Hello All:
I am sorry that it took me a little more than a month to actually write about the "Trip" that Tony and I took to the Ohio Renaissance Festival up there in Harveysburg, Ohio on October 10, 2009. Tony and I had a fun time up there at the festival this year. I just have been so backed up between working some crazy hours at work, being sick and a whole lot of other stuff, so again, I am sorry that it took me so long to get this blog posted. Below is the particulars and the slide show on my trip to the Ohio Renaissance Festival on October 10, 2009 with my husband, Tony and our friends.
I think that I am finally getting an old wish of mine finally coming true -- I am finally getting a group of people to go to the Ohio Renaissance Festival with me each year now. While I was at the festival with my husband and some friends back on October 10, 2009; we got to talking about making this a "Yearly thing" that we all get together and do on the weekend of Columbus Day. (Which Columbus Day was that Monday, October 12, 2009.)
I really wanted to give my review of this year's Ohio Renaissance Festival here, so here it is, officially for all of you today. After you read my review, below that (as I mentioned previously above), I will have a slide show of the photos that I took while there at the festival as well.
For starters, I want to say that I had a really fun time watching the "Theatre in the Ground," a.k.a. the "Mud Show," although I did end up with a damp hiney from the wet bench that I ended up sitting on during the show, but it was still a good show. Now, I don't have the actual photos from the "Mud Show," because I used two, (2) disposable cameras to take the photos, (because they actually throw the mud at people, just like Gallagher busts watermelon at his shows here.) I haven't gotten around to getting those photos printed, but I garantee you that as quick as I do get those photos printed and back to me here in the near future, I will be posting another blog here with those photos of the mud show for your viewing pleasure.
The mud show that Tony and I watched that day was called Beowolf and it was hysterical. The other show that the three (3) guys at the mud show put on is called Dante's Inferno, which is also good, but not nearly as strange and funny as their take on Beowolf.
As I was watching the mud show version of Beowolf, I was reminded of how back on September 17, 2005; "Chunky," (the guy who plays the narrator in both afore named shows) was doing his opening monolog and Chunky said: "Oh -- Kentuckians!!"
My response that day to Chunky's comment about Kentuckians was a very loud and happy "Whoo hoo!!"
Now, see, back on September 17, 2009; Tony and I were both wearing matching "Just married" t-shirts. When Chucky looked at Tony and I and Chunky noticed what was printed on our shirts, Chunky said: "If you're Kentuckians and you're just married, that means that you're on your honeymoon!! You two can stand up, so everybody can give you a round of applause!!"
Of course, Tony and I stood up and everybody in the audience back on September 17, 2005 gave us a round of applause. I still think that was really cool that Chunky did that for us back in September 2005.
Now, I digress back to October 10, 2009 and the trip that Tony and I made to the Ohio Renaissance Festival that day. The next thing that Tony and I did after the show was to meet Tony's best buddy, Dave near the gate, along with Dave's younger brother, Danny and Danny's girlfriend, Emily. Tony and Dave were basically playing "Marco Polo," sans the swimming pool, because Dave was having a little trouble finding Tony and myself; then Danny and Emily as well.
When Tony and I hooked up with Dave, Danny and Emily, we really started having fun then. We all went to the "Washing Wenches" show near the main gate, which is hysterical as well. One of the ladies threw a sock at Tony and the lady hit Tony with her sock. I kept trying to get Tony involved with the show, but he would not get involved. I was of the opinion (and I still am with him here) that a little public embarassment is good for him, especially when it's all done up in fun, mind you.
When the show ended, I was getting hungry, considering that it was about 12 noon at that time, and Tony and I hadn't eaten anything since like 9 am that morning. One nice thing about the Ohio Renaissance Festival is that if you get your hand stamped, you can go out to your vehicle, get yourself some food and drink, (if you brought it up there with you, of course) and sit out in your vehicle and eat it, with no trouble. Of course, you are not allowed to bring any outside food or drink with you, 'cause that's just the "House rules" there. I don't really care about the "No outside food or drink in the festival rule," because I mainly take my own food and drink up there for even when Tony and I are on the drive home, due to us getting really stinking thirsty on the way home as well. (As a side note, Tony and I have started packing a cooler that is filled with bottles of water and food, because the food and drink at the festival is somewhat on the expensive side here, mind you -- like King's Island food expensive, mind you!!)
When Tony and I finished eating our lunch with Dave, the three of us walked back in to the festival to watch some more shows and to sit in the "Sky Chairs." I highly recommend the "Sky Chairs," because they are very comfortable, even Tony enjoys them and Tony can sit in them without them breaking or Tony exceeding the "Maximum weight limit" on them as well. Tony and I have said that once we move to where we have an actual place to hang some "Sky Chairs," that we will finally get some of our own.
