DOMINIQUE FOOSHA TOONE
MARGIE OF GLENN MORE
NAZA
B. FARROWAnd not forgetting Bubbles the Chimp, who puts up with my prepubescent dalliances!
D. TOONE
This is The Aardvarkian! The (not so regular) publication for the
(unofficial) Canton of Arrowsreach. Subscribing information is on Page
10. It is not a corporate publication and does not delineate S.C.A policy;
just sexist, mysoginistic, sadistic and jelly flavoured rantings!
Copyright March 1999Unless otherwise specified, articles may be reproduced as long as the original source is cited, and details of the citing publication are supplied to the Chronicler of Arrowsreach.
THE PROPOSED DEVICE FOR OUR CANTON.Please direct any comments to either the Seneschal or the Chronicler.
(THE CHEVRON IS WHITE AND THE LAUREL WREATH GOLD)
To quote a wise man and a gourmet chef, "When in doubt, fry!" (Paul Bird -Notes to a Frying Pan)
We now have a hall we can use on Tuesdays. The hall will be used initially for Fighter Training, but it would be nice to see other people putting the hall to good use. Some people have suggested a Theatre Group or an Arts and Sciences venue. If you have any ideas, please let me know.
If people could send me them it would be appreciated. Hoping you had a merry little Yuletide.
'The Spot" by Marshall Privydigger
"Who Was There?" by Tadc O'Corcorain (Teig)
Due to difficulty in translating, wrong words were printed and I have been asked to rectify this and I shall by editing the original copy which is found on our Homepage.
In order to save myself further publishing gaffs like this, I ask that from now on, all submitted material apart from artwork be typed. This will reduce translation problems dramatically. (Ha!! Not my fault so there!)
Thank you to the artists who were more than understanding in regards to the hatchet job done on their master pieces! I promise to stuff up again anywhere in the near future!
* Despite that sad announcement above, we do have lots of happier news...
- the wedding of Bill to Kelly
- welcome Lady Nadia Stopka
- the appointment of Lady Nadia Stopka to the position of Deputy Arts
and Sciences Officer
- Thorrgill ini gangini Bjor'sonn has also taken on the role of Chirurgeon
for Arrowsreach!
So, as Chronicler and all around lazy person, I took it upon myself to write an article on 'how' to write an article.
This of course is only a basic guideline and is rather informal at that. As Chronicler I'm not particularly fussed on how one chooses to format or write their pieces.
The Aardvarkian is a rather relaxed Newsletter. I don't necessarily bother with punctuation or grammar but I am rather anal regarding spelling.
So here goes:
Example:
"Tom's Guide to Picking up Chickies in the S.C.A"
I like chickie's, especially ones who wear booby showing dresses! How to get these chickie's depends on your pick style, but I have come up with 3 guaranteed rules that will help any loser score!This lads, will get you an invitation into the chickie's tent where you will then be given a guided tour of the pink bits!
- Say they have nice eyes
- Buy them copious amounts of alcohol
- Pretend to care about what they say! (and comment liberally from verse derived from latest Cleo -Dom)
So, next Rowany. Have a bath and try these tips on the first chickie you see at the tavern!
Lord Tom of Horn
Well, I hope this eloquent piece shows you that you don't have to
have Shakespeare's talent to write an article for the Aardvarkian!
So, peruse any magazines, find what style most suits your writing and then write an article!
WHERE:
1st Tunstall Scout HallWHEN:
Cnr. Springvale rd and Beryl St, entrance off Beryl St.Coming from the Eastern Fwy you turn left at it's end, then Beryl St is the 5th street on the left [about 1 minute off !]
Coming from Maroondah Hwy you go over Springfield Rd, and then turn right at the first break in the road. [but I would advise going up to the Fwy entrance and doing a U-turn as the traffic is VERY heavy between 5-7:30 PM]
Tuesday Nights at 7:30pm - 10:30pmCOST:
Unfortunately there is a new cost of $5 to cover the hall. (It also covers tea and coffee)
Would that light of day was delayed
Then the sweet limbs that entwine with mine
doubtless would recreate greatest passion.
How doth thy gently slumber? Wake now, fill
my morning with gentlest pleasure, then to dress
and play with merry sun until the night doth cloak
the cooling world, and realms of pleasure
wax with pregnant moon and wane to gentle slumber
We have had a couple of events since the ball started rolling and I have quickly discovered that my job is all about forms. If we hold an event everybody has to sign a form (I think). We have forms for Members, and a form for non-members, a form for Combatants, and another for non-combatants, and we can't forget those forms for under eighteen's. Now just to make my job fun I get to photocopy photocopies of photocopies of blank forms so that we have enough forms.
