um... people?

Maybe I'm a big sap with a stupendous ability to suspend my own disbelief, but -

It had to be the Queen's speech at the closing gate after Ring Out.
Magic and moving. It made me weepy, all wistful and overwhelmed and...

Yeah. That was my favorite moment.

Ooooh, I can't pick one.....I had so much fun when my 5 pm show was taken over by Queen's Guard, and Yeoman Swanson was given to me as a present. This past Sunday was great as a whole; I gigged as much as I could, I jumped rope with Court, and danced harder than I ever have. It just sucks that everything finally *worked* right as we close the show.

no, just recovering.

"I'm so tired" kicked my ass. I got nervous at the last minute and all that energy and beautiful, funny, funny stuff....."goddammit, I'm exhausted".

1. Ophelia!
2. Awesome gigs that work
3. A drama free zone to work in/base out of (That's a minor damn miracle, right there. That's right I said it.)
4. Babies brought up to me more times than I can count.
5. Being bossy and not getting in trouble for it
6. Bellydancing for TV
7. GEEEEEEEEEESES!
8. My wunderbar man for putting up with the mania of this particular season
9. Faire as a unique form of therapy
10. Finally knowing Mom was looking out for me, even if she's gone.
11. This one goes to eleven.

My favorite feeling has always been after the 5pm dance set on stage... wherein the feeling of "damn, I really did four shows today?!?" mingles with "when's the next show ti.... oh!" mingles with "FREE TIME!"

My favorite moment was probably the one time I got to catch the 5PM Boggard Set. It wasn't anything particularly outstanding versus any other 5pm Boggard set, but it really reminded me of last season, when everything seemed so much more familiar to me.


My favorite thing that *I* did this year was my "Peter Griffin Hurts His Knee" bit when jumping rope with the inventors next to the maypole swing. Heehee.... That was great - and the reactions I got told me that I had, for once, brought the funny.

I don't have a 'moment'... I have many...

My best moments are (and hopefully always will be) watching someone have the 'aha' moment when they are learning how to spin... hearing the "pinch with the right hand - pull.. pinch with the left hand - release the right hand... pinch - pull... pinch release... and having them see that they are making yarn... and wanting to do more!!!

To watch Vicky develop as a dynamic and strong Queen. Hearing everyones personal experiences is a testiment to her amazing work, I'm proud to say I knew her when. ;-)

The climax of a season long gig with the Lord Mayors ending in probably one of the funniest and classic IMPROV'd performances I've ever had the honor to be a part of. Everything from seeing all these characters again on one stage, riffing off each other (the Sty vs. Guiseppi fights were priceless "some one needs to control their child"). All the way to the homerun hit of Tobias' return. We were all at the top of our game, and it came off so well. The audience responce only fueled this wild fire.

Carlos getting me on Stage at Lord Mayors with the "Man-nam-anom" song. *shakes fist at funny man*

the whole season was awesome...

i don't have a single moment that was best for me
i just loved being back this year
i loved continuing my flirting from last year and seeing everyone again
although i did not have quite as much fun as last year i still had tuns of fun
and unfortunately i missed so much not being there on saturdays and having to leave early some sundays...but oh well
i love every one!
i can't wait to see every one again next year and i hope i can see you all before then
(come visit me at Disneyland!...but let me know what day you are planning on coming so i can tell you if, when, and where i'm working)

I don't know what it was about this year, but it was the best season of Southern that I have ever had. That's saying a LOT, since I've been doing it for mumblemufflemumble years now!

Thank you, everyone, who made my year fantastic!

There are never any best moments, only BETTER years. This one was a good one.(not to mention my first FULL run of Southern) I could never pick just ONE moment, but its all the little things for me: Di, Bees, Skinny and I all hugging on the armchair, meeting new friends, seeing old ones, catching up with Brian, all the crazy talk that happens in the Puritan Hooch, realizing that i'm old enough to be a role model, my last solo long walk around the faire right before Grand Ring Out.
Honestly I could go on for hours...
#1 best moment of faire:

Spending time with YOU people: My Family.

My best moment this year... hmm I think the best moment of the year for me came when I got kicked out of court for getting into a fight right in front of her maj. during a game of towers. Arthur did a wonderful job with the gig, and Vicky responded absolutely beautifully to the whole thing, from beginning to end.

Seriously though, thank you all for a wonderful year! I feel blessed to have at least been on stage with the Mayoral cast for 30 minutes a day, as well as be there for Charles Dane for his Free Scholar's test, and of course Glen for his Scholar's test.

Thank you all!!!

and holy crap I can't believe I forgot this!!!!

I asked, received permission for, and got Carlos for and hour! At the Bell.


ahhahahhhahahahhahahhahhahahahahahahahahaa!!!!

Mine was at the Saturday Boggards' clean set when Johnny Breen was singing Galway Shawl walked into the audience to his wife and danced with her singing, "She wore no jewels, no paint no powder..." Totally teared me up.

Vicky, Vicky, Vicky! Working with her was such an immense honor, and watching her grow makes me want to burst with pride. I was on a knee and crying at St. Ives when she gave her final speech. I'm keeping her.

The amazing connections I made across the Faire. I have never talked to so many different people, from so many different groups. I have made new friends I hope to have forever.