When Tony, Dave and I finished sitting in the sky chairs, we went to see the live action, no holds barred joust. One thing that I want to share that I think is some really good kudos to the Ohio Renaissance Festival is that the actual horses used at the festival is horses that have been "Rescued" from abuse and neglect. I think that this is a good thing that the Ohio Renaissance Festival does for these horses. The announcer at the joust, (who used a p.a. system) actually announced this fact about the horses being rescued animals at the end of the show, which I also wanted to share with all of you as well.
Tony, Dave and I had parted ways with Danny and Emily, because Danny and Emily wanted to get home, since it was Danny's birthday and Danny wanted to spend time with Emily, (being that Emily is Danny's girlfriend and everything.) Tony, Dave and I had a really good time watching the joust as well.
When the joust ended, both Tony and Dave needed to go to the bathroom. Now, as far as the bathroom situation goes at the festival, this is my only complaint against them there at the festival -- they use port-o-potties in trailers. One good thing is though is that they do provide some soap, water and paper towels for people to use, but I still take some anti-bacterial hand gel, just to be 100% safe, in light of the H1N1 outbreak in the area and just to help Tony and I not catch any serious illnesses here, while we are at the festival.
While Tony and Dave were using the port-o-potties, I sat by the maze, which is near the jousting field and the church, called "Saint Peter's church." People can actually get married and have their receptions there at the festival, (I almost got married to Tony there, but he and I did renew our wedding vows there in that church back in 2007 though, in a mass renewal of vows ceremony at the festival that year.) As I was waiting, I did take some photos of like the church and other things around there, near the church and the maze.
When I hooked back up with Tony and Dave, we went to see the "Human Battle Chess" match, which was taking place nearby on the "Downs." There at the chess match, Tony, Dave and I saw the new lady playing Queen Elizabeth I, along with a new guy playing William Shakespeare.
I have to stop and say right now that there has not been a William Shakespeare impersonator at the festival since 1996, because the original guy passed away back in 1996. (I have to also mention now that I have been going to the Ohio Renaissance Festival with the execption of 2 years here since 1995, so that's how I know this information here about William Shakespeare.)
After the chess match ended, Tony, Dave and I left the festival and went home. Tony, Dave and I had a really good time. Now, before I send you all to watch my long slide show here, I want to re-iterate something that I have said in a previous blog here on this Ohio Renaissance Festival blog chain -- if any of you want to join Tony and I next year, (in 2010!) to go to the festival, please let me know and we will be happy to have you join us next Columbus Day weekend!!
Now here is the slideshow of the photos that I do have ready for all of you. Please note, these photos belong to me, so do not claim them as your own, these photos are copyrighted to me, thanks in advance!!
I think that I am finally getting an old wish of mine finally coming true -- I am finally getting a group of people to go to the Ohio Renaissance Festival with me each year now. While I was at the festival with my husband and some friends back on October 10, 2009; we got to talking about making this a "Yearly thing" that we all get together and do on the weekend of Columbus Day. (Which Columbus Day was that Monday, October 12, 2009.)
I really wanted to give my review of this year's Ohio Renaissance Festival here, so here it is, officially for all of you today. After you read my review, below that (as I mentioned previously above), I will have a slide show of the photos that I took while there at the festival as well.
For starters, I want to say that I had a really fun time watching the "Theatre in the Ground," a.k.a. the "Mud Show," although I did end up with a damp hiney from the wet bench that I ended up sitting on during the show, but it was still a good show. Now, I don't have the actual photos from the "Mud Show," because I used two, (2) disposable cameras to take the photos, (because they actually throw the mud at people, just like Gallagher busts watermelon at his shows here.) I haven't gotten around to getting those photos printed, but I garantee you that as quick as I do get those photos printed and back to me here in the near future, I will be posting another blog here with those photos of the mud show for your viewing pleasure.
The mud show that Tony and I watched that day was called Beowolf and it was hysterical. The other show that the three (3) guys at the mud show put on is called Dante's Inferno, which is also good, but not nearly as strange and funny as their take on Beowolf.
As I was watching the mud show version of Beowolf, I was reminded of how back on September 17, 2005; "Chunky," (the guy who plays the narrator in both afore named shows) was doing his opening monolog and Chunky said: "Oh -- Kentuckians!!"
My response that day to Chunky's comment about Kentuckians was a very loud and happy "Whoo hoo!!"
Now, see, back on September 17, 2009; Tony and I were both wearing matching "Just married" t-shirts. When Chucky looked at Tony and I and Chunky noticed what was printed on our shirts, Chunky said: "If you're Kentuckians and you're just married, that means that you're on your honeymoon!! You two can stand up, so everybody can give you a round of applause!!"
Of course, Tony and I stood up and everybody in the audience back on September 17, 2005 gave us a round of applause. I still think that was really cool that Chunky did that for us back in September 2005.