All that toner has gone to my brain, so if you see me whittling a large club you'll know why. By the way, for those who don't know, the club is the symbol of office for the Constable.
Boil milk and cardamom pods in large saucepan
Add rice and simmer
Stir it a fair bit until it goes all porridgey and rice is soft
(I found that dancing to Aretha Franklin helps at this point)
Add sugar and almonds
Let it cool a bit and then add the rose water
(I forgot this bit, so if you want the stickjock version, don't add
it. And you have to dance. )
Sprinkle with grated nutmeg and serve
Scoff with great verve and gusto
If you have any left Brian will take it off your hands, no problem!
If you want the recipe for Thorrgill's Viking pies, you're going to
have to bother him about it!
I would really appreciate some feedback food wise, so that I can build
up a larger menu which is period and yummy!
Thanks again to everyone who helped out.
In service to your stomachs.
We also have two mailing lists, one for official Arrowsreach stuff, and another for general bantering. Please refer to the above webpages to find out how to subscribe.
Many tribes throughout the world today still use rituals which are closely aligned to Theatre to fulfill the functions of worship and theatrical storytelling. Aborigines still use a form of drama in their corroborees. They may tell stories from the dreamtime or be dances of celebration.
It was not until people started to document history, in a written format, that it has survived to be handed down to future generations. Records of the history of drama and theatre.
The ancient Greeks were the first people known to utilise Theatre in a similar way to contemporary times. The ancient Greeks performed Tragedies, Comedies and Satyr plays. These were performed at festivals for their god, Dionysus. (Dionysus was the god of wine, song and celebration - the "party god").
Masks were often worn. The Tragedies concerned important people, eg. Kings, and their fall from power, usually because they failed to follow the rules of the gods, or sometimes because they were doomed by Fate.
The Comedies relied on the same subject matter as modern comedy. Comedies on TV relied on the human failing of others, to provide a topic for laughter. It was common to target famous people and politics in order to get a laugh. It is because we, the modern audience, do not know the people of these comedies that we are unable to appreciate them to their full extent. Can you imagine "Full Frontal" being understood by the ancient Greeks?
The Satyr plays provided short interludes between the tragedies and the comedies. Evidence of these Satyr plays is almost completely reliant on written accounts of these festival days, rather from scripts that we still have. Satyr plays were often rude and vulgar, even to the point of performers wearing fake phalluses of hugely comic proportions on the outsides of their costumes.
Following the decline of ancient Greece; the Romans adopted many Greek ideas in their empire. However, there were few notable Roman playwrights whose work has survived to this day. Instead, the Romans were more interested in grand spectacle. They used the theatrical type spaces that they built, such as the Colosseum, to present spectacles of real blood and excitement: the gladiators who fought both man and beast to the death, and even Christians pitted against ferocious animals, to provide entertainment for the Roman public.
Though we can create realism through fancy special FX for a modern audience with a sense of blood lust, the only way it could be achieved in Roman times was to actually do it in reality! Do you think you would enjoy violence in your entertainment to the same extent, if you knew the performer had to be maimed or die for it?
During the Dark Ages, the use of theatre was banned in many places throughout Europe as it was considered sinful in the now predominantly Christian western world. However, we do know that some theatre still existed, predominantly that written by religious people such as monks and nuns, to teach lessons of morality to a people who could not read and write. The nun, Hroswitha, was the most famous for this, and some of her work still survives to this day.
In the later Middle Ages, drama moved from the Church to ordinary people, but the subject matter was still primarily concerned with the stories from the bible, the lives of saints or teaching lessons of morality. These plays were called "mystery", "miracle" and "morality" plays. They were performed by Guilds of workers. The guilds were similar to our unions today.
These plays were banned in much of Europe by the end of the 16th Century because they were considered blasphemous by those who broke away from the Roman Catholic Church; founding what we now call Protestant Christianity.
However, during the Renaissance of the 15th and 16th century other forms of Theatre were born. Shakespeare and his contemporaries wrote at the end of the 16th century, and much of this work survives and is still relevant to modern audiences. The Commedia Dell'Arte also came into being in Italy and became practised all over Europe. It was a style of comedy using masks and stereotypical characters, and was performed by travelling troupes of actors, jugglers and acrobats. They performed in market places, inns, and palaces; wherever they could get an audience or an invitation.
Now to ask again... all are welcome to participate in an exciting new venture in the realms of theatre and visual stimulation!! So many agreed that it was a fabulous idea, yet none actually ventured forth upon official inquiry. Abit like contributing articles really!!
So, if you are interested turn up to Tuesday Night Heavy Fighter Training.
The above article will give a brief introduction into the areas we hope to explore. We will begin small, then move to bigger and better productions.
