Top Ten Truckers' Comments about Pennsic

by Karl Rasmussen of Tvede

At the War this year I sometimes listened to the truckers on a portable
CB.  These are the top 10 comments they had as they drove by the War on
I-79.

10.  it's Woodstock

9.  it's a family reunion.

8.  it's a Gypsy convention.

7.  it's a Grateful Dead concert.

6.  it's a flea market.

5.  it's a Renaissance Fair.

4.  it's a "naked party"

3.  it's some "mid-evil thing"

2.  its those Hippies again

And the Number One comment by truck drivers on I-79 was .......

 "What the Hell is That?"



The Middle Kingdom's Top Ten Excuses for Losing Pennsic

by Master Richard the Poor of Ely

10. Lost it in the lights.

9. Our best fighters were abducted by aliens.

8. We won last year and didn't want to be selfish.

7. Thought Pennsic was Aug. 17 - 23 and our training schedule was off.

6. Didn't want to get our new armor dirty.

5. The schedule in the program was too hard to read.

4. Must have been something we ate.

3. Them bugs was nasty!

2. Preoccupied with following the PGA Championship.

1. Who are we kidding? The East is just too damn good!


Seahorse Staff Top Ten Places to Spend Money at Pennsic

In no particular order; usual disclaimers apply....

10.  Please Touch Pottery.  We bought a basin and ewer there; verra
nice....

9.  GF Armory Books.  The UPS strike left his stock diminished, but
still varied and interesting.

8.  Billy and Charlie's Highest Quality Pewter Goods.  Cast pewter
buttons, buckles, belt fittings, pilgrim badges, naughty carnival
badges, and the like.

7.  Talbot's Fine Accessories.  Plaque belts, badges, brooches, etc.
cast in pewter or bronze, and shoes on commission. Also publishes
manuals explaining how to make these goodies yourself.

6.  Gaukler.  Sells actual medieval artifacts and reproduction medieval
jewelry, buckles, and belt fittings.

5.  Battlefield Bakery.  Our favorite Pennsic eatery, now ensconced in
a charming building.  Grete pasties!

4.  Fettered Cock Pewters  In addition to buttons, carnival badges,
etc. they make tokens for Ealdormere awards based on period originals.
Neat idea.

3.  Black Swan   Reproduction medieval knives, shoes, garments--one
could show up in jeans with a full purse, and leave looking like a
person from 1400.

2.  Gode Erthe Pottis  Hand-thrown plates, bowls, carafes, and the
Infamous Puzzle Jug, all copied from medieval originals.  Proprietor
Seppo built Potter's Hall, the most beautiful hard structure on site.

1.  Whichever Cooper sold the Popsicles.


from the September 1997 Seahorse