Now, I digress back to October 10, 2009 and the trip that Tony and I made to the Ohio Renaissance Festival that day. The next thing that Tony and I did after the show was to meet Tony's best buddy, Dave near the gate, along with Dave's younger brother, Danny and Danny's girlfriend, Emily. Tony and Dave were basically playing "Marco Polo," sans the swimming pool, because Dave was having a little trouble finding Tony and myself; then Danny and Emily as well.
When Tony and I hooked up with Dave, Danny and Emily, we really started having fun then. We all went to the "Washing Wenches" show near the main gate, which is hysterical as well. One of the ladies threw a sock at Tony and the lady hit Tony with her sock. I kept trying to get Tony involved with the show, but he would not get involved. I was of the opinion (and I still am with him here) that a little public embarassment is good for him, especially when it's all done up in fun, mind you.
When the show ended, I was getting hungry, considering that it was about 12 noon at that time, and Tony and I hadn't eaten anything since like 9 am that morning. One nice thing about the Ohio Renaissance Festival is that if you get your hand stamped, you can go out to your vehicle, get yourself some food and drink, (if you brought it up there with you, of course) and sit out in your vehicle and eat it, with no trouble. Of course, you are not allowed to bring any outside food or drink with you, 'cause that's just the "House rules" there. I don't really care about the "No outside food or drink in the festival rule," because I mainly take my own food and drink up there for even when Tony and I are on the drive home, due to us getting really stinking thirsty on the way home as well. (As a side note, Tony and I have started packing a cooler that is filled with bottles of water and food, because the food and drink at the festival is somewhat on the expensive side here, mind you -- like King's Island food expensive, mind you!!)
When Tony and I finished eating our lunch with Dave, the three of us walked back in to the festival to watch some more shows and to sit in the "Sky Chairs." I highly recommend the "Sky Chairs," because they are very comfortable, even Tony enjoys them and Tony can sit in them without them breaking or Tony exceeding the "Maximum weight limit" on them as well. Tony and I have said that once we move to where we have an actual place to hang some "Sky Chairs," that we will finally get some of our own.
When Tony, Dave and I finished sitting in the sky chairs, we went to see the live action, no holds barred joust. One thing that I want to share that I think is some really good kudos to the Ohio Renaissance Festival is that the actual horses used at the festival is horses that have been "Rescued" from abuse and neglect. I think that this is a good thing that the Ohio Renaissance Festival does for these horses. The announcer at the joust, (who used a p.a. system) actually announced this fact about the horses being rescued animals at the end of the show, which I also wanted to share with all of you as well.
Tony, Dave and I had parted ways with Danny and Emily, because Danny and Emily wanted to get home, since it was Danny's birthday and Danny wanted to spend time with Emily, (being that Emily is Danny's girlfriend and everything.) Tony, Dave and I had a really good time watching the joust as well.
When the joust ended, both Tony and Dave needed to go to the bathroom. Now, as far as the bathroom situation goes at the festival, this is my only complaint against them there at the festival -- they use port-o-potties in trailers. One good thing is though is that they do provide some soap, water and paper towels for people to use, but I still take some anti-bacterial hand gel, just to be 100% safe, in light of the H1N1 outbreak in the area and just to help Tony and I not catch any serious illnesses here, while we are at the festival.
While Tony and Dave were using the port-o-potties, I sat by the maze, which is near the jousting field and the church, called "Saint Peter's church." People can actually get married and have their receptions there at the festival, (I almost got married to Tony there, but he and I did renew our wedding vows there in that church back in 2007 though, in a mass renewal of vows ceremony at the festival that year.) As I was waiting, I did take some photos of like the church and other things around there, near the church and the maze.
When I hooked back up with Tony and Dave, we went to see the "Human Battle Chess" match, which was taking place nearby on the "Downs." There at the chess match, Tony, Dave and I saw the new lady playing Queen Elizabeth I, along with a new guy playing William Shakespeare.
I have to stop and say right now that there has not been a William Shakespeare impersonator at the festival since 1996, because the original guy passed away back in 1996. (I have to also mention now that I have been going to the Ohio Renaissance Festival with the execption of 2 years here since 1995, so that's how I know this information here about William Shakespeare.)
After the chess match ended, Tony, Dave and I left the festival and went home. Tony, Dave and I had a really good time. Now, before I send you all to watch my long slide show here, I want to re-iterate something that I have said in a previous blog here on this Ohio Renaissance Festival blog chain -- if any of you want to join Tony and I next year, (in 2010!) to go to the festival, please let me know and we will be happy to have you join us next Columbus Day weekend!!
Now here is the slideshow of the photos that I do have ready for all of you. Please note, these photos belong to me, so do not claim them as your own, these photos are copyrighted to me, thanks in advance!!
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