If you are interested but are strapped for time, or cannot make it to many events... perhaps you could contribute in other ways? For example; write sketches, donate costumes, contribute ideas or resources etc.
Hope to see you!
It seems Stormhold's loaner supply of arrows has been somewhat depleted
since last Festival, so maybe it's time to start thinking about arrow making
workshops, or perhaps even building up our own loaner supplies? Light fighting
has been somewhat on the back burner in the last few months. Maybe it's
time for the captain of archers to take responsibility for this?
(Arrowsreach does not have a Captain of archers as yet, so the position
is available... -Ness)
Last year one of our fighters competed in Spring Coronet and a couple of fighters wayfared to Mordenvale Spring War. Plans are already afoot for Festival. Who's going? Remember early payment helps the organisers and saves you money!
Welcome to those new fighters who have been joining us on Tuesday evenings for heavy Fighter Training. Your enthusiasm helps to encourage the rest of us. Remember, there are many people who are able to offer help and advice, please just ask if you have any queries. None of us knows everything ('though we all pretend we do!)
The vicious atmosphere thrilled the spectator, as she sat watching. The two sides of armoured men, poised and ready, focused on each other set her heart racing. Imagining one of them would pay her that focused attention, alone, behind closed doors.
Slowly wetting her lips, she ran her hands down her legs, to hug her ankles. The potential of such power, and violence, in her arms...
The man stood. Aware of his team around him. He was scared. He always
got like this, the fear of battle loomed in him, but he always fared well.
Just the beginning. Hated that. The pretend bravado. The silent looks.
He hoped that everyone felt the same as him.
Amazed, the sheep stood rooted to the spot! Suddenly the two sides
came charging at it. At the last moment it tried to break and run, but
unable, it was scooped up and slung under an arm. Thrashing around, it
was run down the field and it managed a small bleat before dying; as the
man dived onto the ground, at full run, in full armour, with the sheep
under him.
Turned off at the sight, the spectator, relaxed and reached for another grape. "Sheep guts on his armour, that's ganna be bitch to clean"
Bemused, and grinning from ear to ear, the man picked himself up, and looked down at the mangled mess that had cushioned, "Sheep guts on my armour, that's ganna be a bitch to clean!" thought the man.
In regards to those who have contributed... unless all relevant information is provided like 'publisher's details' I will not nor cannot publish your article. I will not compromise my position nor will I entangle myself in any legal debacle's regarding copyrighting.
I have enough on my plate as it is and I cannot keep organising and doing the work of other officers. If the position is too much, then find a replacement. I do not mean to be critical or harsh but enough is enough. It is time for those to take responsibility for their own actions or more the case... their own inaction.
As our Canton is in its infancy then is some work required, but people were made aware of the task they were undertaking. Actually, our Canton is moving so slowly that little is required of the officers. All it entails is a little planning.
I will thank someone who I believe has worked harder than I have in keeping this Canton moving and that is Bill.
I also wish to thank Dom who isn't even a member of the S.C.A and yet contributes so much.
I also thank Margie for her contributions... we all know that her time is precious.
Lastly, thank you to Dafydd, Tadc and Antonia who willingly contributed articles without having been asked or begged to do so.
I hope that the next edition manages to be 10 pages long. I chose not too continue the "My Trip To Rowany' tale as there is more than enough of me in this issue.
So, here are to great expectations, and usually... big disappointments!
Our plan is to make The Aardvarkian as interesting and as cheap as possible. So far the cost is $8.00 for 12 issues. If you are online, it will cost you nothing, as there are no printing or postage costs. Those wanting it mailed, pay for printing and postage. What we need for postage is:
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Please advise me on any address changes.
Send information and any articles to The Chronicler to the address
below.
HERALD:
Fergus an Feumail (Stuart Kirkham) -9728 5072 or kirkham4@bigpond.com
MARSHALL:
Margie of Glen More (Marg Henley) -9736 1063 or henley.margaret.n@edumail.vic.gov.au
REEVE:
Marshall Privy-Digger (Michael Mazzei) -10 Napoleon Rd Ferntree Gully
3156 maxei@netlink.com.au
CONSTABLE:
William Cumyn (Bill Farrow) -9819 3714 or bfarrow@swin.edu.au
ARTS AND SCIENCES OFFICER:
Helga (Yvonne Van Vliet) -9546 8302 or vonpop@hotmail.com
HISTORIAN
Thorrgill ini gangini Broj'sonn (Thorrgill Corrigan) -9830 8210 or
runeluc@crafti.com.au
CHRONICLER AND PUBLICITY OFFICER:
Lady Druid Orange Girlie (Vanessa J. Jones) -1/7 Wordsworth St. Mooroolbark
3138 or evanessa@mira.net