:)

Jennifer
Mary Fitton
Lacy "I'm the prettiest" Knickers

Had to give this one some thought; there were a few that qualified, Breen's tour-de-force on the last day comes to mind.

However, my Best moment was third weekend at the Maypole at the end of the 11am show.
Calling all my Apprentices into line (and seeing the looks of concern on their faces, 'cause they don't know what's going on).

Then congratulating each of them before the crowd as I presented them with their Guild pins. The looks on their faces were the best. A joyous mix of pride and happiness.

The entire run was fun for me (except the weather on a couple of weekends), so it's hard to pick one moment. I narrowed it down to two:

1. The day my 10-year-old daughter, Erin, danced Garland Goddesses at the Sunday 5 p.m. stage show with only one rehearsal prior to the show -- and she did it well! That was a proud moment for me, and a great moment for her, as well.

2. The reveal of my RUB at the 11 a.m. Maypole show on the last day. My RUB turned out to be Carlos who gave me a beautiful ceramic bowl as my final gift. But the best thing about it was the way Carlos presented himself with a big announcement and the delight of myself and others as to him being my RUB. And then Carlos helped to wrap the Maypole -- what a hoot! Definitely a feel-good moment for me.

It's so hard to pick just one moment.

It was all so very fun despite all the miscellaneous garbage of Health Inspectors, Generators, and drama.

I just can't list them all. Overall, it was a good year and I'm most particularly proud of my niece and all your newest members of the CGD. They all did so very well!

Watching so many (and unfortunately missing a few) fellow Bankeside students successfully Play the Prize for Scholar. Seeing each one of them grow from a novice stumbling over basic footwork, and turn into a competent swordsman and swordswoman moved me with each Prize Playing, especially knowing the fears that some of them had to overcome to accomplish this.

Big congratulations to Jim, Toni, Cory, Michelle and Dan. You worked hard throughout the year and the effort paid off.

Charles
Free Scholar, Bankeside Schole of Defense

Every single one I was out there.

Some highlights included the few times I managed to break people (such as when "the bastard offspring of Gandalf and Liberace" walked by, and I pointed him out), the times I managed to see fairies before Lessa, and the time I was possibly the only person to lose to the Deptford Devils. The sting operations were great, too; I'm kind of bummed that I couldn't do Swat Team.

And when I offered to turn in my sash at the end of the run, being told "Keep it. You've earned it" brought a tear to my eye.

To the family I got to choose and the friends I just hadn't met yet, thank you one and all for a great time!

I don’t think I could pick out any one event. Oh, wait, I can.

The whole year. And I mean the whole year. Right from the beginning it has been a spectacular year for me.

I love teaching improv. I am passionate about it. I have spent fifteen of my years studying, performing, and teaching improv professionally. While I was teaching my classes this year (for which I am very grateful to be able to do) I always felt that I hadn’t done enough. That there was so much more for me to impart to people who were so eager to pick it up. That I just didn’t have enough time (in all honesty I have always been used to teaching three hour classes, so cutting it half was a new experience for me). I was reassured though by all the positive comments through out the entire. I even had a couple of people say how much they enjoyed and learned in my class on the very last day of faire. It touched me.

During the run of faire I had the pleasure of working with some of the most talented and passionate actors I have ever worked with. They really cared about what they put out. Some I had worked with before, some I had only the briefest of experience with, and others I had never worked with before. All of them made me feel humble in their presence. Whether they know it or not I learned something from every single one of them. They are some very talented people, very giving people. My life is much better for working with them.
I also had the real pleasure of working with so many old and new friends in the streets, I tried very hard to get around, but I never really had the chance to be everywhere I wanted to be. But no matter when or what was going on when I arrived I always felt welcomed. Always felt as if everyone was so very eager to play, to share their moments with me. Even when they seemed to go so terribly, terribly wrong (Peachbottom/ Appletop). It was all very humbling.
I even got the chance to really get to know some of the other stage shows. Apparently, we all live in the Pasadena area, which I find very weird and comforting at the same time. But it was very awesome to get to know so many people that much better.

Having my daughter out with me for almost the whole run, watching make new friends and so many older brothers and sisters (“Daddy, So-and-so is just like my brother/sister!”), having the time of her life, and making the climbing wall her b!%&h. Thank you so much to everyone from Rachel to Heather to everyone involved. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

This was also the year I really got to know some of the people behind the scenes, the real support of the faire in the managers, costuming, and all the wonderful stage managers and directors. Again, some of them I already knew, some I didn’t really know all that well, and others was the first time I really got a chance to know them. It just made my whole faire experience so much better. Some of them took a real chance with me, one that I will never forget. It has changed my life for the better by more than can ever be measured. I learned so much and was given such an opportunity that I will always be grateful. Thank you so much.

Really that’s how I could some up the whole year, opportunity and grateful. This year has changed my life. I have really been touched by a blessing this year. That blessing was the opportunity to work with all of the fantastically wonderful people of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire.

For which I will be so very grateful for the rest of my life. Thank you all so very much. You have changed my life.

I hope to see you all next year.

There were many, but what made my season was being told that I looked like I came right out of a painting...by a patron!

That's huge in my book.