the exit three times without knowing it.
it is an old term for a hooker used in medievil times. I was actually didn't know the "modern" meaning was a fat hooch
I went for the first time this past weekend and thought it was much more fun than expected . I'll definitely go again another time. Heya Worries, there was a program for 3 bucks at the entrance that had a map and all the activities and such, and a few maps posted around the festival, although they weren't too easy to find...that was my one problem with things, I thought they could've been marked better, but it wasn't too bad.
..... so... it sounds like.... TIPS FOR HOW TO DO THE REN FEST 1) Ahead of time, build a schedule of which attractions and shows you'll see and at what times. (http://www.texrenfest.com) 3) Allow plenty of time to get there (and back). Don't drink and drive. 4) Bring lots of money. 5) Avoid rainy days if possible. If it is raining or has rained, wear shoes/boots appropriate for walking in mud. 6) Buy a $3 program at the entrance so that you can get a map and list of attractions/times. 7) Exercise caution: some shows/attractions aren't kiddie-friendly 8) Don't miss Christof the Insultor or the Ded Bob Show. Birds of prey show is interesting. mc_mark says to have a scotch egg and check out the Sea Devil Tavern. 9) Eat turkey leg and drink beer.
I don't really know how to answer this. I always have a blast. Then again, I'm a kid in an almost-32-year-old body. There are some things my friends and I consider "must do's," namely anything that allows us to throw things at people while they hurl insults at us or allows us to throw, large, heavy bladed objects at inanimate....objects. We always get a good buzz on first before heading into full-blown belligerence. After we're totally smashed, we'll head for Jacob's Ladder and/or more throwing stuff at people/stuff. As I said earlier, we amused ourselves greatly by heckling the jousters. We even got the Chipper Jones "Larry" chant going for no good reason at all. Then we went to the square tavern place near the jousting arena where everyone gathers and consumed even more beer. We sang bawdy songs with the two ladies who sing bawdy songs; I stood up a shouted out limericks. One of the singer ladies kissed me all over my chest while others took pictures. She put on a ton of lipstick in preparation. I looked like I got stabbed. At one point or another we went to ogle the teenage belly dancers, drink more beer and eat gyros over in the Greek section. At one point or another, we were discussing boob jobs, douching, and Britney Spears with two of the girls in our group of 12 or so. I'm not sure how those things got into the same conversation, but like I said, we were hammered. Then we went to drink more, eat more, and throw more before my buddy's wife drove us all home. I passed out in the car. Sounds like a party to me.
