Held at Putah Creek Lodge, at the U.C. Davis Campus, Davis, CA. Patrice du Couer Fidel and Megan of Thistledown were the autocrats. A banquet was provided. Andy Swan was a juggler and jester.
Annotations:
“Andy was a non member, quite entertaining as a performer, but
a bit clueless about the delicate state of relations between UCD and
the SCA (they were not quite sure that we were a reliable group).
When he started setting off firecrackers inside the Lodge "to liven
things up" (like we needed that?) - I got a bit peremptory with him.
I guess that's how one might describe a situation ending where I was
on my knees on the floor with my left hand smothering a firecracker,
and his left foot standing on that hand while I was looking up and
asking him if he wanted me to break his knee with my (three days
out of its cast) right elbow. I guess I must have looked deadly
serious because he desisted (wise choice). All that aside it was
a fine party, somewhat depressed by David and Cheryl's economic
problems (it's still historically mundane oil embargo time) which
made us worry whether they could keep on being Baron
and Baroness.” – Kevin Peregrynne
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